PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hudson comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Child of Mine. Kron Kenny told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hudson
vs
Kenny

225 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saul Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kron Kenny!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hudson gets a clinch.
Hudson is trying to break the clinch but Kenny has him pressed against the cage.
Kenny misses with a knee strike.
Kenny is trying to break free.
Hudson prevents Kenny from breaking the clinch.
Kenny pushes off an throws an elbow but Hudson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hudson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenny controls his hands.
Hudson with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kron Kenny has been cut.
A short left from Kenny.

It looks like Saul Hudson has been cut.
Hudson is stalling here.
Hudson avoids the elbow strike from Kenny, against the cage.
Kenny is looking to break free of the clinch but Hudson has double underhooks.
Kenny lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kenny is trying to break the clinch but Hudson has him pressed against the cage.
Kenny is trying to break the clinch but Hudson is controlling him.
Kenny content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kenny tries to circle away but Hudson has him pinned against the cage.
Kenny wants to break free but Hudson has control.
Kenny is trying to force a seperation but Hudson has the dominant position.
A short right from Kenny.
Kenny wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hudson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson lands a head kick. Kenny smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kenny with a poor takedown
and Kenny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kenny tries for a takedown but Hudson circles away easily
and Hudson counters with a stiff right hand.

Hudson moves into range and clinches up with Kenny.
Kenny is trying to break the clinch but Hudson has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hudson.
Kenny misses with the head strike.
Kenny is trying to break the clinch but Hudson is controlling him.

Hudson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kron Kenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenny has his takedown stuffed
and Hudson counters with a big head kick but Kenny shrugs it off.
Saul Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Kenny.
Kenny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hudson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kenny looks gassed!

Hudson moves into the clinch.
Hudson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Hudson breaks from the clinch.
Kenny misses with a takedown
and Hudson counters with a head kick. That will keep Kenny thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenny with a poor takedown
and Hudson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Kenny tries to keep at a distance but Hudson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hudson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kenny is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hudson keeps control of Kenny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hudson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenny with a poor takedown
and Hudson counters with a one-two to the body.

Hudson moves into the clinch.

Hudson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Hudson finds it's target.
Hudson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenny off the cage and back into rage.
Kenny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hudson counters with a head kick. That will keep Kenny thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Hudson has closed the distance and engaged Kenny in a clinch.
Kenny misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenny can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hudson breaks the clinch.

Hudson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hudson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hudson connects with a nice looking jab.

Hudson closes the distance and pushes Kenny back into the cage.
Hudson throws an elbow but it misses.
Kenny wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kenny taking a breather.
Hudson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kenny.
Hudson keeps control of Kenny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenny.

Hudson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hudson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kenny, pushing him back against the cage.
Kenny working hard to break the clinch.
Hudson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kenny's face.
Hudson keeps control of Kenny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hudson blocks a body shot from Kenny.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenny misses with an elbow over the top.
Kenny lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kenny tries to circle away but Hudson has him pinned against the cage.
Kenny tries to break free but Hudson pushes him back against the cage.

Hudson breaks the clinch.
Kenny fails with the takedown
and Hudson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kenny is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hudson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kenny.
Kenny is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenny fails with the takedown

and Hudson counters by clinching up.
Kenny working hard to break the clinch.
Hudson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Hudson manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hudson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kenny in his tracks.
Kenny fails with the takedown
and Hudson counters with a three punch combo that has Kenny backing up. Kenny nods at Hudson to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hudson pushes Kenny up against the cage in a clinch.
Hudson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenny backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Hudson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hudson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hudson working aggressively here.
Kenny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hudson throws an elbow that misses.
Kenny misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hudson.
Hudson slowing the pace effectively.
Hudson keeps control of Kenny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hudson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kenny is keeping busy.
Kenny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hudson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kenny's efforts to push away.
Kenny wants to break free but Hudson has control.
Kenny stalling in the clinch but Hudson improves position.

Hudson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenny tries for a takedown but Hudson circles away easily
and Hudson counters with a straight right hand.
Kenny is breathing heavily.
Kenny closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny shoots and misses
and Hudson counters with a left and a right that stings Kenny.
Hudson lands a head kick!

Hudson moves into the clinch.
Hudson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenny avoids it.

Hudson manages to break the clinch.

Hudson pushes Kenny up against the cage in a clinch.

Hudson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kenny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hudson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saul Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Kenny.
Hudson scores with a nice head shot.
Kenny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hudson moves into the clinch.

Hudson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hudson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenny off the cage and back into rage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenny is trying to break the clinch but Hudson is controlling him.
Kenny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Hudson breaks from the clinch.
Kenny with a poor takedown
and Hudson counters with a left and a right that stings Kenny.

Hudson pushes Kenny up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hudson scores with a knee to the head.
Hudson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kenny is trying to break free.

Hudson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hudson counters with a low kick, right behind Kenny 's knee.

Hudson takes the fight into the clinch.
Hudson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kenny taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny is trying to push Hudson away but Hudson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Kenny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kenny is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hudson is defending well for now.
Hudson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Hudson breaks from the clinch.
Kenny with a poor takedown
and Hudson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hudson has managed to clinch.
Kenny tries a body shot but Hudson blocks it.

Hudson breaks from the clinch.
Kenny takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Kenny gets tackled into the cage by Hudson. Hudson maintains the clinch.
Kenny avoiding damage as Hudson throws knees to the body.
Kenny is trying to push Hudson away but Hudson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kenny misses with a body punch.
Hudson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hudson tries a knee to the head but Kenny blocks it.

Hudson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hudson clinches with his opponent.
Kenny has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hudson has Kenny pressed against the cage, preventing Kenny from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Hudson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hudson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kenny stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kenny misses with a takedown attempt
and Hudson counters with a head kick.

Hudson moves into the clinch successfully.
Hudson managing to block the knees to the body from Kenny.

Hudson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenny fails with the takedown
and Kenny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hudson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kenny can do to turn this around?
Kenny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hudson to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenny has his takedown stuffed
and Hudson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kenny is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Hudson instigates a clinch.
Kenny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Hudson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hudson closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hudson has Kenny pressed against the cage, preventing Kenny from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Kenny.
Kenny tries to circle away but Hudson has him pinned against the cage.
Kenny wants to break free but Hudson has control.
Kenny lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kenny can't break the clinch.
Hudson blocks an elbow strike.
Hudson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kenny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hudson keeps control of Kenny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kenny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hudson has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kenny breaks from the clinch.
Kenny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hudson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Hudson clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson scores with a knee to the head.
Hudson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kenny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kenny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hudson has him pressed against the cage.
Kenny throws an elbow that misses.
Kenny is trying to break the clinch but Hudson is controlling him.
Hudson throws an elbow but it misses.
Kenny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hudson misses with a knee strike.
Kenny has had enough of the clinch but Hudson keeps him there for the moment.
Kenny wants to get back to striking at distance but Hudson won't allow it.
Kenny working hard to break the clinch.

Hudson breaks from the clinch.
Kenny has his takedown stuffed

and Hudson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Hudson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hudson moves into the clinch.
Saul Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Kenny.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hudson prevents a body shot from Kenny.
Kenny can't find room to land a body shot as Hudson controls the action.
Hudson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kenny wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hudson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saul Hudson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hudson has Kenny up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenny is looking to break free of the clinch but Hudson has double underhooks.

Hudson manages to break the clinch.
Kenny shoots in for a double leg but Hudson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice uppercut there from Hudson.
Kenny with a poor takedown
and Kenny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hudson clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny wants to break free but Hudson has control.
Hudson misses with some punches.
Kenny tries a body shot but Hudson blocks it.

Hudson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hudson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hudson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kenny stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hudson fakes the leg kick and cracks Kenny in the body.
Hudson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kenny at a distance.
Hudson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Hudson instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hudson controlling the action here for a moment.
Hudson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Hudson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hudson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saul Hudson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kenny has time to react.
Kenny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Hudson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hudson lands with a slapping head kick.
Hudson digs a good body shot into Kenny's ribs.

Hudson has closed the distance and engaged Kenny in a clinch.

Hudson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hudson closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Kenny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kenny misses with some punches.
Kenny missing with knees to the body.

Hudson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hudson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kenny shoots and misses

and Hudson moves into the clinch.
Kron Kenny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenny throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hudson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Hudson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hudson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Hudson!