PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Caudill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caudill comes into the arena with Breaking Benjamin- Breath blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Caudill
vs
Zhu

175 cm
30
185 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

178 cm
32
180 lbs
9 - 26 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Caudill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhang Zhu!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caudill lands a leg kick that knocks Zhu off balance momentarily.

Caudill moves into the clinch successfully.
Caudill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caudill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caudill putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zhu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zhu misses with an elbow strike.
Caudill missing with knees to the body.
Zhu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caudill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhu.
Zhu tries to pull guard but Caudill holds him up against the cage and eventually Zhu drops back down to his feet.
Zhu misses with an elbow strike.
Zhu is trying to pull guard but Caudill turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caudill.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zhu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caudill throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caudill keeps control of Zhu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zhu managing to block the knees to the body from Caudill.
Zhu tries to pull guard but Caudill forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kenny Caudill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhang Zhu.
Caudill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zhu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caudill tries to land knees in the clinch but Zhu avoids the damage to the body.
Zhu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zhu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caudill lands a knee to the head.

Zhu manages to pull guard.
Zhu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zhu looking for a guillotine here but Caudill defends easily.
Caudill wants to stand but Zhu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Caudill engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zhu pulls Caudill in close to prevent any damage.
Zhu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caudill is one step ahead there.
Zhu wants to stand and escape but Caudill is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Zhu is looking for a triangle but Caudill pushes his legs off easily.
Caudill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caudill wants to stand but Zhu is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zhu looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhu, not yet.
Caudill wants to stand but Zhu is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kenny Caudill has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Caudill pushes Zhu up against the cage in a clinch.
Caudill tries a knee to the head but Zhu blocks it.
Caudill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zhu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zhu avoids a wild elbow strike from Caudill.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zhu obliges.
Caudill misses with an elbow strike.
Caudill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zhu blocks it with crossed arms.
Caudill avoids a wild elbow strike from Zhu.
Caudill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhu.
Caudill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zhu avoids the elbow strike from Caudill, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caudill throws an elbow but misses.
Zhu avoiding damage as Caudill throws knees to the body.
Caudill misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caudill trying to land knees to the body.
Caudill trying to land knees to the body.
Caudill with a knee to the head.

It looks like Zhang Zhu has been cut.
Zhu tries to pull guard but Caudill holds him up against the cage and eventually Zhu drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Caudill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zhang Zhu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Caudill moves into the clinch successfully.
Zhu tries to circle away but Caudill has him pinned against the cage.
Caudill misses with a knee strike.
Caudill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caudill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhu's elbow.
Caudill missing with knees to the body.
Zhu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Caudill just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zhu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zhu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caudill misses with a knee strike.
Zhu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caudill has him pressed against the cage.
Caudill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhu is defending well for now.
Zhu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Caudill just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kenny Caudill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhang Zhu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caudill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zhu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caudill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caudill tries to land knees in the clinch but Zhu avoids the damage to the body.
Zhu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Caudill trying to control the position but instead, Zhu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caudill into the cage.
Caudill missing with knees to the body.

Zhu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Caudill closes the distance and clinches.
Zhu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caudill working Zhu over with knees to the body.
Caudill landing knees to the head.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhu throws a head kick that misses.

Caudill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zhu, pushing him back against the cage.
Caudill lands an elbow that stopped Zhu in his tracks for a moment.
Caudill throws an elbow but it misses.
Zhu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Caudill to keep the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caudill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zhu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caudill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zhu looking for a takedown.
Caudill swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhu avoids it.
Zhu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Caudill smiles and moves away.

Zhu closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zhu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhu avoiding damage as Caudill throws knees to the body.
Caudill trying to land knees to the body.
Zhu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caudill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zhu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Caudill throws an elbow but it misses.
Caudill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhu is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhu trying to land knees to the body.
Zhu blocks an uppercut.
Caudill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhu avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zhu throws an elbow but misses.
Zhu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caudill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhu is defending well for now.
Caudill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zhu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zhu misses with a knee to the head.
Caudill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhu is defending well for now.
Caudill dodges an elbow strike from Zhu.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caudill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caudill missing with knees to the body.
Caudill throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Caudill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zhang Zhu's cut.
That's time! Caudill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Caudill scores with a head kick. Zhu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Caudill clinches up against the cage.
Zhu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zhu avoiding damage as Caudill throws knees to the body.
Caudill trying to land knees to the body.
Caudill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhu.
Caudill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zhu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zhu misses with an elbow over the top.
Zhu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Caudill pulls his leg out and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Caudill misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caudill moves into the clinch.
Zhu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caudill looking to throw knees to the head but Zhu is blocking nicely.
Caudill lands an elbow inside that Zhu shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caudill throws an elbow but misses.
Zhu tries to pull guard but Caudill holds him up against the cage and eventually Zhu drops back down to his feet.
Caudill trying to land knees to the body.

Zhu manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Zhu looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhu, not yet.
Zhu wants to improve his position but instead Caudill has moved into half guard.
Zhu moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caudill preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Zhu has his foot on Caudill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caudill works his way back into a safe position though.
Caudill wants to get up but he can't break Zhu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zhu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Caudill!
Zhu throwing strikes here but Caudill is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Caudill slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Caudill wants to get back to his feet.
Zhu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Caudill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Zhu is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caudill is trying to get back to full guard.
Zhu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zhu trying to control the action but Caudill is working from the bottom.
Zhu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zhu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zhang Zhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Caudill defending well though.
Zhu thows a huge punch but Caudill dodges it nicely.
Zhu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zhu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Zhu seems to be working for a kimura but Caudill defends the submission attempt.
Zhu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caudill pushes Zhu off looking to stand but Zhu dives back in and keeps control.
Zhu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kenny Caudill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Zhu is working for a submission of some sort.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zhang Zhu.
I think Caudill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Caudill!
Kenny Caudill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.