PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Judd (ranked 3733 p4p, 306 weight class) and Jose Cronos (ranked 9405 p4p, 491 weight class). Judd comes to the cage accompanied by I take it up the ass - by lil wayne. Cronos has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Judd
vs
Cronos

160 cm
42
140 lbs
30 - 10 - 3

178 cm
44
145 lbs
38 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Judd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronos takes a swing at Judd's ribcage but misses.
Judd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judd. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judd misses with a left hand
enabling Cronos to counter with a crisp jab.
Cronos slips a jab from Judd.
Cronos is looking for the big counter here.
Eugene Judd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cronos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judd throws a combination that misses
and Judd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cronos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judd.
Judd throws a front kick that sends Cronos stumbling back into the cage.
Judd throws a leg kick but Cronos checks it.
Cronos is looking for the big counter here.
Judd seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Judd connects with a body shot.
Cronos throws a hook to the side of Judd's head but Judd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judd scores with a leg kick.
Cronos dips to his left and cracks Judd with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cronos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Judd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cronos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cronos.
Cronos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judd swinging wildly here.
Cronos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Cronos.
Cronos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Judd throws a leg kick but Cronos checks it.
Judd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cronos.
Judd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cronos throws a body shot but no joy.
Judd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Judd throws a head kick that misses.
Cronos throws a big shot that misses.
Cronos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Judd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Judd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cronos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cronos blocks the body kick.
Judd scores with a nice strike.
Cronos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Judd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cronos throws a one two combo.
Judd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cronos throws a sloppy body shot
and Judd counters with a left and a right that stings Cronos.
Judd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cronos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judd was well out of range. Poor timing from Cronos.
Cronos staying out of range there.
Cronos misses with a double jab.
Judd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Judd lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd moves out of range as Cronos strikes.
Judd throws a right hand that Cronos ducks under and follows up with a left that Cronos also avoids with ease.
Judd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judd throws an overhand right that lands on Cronos's shoulder, as Cronos tries to avoid the shot.
Judd misses with a body shot
and Cronos counters with a good, hard body kick but Judd shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Judd.
Judd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eugene Judd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cronos missing with a left hand there. Judd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Judd throws a hook to the side of Cronos's head but Cronos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judd misses with a lunging right hand
and Cronos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Judd misses its intended target.
Judd wants to land a leg kick but Cronos is out of range.
Judd lands a leg kick that knocks Cronos off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judd misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Judd throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Cronos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Judd ducks under a wild hook from Cronos.
Cronos swings for the body but Judd moves out of range.
Judd swings for the body but Cronos moves out of range.
Judd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Judd.
Judd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cronos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cronos misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judd misses with a body shot.
Cronos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cronos ducks under a wild hook from Judd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Judd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Judd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cronos counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Judd!

Cronos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cronos moves away from the strike by Judd.
Judd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cronos is looking for the big counter here.
Judd is looking to clinch.
Judd throws a head kick that misses.
Cronos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judd moves out of range as Cronos throws a body kick.
Cronos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cronos misses with the combination.
Cronos lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cronos misses with a wild body shot.
Judd misses with a kick to the body
and Cronos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Judd throws a right hand that Cronos ducks under and follows up with a left that Cronos also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cronos. Those never looked like landing.
Cronos misses with a wild combination.
Judd appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cronos moves out of range as Judd strikes.
Judd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Judd throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Cronos to counter with a crisp jab.
Cronos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Judd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cronos. Judd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judd throws a hook but Cronos blocks it.
Cronos with the counter takedown but Judd avoids it easily.
Cronos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Judd. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judd. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jose Cronos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Judd throws a looping overhand right but Cronos ducks down to avoid it.
Judd misses with a hook. Cronos ducked under it nicely.
Cronos throws out a counter right but Judd avoids it with no problem.
Judd misses with a hook. Cronos ducked under it nicely.
Cronos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Cronos shoots in and bounces Judd off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Judd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Judd lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Cronos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Judd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd wants to sweep but no luck.
Cronos trying to control but Judd is working from the bottom.
Cronos won't allow Judd to sweep him here.
Judd wants to stand up but Cronos is controlling him.
Cronos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cronos won't allow Judd to sweep him here.

Cronos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Judd, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A nice leg kick lands there from Judd.
Cronos looks to land a left hand but Judd moved out of range nicely.
Judd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cronos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Judd takes one on the button.
Judd throws a lazy uppercut
and Cronos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Judd.
Cronos tests Judd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Judd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cronos keeps the fight on the outside.
Judd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cronos.
As Cronos backs away, Judd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cronos works over Judd's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Judd.
Judd scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jose Cronos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cronos throws a head kick that misses.
Cronos looks to throw the jab but Judd is out of range.
Cronos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cronos back to the cage. Judd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice jab there from Judd.
Cronos tries to bum rush Judd with a series of wild strikes but Judd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judd throws a hook but Cronos avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judd. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cronos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judd.
A head kick from Judd lands but Cronos takes it in his stride.
Judd misses with a two punch combination.
Judd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cronos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Judd throws a sloppy head kick
and Cronos counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judd throws out a leg kick but Cronos moves out of range and Judd only half commits.
Judd catches Cronos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eugene Judd is winning the standup battle so far.
Judd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos blocks a leg kick.
Judd takes a swing at Cronos's ribcage but misses.
Judd misses with a straight left.
Judd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Cronos.
Cronos moves out of range of the strikes.
Judd misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Cronos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cronos scores with a body shot.
Cronos misses with a wild body shot.
Judd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cronos manages to avoid it.
Cronos shapes to counter with a head kick.
Judd throws a body punch but Cronos moves out of range.
A combination from Cronos does no damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Cronos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cronos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Judd.
Judd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cronos works over Judd's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cronos scores with a head kick. Judd tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Judd throws a series of punches but Cronos moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Cronos misses.
No joy there for Cronos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cronos moves out of range as Judd strikes.
Cronos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judd.
Cronos misses with a few strikes there.
Judd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Judd throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cronos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judd fails to land with a series of punches.
Cronos throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cronos takes a swing at Judd's ribcage but misses.
Judd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Judd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cronos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd misses with a hook. Cronos ducked under it nicely.
Cronos thinks about the counter body kick.
Cronos misses with a double jab.
Judd wants to land a leg kick but Cronos is out of range.
Cronos throws a big counter head kick but Judd avoids it with no problem.
Cronos misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Judd.
Cronos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cronos moves out of range of the strikes.
Judd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cronos is out of range and Judd settles back down.
Cronos throws a jab but it's blocked by Judd.
Judd misses with an uppercut. Cronos saw that one coming.
Judd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cronos checks it well.
Cronos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Judd throws a right hand that Cronos ducks under and follows up with a left that Cronos also avoids with ease.
Judd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Judd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cronos back to the cage. Judd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos slips a jab from Judd.
Cronos throws a counter combo.
Cronos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judd.
Cronos blocks a jab.
Judd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Cronos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Judd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Judd wants to get back to his feet but Cronos is dominant here and he's now got Judd's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronos really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Judd.

Cronos patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Well, with Cronos on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Judd is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judd is trying to break free.

Cronos working for the choke.
Judd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Cronos looking for the RNC.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Judd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Judd 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Judd!
A very excited looking Eugene Judd rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Jose Cronos had this to say: 'You never know how a career is going to end in this sport. Before stepping foot in the cage tonight, I told myself I have another Title run in me. But now I leave the cage tonight, with a career behind me. Thanks for the memories!'.