PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Mulkerin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Mulkerin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hudson
vs
Mulkerin

185 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Nice elbows
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Mulkerin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson looks to land a left hand but Mulkerin moved out of range nicely.
Hudson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hudson throws a right and a left that Mulkerin avoids nicely.
Hudson throws a hook but Mulkerin avoids it easily.
Hudson misses the shot to the body.
Mulkerin misses with a low kick.
Hudson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Mulkerin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mulkerin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mulkerin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mulkerin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hudson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mulkerin trying to control the position but Hudson is working away.
Hudson is breathing heavily.
Hudson wants to get back to his feet but Mulkerin drags him back down.
Mulkerin trying to control the action but Hudson is working from the bottom.
Hudson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Mulkerin stands up.
Mulkerin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson throws a big shot that misses.
Hudson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mulkerin.
Hudson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Mulkerin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mulkerin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mulkerin cracks Hudson with a big elbow.
Hudson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mulkerin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Mulkerin crashes against the mat.
Mulkerin is looking to take a break and control but Hudson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hudson wants to get back to his feet.
Hudson regains half guard, as Mulkerin was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is looking to escape.
Mulkerin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mulkerin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Mulkerin decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The fighters circling - Hudson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mulkerin tries to clinch but Hudson moves out of range.
A big right from Hudson misses.
Mulkerin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hudson.
Mulkerin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Mulkerin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Hudson kicks Mulkerin off and gets back to his feet.
Hudson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mulkerin moves away.

Mulkerin scores a takedown into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Mulkerin wants to finish this one by submission but Hudson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mulkerin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson wants to get back to his feet.
Mulkerin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hudson is looking to escape.
Hudson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mulkerin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Mulkerin stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Mulkerin gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mulkerin.
Mulkerin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hudson is not content to let Mulkerin control the position.
Hudson has hold of Mulkerin's hands but Mulkerin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mulkerin trying to control from half guard but Hudson is working away.
Mulkerin trying to mount his opponent but Hudson defends it.
Hudson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mulkerin.
Mulkerin working over Hudson with some ground and pound. Hudson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mulkerin stops Hudson from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Mulkerin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mulkerin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hudson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hudson dodges the ground and pound from Hudson.

Mulkerin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hudson, who protects the arm well.
Mulkerin working the ground and pound but Hudson is defending the strikes.
Hudson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mulkerin has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Mulkerin decides to stand back up.
Hudson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hudson misses with an uppercut. Mulkerin saw that one coming.
Hudson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hudson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hudson swings for the body but Mulkerin moves out of range.
Shane Mulkerin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hudson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hudson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hudson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hudson misses with a looping right.
Mulkerin misses with a takedown attempt - Hudson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hudson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mulkerin moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson misses with a hook.
Hudson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mulkerin. Mulkerin gets slowly back to his feet.
Mulkerin avoids the body shot from Hudson.
Hudson throws a body punch but Mulkerin moves out of range.
Hudson throws a lazy right hand but Mulkerin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Hudson - just one landing.
Mulkerin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mulkerin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Justin Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Mulkerin.
Hudson looks to land a left hand but Mulkerin moved out of range nicely.
Mulkerin wants to clinch up but Hudson keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Mulkerin.
Mulkerin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mulkerin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mulkerin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Mulkerin scores with a takedown into Hudson's guard.
Mulkerin throws a big right hand that misses.
Mulkerin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mulkerin.
Mulkerin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mulkerin tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulkerin stands up over Hudson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mulkerin trying to control but Hudson is working from the bottom.

Mulkerin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hudson dives on top into guard.
Mulkerin wants to sweep here but Hudson controlling him for the moment.
Hudson wants to stand but Mulkerin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Hudson stands up from Mulkerin's guard - Hudson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hudson throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Hudson misses.
Mulkerin staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Mulkerin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mulkerin stops Hudson from getting back to his feet.

Hudson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Justin Hudson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hudson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mulkerin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hudson.
Mulkerin defending well as Hudson loads up on a big left hand.
Mulkerin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hudson throws a big shot that misses.
Mulkerin tries to clinch but Hudson moves out of range.

Mulkerin gets the takedown into side control.
Mulkerin lands a few punches from side control.
Mulkerin trying to control the action but Hudson is working from the bottom.
Mulkerin throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson tries to escape but Mulkerin is in control.
Hudson parries the strikes from Mulkerin easily there. Mulkerin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hudson to escape.
Mulkerin trying to control the position but Hudson is working away.
Mulkerin lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
Hudson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Mulkerin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mulkerin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mulkerin in side control, throwing shots but Hudson defends.

Mulkerin stands up.
Hudson misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Mulkerin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mulkerin tries to clinch but Hudson moves out of range.
Hudson misses with a double jab.
Hudson misses with a straight right.
Hudson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mulkerin.
Mulkerin fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Hudson as Mulkerin shoots in.
Hudson looks to land a left hand but Mulkerin moved out of range nicely.
Hudson checks a low kick from Mulkerin.
Hudson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mulkerin moves out of range as Hudson strikes.
Mulkerin is looking to clinch.
Hudson throws a hook but Mulkerin avoids it easily.

Mulkerin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mulkerin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hudson wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulkerin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hudson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mulkerin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hudson because Mulkerin loaded up on that one.
Hudson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Mulkerin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mulkerin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hudson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
BOOM! Mulkerin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mulkerin with shots to the head and body - Hudson looks very uncomfortable down there.

Hudson is rocked!
Mulkerin working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Hudson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mulkerin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

It looks like Justin Hudson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulkerin unloading with bombs!

Mulkerin is working for a guillotine from mount but Hudson frees his head quite easily.
Mulkerin cracks Hudson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mulkerin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mulkerin tries to control but Hudson wriggling away.
Mulkerin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hudson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hudson is trying to stand up.
Hudson blocking the ground and pound.
Mulkerin punching from mount but Hudson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mulkerin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Mulkerin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mulkerin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hudson wants to get back to his feet.
Hudson seems to have got his legs back now.
Mulkerin throwing strikes here but Hudson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mulkerin landing strikes from the mount.

Justin Hudson's cut is getting worse.
Poor strikes thrown by Mulkerin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Justin Hudson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mulkerin unloads with some shots from mount but Hudson bucks and avoids them well.
Mulkerin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hudson is looking to escape.
Mulkerin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mulkerin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hudson is in a horrible position here. Mulkerin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mulkerin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mulkerin cracks Hudson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hudson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mulkerin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mulkerin tries to control but Hudson wriggling away.
The referee warns Hudson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Mulkerin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mulkerin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Mulkerin!