PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Allan Preston (ranked 23973 p4p, 24118 weight class) and Kenny Hendricks (ranked 596 p4p, 581 weight class). Hendricks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. This Fire Burns kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Preston
vs
Hendricks

186 cm
20
183
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
170
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allan Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hendricks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Preston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hendricks trying to control but Preston is working from the bottom.
Hendricks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Preston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Preston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Preston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hendricks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hendricks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
My spies in Cozad MMA Las Vegas inform me that Hendricks has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Preston keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendricks is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Preston is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Preston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Preston works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hendricks is not content to let Preston control the position.

Preston is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hendricks is just riding it out for now. Preston eventually gives up the hold.
Hendricks is looking to control Preston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hendricks avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hendricks tries to roll over but Preston keeps him under control.
Preston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hendricks is looking for a sweep. Preston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hendricks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Preston throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hendricks to regain full guard.
Preston pushing down on Hendricks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston not doing much here.
Hendricks trying to control but Preston postures up.
Preston content to control rather than advance.

Preston is looking for a kimura but Hendricks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Preston to get the leverage.

Preston is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Preston is looking for a kimura but Hendricks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Preston to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Preston decides to stand and escape the position.
Preston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hendricks as he avoids it easily.
Hendricks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Preston was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendricks.

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

Preston makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hendricks throws a jab when Preston was well out of range.

Preston tries to sprawl but Hendricks drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Preston kicks Hendricks off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Preston.

Hendricks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Preston!

Preston explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Preston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Preston closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hendricks did well to prevent Preston getting side control.

Hendricks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Preston seems to be working for a kimura but Hendricks defends the submission attempt.

Hendricks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Preston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendricks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Preston.

Preston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston thows a huge punch but Hendricks dodges it nicely.
Hendricks is looking for a sweep. Preston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Preston thows a huge punch but Hendricks dodges it nicely.
Hendricks tries to get to full guard but Preston has control of the leg.
Preston controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Hendricks looking for submissions off his back.
Preston throwing shots but Hendricks is blocking nicely.
Preston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hendricks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks wants to control the action here but instead Preston manages to pass to full mount!
Preston thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Preston with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Preston controlling his opponent.
Preston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendricks can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston thowing shots but they're missing.
Preston looking to finish with strikes here!
Preston lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hendricks hang on?
Hendricks is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Preston thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Preston looking for a guillotine from mount but Hendricks is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston controlling the pace for now.
Allan Preston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Preston's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hendricks wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Preston.
Preston looking to control but Hendricks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Preston looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hendricks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Preston dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hendricks decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hendricks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hendricks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Preston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hendricks is trying to control the action in half guard but Preston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Preston is looking to improve his position.
Preston makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Preston.
Hendricks trying to control but Preston is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston trying to keep a closed guard but Hendricks is proving a slippery customer.

Hendricks is sitting in close to Preston's body. Preston has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hendricks is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hendricks is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Preston.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Allan Preston!
An out of breath Allan Preston thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.