PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bollomard (ranked 1461 p4p, 1712 weight class) and Brandon Hendrix (ranked 182 p4p, 211 weight class). Bollomard comes to the cage accompanied by Mysterium. Brandon Hendrix has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacques Bollomard's chin.

Bollomard
vs
Hendrix

175 cm
28
167
17 - 6 - 0

169 cm
27
160
11 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Bollomard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hendrix with a nice calf kick.
Bollomard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hendrix throws out the jab.
Bollomard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A leg kick checked by Bollomard.
We've been informed that Hendrix has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hendrix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Bollomard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hendrix was covering up waiting for the punch and Bollomard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hendrix has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bollomard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bollomard prevents Hendrix from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard passes into half guard.
Hendrix trying to control here.

Bollomard is working for a kimura but Hendrix is defending it quite comfortably.
Hendrix avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bollomard.

Bollomard is looking for a kimura here.
Bollomard stops Hendrix from getting back to his feet.
Bollomard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bollomard is trying to control the action in half guard but Hendrix is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bollomard throwing shots but Hendrix is blocking nicely.
Bollomard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hendrix wants to get back to his feet.
Bollomard thows a huge punch but Hendrix dodges it nicely.
Bollomard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hendrix wants to get back to his feet.
Bollomard is looking to advance position but Hendrix won't allow it.
Hendrix wants to get back to his feet.
Bollomard is pressing down on Hendrix's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hendrix is holding on for now.
Hendrix is trying to stand back up but Bollomard is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bollomard moves away from the strike by Hendrix.
Hendrix takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hendrix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bollomard looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendrix is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Bollomard has managed to clinch.
Hendrix lands an uppercut.
Hendrix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bollomard has him pressed against the cage.
Bollomard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bollomard blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bollomard.

Bollomard gets control of Hendrix's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bollomard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hendrix would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Hendrix decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bollomard, up you get!
Hendrix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bollomard's sensitive parts.
Brandon Hendrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws out a leg kick but Bollomard moves out of range and Hendrix only half commits.
Hendrix loads up on a big right hand but Bollomard slips the punch.
Hendrix scores with a nice strike.
Bollomard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Hendrix throws the left hand but Bollomard avoids the punch easily.
Bollomard stuns Hendrix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hendrix lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bollomard staying out of range there.
Hendrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bollomard manages to avoid it.

Bollomard scores with a takedown into Hendrix's guard.
Bollomard stands up over Hendrix, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bollomard trying to control but Hendrix is working from the bottom.
Bollomard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hendrix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brandon Hendrix will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Hendrix lands with a good body shot.
Bollomard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendrix.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hendrix swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bollomard.
Hendrix misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hendrix.
A jab from Hendrix misses.
Hendrix throws out a loose jab but Bollomard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Hendrix misses.
Hendrix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bollomard misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Hendrix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bollomard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with a looping right.
Bollomard ducks under a wild hook from Hendrix.
Hendrix looks to throw the jab but Bollomard is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard ducks under a wild hook from Hendrix.
Hendrix throws a lazy uppercut

and Bollomard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hendrix!
Hendrix is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bollomard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
An elbow from Bollomard crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Bollomard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bollomard grinds an elbow into Hendrix's temple.
Hendrix avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bollomard.
Bollomard grinds an elbow into Hendrix's temple.
Hendrix gets back to half guard.
Bollomard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hendrix defending well though.
Bollomard throwing shots but Hendrix is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bollomard is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendrix is trying to stand up here but Bollomard is controlling him well.
Bollomard is looking to take a break and control but Hendrix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bollomard 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bollomard is looking to stall here but Hendrix recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard stops Hendrix from standing up.
Bollomard slips nicely into half guard.
Bollomard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Bollomard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bollomard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hendrix avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bollomard.
Hendrix is trying to stand up here but Bollomard is controlling him well.
Bollomard throwing shots but Hendrix is blocking nicely.
Bollomard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bollomard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hendrix wants to get back to his feet.
Hendrix is positioning himself well to prevent Bollomard advancing to mount.
Hendrix pushes Bollomard off looking to stand but Bollomard dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bollomard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hendrix avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bollomard.
Jacques Bollomard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hendrix trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Bollomard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hendrix misses with a hook. Bollomard ducked under it nicely.
Bollomard tries to counter with a takedown but Hendrix is quick to defend against it.
Bollomard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hendrix.
Bollomard swings for the body but Hendrix moves out of range.
Hendrix lands a jab to the head.
Bollomard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hendrix misses with a left hand

and Bollomard counters with a shoot takedown. Hendrix fights it but they end up in guard.

Hendrix manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bollomard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendrix.
Bollomard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bollomard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hendrix misses with a hook

and Bollomard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hendrix won't be happy with that.
Bollomard landing a few strikes.
Bollomard lands a few punches from side control.

Bollomard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard wants to control but Hendrix is keeping him busy.
Bollomard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bollomard tries to score with some ground and pound. Hendrix controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hendrix is looking for a sweep.
Hendrix is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bollomard asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hendrix stops Bollomard from passing to mount.
Bollomard scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bollomard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hendrix keeps working.

Bollomard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bollomard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bollomard tries to move to mount but Hendrix blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hendrix wants to improve his position but Bollomard is controlling well.

Bollomard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hendrix doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bollomard.

Bollomard seems to be working for a kimura but Hendrix defends the submission attempt.
Hendrix pushes Bollomard off looking to stand but Bollomard dives back in and keeps control.

That's four 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.
Bollomard is looking to pass Hendrix's guard but actually Hendrix recovers to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bollomard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hendrix keeping full guard, as Bollomard tries to pass.
Bollomard won't allow Hendrix to get back to his feet.
Bollomard tries to free his leg and advance position but Hendrix is retaining full guard.

Bollomard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hendrix is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bollomard, into his guard.

Bollomard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hendrix's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacques Bollomard.
I think Bollomard 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jacques Bollomard!
A very excited looking Jacques Bollomard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.