PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Morgan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hendrix
vs
Morgan

180 cm
20
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timi Hendrix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan wants to clinch.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hendrix as he avoids it easily.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hendrix misses with a straight right.

Hendrix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan is pressed up against the cage. Hendrix has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morgan down to the mat. Morgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Hendrix.
Morgan slips a straight right by Hendrix.
Hendrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Hendrix darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hendrix misses with a two punch combination.
Hendrix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses.
Hendrix throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to clinch but Hendrix slips to the side

and Hendrix counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morgan won't be happy with that.
Hendrix throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morgan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hendrix connects with a decent elbow.
Hendrix working away.
Hendrix creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hendrix tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hendrix throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
Morgan sneaks back into half guard.
Morgan is trying to maintain the position but Hendrix is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hendrix scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hendrix working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morgan is in trouble now - Hendrix has advanced to mount!
Hendrix unloading with bombs!
Morgan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan tries to hold on but Hendrix postures up.
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hendrix with the ground and pound from mount.
Hendrix with the ground and pound from mount.
Hendrix scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Morgan is rocked!
Hendrix landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morgan is still in real trouble! Can Hendrix finish him?
Morgan working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendrix dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Hendrix.
Morgan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hendrix avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
Morgan looks gassed!
Hendrix with shots to the head and body - Morgan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hendrix cracks Morgan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Hendrix with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hendrix has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morgan's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix landing strikes from the mount.

Morgan somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Hendrix fails to land with a series of punches.
Hendrix throws a front kick aimed at Morgan's knee but Morgan avoids it well.
Hendrix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hendrix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan tries to clinch

and Hendrix counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hendrix.

Hendrix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hendrix displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
Timi Hendrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Morgan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendrix throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan closes the distance but Hendrix moves to the side
and Hendrix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timi Hendrix dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hendrix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hendrix.

Hendrix shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morgan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hendrix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Timi Hendrix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morgan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hendrix kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Morgan is trying to improve his position.
Hendrix is working Morgan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Morgan is trying to control Hendrix's posture but Hendrix avoids it.
Check out the look on Hendrix's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hendrix misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Morgan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Hendrix controlling him for the moment.

Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hendrix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hendrix landing some decent shots from guard.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Hendrix controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hendrix defends well.
Hendrix chips away with some ground and pound.
Hendrix connects with a couple of short punches.
Hendrix lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hendrix postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hendrix stands and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hendrix looks up at the clock and then as Morgan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hendrix smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Morgan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morgan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan prevents Hendrix from improving position.
Morgan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hendrix working the ground and pound from side control.

Morgan throws Hendrix to one side and escapes!
Hendrix misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hendrix just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendrix fails with the takedown

and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown. Hendrix fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendrix looking to control.
Hendrix on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendrix tries to get out of the position.
Hendrix trying to strike off his back.
Hendrix is striking off his back. Morgan thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hendrix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morgan is working away from the top position though.
Morgan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morgan wants to control but Hendrix is keeping him busy.
Hendrix is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgan with a poor takedown
and Hendrix counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morgan with a poor takedown

and Hendrix counters with a shoot takedown. Morgan fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timi Hendrix dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hendrix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendrix.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Hendrix takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Hendrix looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Hendrix is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Morgan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hendrix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
Hendrix throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hendrix wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to stand but Hendrix is controlling from the bottom.
Hendrix wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morgan wants to clinch
and Hendrix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Hendrix closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Hendrix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hendrix shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hendrix showed some decent athleticism there.
Hendrix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
Hendrix sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Hendrix looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morgan is trying to stand up here but Hendrix is controlling him well.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Hendrix is controlling well.
Morgan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgan tries to clinch

and Hendrix counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hendrix breaks from the clinch.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Hendrix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Timi Hendrix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendrix swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hendrix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morgan shoots and misses
enabling Hendrix to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Hendrix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hendrix connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hendrix is looking to chop away at Morgan's legs.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendrix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hendrix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix working away.

Hendrix is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morgan has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morgan pushes Hendrix away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hendrix gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
Morgan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hendrix lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morgan down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timi Hendrix clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hendrix throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan shoots and misses

and Hendrix counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hendrix slips a nice elbow through Morgan's hands, connecting with Morgan's forehead.
Hendrix looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hendrix lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morgan trying to control but Hendrix postures up.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Hendrix has control of the leg.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hendrix is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hendrix scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hendrix is looking to advance position but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hendrix is working away from the top position though.
Hendrix is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hendrix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Hendrix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hendrix trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Hendrix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Hendrix avoids nicely.
Hendrix tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.

Morgan instigates a clinch.

That's two 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.
Morgan wants a takedown.

Hendrix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hendrix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.

Hendrix looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hendrix thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
Hendrix is keen to just control but Morgan is a slippery customer.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Hendrix has control of the leg.
Hendrix takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Morgan actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hendrix lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to control Hendrix's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
Hendrix winds up and cracks Morgan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hendrix misses with a wild body shot.
Hendrix looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Hendrix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan closes the distance but Hendrix moves to the side
and Hendrix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan fails with the takedown

and Hendrix counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hendrix.
Timi Hendrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Morgan.

Hendrix breaks from the clinch.
Hendrix misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hendrix misses with a straight left.
Hendrix throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hendrix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hendrix misses with a low kick.
Hendrix swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Hendrix misses.

Hendrix has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hendrix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timi Hendrix had his way with Kyle Morgan in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Morgan scores with a takedown into Hendrix's guard.
Hendrix trying to strike off his back.
Hendrix looking for a sweep. Not yet Hendrix, not yet.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morgan postures up in Hendrix's guard and throws a big left but Hendrix blocks it.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Hendrix.
Hendrix wants to hit a switch here but Morgan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hendrix there!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Morgan trying to control but Hendrix is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hendrix might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hendrix tries to escape but Morgan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Morgan trying to control momentarily.
Hendrix tries to escape but Morgan has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Morgan keeps control of the position easily here as Hendrix tries to buck him off.

Morgan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hendrix defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morgan's guard. Nice work there by Hendrix.
Hendrix keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendrix stands up over Morgan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hendrix is controlling him.
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hendrix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix cracks Morgan with a solid left hand.
Hendrix is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hendrix forces his way into half guard.
Morgan gets full guard.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hendrix throws a strike but Morgan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hendrix looking for a sweep. Not yet Hendrix, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix trying to strike off his back.
Hendrix wants to control the position but Morgan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Still in half guard, Morgan seems content to control.
Hendrix is looking to control Morgan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hendrix avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morgan throws a low kick but Hendrix avoids it.
Timi Hendrix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan wants to clinch but Hendrix slips to the side

and Hendrix moves into the clinch.
Kyle Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendrix has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hendrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hendrix has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timi Hendrix!
Timi Hendrix is the new bantamweight champion!