PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babe Truth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hendrix might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Are You Experienced- The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Truth has chosen Saturday Nights Alright ( For Fighting) as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hendrix
vs
Truth

180 cm
21
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

174 cm
20
130 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timi Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Babe Truth!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Truth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Truth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hendrix tries a head kick but it misses.

Hendrix fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Truth sprawls well initially but Hendrix persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hendrix not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hendrix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truth's head.
Hendrix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truth's head.

Truth kicks Hendrix off and gets back to his feet.
Truth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Truth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Truth tries to clinch up.

Hendrix feints and as Truth raises his hands in defense, Hendrix changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hendrix lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hendrix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hendrix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Truth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hendrix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Truth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hendrix defends it easily.
Hendrix throws a big right hand that misses.
Hendrix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hendrix connects with a solid leg kick.

Hendrix shoots in and bounces Truth off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Truth looks gassed!
Hendrix postures up in Truth's guard and throws a big left but Truth blocks it.
Hendrix wants to control from the top but Truth keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hendrix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hendrix passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hendrix lands a nice forearm strike.
Truth takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hendrix connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Truth some visible discomfort.
Hendrix lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Truth is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hendrix connects with a decent elbow.
Hendrix lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Hendrix.
Hendrix lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Truth down.
Hendrix 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 in side control, throwing shots but Truth defends.
Hendrix tries to score with some ground and pound. Truth controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hendrix creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Truth sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Truth takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hendrix tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Truth wants to control but Hendrix postures up.
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.
Sloppy strikes there by Hendrix.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hendrix lands with a nice body punch.
Babe Truth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hendrix shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hendrix tries to pass to full mount but Truth defends it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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.
Hendrix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hendrix thows a huge punch but Truth dodges it nicely.
Hendrix trying to pass the guard but Truth defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timi Hendrix dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Truth gets caught flat footed, as Hendrix shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hendrix throwing strikes from guard but Truth blocks nicely.
Hendrix throws a big right hand that misses.
Truth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hendrix is looking to work some ground and pound but Truth has wrist control.
Hendrix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Truth is breathing heavily.
Truth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hendrix throwing strikes from guard but Truth blocks nicely.
Hendrix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Truth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hendrix.
Hendrix lands a few punches from side control.
Timi Hendrix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hendrix in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hendrix working the ground and pound.
Hendrix working the head and body with strikes.
Hendrix cracks Truth with a big elbow.
Truth regains half guard, as Hendrix was trying to land strikes.
Hendrix scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truth has hold of Hendrix's hands but Hendrix slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hendrix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hendrix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Truth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hendrix not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hendrix moves nicely into side control.
Hendrix landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hendrix landing a few strikes.
Hendrix advances nicely into full mount.
Hendrix landing punches.
Truth is bucking up trying to escape but Hendrix cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hendrix with the ground and pound from mount.
Truth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hendrix scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Truth?
Hendrix lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hendrix lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Hendrix.
Hendrix landing strikes from the mount and Truth is in trouble!
Hendrix landing shots from mount.
Truth is bucking up trying to escape but Hendrix cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hendrix pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix with the ground and pound from mount.
Truth is in a horrible position here. Hendrix smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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 ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hendrix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendrix tries to bum rush Truth with a series of wild strikes but Truth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Hendrix shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hendrix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truth's head.
Hendrix works his foot free and advances to mount.

Hendrix looking to secure an arm triangle but Truth defends it well.
Hendrix looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix working the ground and pound effectively.
Hendrix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Truth can do to turn this around?
Hendrix landing strikes from the mount.
Truth is bucking up trying to escape but Hendrix cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hendrix throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
BOOM! Hendrix connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hendrix thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hendrix scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Truth?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truth takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hendrix lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Truth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hendrix landing shots from mount.
Truth takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hendrix scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Truth in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hendrix tries to control but Truth wriggling away.
Truth is bucking up trying to escape but Hendrix cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truth is in a horrible position here. Hendrix smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Truth is in a horrible position here. Hendrix smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hendrix in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hendrix working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Truth taking shots to the head.
Hendrix lands a big shot there that rocks Truth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Truth is in a horrible position here. Hendrix smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truth in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hendrix working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Truth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hendrix postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Truth looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Truth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Babe Truth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timi Hendrix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Truth is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hendrix is landing with some decent strikes but Truth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timi Hendrix showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timi Hendrix!