PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bailey Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OMG Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulud comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Hendricks
vs
Zulud

179 cm
24
157 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

155 cm
25
144 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Control Nutrition
FinnFighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bailey Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, OMG Zulud!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks lands a nice shot to the body.
Zulud connects with a looping right hand.
Hendricks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hendricks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zulud throws a head kick but Hendricks moves out of range.
Hendricks's corner calls for a 1-2. Hendricks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hendricks slips under a jab from Zulud.

Zulud moves into the clinch.
Hendricks blocking some punches.
Hendricks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zulud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendricks blocks it with crossed arms.

Zulud gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Zulud wants to pass the guard but Hendricks is keeping the position.
Hendricks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zulud on the ground.
Zulud won't allow Hendricks to get back to his feet.
Hendricks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zulud is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendricks has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hendricks is keeping the position for now.
Hendricks wants to stand and escape but Zulud is having none of it.
Zulud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hendricks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zulud.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zulud looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zulud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Hendricks misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendricks. Zulud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zulud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Zulud as he connects with a hook.
OMG Zulud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulud misses with a double jab
enabling Hendricks to counter with a crisp jab.
Hendricks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud throws a lazy right hand but Hendricks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zulud lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hendricks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendricks slips under a jab from Zulud.
Hendricks avoids the body shot from Zulud.
Zulud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendricks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hendricks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hendricks takes a swing at Zulud's ribcage but misses.
Hendricks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Zulud counters with a shoot takedown. Hendricks fights it but they end up in guard.
Zulud passes into half guard.
Zulud drops an elbow to the side of Hendricks's head.

Zulud 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. Zulud eventually gives up the hold.
Zulud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zulud.
Zulud is keen to just control but Hendricks is a slippery customer.
Zulud scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hendricks is not content to let Zulud control the position.
Zulud thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zulud 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulud is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zulud not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zulud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hendricks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zulud.
Nice strikes from Zulud there.
Hendricks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zulud.
Zulud missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zulud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zulud missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zulud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bailey Hendricks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendricks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hendricks looks to land a left hand but Zulud moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

OMG Zulud dominated that 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.

Zulud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hendricks slips a straight right by Zulud.
Zulud closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hendricks circles away.
Zulud tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendricks misses the shot to the body.
Zulud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hendricks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hendricks is looking to wear down Zulud with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zulud throws a head kick that half lands.
Zulud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zulud is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Hendricks.
Zulud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hendricks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zulud counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zulud moves into the clinch.
Zulud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Hendricks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zulud just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zulud unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Zulud works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zulud passes Hendricks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hendricks is trying to stand back up but Zulud is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zulud lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zulud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zulud controlling the action here.
Zulud throwing shots but Hendricks is blocking nicely.
Hendricks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zulud scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zulud seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Zulud.
Zulud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zulud trying to control the action but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Zulud slips a nice elbow through Hendricks's hands, connecting with Hendricks's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zulud landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zulud thows a huge punch but Hendricks dodges it nicely.
Hendricks is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hendricks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendricks tries to get out of the position.
Zulud lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hendricks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zulud scores with a couple of nice shots.

Hendricks is rocked!

Zulud is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hendricks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zulud.
Zulud is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zulud throwing shots but Hendricks is blocking nicely.
Zulud drops an elbow to the side of Hendricks's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulud working over Hendricks with some ground and pound. Hendricks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Hendricks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zulud working the head and body with strikes.
Hendricks seems to have got his legs back now.
Zulud wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hendricks keeps working.
Zulud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zulud scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zulud seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hendricks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hendricks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zulud scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zulud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hendricks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zulud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

OMG Zulud 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!

Hendricks throws a head kick but Zulud moves out of range.
Zulud shoots in but Hendricks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hendricks scores with a shot to the body.
Zulud tries to clinch up.
Zulud throws a big shot that misses.
Hendricks walks into a left hand.
Zulud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendricks.
Hendricks throws a lazy head kick
and Zulud counters with a head kick. That will keep Hendricks thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hendricks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zulud scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left lands for Zulud.
Zulud throws a sloppy body shot
and Hendricks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zulud scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zulud changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hendricks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hendricks taking punishment in the form of punches.
The strikes coming from Zulud are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zulud fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Check out the look on Zulud's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Zulud tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Zulud.
Zulud is working Hendricks over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zulud lands some shots froms side control.
Hendricks tries to escape but Zulud is in control.
Zulud looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hendricks is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud cracks Hendricks with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zulud fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Zulud working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zulud working the ground and pound.
Zulud looks up at the clock and then as Hendricks takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Zulud smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Zulud landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulud is putting a hurting on Hendricks here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zulud scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hendricks to see if he's OK.
Hendricks is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zulud connects with a decent elbow.
Zulud is chipping away with strikes.
Zulud tries to score with some ground and pound. Hendricks controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zulud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hendricks sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hendricks taking a bit of punishment here - Zulud scoring with strikes.
Zulud wants to control but Hendricks is keeping him busy.
Hendricks tries to escape but Zulud is in control.
Zulud scoring with punches from side control.
Zulud 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.
Zulud works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zulud passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hendricks!
Zulud cracks Hendricks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Zulud.
Zulud lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hendricks hang on?
Zulud loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Hendricks scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Zulud land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Zulud stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). OMG Zulud!