PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Luxury Yacht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendrix comes to the cage accompanied by Are You Experienced- The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Raymond Luxury Yacht has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hendrix
vs
Luxury Yacht

180 cm
24
135 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

165 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timi Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raymond Luxury Yacht!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Luxury Yacht tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hendrix misses with a leg kick
and Luxury Yacht counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luxury Yacht throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luxury Yacht walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hendrix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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.
Hendrix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luxury Yacht will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown but Luxury Yacht shows good takedown defense.
Luxury Yacht throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luxury Yacht wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Luxury Yacht lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Luxury Yacht.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luxury Yacht counters with a nice body shot.
Hendrix with a hook.
Hendrix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luxury Yacht connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luxury Yacht. That's going to slow Hendrix down.
An inside leg kick from Luxury Yacht misses.
A head kick misses from Hendrix.
Luxury Yacht feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Nice body punch from Luxury Yacht.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luxury Yacht.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Luxury Yacht sprawls well. Luxury Yacht wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hendrix gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendrix. Luxury Yacht does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendrix throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luxury Yacht misses with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Luxury Yacht as Hendrix shoots in.
Luxury Yacht avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hendrix takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luxury Yacht moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a combination that misses
and Luxury Yacht makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Timi Hendrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendrix fails with the takedown
and Luxury Yacht counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Luxury Yacht misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hendrix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hendrix is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luxury Yacht sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hendrix shoots in but no luck this time.
Hendrix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hendrix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luxury Yacht.
No joy there for Hendrix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Luxury Yacht as Hendrix shoots in.
Luxury Yacht lands a really nice looking cross but Hendrix seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws an overhand right that lands on Luxury Yacht's shoulder, as Luxury Yacht tries to avoid the shot.
Luxury Yacht thumps Hendrix with a low kick.
Luxury Yacht misses the shot to the body.
Luxury Yacht moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hendrix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hendrix throws a lazy head kick
and Luxury Yacht counters with an outside leg kick.
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Luxury Yacht.
Hendrix throws a hook but Luxury Yacht avoids it easily.
Luxury Yacht with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luxury Yacht chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luxury Yacht lands a leg kick that knocks Hendrix off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Luxury Yacht dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hendrix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luxury Yacht stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luxury Yacht connects with a looping right hand.
Luxury Yacht dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendrix. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Luxury Yacht.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hendrix. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Timi Hendrix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendrix misses with the combination.
Luxury Yacht chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hendrix moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hendrix tries for a takedown but Luxury Yacht circles away easily
and Luxury Yacht counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hendrix's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix tries to clinch but Luxury Yacht moves out of range.
Luxury Yacht throws the left hand but Hendrix avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Luxury Yacht tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luxury Yacht scores with a nice head shot.
Luxury Yacht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendrix checks the leg kick nicely there.
Luxury Yacht looks for the body kick but Hendrix saw that one coming.
Hendrix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hendrix misses with a head kick.
Hendrix takes one to the chin there.
Hendrix moves out of range as Luxury Yacht throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Luxury Yacht throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hendrix throws a lazy head kick
and Luxury Yacht counters with a nice leg kick.
Luxury Yacht throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hendrix throws the left hand but Luxury Yacht avoids the punch easily.
Luxury Yacht defending well as Hendrix loads up on a big left hand.
Luxury Yacht throws a leg kick that misses.
Hendrix misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hendrix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Luxury Yacht.
A clash of legs there as Hendrix blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luxury Yacht lands a jab-cross combination.
That kick from Luxury Yacht tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luxury Yacht chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luxury Yacht misses the shot to the body.
Luxury Yacht lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendrix's sensitive parts.
Hendrix moves out of range of the body kick from Luxury Yacht.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses.
Hendrix slips under a jab.
Luxury Yacht lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hendrix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luxury Yacht counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Hendrix misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Luxury Yacht.
Luxury Yacht fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luxury Yacht throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raymond Luxury Yacht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendrix gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luxury Yacht counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendrix takes one to the side of the head.
Hendrix throws a sloppy head kick
and Luxury Yacht counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hendrix's knee momentarily.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Luxury Yacht as he avoids it easily.
Hendrix avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Hendrix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Luxury Yacht showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hendrix throws a sloppy head kick and Luxury Yacht moves out of range easily.
Raymond Luxury Yacht seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hendrix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hendrix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Hendrix.
Hendrix tries to clinch up.
Luxury Yacht connects with a high kick.
Luxury Yacht buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hendrix swings for the body but Luxury Yacht moves out of range.
Luxury Yacht misses with a combination

and Hendrix decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luxury Yacht's guard.
Luxury Yacht has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hendrix throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix wants to pass the guard but Luxury Yacht is keeping the position.
Hendrix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendrix is looking to work some ground and pound but Luxury Yacht has wrist control.
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luxury Yacht is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Luxury Yacht is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Luxury Yacht postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hendrix to stand up.
Luxury Yacht scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendrix doesn't seem bothered though.
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luxury Yacht as he jumps to the side.
Hendrix misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luxury Yacht displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hendrix.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hendrix tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendrix shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luxury Yacht throws a leg kick but Hendrix sees it coming and moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luxury Yacht.
Hendrix tries for a takedown but Luxury Yacht sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix swinging wildly here.
Hendrix throws a looping overhand right but Luxury Yacht ducks down to avoid it.
Luxury Yacht swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luxury Yacht lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendrix's sensitive parts.
Hendrix lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hendrix looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luxury Yacht fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hendrix misses with a shot to the body
and Luxury Yacht counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luxury Yacht throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a lazy head kick
and Luxury Yacht makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Luxury Yacht dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luxury Yacht drops his hands momentarily and Hendrix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luxury Yacht catches Hendrix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luxury Yacht showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendrix.
Raymond Luxury Yacht is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luxury Yacht scores with the left hand. Hendrix knows he should have avoided that one.
Hendrix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendrix. Luxury Yacht does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timi Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hendrix.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Luxury Yacht comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Luxury Yacht winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Luxury Yacht!