PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abiel Selawi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks comes to the cage accompanied by National anthem of South Africa. Ricardo Hendricks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abiel Selawi's chin.

Hendricks
vs
Selawi

188 cm
18
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Hendricks !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abiel Selawi!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selawi with a poor takedown
and Hendricks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Selawi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hendricks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Selawi shoots and misses
and Hendricks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ricardo Hendricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abiel Selawi.
Selawi drops his hands momentarily and Hendricks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Selawi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hendricks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Selawi is rocked!
Selawi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hendricks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Selawi is still on wobbly legs! Can Hendricks finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Selawi with a poor takedown
and Hendricks scores with a counter punch that sends Selawi to the canvas! Hendricks smells blood - he's punishing Selawi with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Selawi has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Hendricks !