PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks has chosen National anthem of South Africa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Washington
vs
Hendricks

188 cm
20
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
197 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Firebird Designs

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Hendricks !
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington moves in looking to clinch but Hendricks pushes him off.
Hendricks tries to land a body kick
and Washington counters with a thumping low kick.
Hendricks misses the shot to the body.
Washington connects with a leg kick. Hendricks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Washington slips under a jab.
Washington slips under a jab.
Washington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendricks 's calf.
Washington tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hendricks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Washington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Washington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendricks cracks Washington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Washington misses with a leg kick.
Hendricks fakes the leg kick and cracks Washington in the body.
Washington takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington thows a leg kick but Hendricks checks it
and Washington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendricks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Xavier Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Washington tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Washington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hendricks is out of range.
Hendricks throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Hendricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Washington counters with a nice body shot.
Hendricks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Washington.
Hendricks swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Washington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendricks . That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hendricks - that will leave a mark!
Washington throws a leg kick
and Hendricks counters with a leg kick.

Washington closes the distance and pushes Hendricks back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Hendricks .
Washington effectively controlling the action here.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Hendricks .
Hendricks prevents a body shot from Washington.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Washington trying to stall but Hendricks improves his position.
Hendricks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Hendricks controls his hands.
Hendricks controlling the action here for a moment.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendricks 's elbow.
Hendricks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendricks blocks a body shot from Washington.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Hendricks controls the action.
Hendricks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Washington's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Hendricks 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hendricks misses with a looping left.
Hendricks misses with a hook. Washington ducked under it nicely.
Hendricks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Washington jabs at Hendricks 's body.
Washington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hendricks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hendricks swings widly with a right hand
and Washington counters with a thumping low kick.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Washington misses
and Hendricks counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendricks throws an off balance right hand
and Washington counters with a leg kick.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendricks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Hendricks misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricardo Hendricks will probably get the nod.
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.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hendricks .
Hendricks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Hendricks is predictable there
and Washington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Washington works Hendricks 's body with a nice hook.
Washington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hendricks thows a leg kick but Washington checks it
and Washington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Washington throws a lazy uppercut
and Hendricks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Washington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendricks 's calf.
Hendricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendricks throws the left hand but Washington avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Washington misses.
Hendricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Washington counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a lazy right hand but Washington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Hendricks is predictable there
and Washington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hendricks 's knee momentarily.
Washington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Washington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendricks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hendricks is breathing heavily.
Washington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendricks .
Hendricks misses with a lunging right hand
and Washington counters with a nice leg kick.
Washington throws a nice head kick!
Washington lands a leg kick that knocks Hendricks off balance momentarily.
Washington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington throws a head kick that half lands.
Washington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hendricks swats away the attempt to clinch by Washington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Washington punishes Hendricks 's body with a nice straight punch.
Xavier Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Washington misses.
Hendricks thows a leg kick but Washington checks it
and Washington counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Washington.
Washington cracks the inside of Hendricks 's front leg.
Washington wants to clinch.
Washington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hendricks misses
and Washington counters with a nice leg kick.
Hendricks wants to slow Washington down by chopping away at his legs.
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington is looking to wear down Hendricks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Washington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington lands a high kick!
Hendricks takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Hendricks avoids the head kick by Washington.
Washington wants to clinch.
Washington connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hendricks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Washington counters with an outside leg kick.
Hendricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Hendricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Washington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Washington cracks the inside of Hendricks 's front leg.
Left hook, right uppercut from Washington.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Washington. That one must have hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Washington.
Hendricks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Washington dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Washington scores with a shot to the body.
Washington is looking to clinch.
Washington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Washington wants to slow Hendricks down by chopping away at his legs.
Washington throws a leg kick
and Hendricks counters with a big head kick but Washington shrugs it off.
Washington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hendricks 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hendricks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Washington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hendricks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Washington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendricks paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Washington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendricks . That did some damage!
Washington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Washington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hendricks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hendricks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Washington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hendricks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hendricks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Washington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Washington tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hendricks is able to avoid easily.
Washington lands a nice hook to Hendricks 's body. Hendricks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a lazy body kick
and Washington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Washington throws a leg kick but Hendricks checks it.
Washington thows a leg kick but Hendricks checks it
and Hendricks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Washington throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hendricks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hendricks throws a leg kick
and Washington counters with a good low kick that Hendricks was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Washington.
Hendricks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Washington.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Hendricks misses with the body kick
and Washington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hendricks 's knee momentarily.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendricks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Hendricks moves away and avoids it.
Washington avoids the body shot from Hendricks .
Hendricks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Washington counters with an inside leg kick.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Hendricks is out of range.
Washington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Washington thumps Hendricks with a low kick.
Hendricks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hendricks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Washington tenderised Hendricks 's leg. Hendricks is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Hendricks blocks the leg kick.
Washington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendricks . That did some damage!
Washington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Washington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendricks 's calf.
Washington tries a low kick but Hendricks avoids it.
Washington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Hendricks blocks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendricks .
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Washington 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Washington!