PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Regan Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Grazies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hendricks
vs
Grazies

179 cm
26
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

186 cm
28
198 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Regan Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce Grazies!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hendricks rushes Grazies and presses him up against the cage.
Grazies pushes Hendricks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hendricks fails to pull guard.
Grazies scores with a shoulder strike.
Grazies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Regan Hendricks has been cut.
Grazies lands a left hand.
Hendricks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grazies walks away with a smile on his face. Hendricks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hendricks doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Grazies counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grazies.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Regan Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendricks takes an elbow to the temple.
Hendricks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Grazies - that landed with a thud.
Grazies lands an elbow that stopped Hendricks in his tracks for a moment.
Grazies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Grazies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grazies lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grazies scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hendricks is breathing heavily.
Grazies lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grazies.

Hendricks is rocked!
Grazies throws a big uppercut that drops Hendricks! More strikes from Grazies and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hendricks lies dazed against the cage as Grazies celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royce Grazies!