PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gzrel Mephistopheles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mephistopheles comes to the cage accompanied by -. Hendricks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. x kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mephistopheles
vs
Hendricks

179 cm
24
199 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
21
197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Fightwear
Hellbent, Inc.™

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gzrel Mephistopheles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Hendricks !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hendricks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mephistopheles's sensitive parts.
Hendricks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mephistopheles counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hendricks .
Hendricks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mephistopheles crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hendricks - the referee stops the clock and Mephistopheles gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hendricks . Mephistopheles manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mephistopheles is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mephistopheles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Gzrel Mephistopheles has been cut.
Hendricks scores with a leg kick.

Hendricks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mephistopheles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mephistopheles takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Mephistopheles's face as Hendricks controls the position.
Mephistopheles tries to buck Hendricks off but Hendricks is having none of it.
Hendricks controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hendricks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Let's hope that Hendricks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricardo Hendricks .
That kick from Hendricks tenderised Mephistopheles's leg. Mephistopheles is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks connects with a solid leg kick.
Hendricks cracks the inside of Mephistopheles's front leg.
Mephistopheles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendricks .
Mephistopheles on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hendricks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mephistopheles.
Hendricks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hendricks scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a looping overhand right but Mephistopheles ducks down to avoid it.
Hendricks lands with a slapping head kick.
Hendricks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mephistopheles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hendricks under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks misses with a takedown attempt - Mephistopheles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks swings for the body but Mephistopheles moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Hendricks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mephistopheles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mephistopheles looks to throw the jab but Hendricks is out of range.
Hendricks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mephistopheles.
Hendricks misses with a wild body shot.
Mephistopheles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hendricks .
Ricardo Hendricks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hendricks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hendricks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hendricks tries to score with a low kick but Mephistopheles moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricardo Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mephistopheles takes a swing at Hendricks 's ribcage but misses.
Mephistopheles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Hendricks misses.
Hendricks lands a nice shot that snaps Mephistopheles's head back.
That kick from Hendricks tenderised Mephistopheles's leg. Mephistopheles is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hendricks .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendricks . Mephistopheles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mephistopheles as he jumps to the side.
Gzrel Mephistopheles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendricks throws a push kick but Mephistopheles slaps the foot to one side.
Hendricks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mephistopheles at a distance.
Hendricks tries to land a front kick but Mephistopheles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hendricks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hendricks .
Hendricks tries to bum rush Mephistopheles with a series of wild strikes but Mephistopheles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hendricks tries for a takedown but Mephistopheles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mephistopheles needs to keep his hands up - Hendricks had a free shot at his head there.
Hendricks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mephistopheles stuffs the takedown attempt from Hendricks . Hendricks gets slowly back to his feet.
Gzrel Mephistopheles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Hendricks .
Hendricks slips a jab from Mephistopheles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles throws an overhand right that lands on Hendricks 's shoulder, as Hendricks tries to avoid the shot.
Hendricks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hendricks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mephistopheles.
Hendricks wants to slow Mephistopheles down by chopping away at his legs.
Mephistopheles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hendricks throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendricks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hendricks throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mephistopheles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Hendricks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mephistopheles works Hendricks 's body with a nice hook.
Mephistopheles throws a lazy right hand but Hendricks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mephistopheles with a jab.
Hendricks throws a leg kick but Mephistopheles checks it.
Hendricks throws a poor cross that misses
and Mephistopheles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hendricks connects with a solid leg kick.
Hendricks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mephistopheles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendricks throws a leg kick but Mephistopheles moved away.
Mephistopheles sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mephistopheles slaps away a takedown attempt from Hendricks , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mephistopheles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gzrel Mephistopheles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mephistopheles moves out of range of the body kick.
Hendricks with a nice cross.
Mephistopheles throws a poor cross that misses

and Hendricks counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mephistopheles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mephistopheles is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hendricks working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Hendricks stalls from top position.
Mephistopheles is looking to regain half guard here but Hendricks keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Mephistopheles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mephistopheles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hendricks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Mephistopheles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Mephistopheles's face as Hendricks controls the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mephistopheles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hendricks counters with an inside leg kick.
Mephistopheles takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendricks misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Hendricks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hendricks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Hendricks !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ricardo Hendricks made sure he mentioned Hell's Balls Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.