PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Regan Hendricks (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.

Moreno
vs
Hendricks

189 cm
22
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
28
190 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Regan Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks dips to his left and cracks Moreno with an uppercut!

Moreno moves into the clinch successfully.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendricks avoids the damage to the body.
Hendricks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Hendricks is blocking nicely.
Moreno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moreno stalling in the clinch.
Hendricks is trying to pull guard but Moreno has him pressed against the ropes.

Moreno decides to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hendricks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moreno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moreno wants to sweep but no luck.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hendricks drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Moreno manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hendricks has Moreno in his guard.
Moreno postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moreno connects with a couple of short punches.
Moreno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moreno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moreno lands a couple of digs.
Moreno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moreno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendricks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moreno is working Hendricks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moreno with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks wants to stand up but Moreno is controlling him.
Moreno connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moreno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moreno scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moreno is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendricks has wrist control.

Hendricks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hendricks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moreno defends well.
Moreno works over Hendricks with some ground and pound from guard.
Moreno with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Moreno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moreno scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moreno with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moreno working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hendricks's head.
Moreno content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Moreno postures up and lands a big shot to Hendricks's brow.
Moreno with a nice head shot there.
Hendricks looks gassed!
Moreno cracks Hendricks with a solid left hand.
Moreno is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Moreno keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hendricks's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreno is working Hendricks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moreno chips away with some ground and pound.
Moreno scoring with some ground and pound.

Moreno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Hendricks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moreno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moreno working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moreno landing with the ground and pound.
Moreno connects with a couple of short punches.

Hendricks is working an open guard so Moreno takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hendricks misses with a wild body shot.

Moreno closes the distance and pushes Hendricks back into the ropes.

Moreno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendricks just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks misses with a double jab.

Moreno closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hendricks's guard.
Moreno distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Moreno dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Hendricks tries to keep at a distance but Moreno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moreno works on Hendricks's body with a couple of short punches.
Moreno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Moreno.
Moreno throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno throws an elbow but it misses.
Moreno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Moreno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hendricks gets caught flat footed, as Moreno shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hendricks is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moreno keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hendricks's head.
Moreno scoring with some ground and pound.
Moreno scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moreno postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moreno scoring with punches to the head and body.

Hendricks is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hendricks is still in real trouble! Can Moreno finish him?
Moreno loads up on a big left hand. Hendricks felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Moreno looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Hendricks can't hide his disappointment, as Moreno celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Moreno!