PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barich Fendsor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spike Spiegel will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Fendsor
vs
Spiegel

183 cm
28
183 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

194 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barich Fendsor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spike Spiegel!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fendsor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spiegel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fendsor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Spiegel dodges the ground and pound from Fendsor.
Fendsor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fendsor wants to control but Spiegel is keeping him busy.
Fendsor wants to control for a moment but Spiegel uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor trying to control the action but Spiegel is working from the bottom.
Spiegel is looking for a sweep. Fendsor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spiegel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fendsor is looking to take a break and control but Spiegel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Barich Fendsor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Spiegel slips a jab from Fendsor.
Fendsor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spiegel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fendsors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spiegel tries to close the distance and clinch but Fendsor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fendsor. That's going to slow Spiegel down.
Fendsor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spiegel lands with a cross.
Fendsor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spiegel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fendsor throws out the jab.
Fendsor ducks under a wild hook from Spiegel.
Fendsor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spiegel moves forwards but Fendsor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fendsor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fendsor swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor scores with the left hand. Spiegel knows he should have avoided that one.
Spiegel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fendsor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fendsor takes one to the chin there.
Fendsor throws a low kick, looking for Spiegel's leg but Spiegel calmly moves out of range.
Fendsor lands with a cross.
Spiegel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fendsor moves out of range of the body kick from Spiegel.
Fendsor misses with a wild body shot.
Fendsor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiegel manages to avoid it.
Fendsor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fendsor avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Fendsor misses.
Barich Fendsor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fendsor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fendsor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fendsor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel misses with a straight left.

Fendsor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fendsor taking a break here but Spiegel is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fendsor trying to control the action but Spiegel is working from the bottom.
Spiegel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fendsor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fendsor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spiegel's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barich Fendsor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Spiegel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fendsor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spiegel punishes Fendsor's body with a nice straight punch.
Spiegel lands a head shot.

Fendsor clinches with his opponent.
Spiegel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fendsor.
Spiegel looking to slow down the pace here.
Fendsor misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spiegel throws an elbow but misses.
Fendsor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spiegel looking to stall.
The referee calls for Spiegel to work.
Fendsor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spiegel with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor dodges an elbow strike from Spiegel.
A short right from Fendsor.
Fendsor misses with a punch on the inside.
Fendsor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Spiegel wants to stall.

Fendsor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fendsor fails with the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Fendsor.
Barich Fendsor is winning the standup battle so far.
Spiegel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fendsor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spiegel.
Fendsor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spiegel counters with a nice leg kick.
Fendsor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spiegel. That did some damage!
Spiegel tries to clinch up but Fendsor circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor throws a looping overhand right but Spiegel ducks down to avoid it.
Fendsor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fendsor wants to slow Spiegel down by chopping away at his legs.
Fendsor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spike Spiegel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fendsor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Fendsor clinches up against the cage.
Spiegel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Fendsor.
Spiegel tries to land knees in the clinch but Fendsor avoids the damage to the body.
Spiegel leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Fendsor.
Fendsor working Spiegel over with knees to the body.
Fendsor lands a hook that snaps the head of Spiegel backwards.
Spiegel trying to stall but Fendsor improves his position.
Fendsor wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spiegel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fendsor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Fendsor.
Spiegel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fendsor up against the cage.
Fendsor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spiegel is trying to maintain a safe position but Fendsor gets an underhook and turns Spiegel into the cage.
Fendsor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fendsor works on Spiegel's body with a couple of short punches.
Spiegel blocks a body shot from Fendsor.
Fendsor has Spiegel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spiegel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barich Fendsor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fendsor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fendsor throws a big shot that misses.
Fendsor is looking to score with low kicks.
Fendsor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel moves in looking to clinch but Fendsor pushes him off.

Fendsor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spiegel looking to throw knees to the head but Fendsor is blocking nicely.
Fendsor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spiegel backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fendsor throws a head punch that misses.
Fendsor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spiegel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiegel misses with a knee to the head.
Fendsor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spiegel tries to land knees in the clinch but Fendsor avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barich Fendsor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fendsor slips under a jab from Spiegel.

Fendsor drives through and clinches with Spiegel against the cage.
Fendsor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fendsor digs a right hand into Spiegel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spiegel's gas tank.
Barich Fendsor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fendsor struggles to land a body shot inside as Spiegel controls his hands.
Fendsor misses with a body punch.
Fendsor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fendsor trying to stall but Spiegel improves his position.
Spiegel tries to land a knee to the head but Fendsor blocks with his arms.
Fendsor tries to work over Spiegel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spiegel trying to stall but Fendsor improves his position.
Fendsor scores with a shoulder strike.
Spiegel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spiegel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fendsor avoids it.
Fendsor being controlled against the cage.
Spiegel dodges an elbow strike from Fendsor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spiegel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fendsor.
Spiegel trying to control the position but instead, Fendsor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spiegel into the cage.
Nice elbow from Spiegel.

Fendsor manages to break the clinch.
Fendsor misses with a jab, cross combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fendsor.
Fendsor wants to control but Spiegel is keeping him busy.
Fendsor just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fendsor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor tries to advance to mount but Spiegel denies him.
Fendsor is looking to take a break and control but Spiegel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Barich Fendsor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fendsor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spiegel's calf.

Fendsor forces Spiegel back against the cage and clinches.
Spiegel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fendsor is keeping busy.
Fendsor misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spiegel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spiegel lands a shoulder strike.
Barich Fendsor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spiegel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spiegel is trying to stall.
Fendsor tries to work over Spiegel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fendsor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spiegel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Fendsor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiegel blocks a body shot from Fendsor.
Fendsor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spike Spiegel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like Spike Spiegel has been cut.
Spiegel can't find room to land a body shot as Fendsor controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barich Fendsor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fendsor 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barich Fendsor!