PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Hendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurley Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen Enter Shikari - Sssnakepit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hurley Rodriguez enters the cage!

Hendi
vs
Rodriguez

185 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

194 cm
25
170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Hendi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hurley Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rodriguez gets a clinch.
Hendi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodriguez scores with a nice hook to the head.

Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hendi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hendi wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Kim Hendi has been cut.
Hendi is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Hendi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodriguez has Hendi pressed against the cage, preventing Hendi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendi wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hendi is looking to control Rodriguez's arms but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hendi has his back to the cage.
Rodriguez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Hendi.
Hendi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Hendi.
Hendi is trying to pull guard but Rodriguez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendi looking to stall.
Hendi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hendi jumps guard but Rodriguez stands there with Hendi around his waist. Hendi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Hendi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hendi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Rodriguez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hendi, up you get!
Hendi tries to clinch up.
Hurley Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez clobbers Hendi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hendi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hendi bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Rodriguez comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Hendi falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Hendi was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hurley Rodriguez!
Hurley Rodriguez thanked the fans post fight for their support.