PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Hendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lockon Stratos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Hendi
vs
Stratos

185 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

197 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Hendi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lockon Stratos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stratos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stratos looks to land a combination but Hendi avoids it well.
A punch combination from Hendi misses.
Stratos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stratos swinging wildly here.
Hendi misses with a takedown attempt - Stratos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stratos throws a head kick but Hendi moves out of range.
Stratos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hendi moves into the clinch.
Stratos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stratos lands a nice knee to the body.
Hendi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stratos tries to land a knee to the head but Hendi blocks with his arms.

Hendi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hendi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stratos won't allow Hendi to sweep him here.
Hendi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stratos tries to stand but Hendi is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendi is controlling Stratos's posture.
Stratos is looking to stand up but Hendi won't let him.
Hendi trying to control the position here.
Hendi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kim Hendi just wasn't active enough.

Stratos tries to keep at a distance but Hendi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stratos lands a damaging elbow.
Hendi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hendi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hendi avoids the elbow strike from Stratos, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendi.
Stratos landing knees to the body.
Stratos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendi.

Hendi successfully pulls guard.
Hendi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Stratos wants to stand but Hendi is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hendi looking for a guillotine here but Stratos defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendi has a closed guard, preventing Stratos from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendi controlling the position.
Stratos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hendi is proving hard to escape from.
Stratos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kim Hendi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hendi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stratos swivels and escapes.
Lockon Stratos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stratos misses with a two punch combination.
Hendi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Hendi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendi is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stratos can pounce on him.
Stratos misses with a few strikes there.
Stratos throws a combination. Hendi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stratos as he avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stratos - that will leave a mark!
Stratos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hendi dodges the punch combination from Stratos.
Stratos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hendi rushes Stratos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stratos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendi avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hendi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hendi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lockon Stratos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Stratos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendi.
Hendi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stratos swivels and escapes.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stratos as he avoids it easily.

Stratos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hendi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stratos is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Hendi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stratos tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendi avoids the damage to the body.
Hendi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stratos to keep the fight standing.
Stratos landing knees to the head.
Hendi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hendi is trying to pull guard but Stratos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stratos connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stratos lands a damaging elbow.
Stratos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stratos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratos looking to throw knees to the head but Hendi is blocking nicely.
Hendi avoiding damage as Stratos throws knees to the body.
Stratos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendi blocks it with crossed arms.
Stratos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stratos with a knee to the head.
Hendi avoiding damage as Stratos throws knees to the body.

Hendi successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stratos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Hendi pushes Stratos off and gets back to his feet.
Hendi dives in and grabs Stratos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stratos pushes down on Hendi's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratos tries a low kick but Hendi avoids it.
Lockon Stratos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stratos avoids it really well and circles away.
Stratos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stratos wants it to stay on the feet.
Stratos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hendi back to the cage. Stratos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hendi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stratos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stratos throws a nice head kick!
Stratos lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendi shoots in for a takedown but Stratos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Stratos clinches with his opponent.
Hendi takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratos tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendi avoids the damage to the body.

Hendi decides to pull guard.
Hendi wants to sweep but no luck.
Hendi has a closed guard, preventing Stratos from standing up.
Hendi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stratos's guard.
Hendi stays in close to Stratos's body and controls the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Kim Hendi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hendi shoots in but Stratos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hendi shoots for a takedown but Stratos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendi dodges the punch combination from Stratos.
Hendi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stratos tries to avoid it but Hendi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stratos to the ground. Stratos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stratos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hendi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stratos is fending him off so far but Hendi persists. Nope, Stratos circles away and we're back to standing.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stratos sprawls well. Stratos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hendi gets slowly back to his feet.

Stratos moves into range and clinches up with Hendi.
Stratos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lockon Stratos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stratos pushes off an throws an elbow but Hendi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stratos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendi controlling the action here for a moment.

Hendi jumps guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lockon Stratos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hendi is defended easily by Stratos.
Hendi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stratos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hendi wants to clinch up but Stratos keeps it at a distance.
Hendi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stratos.
Stratos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Stratos does no damage.
Stratos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stratos tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendi shoots in looking for a takedown but Stratos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hendi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Hendi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stratos misses with a two punch combination.
Stratos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stratos throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stratos.
Stratos throws a combination. Hendi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stratos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hendi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stratos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hendi somewhat.
Hendi shoots in and drives through. Stratos sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hendi.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stratos as he jumps to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stratos.
Kim Hendi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stratos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stratos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stratos wants it to stay on the feet.
Stratos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratos looks to land a combination but Hendi avoids it well.

Hendi closes the distance and pushes Stratos back into the cage.
Hendi is trying to break the clinch but Stratos is controlling him.
Hendi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stratos smiles and moves away.

Stratos closes the distance and clinches.
Stratos scores with a knee to the head.
Hendi has Stratos pushed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stratos tries to land a knee to the head but Hendi blocks with his arms.
Hendi blocks an elbow strike from Stratos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hendi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stratos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hendi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stratos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stratos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendi.
Hendi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stratos after a bit of a struggle.
Stratos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stratos has Hendi pressed against the cage, preventing Hendi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hendi can't get the takedown.
Stratos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hendi's defenses.
Stratos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendi avoids it.
Stratos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hendi has Stratos pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hendi tries to pull guard but Stratos holds him up against the cage and eventually Hendi drops back down to his feet.
Nice elbow from Stratos.
Hendi wants to take the fight to the mat but Stratos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stratos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hendi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stratos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stratos throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim Hendi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lockon Stratos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stratos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lockon Stratos!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lockon Stratos thanked Kobra Clothing Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).