PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hendrix
vs
Drakkar

198 cm
25
200 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
197 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit 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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimi Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drakkar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix misses with an uppercut. Drakkar saw that one coming.
Hendrix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hendrix slips a straight right by Drakkar.
Hendrix throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slow jab from Hendrix misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drakkar.
Hendrix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drakkar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drakkar misses with a head kick.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drakkar is looking to slow Hendrix down with leg kicks.
Hendrix takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hendrix misses with a head kick.
Drakkar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Drakkar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendrix defending well as Drakkar loads up on a big left hand.
Drakkar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drakkar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Hendrix.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drakkar.
Hendrix moves out of range of the body kick.
Hendrix throws a hook to the side of Drakkar's head but Drakkar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hendrix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hendrix misses with a two punch combination.
Drakkar sizes up Hendrix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drakkar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hendrix is out of range and Drakkar settles back down.
Drakkar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drakkar thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Drakkar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hendrix.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drakkar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hendrix shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drakkar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hendrix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drakkar throws a leg kick but Hendrix checks it.
Drakkar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drakkar checks a leg kick.
Hendrix wants to slow Drakkar down by chopping away at his legs.
Drakkar blocks a head kick by Hendrix.
Drakkar lands a nice hook to Hendrix's body. Hendrix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drakkar blocks a low kick nicely.
Drakkar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hendrix counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix defending well as Drakkar loads up on a big left hand.
Drakkar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drakkar misses with a few strikes there.
Hendrix tries a head kick but it misses.
Drakkar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendrix's calf.
Drakkar looks to land a left hand but Hendrix moved out of range nicely.
Hendrix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drakkar.
Drakkar throws the kick towards the body but Hendrix avoids it.
A left and a right from Hendrix both land. Nice combination.
Drakkar works Hendrix's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendrix throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hendrix throws a head kick but Drakkar moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drakkar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendrix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drakkar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drakkar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendrix.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut. Drakkar saw that one coming.
Hendrix takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut.
Hendrix misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendrix throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hendrix misses the body punch
and Drakkar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drakkar lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drakkar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Drakkar.
Drakkar tries to bum rush Hendrix with a series of wild strikes but Hendrix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drakkar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hendrix tries to close the distance and clinch but Drakkar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drakkar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendrix swings for the body but Drakkar moves out of range.
Hendrix misses with a head kick.
Drakkar throws a looping overhand right but Hendrix ducks down to avoid it.
Drakkar misses with a looping left.
Drakkar scores with a jab to the head.
Drakkar moves away from the strike by Hendrix.
Drakkar lands a lovely overhand right.
Hendrix throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drakkar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drakkar manages to avoid it.
Drakkar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drakkar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drakkar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendrix has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Drakkar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drakkar.
Drakkar avoids the head kick by Hendrix.
Hendrix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drakkar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drakkar connects with a body shot.
Hendrix gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drakkar.
Hendrix throws a head kick but Drakkar moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar lands with a shot to the body.
Drakkar throws a leg kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendrix wants to land a leg kick but Drakkar is out of range.
Hendrix blocks a jab.
Drakkar blocks a head kick by Hendrix.
A good leg kick by Drakkar.
Hendrix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drakkar misses with a straight left.
Hendrix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drakkar.
Drakkar throws a body punch but Hendrix moves out of range.
Drakkar cracks Hendrix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hendrix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drakkar misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a right hand that misses
enabling Drakkar to counter with a crisp jab.
Drakkar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drakkar thumps Hendrix with a low kick.
Good shot there by Hendrix.
Hendrix wants to clinch up but Drakkar keeps it at a distance.
Hendrix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drakkar looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendrix is just out of range.
Hendrix misses with a looping left.
Hendrix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drakkar.
Hendrix ducks right into an uppercut from Drakkar.
Drakkar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drakkar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drakkar cracks Hendrix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix scores with a head kick. Drakkar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendrix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drakkar takes a swing at Hendrix's ribcage but misses.
Drakkar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hendrix tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendrix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drakkar.
Drakkar thuds his shin into the meat of Hendrix's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, jab by Drakkar - just one landing.
Drakkar connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Drakkar lands but Hendrix takes it in his stride.
Drakkar throws out a loose jab but Hendrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendrix plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drakkar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Drakkar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hendrix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drakkar looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendrix is just out of range.
Drakkar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drakkar lands with a good body shot.
Drakkar connects with a looping right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hendrix might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

Hendrix closes the distance and clinches.
Hendrix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hendrix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drakkar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendrix.
Hendrix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drakkar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Drakkar breaks from the clinch.
Drakkar scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drakkar is out of range.
Nice body kick from Drakkar.
Hendrix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drakkar lands a jab to Hendrix's midsection.
Drakkar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hendrix throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drakkar throws the kick towards the body but Hendrix avoids it.
Hendrix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drakkar.
Hendrix throws a head kick but Drakkar moves out of range.
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drakkar connects with a body shot that sends Hendrix's belly button to the back.
Drakkar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Drakkar - just one landing.
Good exchange - Drakkar coming out on top.
Drakkar is looking to slow Hendrix down with leg kicks.
Hendrix looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drakkar throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Hendrix misses its intended target.
Drakkar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drakkar works Hendrix's body with a nice hook.
Drakkar throws the kick towards the body but Hendrix avoids it.
Hendrix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hendrix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendrix slips under a jab from Drakkar.
Drakkar blocks a head kick by Hendrix.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drakkar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drakkar lands with a nice body punch.
Drakkar misses with a low kick.
Drakkar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drakkar scores with a nice body kick.
Drakkar lands with a good body shot.
Hendrix on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drakkar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hendrix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakkar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendrix shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jimi Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drakkar misses with a looping left.
Drakkar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drakkar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Hendrix is rocked!
Drakkar cracks the inside of Hendrix's front leg.
Oh Hendrix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drakkar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendrix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendrix seems to have got his legs back now.
Drakkar tries a low kick but Hendrix avoids it.
Drakkar lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendrix throws a leg kick which misses Drakkar's front leg but catches the back leg as Drakkar tries to avoid it.
Drakkar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ivan Drakkar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drakkar lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drakkar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Drakkar 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drakkar!
A victorious Ivan Drakkar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.