PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Neer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neer comes to the cage accompanied by Filter-Hey Man Nice Shot. Hendricks has chosen $50 and a flask of crown as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Neer
vs
Hendricks

180 cm
26
183 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Neer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks throws a hook but Neer avoids it easily.

Hendricks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Neer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hendricks uses from the top position.
Neer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendricks.
Hendricks tries to stand but Neer is controlling from the bottom.
Hendricks won't allow Neer to get back to his feet.
Hendricks postures up in Neer's guard and throws a big left but Neer blocks it.
Neer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Neer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hendricks off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Neer needs to keep his hands up - Hendricks had a free shot at his head there.
Hendricks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Neer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks throws the left hand but Neer avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Hendricks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hendricks tries to close the distance and clinch but Neer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hendricks misses with a looping left.
Hendricks scores with a hook.
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neer moves away.
Hendricks lands a nice shot that snaps Neer's head back.
Hendricks loads up on a big right hand but Neer slips the punch.
Neer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendricks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hendricks throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks swings widly with a right hand
and Neer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hendricks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neer.
Hendricks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Neer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendricks.
Hendricks throws an off balance right hand
and Neer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hendricks feints and as Neer raises his hands in defense, Hendricks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neer has a closed guard, preventing Hendricks from standing up.
Hendricks won't allow Neer to get back to his feet.

Hendricks stands up and waves to Neer to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer ducks under a wild hook from Hendricks.
Hendricks throws a poor cross that misses
and Neer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hendricks misses with a series of wild punches.
Neer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendricks.
Neer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendricks.
Johny Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neer avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a lazy uppercut
and Neer counters with a one-two to the body.
Hendricks tries to bum rush Neer with a series of wild strikes but Neer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hendricks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hendricks throws a nice looking combination but Neer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hendricks loads up on a big right hand but Neer slips the punch.
Hendricks throws a poor cross that misses
and Neer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hendricks throws a poor cross that misses
and Neer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hendricks throws a lazy uppercut
and Neer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks tries to clinch up but Neer circles away and keeps his distance.
Hendricks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neer.
Hendricks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Hendricks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hendricks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hendricks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hendricks misses with a body shot
and Neer counters with a series of strikes. Hendricks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hendricks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendricks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hendricks misses the jab.
A combination from Hendricks does no damage.
Neer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neer takes one to the side of the head.
Neer ducks under a wild hook from Hendricks.

Hendricks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hendricks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer wants to get back to his feet but Hendricks drags him back down.
Hendricks working the ground and pound but Neer is defending the strikes.
Hendricks wants to stand but Neer is controlling his arm.
Neer parries the strikes from Hendricks easily there. Hendricks is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Neer to escape.
Hendricks connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Neer some visible discomfort.

Hendricks has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hendricks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Hendricks misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Hendricks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Hendricks or perhaps it was just good defense by Neer which made him look bad.
Hendricks misses with a body shot.
Hendricks throws a hook to the side of Neer's head but Neer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hendricks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hendricks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hendricks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Neer circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer slips a jab and a cross from Hendricks.
Hendricks throws a hook but Neer blocks it.
Neer ducks under a wild hook from Hendricks.
Hendricks throws out a loose jab but Neer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johny Hendricks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hendricks misses with a hook
and Neer counters with a three punch combo that has Hendricks backing up. Hendricks nods at Neer to acknowledge the strikes.
Hendricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendricks misses with the combination.
Hendricks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendricks throws an off balance right hand
and Neer counters with a right hand to the body.
Hendricks looks to score with a jab to the body but Neer is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neer moves out of range as Hendricks strikes.
Neer avoids the body shot from Hendricks.
Hendricks lands a jab-cross combination.
A slow jab from Hendricks misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Hendricks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hendricks loads up on a big right hand but Neer slips the punch.
Hendricks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neer.
Neer slips under a jab from Hendricks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks looks to land a combination but Neer avoids it well.
Hendricks shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Neer eats them both and turns towards Hendricks to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hendricks is breathing heavily.
Hendricks misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Hendricks 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. This is the final round!

Hendricks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neer.

Hendricks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neer wants to get back to his feet.
Neer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendricks.
Hendricks tries to stand and escape but Neer is controlling the position.
Hendricks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neer is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neer pushes Hendricks off looking to stand but Hendricks dives back in and keeps control.
Hendricks is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Neer manages to get to full guard.
Neer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hendricks is controlling him.
Hendricks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hendricks wants to stand but Neer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neer wants to stand and escape but Hendricks is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Hendricks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Josh Neer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neer slips a jab and a cross from Hendricks.
Hendricks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendricks scores with a jab. Neer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hendricks throws a right and a left that Neer avoids nicely.
Hendricks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hendricks throws an off balance right hand
and Neer counters with a stiff right hand.
Hendricks shoots and misses
and Neer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hendricks misses with a hook. Neer ducked under it nicely.
Hendricks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neer's waist but Neer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hendricks off to one side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hendricks.
Hendricks misses with a double jab
and Neer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hendricks throws a hook to the side of Neer's head but Neer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hendricks throws a good cross that connects.
Hendricks misses with a double jab.
Hendricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Josh Neer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a lazy uppercut
and Neer counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Hendricks misses.
Neer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hendricks throws out the jab.
Hendricks throws a shot from downtown. Neer moves away and avoids it.

Hendricks looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Neer is trying to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johny Hendricks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hendricks throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Neer to regain full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Hendricks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hendricks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

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