PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Savas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savas has chosen Seven Nation Army as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Tyson Hendrix has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hendrix
vs
Savas

177 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Savas!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hendrix.
Good work by Savas as he checks the leg kick.
Hendrix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hendrix tries to clinch up.
Savas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savas takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix shoots in looking for a takedown. Savas tries to sprawl out of it but Hendrix keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Savas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendrix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hendrix has a takedown stuffed.
Hendrix shoots for a takedown but Savas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Savas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hendrix to the mat! Hendrix manages to get full guard.
Hendrix is trying to hold Savas in close to prevent damage but Savas has managed to pass into half guard.

Savas stands up out of the half guard.
Hendrix tries to clinch up but Savas circles away and keeps his distance.
Hendrix misses with a few strikes there.
Hendrix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendrix has his takedown stuffed

and Savas moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix working aggressively here.

Savas successfully pulls guard.

Savas has his foot on Hendrix's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hendrix works his way back into a safe position though.
Hendrix wanted to stand there but Savas had control of the position.
Hendrix wants to pass the guard but Savas is keeping the position.

Savas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Savas pushes Hendrix off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix shoots and misses

and Savas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hendrix's guard.

Savas gets to his feet - Hendrix follows without any prompting.
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
Hendrix misses with a takedown

and Savas counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Savas.
Savas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Savas with a knee to the head.
Hendrix tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Savas jumps guard and drags Hendrix to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hendrix looking to pass the guard.
Savas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Hendrix drops back, looking for a kneebar! Savas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Savas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Savas!
Hendrix can't do much from the bottom here.

Savas decides to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix closes the distance looking to clinch

and Savas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hendrix gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Savas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Savas.
Hendrix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hendrix tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hendrix can't break the clinch.

Savas pulls Hendrix into guard.

Savas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Savas has a closed guard, preventing Hendrix from standing up.
Savas keeping moving, preventing Hendrix from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savas has a closed guard, preventing Hendrix from standing up.

Hendrix stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hendrix with a poor takedown
and Savas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendrix tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Savas moves into the clinch.
Hendrix tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Savas smiles and moves away.
Hendrix shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Savas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Savas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hendrix wants a takedown.

Savas turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Savas decides to stand back up. Savas steps back and let's Hendrix get back to his feet.
Hendrix doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Savas counters with a head kick.
Savas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hendrix.
Hendrix looks to throw a body kick

and Savas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Savas.
Hendrix wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix tries for a takedown but Savas manages to get underhooks.
Savas is leaning against Hendrix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Savas wants to get back to striking at distance but Hendrix won't allow it.

Savas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hendrix darts in trying to clinch

and Savas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Savas manages to pull guard.
Hendrix trying to control but Savas is working from the bottom.
Savas wants to stand but Hendrix is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hendrix throwing strikes from guard but Savas blocks nicely.
Savas keeping moving, preventing Hendrix from controlling successfully.
Hendrix won't allow Savas to get back to his feet.
Hendrix passes Savas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hendrix frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Savas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Savas 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!

Savas circles away from the clinch attempt

and Savas counters with a takedown into side control.
Hendrix can't do much from the bottom here.
Hendrix is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Savas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Savas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Savas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Savas counters by clinching up.
Hendrix tries to pull guard but Savas holds him up against the cage and eventually Hendrix drops back down to his feet.

Hendrix is fighting off a takedown attempt but Savas is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hendrix to the mat. Hendrix regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Savas postures up.
Savas stopping the sweep attempt from Hendrix.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hendrix is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix looking for a sweep. Not yet Hendrix, not yet.
Savas with a nice head shot there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hendrix holds on and takes a little breather.

Savas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Savas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendrix gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Savas counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses
and Savas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hendrix is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Savas moves into the clinch.
Hendrix lands a nice elbow.
Hendrix goes for a takedown attempt but Savas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Savas tries to clinch up.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendrix.
A low kick from Hendrix is predictable there

and Savas counters with a single leg into guard. Hendrix didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hendrix has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Savas is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hendrix.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Savas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hendrix gets back to half guard.
It looks like Savas is going to stand back up.
Hendrix manages to get to full guard.
Tyson Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Savas has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hendrix to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Savas is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hendrix pulls down on the head and he's put Savas to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tyson Hendrix!