PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andres Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machete's entrance music is Sandstorm - Darude. A fine choice. Hendry has chosen Seed - By Sublime as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Machete
vs
Hendry

171 cm
29
159 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

173 cm
35
155 lbs
28 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andres Machete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Hendry!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete connects with a single shot there.
Hendry is looking to score with low kicks.
Machete walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hendry.
An inside leg kick from Hendry misses.
Hendry misses the body punch
and Machete connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machete throws a low kick but Hendry moves out of range easily.
Hendry misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machete.
Machete takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hendry throws a big shot that misses.
Machete tries to land a front kick but Hendry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Machete scores with a jab. Hendry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Hendry blocks the leg kick.
Machete walks into a jab.
Hendry looks to score with a jab to the body but Machete is just out of range.
Hendry avoids the body shot from Machete.
Hendry looks to land a right hand but Machete moved out of range.
Crunch! Machete slams his shin into Hendry's torso.
Machete looks for the body kick but Hendry saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry thows a body shot but no joy.
Machete throws a leg kick but Hendry checks it.
Machete scores with a nice head shot.
Machete slips a straight right by Hendry.
A shot to the liver by Machete. Beautiful body shot.
Hendry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Machete's head backwards.
Machete misses with a body kick.
Machete ducks under a wild hook from Hendry.
Hendry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hendry throws an overhand right that lands on Machete's shoulder, as Machete tries to avoid the shot.
Machete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendry moves away.
Machete misses with a leg kick.
Hendry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machete.
Hendry throws a jab but it's blocked by Machete.
Machete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machete looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hendry misses the shot to the body.
Machete stalks Hendry and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hendry's face. Hendry staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Colin Hendry has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machete stuns Hendry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Machete is predictable there
and Hendry counters with a two punch combo.
Hendry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hendry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab from Machete finds it's way through Hendry's defenses.
Hendry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machete. That did some damage!
Hendry with a nice cross.
Machete takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hendry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Machete dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendry. That did some damage!
Hendry moves out of range as Machete strikes.
Machete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendry.
Machete connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Machete takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete thows a body shot but no joy.
Machete throws a leg kick which misses Hendry's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendry tries to avoid it.
Hendry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Machete is predictable there
and Hendry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hendry blocks a leg kick.
Machete is looking to wear down Hendry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hendry throws a head kick but Machete moves out of range.
Hendry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Machete pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Machete lands.
Hendry misses with a low kick.
Hendry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machete lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hendry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Machete throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Machete there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Machete definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machete misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machete digs a good hook to Hendry's body.
Hendry digs a good body shot into Machete's ribs.
Hendry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Machete misses with a looping left.
Hendry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machete is out of range and Hendry settles back down.
Machete drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Machete swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendry avoids a kick to the body.
Hendry motions for Machete to come forward. Hendry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machete lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hendry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machete.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendry is looking to slow Machete down with leg kicks.
Machete catches Hendry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hendry throws a shot from downtown. Machete moves away and avoids it.
Hendry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machete was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andres Machete will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colin Hendry's cut.
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.

Hendry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machete throws a hook but Hendry avoids it easily.
Hendry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machete.
A swing and a miss from Hendry.
Machete slips under a jab.
Machete swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Machete throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hendry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hendry throws out a loose jab but Machete uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hendry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machete 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.
Jab by Hendry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendry. Machete does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Machete sprawls well. Machete wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hendry gets slowly back to his feet.
Machete showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendry.
A big left from Machete misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hendry.
Machete misses the shot to the body.
Hendry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machete circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hendry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Machete has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Machete and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Machete checks the leg kick.
Hendry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machete tries a low kick but Hendry avoids it.
Hendry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Machete slips under a jab.
Machete misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machete scores with a leg kick.
Machete paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hendry avoids the body shot from Machete.
Hendry tries to score with a low kick but Machete moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendry.
Hendry just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendry throws a lazy right hand but Machete sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hendry scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machete takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machete tries to work over Hendry's front leg with a kick but Hendry checks it.
Machete scores with a push kick.
Hendry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hendry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Machete thumps Hendry with a low kick.
Hendry scores with a spinning back kick!
Hendry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machete.
Hendry throws out a powerful jab.
Machete lands a slapping body shot.
Machete throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete throws a front kick aimed at Hendry's knee but Hendry avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hendry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Machete has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Machete and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Machete takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machete tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hendry. That's going to slow Machete down.
Machete throws a good cross that connects.
Machete digs a good body shot into Hendry's ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Machete on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some bone on bone action there as Machete checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hendry. That's going to slow Machete down.
Machete lands an overhand right.
Machete thows a body shot but no joy.
Machete walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machete keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendry.
Hendry swings for the body but Machete moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete tries to land a leg kick but Hendry saw it coming and moves away.
Machete takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hendry just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hendry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hendry looks for the body kick but Machete saw that one coming.
Hendry thumps Machete with a low kick.
Machete throws a body kick that misses.
Hendry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Machete throws a leg kick which misses Hendry's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendry tries to avoid it.
Hendry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendry misses the jab.
Machete thuds a left hand into Hendry's body.
Machete throws the left hand but Hendry avoids the punch easily.
Hendry defending well as Machete loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andres Machete will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colin Hendry's cut.
That's time! Machete's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hendry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hendry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machete.
Hendry connects with a looping right hand.
Hendry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Machete counters with a head kick.
Machete throws a right hand that Hendry ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendry also avoids with ease.
Machete will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hendry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Colin Hendry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andres Machete is winning the standup battle so far.
Machete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendry manages to avoid it.
Machete scores with a sloppy right hand. Hendry should have avoided that one.
Hendry avoids a kick to the body.
Machete works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Hendry.
Hendry misses with a body shot.
Hendry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Machete at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Machete ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete wants to slow Hendry down by chopping away at his legs.
Machete tries to move into range but Hendry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Machete defending well as Hendry loads up on a big left hand.
Hendry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machete slips a jab and a cross from Hendry.
Machete connects with a nice looking jab.
Machete connects with a looping right hand.
Hendry blocks a head kick by Machete.
Machete drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Machete scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hendry 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendry lands an overhand right.
Hendry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machete thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete tries a low kick but Hendry avoids it.
Machete ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hendry lands a nice shot to the body.
Machete moves out of range as Hendry strikes.
Hendry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machete.
Hendry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Machete jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hendry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Machete walks into a straight right hand from Hendry.
Hendry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Machete. That one must have hurt.
Hendry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hendry throws a push kick but Machete slaps the foot to one side.
Machete fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hendry on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Machete there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hendry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hendry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machete just misses with a punch to the body.
Machete throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hendry on the side of the head.
Hendry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machete walks into a jab.
Hendry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hendry cracks Machete with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Machete thows a body shot but no joy.
Andres Machete is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Hendry misses.
Hendry throws a series of punches but Machete avoids them all with ease.
Machete throws a nice outside leg kick.
Machete looks to throw the jab but Hendry is out of range.
A jab from Machete does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendry takes a swing at Machete's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Hendry tenderised Machete's leg. Machete is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hendry stuns Machete with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hendry misses with a lunging right hand
and Machete counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hendry throws a hook but Machete avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machete.
Machete checks a leg kick.
Machete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendry.
Hendry misses the shot to the body.
Hendry does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Machete lunges at Hendry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hendry's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendry misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machete.
Nice shot by Hendry.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Colin Hendry.
Well Machete has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andres Machete!