PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Unkown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks comes to the cage accompanied by FIGHT OF OUR LIVES. Unkown is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I.C.P. BITCHES! MIRrorCulZ. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hendricks
vs
Unkown

172 cm
24
141 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

173 cm
24
142 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Outlaw

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Hendricks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Unkown!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Unkown. Beautiful body shot.
Hendricks throws a hook but Unkown blocks it.
Hendricks throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Unkown counters with a right hand to the body.
Hendricks staying out of range there.
Hendricks shoots in but Unkown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Unkown throws a right hand that misses

and Hendricks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Unkown's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Unkown looking for subs off his back but Hendricks has passed one foot through into half guard.
Unkown wants to get back to full guard.
Unkown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Unkown wants to control but Hendricks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unkown controlling the position for now.
Unkown trying to hold on to Hendricks's head to control him but Hendricks postures up.
Hendricks slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks prevents Unkown from improving his position.
Unkown is looking to control Hendricks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Unkown avoid being mounted?
Unkown manages to get to full guard.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Unkown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hendricks misses with a left hand
and Unkown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Unkown darts in trying to clinch

and Hendricks counters with a single leg into guard. Unkown didn't expect that.
Unkown wants to control but Hendricks passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hendricks raining down shots from the mount!
Unkown is trying desperately to improve position.
Unkown is still trying to improve position.
Hendricks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hendricks lands a big elbow.
Unkown is desperately trying to improve his position but Hendricks has a good base and remains in mount.
Hendricks is landing with some decent strikes but Unkown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Unkown tries to hold on but Hendricks postures up.
Hendricks with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Unkown is looking to escape.
Unkown wants to hold on but Hendricks pushes him away.
Hendricks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Unkown?
Unkown is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Unkown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unkown tries to lock up and control but Hendricks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hendricks lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Unkown hang on?

It looks like Johnny Unkown has been cut.
Hendricks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hendricks punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unkown bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hendricks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unkown tries to free his leg and advance position but Hendricks is retaining full guard.
Hendricks trying to control the position here.
We've been hearing good reports from Hendricks's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Unkown looking to pass the guard.
Unkown is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendricks has wrist control.
Unkown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johnny Hendricks.
Hendricks fails with a takedown attempt.
Hendricks shoots in but Unkown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Hendricks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Unkown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Unkown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hendricks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Unkown as Hendricks tries to tie him up.
Unkown lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Unkown.

Hendricks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Unkown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Unkown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hendricks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Unkown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Unkown misses with a looping right.
Unkown stalks Hendricks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hendricks's face. Hendricks staggers backwards, shaken.
Hendricks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Unkown.
Hendricks slips under a jab from Unkown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks takes a swing at Unkown's ribcage but misses.
Unkown looks to throw the jab but Hendricks is out of range.
Johnny Unkown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hendricks lands with an uppercut that bounces Unkown off the cage and back into range.
A solid body kick from Hendricks.
Unkown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hendricks drives through with a takedown into Unkown's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hendricks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Unkown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hendricks throwing strikes but missing.
Hendricks scoring with punches to the head and body.

Hendricks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Unkown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hendricks has managed to get both his arms back between Unkown's legs - danger averted.
Johnny Hendricks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hendricks trying to control but Unkown is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendricks preventing the sweep.
Unkown trying to control the position.
Unkown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hendricks forces his way into half guard.
Unkown is refusing to be controlled, as Hendricks sits in half guard.
Unkown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hendricks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hendricks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Unkown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hendricks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hendricks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hendricks content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks trying to control but Unkown is working from the bottom.

Unkown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hendricks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Unkown's head.
Unkown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hendricks's guard.
Hendricks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Unkown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hendricks is refusing to be controlled, as Unkown sits in half guard.
Hendricks trying to hold on to Unkown's head to control him but Unkown postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks wants to improve his position but Unkown is controlling well.
Unkown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Unkown working Hendricks over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unkown is pressing down on Hendricks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hendricks is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unkown is controlling the pace.
Unkown is thwarting Hendricks's attempts to control the position.
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 Johnny Hendricks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Unkown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Unkown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hendricks lands a right hook to the body.
Unkown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendricks.
Hendricks looks to score with a jab to the body but Unkown is just out of range.
Hendricks misses with a straight left.
Unkown throws a hook to the side of Hendricks's head but Hendricks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hendricks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendricks takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Unkown misses.
Hendricks slips a jab from Unkown.
Hendricks looks to land a left hand but Unkown moved out of range nicely.
Unkown throws a jab but it's blocked by Hendricks.
Unkown punishes Hendricks's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendricks throws a jab when Unkown was well out of range.
Unkown wants to clinch up but Hendricks keeps it at a distance.
Hendricks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Unkown feints and then cracks Hendricks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendricks down.
Unkown moves out of range as Hendricks throws a body kick.
Unkown throws a body punch but Hendricks moves out of range.

Unkown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Unkown throwing shots but Hendricks is blocking nicely.
Hendricks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Unkown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hendricks keeps working.
Hendricks trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks moves into full guard.
Unkown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unkown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hendricks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unkown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Unkown wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.
Hendricks controls Unkown momentarily but Unkown frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unkown trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Hendricks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Unkown.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Unkown misses with a right hand

and Hendricks counters with a takedown into side control.
Unkown is being controlled here.
Unkown is trying to get back to half guard.
Hendricks advances to full mount.
Hendricks raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unkown tries to hold on but Hendricks pushes him away.
Hendricks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Unkown is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unkown wants to hold on but Hendricks pushes him away.
Hendricks is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Unkown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hendricks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Unkown is looking to escape.
Hendricks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Unkown is working to get back to half guard.
Hendricks landing punches.
Hendricks avoids the attempt from Unkown to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unkown is trying desperately to improve position.
Unkown gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Johnny Hendricks did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Johnny Unkown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Unkown throws out a loose jab but Hendricks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unkown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Unkown catches Hendricks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Unkown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hendricks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Unkown instigates a clinch.
Unkown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Unkown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hendricks.
Unkown prevents Hendricks from breaking the clinch.
Unkown lands a right hand.

Hendricks gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Unkown wants to control but Hendricks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unkown is staying active underneath Hendricks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Unkown looking for submissions off his back.

Unkown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Unkown actively working from the bottom here.
Hendricks prevents Unkown from improving his position.
Hendricks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Unkown is trying to get back to full guard.
Hendricks passes to side control.
Unkown is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unkown is trying to control Hendricks's posture but Hendricks avoids it.
Unkown is trying to get back to half guard.
Hendricks works to advance to full mount. Unkown defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Unkown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Unkown is squirming around, avoiding Hendricks's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hendricks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hendricks with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unkown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hendricks landing strikes from the mount and Unkown is in trouble!
Unkown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Unkown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks raining down shots from the mount!
Hendricks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Unkown is in a horrible position here. Hendricks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Unkown is rocked!
Hendricks cracks Unkown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Unkown is still in real trouble! Can Hendricks finish him?
Unkown tries to hold on but Hendricks pushes him away.
Hendricks is landing with some decent strikes but Unkown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Unkown is looking to improve his position but Hendricks isn't that keen on the idea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big strike lands for Hendricks! That's really hurt Unkown and he's turned his back - Hendricks keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hendricks jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Hendricks!
Johnny Hendricks retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Hendricks gave a big smile as he said 'AAAAWWWWWWW YYYEAAAAAAAAA Whos your daddy Unkown! I love you bro and it was so hard to hit you with only 72.8% power! I gotta thank my little son Unkown here for taking a dive for a six pack and some old tires... I also fucked his wife (Points at Fat sweaty Pig Destiny Unkown)'.
In defeat, Johnny Unkown stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, he beats me best to out of three's, so I guess dat means we done wit dis grunge match! You was da better man tuesday but dat dont make me a woman! A dioz amigos! Beers on you I guess...'.