PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen's entrance music is Papa Roach - Do or die. A fine choice. Hendricks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nightrain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ashley Hendricks was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Paulsen
vs
Hendricks

171 cm
24
153 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

168 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ashley Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hendricks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paulsen being controlled against the cage.
Paulsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paulsen has a couple of punches blocked by Hendricks.
Hendricks slowing the pace effectively.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paulsen as Hendricks tries to tie him up.
Hendricks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulsen gets through Hendricks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hendricks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hendricks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hendricks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paulsen after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paulsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from Paulsen as Hendricks shoots in.
Paulsen scores with a nice right hand.
Paulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Hendricks seems unphased.
A cross from Paulsen lands.
Hendricks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paulsen pinned against the cage. Paulsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morten Paulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashley Hendricks.
Hendricks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendricks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paulsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paulsen gets caught napping as Hendricks dives in and scores a takedown. Paulsen manages to retain guard.
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 wants to control from the top but Paulsen keeps moving.
Hendricks preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ashley Hendricks.
Paulsen looks to land a left hand but Hendricks moved out of range nicely.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Hendricks should have avoided that one.
Hendricks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendricks.
Hendricks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paulsen looks to land a left hand but Hendricks moved out of range nicely.
Paulsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hendricks throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a lazy right hand but Paulsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paulsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Paulsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hendricks drops his hands momentarily and Paulsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paulsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendricks.
Paulsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen throws a big shot that misses.
Hendricks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morten Paulsen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hendricks pushes Paulsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Paulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendricks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen stalling the fight.
Hendricks controlling the action here for a moment.
Paulsen is struggling to control the position.
Paulsen is trying to force a seperation but Hendricks has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Hendricks to work.
Paulsen lands a shoulder strike.
Paulsen stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulsen misses with the combination.
Paulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paulsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Paulsen scores with a head kick. Hendricks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hendricks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Hendricks dives in and scores a takedown into Paulsen's guard.
Hendricks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paulsen is trying to control the position but Hendricks postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hendricks working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks is looking to work some ground and pound but Paulsen has wrist control.

Morten Paulsen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hendricks checks a low kick from Paulsen.
Hendricks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paulsen connects with a right hand. Hendricks shakes it off.
Paulsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a wild body kick that Hendricks sees coming a mile off.
Paulsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morten Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hendricks.
Paulsen swings for the body but Hendricks moves out of range.
Paulsen with a jab.
Hendricks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paulsen avoids it really well and circles away.
Paulsen stuns Hendricks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morten Paulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashley Hendricks.
Paulsen misses with a jab to the body

and Hendricks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paulsen won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendricks working away.
Hendricks trying to control the action but Paulsen is working from the bottom.
Paulsen is trying to control Hendricks's posture but Hendricks avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks is looking to take a break and control but Paulsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morten Paulsen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Paulsen tries to work over Hendricks's front leg with a kick but Hendricks checks it.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendricks ducks right into an uppercut from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paulsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hendricks slips a jab from Paulsen.
Jab by Paulsen.
Paulsen swings for the body but Hendricks moves out of range.
Paulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hendricks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hendricks is defended easily by Paulsen.
Paulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hendricks.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendricks.
Paulsen lands a jab to the head.
Paulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendricks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendricks fails with a takedown attempt.
Morten Paulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashley Hendricks.
Paulsen lands a head kick!
Ashley Hendricks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen scores with a jab. Hendricks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Paulsen. No joy for Hendricks on that attempt.
Morten Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hendricks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paulsen misses with a body kick.
Morten Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Paulsen lands.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendricks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paulsen, right into the meat.
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Hendricks ducks down to avoid it.
Paulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hendricks looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulsen is just out of range.
Hendricks throws a jab when Paulsen was well out of range.
Hendricks throws a jab when Paulsen was well out of range.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Hendricks is rocked!
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen throws the left hand but Hendricks avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks walks into a straight right hand from Paulsen.
Hendricks is still on wobbly legs! Can Paulsen finish him?
Hendricks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Hendricks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendricks ducks right into an uppercut from Paulsen.
Hendricks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen throws an overhand right that drops Hendricks like a sack of potatoes! Paulsen dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morten Paulsen!
Morten Paulsen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.