PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariano Italiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks comes to the cage accompanied by Fixing a Broken Hearth-A1. This should be a great matchup!

Hendricks
vs
Italiano

182 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mariano Italiano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Italiano tries to bum rush Hendricks with a series of wild strikes but Hendricks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Italiano.
Hendricks wants to control but Italiano postures up.
Italiano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Italiano landing a few strikes.
Hendricks is trying to get back to half guard.

Italiano is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hendricks is trying to escape and Italiano transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hendricks is forced to tap! Nice work there by Italiano! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mariano Italiano!
An out of breath Mariano Italiano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.