PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Barns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexis Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barns
vs
Hendricks

177 cm
18
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

179 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Danny Barns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexis Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hendricks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barns is trying to defend but Hendricks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hendricks trying to pass the guard but Barns defending well.
Barns keeping hold of Hendricks's head, controlling as best he can.
Barns wants to control but Hendricks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hendricks prevents Barns from improving his position.
Barns trying to control but Hendricks postures up.
Hendricks moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks misses with the ground and pound.
Hendricks content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Barns on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barns tries to get out of the position.
Barns tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Barns tries to lock up and control but Hendricks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hendricks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hendricks trying to control but Barns is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barns is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barns tries to hold on but Hendricks pushes him away.
Barns tries to reverse the position but Hendricks maintains control.

Hendricks goes for an armbar but Barns turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Barns.
Hendricks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barns content to stall in guard here.
Barns has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barns trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Barns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barns trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Hendricks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendricks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hendricks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hendricks, not yet.
Barns working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hendricks's head.
Barns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hendricks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barns passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barns scores with punches from side control.
Hendricks tries to buck Barns off but Barns is having none of it.
Barns trying to control the action but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Barns has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hendricks tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barns lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barns is chipping away with strikes.
Hendricks is not content to let Barns control the position.
Barns is putting a hurting on Hendricks here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Barns dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendricks defending well as Barns loads up on a big left hand.
Barns throws a looping overhand right but Hendricks ducks down to avoid it.
Barns takes a swing at Hendricks's ribcage but misses.
Hendricks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hendricks defending well as Barns loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hendricks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Barns shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Barns perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hendricks has hold of Barns's hands but Barns slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barns missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barns is trying to control the action in half guard but Hendricks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hendricks is looking to control Barns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hendricks avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barns moves nicely into side control.
Barns throws an elbow but Hendricks slips to the side and avoids it well.
Barns working away.
Hendricks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barns controls the position.
Hendricks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barns wants to free his trapped foot but Hendricks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barns not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barns wants to take a breather but Hendricks is having none of it.
Hendricks is trying to stand.
Barns winds up and cracks Hendricks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendricks wants to get back to full guard.
Hendricks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hendricks.
Barns scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hendricks keeping moving, preventing Barns from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barns throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendricks keeping moving, preventing Barns from controlling successfully.
Barns landing some decent shots from guard.

Hendricks looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barns passes into half guard.
Danny Barns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Barns there.
Barns slips a nice elbow through Hendricks's hands, connecting with Hendricks's forehead.
Barns trying to control from Hendricks's half guard. Hendricks has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barns trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Barns looking to sit in guard and control but Hendricks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barns has Hendricks pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Barns dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hendricks dives in for a single leg takedown but Barns sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Hendricks jumps guard.
Barns postures up and lands a big shot to Hendricks's brow.
Barns slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barns scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barns is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendricks has wrist control.
Hendricks wants to stand and escape but Barns is having none of it.
Barns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Hendricks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barns defends well.
Barns not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hendricks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barns is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hendricks looking to control.
Barns wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.
Barns with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barns wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.
Barns makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barns trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barns working some strikes from top position.
Barns's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hendricks is looking to stand up but Barns isn't so interested in that idea.
Hendricks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barns is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barns chips away with some ground and pound.
Hendricks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barns's guard.
Barns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barns controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks wants to get up but he can't break Barns's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barns lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hendricks!
Barns looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barns landing shots from mount.

Hendricks is rocked!

It looks like Alexis Hendricks has been cut.
Barns drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hendricks! More shots from Barns and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Barns!
A very excited looking Danny Barns rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.