PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owidiusz Sknerski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sknerski
vs
Hendricks

183 cm
24
169 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KO Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Owidiusz Sknerski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sknerski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Hendricks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sknerski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hendricks is looking to take a break and control but Sknerski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Hendricks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hendricks working the ground and pound.
Sknerski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hendricks throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hendricks working the ground and pound but Sknerski is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Hendricks are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hendricks trying to control the position but Sknerski is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendricks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hendricks cracks Sknerski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hendricks in side control, throwing shots but Sknerski defends.
Hendricks tries to score with some ground and pound. Sknerski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hendricks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hendricks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hendricks cracks Sknerski with a big elbow.
Hendricks is looking to take a break and control but Sknerski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks in side control, throwing shots but Sknerski defends.
Hendricks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sknerski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hendricks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sknerski is not content to let Hendricks control the position.
Hendricks in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hendricks throws a strike aimed at the side of Sknerski's head but Sknerski avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks prevents Sknerski from improving his position.
Hendricks wants to take a breather but Sknerski is having none of it.
Hendricks works his way into full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hendricks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski tries to buck Hendricks off but he can't manage it.
We've been hearing good reports from Sknerski'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.
Sknerski can't escape the position.
Hendricks looking to ground and pound but Sknerski is blocking nicely.
Hendricks throws some wild stikes that Sknerski manages to avoid easily.
Hendricks avoids the attempt from Sknerski to control.
Sknerski manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Sknerski, under a barage of strikes from Hendricks.
Ground and pound from Hendricks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sknerski won't allow Hendricks to pass to mount.
Hendricks trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashley Hendricks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hendricks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sknerski pinned against the cage. Sknerski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hendricks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sknerski.
Hendricks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sknerski was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendricks.
Sknerski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sknerski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sknerski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hendricks.
Sknerski missing with a left hand there. Hendricks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hendricks lands with a good body shot.
Sknerski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendricks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sknerski.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hendricks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sknerski's guard.
Hendricks passes Sknerski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hendricks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sknerski's head.
Hendricks scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Hendricks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hendricks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hendricks is pressing down on Sknerski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sknerski is holding on for now.
Sknerski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendricks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks misses with a head shot. Sknerski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hendricks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sknerski is keeping the position for now.
Hendricks is looking to work some ground and pound but Sknerski has wrist control.
Sknerski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hendricks throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hendricks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
Hendricks content to stall in guard here.
Sknerski keeping full guard, as Hendricks tries to pass.
Ashley Hendricks has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hendricks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Sknerski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ashley Hendricks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sknerski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashley Hendricks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hendricks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hendricks misses with an uppercut.
Hendricks fails with a takedown attempt.
Hendricks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendricks throws an off balance right hand
and Sknerski counters with a leg kick.
Sknerski walks into a left hand.
Hendricks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sknerski manages to avoid it.
Hendricks misses with a wild combination.
Hendricks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendricks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hendricks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sknerski seems keen to control Hendricks's posture.
Sknerski keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
Hendricks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hendricks passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sknerski!
Hendricks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks landing punches.
Hendricks landing strikes from the mount.
Hendricks tries to control but Sknerski wriggling away.
Hendricks raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Sknerski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sknerski is looking to get to half guard.
Hendricks misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks wants to control the pace but Sknerski is squirming around nicely.
Sknerski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hendricks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hendricks is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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 punching from mount but Sknerski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
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!
Owidiusz Sknerski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sknerski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks thowing shots but they're missing.
Hendricks landing strikes from the mount.
Hendricks with a couple of short strikes.
Ashley Hendricks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hendricks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Sknerski is rocked!

Hendricks working for a submission but Sknerski is keeping him at bay.
Oh Sknerski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hendricks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hendricks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sknerski's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Sknerski badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hendricks around the waist but Hendricks pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hendricks is the winner by TKO! Hendricks jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashley Hendricks!
Our winner, Ashley Hendricks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.