PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hendo
vs
Amaral

180 cm
28
190 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

189 cm
27
194 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

ONI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Hendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Amaral!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo tries to clinch up but Amaral circles away and keeps his distance.

Hendo moves into the clinch successfully.
Amaral missing with knees to the body.
Hendo tries to land knees in the clinch but Amaral avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Hendo.

Amaral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hendo wants to clinch up but Amaral keeps it at a distance.
Amaral lands a head shot.
Amaral throws a hook but Hendo blocks it.
Amaral throws a jab when Hendo was well out of range.
Hendo tries to clinch
and Amaral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendo tries to clinch up.

Hendo clinches up against the cage.
Hendo prevents Amaral from breaking the clinch.
Hendo trying to land knees to the body.

Amaral manages to break the clinch.
Hendo swinging wildly here.
Hendo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amaral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amaral throws a wild body kick that Hendo sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Amaral. That one must have hurt.
Hendo tries to clinch up.
Amaral jabs Hendo right on the nose. Hendo blinks but takes it well.
Hendo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amaral throws a nice looking combination but Hendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hendo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hendo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Amaral digs a good hook to Hendo's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amaral circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hendo drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Amaral follows Hendo to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Amaral!
Our winner, Rafael Amaral, 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.