PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Turris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lets get sweattttty betty!. Johnny Hendricks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hendricks
vs
Turris

172 cm
28
148 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

172 cm
33
142 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Turris!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hendricks momentarily.

It looks like Johnny Hendricks has been cut.
Nice shot by Hendricks.
Hendricks throws a leg kick that misses.
Hendricks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hendricks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hendricks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Turris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Hendricks misses.
Turris feints the counter takedown.
Hendricks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turris jabs Hendricks right on the nose. Hendricks blinks but takes it well.
Hendricks connects with a single shot there.
Hendricks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turris manages to avoid it.
Hendricks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hendricks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hendricks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hendricks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendricks.
Hendricks scores with a leg kick.
Hendricks misses with a leg kick
letting Turris counter with a right hand.
Donk. Turris catches Hendricks right on the button with a cross.
Hendricks throws an overhand right that lands on Turris's shoulder, as Turris tries to avoid the shot.
Hendricks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turris looks to land a left hand but Hendricks moved out of range nicely.
Hendricks misses with a low kick.
Turris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendricks.
Hendricks misses with a left hand
and Hendricks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turris connects with an inside leg kick.
Turris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks swings for the body but Turris moves out of range.

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.

Turris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hendricks is aware though and is defending well.
Turris trying to keep a closed guard but Hendricks is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turris seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendricks throwing strikes from guard but Turris blocks nicely.
Hendricks preventing the sweep.
Hendricks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hendricks lands a nice forearm strike.
Turris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turris stops Hendricks from passing to mount.
Turris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turris taking a bit of punishment here - Hendricks scoring with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turris is trying to get back to half guard.
Hendricks lands some shots froms side control.
Turris is trying to improve his position.
Hendricks wants to control but Turris is keeping him busy.
Hendricks working the body and head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hendricks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turris keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Turris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Turris is trying to improve his position.
Hendricks is looking to take a break and control but Turris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hendricks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hendricks cracks Turris with a big right hand but Turris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Hendricks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Hendricks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Turris lands with a right hand.
Turris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turris throws a low kick but Hendricks avoids it.
Turris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hendricks.
Hendricks is looking to counter punch.
Hendricks thuds a left hand into Turris's body.
Hendricks seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hendricks throws a shot from downtown. Turris moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Hendricks misses.
Turris moves out of range as Hendricks strikes.
A big right from Hendricks misses.
Turris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hendricks throws a body punch but Turris moves out of range.
Hendricks moves away from the strike by Turris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendricks doesn't seem bothered though.
Turris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turris throws a poor cross that misses
and Hendricks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hendricks.
Turris throws a nice looking combination but Hendricks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendricks.
Turris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hendricks.

It looks like Kyle Turris has been cut.
Turris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hendricks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hendricks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hendricks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Turris.
Turris throws out a loose jab but Hendricks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendricks misses with a hook. Turris ducked under it nicely.
Hendricks feints and then cracks Turris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turris down.
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turris moves away.
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turris moves away.
Turris moves forwards but Hendricks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Hendricks misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a jab but it's blocked by Turris.
Turris with a jab.
Turris throws a body shot but no joy.
Hendricks tries a low kick but Turris avoids it.
Johnny Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turris.
Hendricks misses with an uppercut

and Turris counters with a takedown into side control.
Turris working away.
Hendricks gets back to half guard.
Hendricks tries to roll over but Turris keeps him under control.
Turris 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turris wants to stand but Hendricks has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hendricks is trying to get back to full guard.
Hendricks manages to get to full guard.
Turris trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Hendricks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hendricks keeping moving, preventing Turris from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Turris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hendricks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turris has managed to get both his arms back between Hendricks's legs - danger averted.
Turris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendricks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hendricks looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Turris slips a jab from Hendricks.
Hendricks thows a leg kick but Turris checks it
letting Turris counter with a right hand.
A nice combination there by Turris.
Turris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendricks circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendricks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hendricks connects with a jab.
Turris misses with a wild body shot.
Hendricks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turris throws a right hand that misses
and Hendricks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kyle Turris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendricks shoots for a double leg takedown but Turris sprawls well. He's pushed Hendricks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kyle Turris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hendricks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hendricks misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hendricks.
Hendricks takes a swing at Turris's ribcage but misses.
Turris misses with the combination.
Turris looks to land a combination. Hendricks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turris cracks a nice hook into Hendricks's ribs.
A lazy left from Hendricks finds it's target.
A big right from Hendricks misses.
Hendricks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hendricks.
Hendricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendricks misses the jab.
A big left from Hendricks misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hendricks misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Turris sizes up Hendricks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Turris.
Hendricks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turris throws a right hand that Hendricks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendricks also avoids with ease.
Hendricks fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turris just manages to avoid it.
Hendricks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hendricks digs a good body shot into Turris's ribs.
Turris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hendricks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hendricks.

Turris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hendricks's head.
Turris misses with a series of wild punches.
Turris avoids the body shot from Hendricks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turris. That did some damage!
Hendricks moves out of range of the strikes.
Turris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hendricks throws a hook but Turris avoids it easily.
Turris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turris takes one on the button.
Hendricks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turris to score with a decent uppercut.
Hendricks misses with a hook to the body
and Turris counters with a straight right hand.
Hendricks misses with a takedown attempt - Turris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turris checks the leg kick.
Turris needs to keep his hands up - Hendricks had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by Turris as he connects with a hook.
Hendricks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turris works over Hendricks's head and body with a nice combination.
Turris throws a looping overhand right but Hendricks ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turris lands a jab to the head.
Hendricks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turris's calf.
Hendricks scoring well with a low kick there.
Hendricks moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendricks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turris.
Turris throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Hendricks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hendricks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hendricks throws a right and a left that Turris avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Turris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turris throws an overhand right that lands on Hendricks's shoulder, as Hendricks tries to avoid the shot.
Turris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendricks manages to avoid it.
Turris throws a hook to the side of Hendricks's head but Hendricks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hendricks changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turris but Turris pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is looking to control Turris's arms but Turris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hendricks has his back to the cage.
Turris throws a head punch that misses.
Hendricks blocking some punches.
Hendricks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turris lands an uppercut.

Turris breaks from the clinch.
Turris throws a hook to the side of Hendricks's head but Hendricks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hendricks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turris lands a nice hook to Hendricks's body. Hendricks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Turris.
Hendricks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kyle Turris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hendricks.
Turris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hendricks takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Turris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kyle Turris!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kyle Turris thanked Fury Nutrition Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Johnny Hendricks spoke after the fight, saying 'Yea baby I won!!...wait what? I lost? I didnt lose, I dont remeber that happening?? Fuck you, your crazy.. Im not talking to you Im talking to myself you asshole.. kiss me and leave me alone.. IM A GOD!! Dont deny me a chicken dinner with pancakes!'.