PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johhny Hendriks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hendriks
vs
Shepherd

191 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johhny Hendriks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Shepherd !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendriks connects with a body shot.
Shepherd slips a jab and a cross from Hendriks.
Shepherd tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hendriks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shepherd .
Hendriks swings for the body but Shepherd moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendriks. Shepherd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shepherd is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shepherd has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Shepherd bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hendriks is looking to regain half guard here but Shepherd keeps moving and retains side control.
Hendriks defending against the ground and pound.
Shepherd landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Shepherd working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shepherd throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hendriks prevents Shepherd from improving position.
Shepherd working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shepherd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shepherd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hendriks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shepherd working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Shepherd landing a few strikes.
Hendriks stops Shepherd from passing to mount.
Hendriks taking punishment in the form of punches.

Shepherd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shepherd lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hendriks down.
Hendriks is looking for a sweep.
Hendriks avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shepherd .
Shepherd working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Shepherd is trying to get an arm triangle but Hendriks is defending well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A punch combination from Hendriks misses.
Hendriks misses with a body shot.

Shepherd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shepherd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendriks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shepherd .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendriks lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Shepherd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shepherd keeping moving, preventing Hendriks from controlling successfully.
Hendriks slips nicely into half guard.
Shepherd is trying to maintain the position but Hendriks is very close to passing his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shepherd can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hendriks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shepherd defending well though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shepherd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Shepherd , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Shepherd has managed to clinch.

Shepherd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hendriks just misses with a punch to the body.
Shepherd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hendriks's hands.

Hendriks is rocked!

Shepherd clinches up with Hendriks and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Hendriks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Shepherd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Shepherd moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Hendriks! Shepherd continues to tee off on Hendriks, landing with a left and a right! Shepherd connects with a right hand that leaves Hendriks sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Shepherd !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Shepherd !