PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Decker Dogwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Hendrickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Napoleon Hendrickson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Decker Dogwood's chin.

Dogwood
vs
Hendrickson

185 cm
22
270 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

187 cm
22
245 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Conviction

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Decker Dogwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Napoleon Hendrickson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrickson wants to clinch.
Dogwood swings for the body but Hendrickson moves out of range.
Dogwood catches Hendrickson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Napoleon Hendrickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dogwood keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Dogwood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hendrickson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dogwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hendrickson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dogwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Dogwood there.

It looks like Napoleon Hendrickson has been cut.
Dogwood misses with a wild body shot.
Hendrickson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dogwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hendrickson is looking to clinch but Dogwood is avoiding it.
Hendrickson tries to clinch but Dogwood moves away
and Dogwood counters with a body kick that stops Hendrickson in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrickson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dogwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hendrickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dogwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dogwood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hendrickson tries to clinch but Dogwood moves away
and Dogwood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hendrickson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hendrickson wants to clinch but Dogwood slips to the side
and Hendrickson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendrickson is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrickson is looking to clinch but Dogwood is avoiding it.
Dogwood lands with a slapping head kick.
Dogwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dogwood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hendrickson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dogwood.
Dogwood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hendrickson wants to clinch up but Dogwood keeps it at a distance.
Hendrickson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendrickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dogwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hendrickson darts in trying to clinch
and Dogwood counters with a left and a right that stings Hendrickson.
Dogwood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hendrickson moves in looking to clinch but Dogwood pushes him off.
Hendrickson tries to clinch there but Dogwood circles away.
Dogwood feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hendrickson moves to clinch but Dogwood breaks away
and Dogwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dogwood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dogwood lunges at Hendrickson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hendrickson's hand.

That has opened up Napoleon Hendrickson's cut even more.
Hendrickson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dogwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hendrickson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dogwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dogwood misses the shot to the body.
Hendrickson lands a jab to the head.
Hendrickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dogwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendrickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dogwood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hendrickson is able to avoid easily.
Hendrickson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hendrickson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dogwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hendrickson darts in and clinches Dogwood up against the cage.
A short right from Dogwood.
Hendrickson takes a shot to the head.
Hendrickson lands with a left to the head.
Dogwood missing with knees to the body.
Hendrickson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hendrickson as the two fighters clinch.
Dogwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hendrickson misses with a punch to the body.
Hendrickson working aggressively here.
Hendrickson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Hendrickson as the two fighters clinch.
Dogwood is breathing heavily.
Hendrickson blocks a body shot from Dogwood.
Hendrickson swings wildly with an uppercut but Dogwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dogwood being controlled against the cage.
Hendrickson is pushing Dogwood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dogwood connects with a knee to the head.

The cut above Napoleon Hendrickson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice left hand lands by Hendrickson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dogwood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hendrickson's brow.
Hendrickson digs a right hand into Dogwood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dogwood's gas tank.
Dogwood takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrickson lands with a left to the head.
Hendrickson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dogwood.
Dogwood trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dogwood misses with an elbow over the top.
Hendrickson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hendrickson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hendrickson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hendrickson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dogwood backwards.
Dogwood blocking some punches.
Hendrickson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dogwood up against the cage.
Hendrickson gets through Dogwood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dogwood misses with the head strike.
Hendrickson blocks the elbow strike.
Hendrickson lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Decker Dogwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Napoleon Hendrickson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fight stays on the outside here - Hendrickson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dogwood keeps the fight on the outside.
Dogwood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dogwood.
Hendrickson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dogwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendrickson ducks under a wild hook from Dogwood.
A little jabbing left from Hendrickson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Dogwood misses.
Hendrickson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dogwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dogwood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hendrickson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dogwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It appears Dogwood was looking to counter with a kick there.

Hendrickson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dogwood, pushing him back against the cage.
Hendrickson avoiding damage as Dogwood throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendrickson.
Dogwood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendrickson.
Hendrickson has a couple of punches blocked by Dogwood.
Dogwood lands a hook that snaps the head of Hendrickson backwards.
Dogwood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Napoleon Hendrickson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hendrickson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dogwood misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrickson avoiding damage as Dogwood throws knees to the body.
Dogwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendrickson can do to turn this around?
A right hand to the body from Hendrickson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hendrickson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hendrickson swings wildly with an uppercut but Dogwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendrickson lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dogwood.
A shot in the inside from Hendrickson.
Hendrickson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hendrickson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dogwood.
Hendrickson misses with the head strike.
Dogwood blocking some punches.
Dogwood throws an elbow that misses.
Hendrickson lands a body punch.
Hendrickson lands a shoulder strike.
Hendrickson lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Decker Dogwood has been cut.
Hendrickson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hendrickson cracks Dogwood with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Hendrickson.
Hendrickson pushes Dogwood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrickson lands a nice uppercut.
Hendrickson is working Dogwood over against the cage.
Hendrickson misses with the head strike.
Dogwood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hendrickson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hendrickson throws a head punch that misses.
Hendrickson tries a body shot but Dogwood blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hendrickson fails to land.
Hendrickson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dogwood.
Hendrickson scores with a shoulder strike.
Hendrickson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dogwood blocking some punches.
Hendrickson lands a hook that snaps the head of Dogwood backwards.
Hendrickson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hendrickson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dogwoods head.
Hendrickson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Dogwood is rocked!
Dogwood blocking some punches.
Oh Dogwood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Hendrickson drops Dogwood onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dogwood is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hendrickson digs a right hand underneath Dogwood's ribcage. Dogwood let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrickson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dogwood to his knees! Hendrickson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Napoleon Hendrickson!