PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaan Jalgratas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jalgratas
vs
Hendrix

190 cm
32
185 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

191 cm
29
198 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaan Jalgratas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalgratas throws a combination. Hendrix tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jalgratas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jalgratas goes for a double leg but Hendrix avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hendrix continues to drive forward.
Jalgratas throws a head kick but Hendrix moves out of range.
Hendrix is looking for the big counter here.
Nice defenses there by Hendrix.
Hendrix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Hendrix moves into the clinch.
Jalgratas leaning against his opponent.
Jalgratas has a couple of punches blocked by Hendrix.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but Hendrix blocks it.
The referee calls for Jalgratas to work.
Jalgratas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hendrix throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalgratas.
Hendrix tries to break free but Jalgratas pushes him back against the cage.
Jalgratas is pushing Hendrix up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Hendrix manages to break the clinch.
Jalgratas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hendrix.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalgratas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendrix. That did some damage!
Jalgratas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jalgratas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendrix. Jalgratas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendrix connects with a crisp jab.
Jalgratas swings for the body but Hendrix moves out of range.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jalgratas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hendrix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Jalgratas closes the distance and clinches.
Hendrix tries a body shot but Jalgratas blocks it.
Hendrix is trying to break the clinch but Jalgratas has him pressed against the cage.
Jalgratas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hendrix up against the cage.
Jalgratas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jalgratas with a knee to the head.
Jalgratas is looking to control Hendrix's arms but Hendrix gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jalgratas has his back to the cage.

Hendrix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jalgratas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bone on bone clash there as Hendrix blocks the leg kick.
Jalgratas scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas throws a head kick that misses.

Jalgratas rushes Hendrix and presses him up against the cage.

Jalgratas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jalgratas lands with a slapping head kick.
Hendrix has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas darts in looking for a takedown but Hendrix gets double underhooks and turns Jalgratas into the cage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hendrix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jalgratas moves away from the strike by Hendrix.
Jalgratas throws out a loose jab but Hendrix uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hendrix rushes Jalgratas and presses him up against the cage.
Jalgratas pushes Hendrix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jalgratas tries to land a knee to the head but Hendrix blocks with his arms.
Hendrix misses with a punch to the body.
Hendrix leaning against his opponent.
Jalgratas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jalgratas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hendrix.
Jalgratas tries a body shot but Hendrix blocks it.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but Hendrix blocks it.
Jalgratas misses with the head strike.

Jalgratas breaks the clinch.
Jalgratas jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Hendrix darts in and clinches Jalgratas up against the cage.
Jalgratas misses with a body punch.
Hendrix is pushing Jalgratas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Jalgratas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jalgratas is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Jalgratas lands but Hendrix takes it in his stride.
Hendrix swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jalgratas counters with a straight right hand.
Jalgratas wants to slow Hendrix down by chopping away at his legs.
Hendrix lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jalgratas works Hendrix's body with a nice hook.

Hendrix forces Jalgratas back against the cage and clinches.
Jalgratas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jalgratas misses with an elbow strike.
Jalgratas misses with a knee strike.
Jalgratas throws a knee to the head but misses.

Hendrix breaks the clinch.

Hendrix has closed the distance and engaged Jalgratas in a clinch.
Hendrix has a couple of punches blocked by Jalgratas.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jalgratas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hendrix blocks an elbow strike from Jalgratas.
Hendrix can't find room to land a body shot as Jalgratas controls the action.
Jalgratas throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Jalgratas.
Hendrix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jalgratas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hendrix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jalgratas.
Hendrix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jalgratas backwards.
Jalgratas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jalgratas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Hendrix breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaan Jalgratas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hendrix moves away from the strike by Jalgratas.

Hendrix forces Jalgratas back against the cage and clinches.
Hendrix misses with some punches.
Hendrix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jalgratas backwards.
Jalgratas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jalgratas cracks Hendrix with a nice body shot.
Hendrix misses with the head strike.
Hendrix has had enough of the clinch but Jalgratas keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hendrix throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalgratas.
Jaan Jalgratas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hendrix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hendrix is trying to push Jalgratas away but Jalgratas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix tries to break free but Jalgratas pushes him back against the cage.

Jalgratas breaks the clinch.
Jalgratas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jalgratas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Jalgratas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jalgratas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaan Jalgratas is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hendrix moves into the clinch successfully.
Jalgratas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jalgratas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Hendrix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hendrix is trying to push Jalgratas away but Jalgratas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hendrix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jalgratas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hendrix misses with a punch to the body.
Hendrix managing to block the knees to the body from Jalgratas.

Hendrix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jalgratas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendrix moves away.
Hendrix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hendrix moves into the clinch.
Jalgratas controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Hendrix.

Jalgratas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hendrix at a distance.
Hendrix misses with a series of wild punches.
Jalgratas misses with a body punch
and Hendrix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalgratas misses with a kick to the body.

Jalgratas gets tackled into the cage by Hendrix. Hendrix maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendrix.
Jalgratas tries to work over Hendrix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jalgratas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendrix can do to turn this around?

Hendrix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hendrix avoids the head kick by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas misses with a body shot.

Hendrix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jalgratas, pushing him back against the cage.
Jalgratas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hendrix tries a body shot but Jalgratas blocks it.
Jalgratas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hendrix blocks the elbow strike.
Hendrix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jalgratass head.
A short uppercut from Jalgratas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jalgratas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jalgratas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jalgratas wants to stall.
Jalgratas misses with a knee to the head.
Jalgratas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendrix is trying to stall.
Hendrix gets through Jalgratas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jalgratas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendrix's elbow.
Hendrix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jalgratas backwards.
Jalgratas working aggressively here.
Jalgratas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jalgratas looking to stall.
Jalgratas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendrix.

Hendrix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hendrix moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Jalgratas breaks from the clinch.
Jalgratas slips under a jab from Hendrix.
It looked like Jalgratas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hendrix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Jalgratas is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendrix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Jalgratas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hendrix fakes the body blow, causing Jalgratas to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Jalgratas goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Hendrix!
Akira Hendrix tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.