PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lord Frieza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Hendry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Frieza
vs
Hendry

175 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lord Frieza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Hendry!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendry tries to clinch there but Frieza circles away.
Frieza scores with a nice strike.
Frieza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frieza throws a good cross that connects.
Frieza misses with a takedown attempt - Hendry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hendry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hendry misses with a double jab.

Frieza pushes Hendry up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frieza prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frieza cracks Hendry with a nice body shot.
Frieza trying to control the position but instead, Hendry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frieza into the cage.
The referee calls for Frieza to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frieza lands an elbow inside.
Hendry takes an elbow to the temple.

Frieza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hendry doesn't manage to clinch there - Frieza circles away.
Hendry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frieza tries to clinch but Hendry moves out of range.
Hendry is looking to clinch.
Frieza misses with a wild body shot.
Hendry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frieza goes for a double leg but Hendry avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hendry continues to drive forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frieza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Frieza is defended easily by Hendry.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lord Frieza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frieza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hendry tries to clinch up.
Frieza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hendry stuffs the takedown attempt from Frieza. Frieza gets slowly back to his feet.
Hendry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frieza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hendry as he avoids it easily.
Hendry tries a head kick but it misses.
Frieza shoots in looking for a takedown. Hendry tries to sprawl out of it but Frieza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hendry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hendry or perhaps it was just good defense by Frieza, which made it look bad.

Hendry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry taking a breather here.
Frieza is trying to get back to his feet.
Frieza has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Hendry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Frieza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frieza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hendry asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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 Lord Frieza will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hendry looks to land a combination but Frieza avoids it well.
Hendry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frieza can pounce on him.
Frieza tries to clinch up but Hendry circles away and keeps his distance.
Hendry feints the counter takedown.
Frieza digs a good hook to Hendry's body.
Frieza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Frieza gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hendry to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Frieza wants to get back to his feet but Hendry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendry stays in close to Frieza's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry passes Frieza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Frieza is trying to stand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hendry controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frieza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Frieza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendry moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hendry is defended easily by Frieza.
Frieza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hendry's waist but Hendry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frieza off to one side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Frieza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hendry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frieza fails with a takedown attempt.
Hendry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frieza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Frieza both land. Nice combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frieza.
Hendry misses with a takedown attempt
and Frieza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lord Frieza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Hendry.
Hendry is breathing heavily.
Hendry looks to clinch
and Frieza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jonny Hendry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frieza's corner calls for a 1-2. Frieza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frieza catches Hendry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frieza tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jonny Hendry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frieza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hendry as he jumps to the side.

Frieza gets caught flat footed, as Hendry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frieza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hendry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frieza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lord Frieza dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Frieza tries to clinch

and Hendry counters with a shoot takedown. Frieza fights it but they end up in guard.
Frieza is looking to stand back up but Hendry counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Frieza.

Hendry controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frieza tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hendry manages to move to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frieza wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frieza bucks up and throws Hendry to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

Frieza rushes Hendry and presses him up against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Frieza here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hendry being controlled against the cage.
Hendry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frieza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Frieza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hendry tries to pull guard but Frieza won't allow it.
Hendry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lord Frieza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Hendry.
Hendry tries to pull guard but Frieza holds him up against the cage and eventually Hendry drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Frieza manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hendry prevents Frieza from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Frieza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hendry is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Frieza connects with a body shot.
Frieza cracks the inside of Hendry's front leg.
Frieza shoots for a takedown but Hendry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendry feints the counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frieza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hendry is fending him off so far but Frieza persists. Nope, Hendry circles away and we're back to standing.
Hendry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frieza but Frieza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frieza leaves Hendry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lord Frieza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lord Frieza is winning the standup battle so far.
Frieza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hendry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frieza circles away.
Frieza is looking to clinch but Hendry is avoiding it.
Hendry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Frieza defends it well.
Jonny Hendry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Hendry misses
and Hendry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lord Frieza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frieza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Lord Frieza!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Lord Frieza!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Lord Frieza!

Lord Frieza wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Lord Frieza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.