PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leifi Plomeros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Plomeros
vs
Hendo

187 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hope MMA: Island Nutritions

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leifi Plomeros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jordan Hendo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plomeros smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hendo is looking to clinch but Plomeros is avoiding it.
Plomeros wants to clinch up but Hendo keeps it at a distance.
Hendo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plomeros.
Plomeros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plomeros misses with a looping left.
Plomeros avoids the body shot from Hendo.
Hendo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Plomeros tries to clinch up but Hendo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hendo sizes up Plomeros with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hendo throws a lazy uppercut
and Plomeros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Plomeros tries to clinch
and Hendo counters with a left to the body.
Hendo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plomeros.
Nice defenses there by Hendo.
Plomeros wants to clinch up but Hendo keeps it at a distance.
Hendo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Plomeros lands with a shot to the body.
Plomeros lunges at Hendo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hendo's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendo cracks Plomeros with an open hand slap.
Plomeros definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plomeros jabs at Hendo's body.

Plomeros takes the fight into the clinch.
Plomeros misses with the head strike.
Hendo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hendo digs a right hand into Plomeros's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Plomeros's gas tank.
Hendo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hendo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hendo lands a nice uppercut.
Plomeros has a couple of punches blocked by Hendo.
Plomeros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hendo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plomeros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Plomeros.
Plomeros has a couple of punches blocked by Hendo.
Hendo lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plomeros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plomeros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendo tries to throw a body punch but Plomeros avoids it by throwing Hendo back against the cage.
Plomeros tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendo avoids the damage to the body.
Plomeros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Plomeros.
Hendo blocking some punches.
A short left from Plomeros.
Hendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendo blocks an uppercut.
Plomeros has a couple of punches blocked by Hendo.
Plomeros working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Plomeros.
Plomeros has a couple of punches blocked by Hendo.
Hendo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plomeros backwards.
Hendo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hendo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendo can't find room to land a body shot as Plomeros controls the action.
Hendo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hendo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plomeros backwards.
Hendo misses with a body punch.
Hendo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plomeros.
Hendo struggles to land a body shot inside as Plomeros controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Plomeros.
Plomeros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hendo.
Hendo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hendo lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hendo fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Plomeros fails to land.
Hendo blocks an uppercut.
Hendo misses with a body punch.
Plomeros missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plomeros tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendo avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plomeros.
Plomeros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plomeros misses with the head strike.
Hendo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plomeros prevents a body shot from Hendo.
Hendo throws a head punch that misses.
Plomeros swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plomeros misses with some punches.
Hendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plomeros lands with a right to the head.
Hendo misses with some punches.
Hendo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Plomeros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hendo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plomeros's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plomeros.
Hendo misses with a punch to the body.
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 Leifi Plomeros will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Hendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plomeros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Plomeros has closed the distance and engaged Hendo in a clinch.
Hendo tries to work over Plomeros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hendo.
Plomeros blocks an uppercut.
Plomeros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hendo blocks an uppercut.
Leifi Plomeros has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hendo tries a body shot but Plomeros blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Plomeros.
Hendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Plomeros working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Plomeros.
Hendo blocks an uppercut.
Hendo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo tries to throw a body punch but Plomeros avoids it by throwing Hendo back against the cage.
Plomeros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plomeros tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendo avoids the damage to the body.
Hendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plomeros gets through Hendo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hendo can't find room to land a body shot as Plomeros controls the action.
Hendo tries to throw a body punch but Plomeros avoids it by throwing Hendo back against the cage.
Plomeros tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendo avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Plomeros on the inside.
Hendo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plomeros's elbow.
Plomeros lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hendo or not.
Hendo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Plomeros fails to land.
Plomeros misses with a punch on the inside.
Hendo tries to throw a body punch but Plomeros avoids it by throwing Hendo back against the cage.
Plomeros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Plomeros misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hendo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo misses with some punches.
Hendo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plomeros blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Plomeros fails to land.
Plomeros gets through Hendo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plomeros misses with a punch on the inside.
Plomeros throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendo.
Plomeros pushes Hendo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Plomeros throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendo.
Hendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hendo.
Hendo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plomeros lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Plomeros has a couple of punches blocked by Hendo.
A body shot lands from Hendo.
Hendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hendo misses with some punches.
Hendo misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo misses with a body punch.
Hendo scores with a shot to the side of Plomeros's head.
Plomeros missing with knees to the body.
Plomeros misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plomeros.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plomeros.
Hendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Plomeros.
Hendo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plomeros's elbow.
Plomeros goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hendo managing to block the knees to the body from Plomeros.
Hendo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hendo misses with the head strike.
Plomeros misses with some punches.
Hendo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plomeros's elbow.
Plomeros lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hendo backwards.
Hendo blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Hendo.
Hendo misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plomeros misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hendo tries to work over Plomeros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plomeros misses with a punch on the inside.
Plomeros lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hendo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plomeros's elbow.
Plomeros misses with some punches.
Plomeros lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plomeros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hendo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hendo tries a body shot but Plomeros blocks it.
Plomeros lands with a light punch inside.
Hendo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Plomeros has a couple of punches blocked by Hendo.
Plomeros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plomeros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leifi Plomeros dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hendo tries to clinch but Plomeros moves out of range.
Plomeros on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leifi Plomeros is winning the standup battle so far.
Plomeros drops his hands momentarily and Hendo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hendo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendo throws a hook to the side of Plomeros's head but Plomeros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Hendo.
Hendo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Plomeros tries to clinch but Hendo is having none of it.
It seemed like Hendo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Plomeros gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Plomeros has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Plomeros.
Hendo lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plomeros has a couple of punches blocked by Hendo.
Hendo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plomeros.
Hendo digs a right hand underneath Plomeros's ribcage. Plomeros let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plomeros.
A nice left hand lands by Hendo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Plomeros.
Hendo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Plomeros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plomeros scores with a shot to the side of Hendo's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hendo.
Hendo misses with a body punch.
Plomeros misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendo.
Plomeros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hendo misses with a punch to the body.
Plomeros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hendo working aggressively here.
Plomeros throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendo.
Plomeros misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plomeros creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jordan Hendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plomeros.
A short uppercut from Plomeros.
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!
Hendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Plomeros.
Hendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Plomeros.
Hendo managing to block the knees to the body from Plomeros.
Hendo throws a head punch that misses.
Hendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hendo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hendo scores with a shot to the side of Plomeros's head.
Plomeros blocks an uppercut.
Hendo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hendo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plomeros's elbow.
Plomeros swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plomeros's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hendo.
Hendo misses with a body punch.
Hendo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leifi Plomeros is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Plomeros.
Hendo scores with a shoulder strike.
Hendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Plomeros.
Hendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Plomeros blocking some punches.
Hendo can't find room to land a body shot as Plomeros controls the action.
Hendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hendo lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendo.
Plomeros blocking some punches.
Hendo tries to work over Plomeros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo tries to throw a body punch but Plomeros avoids it by throwing Hendo back against the cage.
Hendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hendo.
Plomeros blocks an uppercut.
Plomeros blocks an uppercut.
Hendo misses with some punches.
Hendo misses with a punch to the body.
Hendo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plomeros blocks an uppercut.
Hendo misses with the head strike.
Hendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendo.
A head punch on the inside from Hendo fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Hendo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Plomeros has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Leifi Plomeros!
Our winner, Leifi Plomeros, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.