PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanaka Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendry comes into the arena with Seed - By Sublime blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Colin Hendry has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hendry
vs
Gomi

173 cm
23
161 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin Hendry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tanaka Gomi !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi misses with a hook. Hendry ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hendry.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Hendry moves away and avoids it.
Hendry scores with a jab.
Nice shot by Hendry.
Gomi walks into a jab.
Gomi takes a swing at Hendry's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Gomi takes a swing at Hendry's ribcage but misses.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendry lands with an overhand left.
Hendry lands with a cross.
Gomi swings for the body but Hendry moves out of range.
Hendry works the jab nicely.
Gomi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hendry rather than just go for the knockout.
Hendry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hendry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomi throws a hook but Hendry avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomi .
Tanaka Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi misses with a hook. Hendry ducked under it nicely.
Gomi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hendry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hendry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomi has time to react.
Hendry lands the left hand.
Hendry scores with the left hand. Gomi knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Hendry.
Hendry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomi at a distance.
Gomi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomi takes one to the chin there.
Gomi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Hendry.
Hendry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gomi gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Hendry.
Hendry defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Hendry moves away and avoids it.
Gomi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hendry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hendry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomi misses with a looping left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hendry.
Hendry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hendry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gomi misses with a body punch
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendry lands a right hook to the body.
Gomi looks gassed!
Hendry cracks Gomi with a good jab.
Hendry moves away from the strike by Gomi .
Gomi misses with a hook. Hendry ducked under it nicely.
Hendry staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry lands a head shot.
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Hendry ducks down to avoid it.
Gomi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hendry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gomi misses with a hook to the body
and Hendry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hendry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hendry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomi .
A telegraphed right hand from Gomi misses the target.
Hendry lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomi off the cage and back into rage.
Hendry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hendry lands with a cross.
Hendry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hendry cracks a nice hook into Gomi 's ribs.
A cross from Hendry lands.
Hendry digs a good body shot into Gomi 's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi moves forwards but Hendry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hendry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gomi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hendry looks to land a combination. Gomi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hendry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hendry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hendry cracks Gomi with a good jab.
Gomi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hendry throws a low kick but Gomi avoids it.
Hendry lands a nice shot that snaps Gomi 's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi looks to land a left hand but Hendry moved out of range nicely.
Gomi takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Hendry.
Hendry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gomi on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Hendry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hendry scores with a nice strike.
Hendry slips under a jab.
A big left from Gomi misses.
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hendry lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomi off the cage and back into rage.
Gomi throws a sloppy body shot
and Hendry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hendry counters with a nice body shot.
Colin Hendry is winning the standup battle so far.
Hendry moves away from the strike by Gomi .
Gomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomi throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hendry counter with a right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gomi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hendry has got the better of the exchanges.
Gomi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hendry counters with a straight right hand.
Gomi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomi misses with a hook to the body
and Hendry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hendry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hendry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomi is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry connects with a jab.
Hendry scores with a nice strike.
Hendry tests Gomi 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hendry cracks Gomi with a good jab.
Gomi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gomi throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Hendry to counter with a crisp jab.
Hendry moves away from the strike by Gomi .
Gomi walks into a stiff left hand from Hendry.
Hendry sizes up Gomi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hendry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Hendry moves away and avoids it.
Hendry ducks under a wild hook from Gomi .
Hendry with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomi takes one to the chin there.
Gomi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body punch from Hendry.
Hendry ducks under a wild hook from Gomi .
Hendry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gomi is out of range.
A left lands for Hendry.
A nice combination there by Hendry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hendry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hendry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hendry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gomi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hendry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Hendry.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry cracks Gomi with an open hand slap.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hendry.
Hendry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hendry ducks under a wild hook from Gomi .
Hendry scores with a shot to the body.
Hendry slips a straight right by Gomi .
Hendry lands a really nice looking cross but Gomi seems unphased.
Hendry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Hendry lands a body shot.
Hendry scores with a hook to the body. Gomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hendry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi .
Hendry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gomi misses with a combination
and Hendry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomi ducks right into an uppercut from Hendry.
Gomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hendry digs a good hook to Gomi 's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hendry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hendry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hendry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hendry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendry lands a body shot.
Gomi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendry connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Hendry dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice jab there from Hendry.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hendry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gomi misses with a looping left.
Gomi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hendry.
Hendry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomi misses with a body punch
enabling Hendry to counter with a crisp jab.
Hendry lands an overhand right.
Hendry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gomi misses with a body shot
and Hendry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hendry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gomi in his tracks.
Hendry thuds a left hand into Gomi 's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi needs to keep his hands up - Hendry had a free shot at his head there.
Gomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hendry counters with a series of strikes. Gomi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hendry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gomi throws a hook but Hendry blocks it.
Gomi moves forwards but Hendry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Hendry. That snapped Gomi 's head back.
Gomi misses with a hook. Hendry ducked under it nicely.
Hendry digs a good body shot into Gomi 's ribs.
Gomi misses with a body punch
and Hendry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hendry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hendry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab from Hendry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hendry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hendry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hendry lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendry with a nice cross.
Hendry tries to clinch up.
Gomi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hendry punishes Gomi 's body with a nice straight punch.
Gomi looks to land a left hand but Hendry moved out of range nicely.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hendry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hendry, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomi misses with a hook.
Gomi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gomi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gomi misses with a combination
and Hendry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hendry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hendry scores with a sloppy right hand. Gomi should have avoided that one.
Hendry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hendry connects with a right hand. Gomi shakes it off.
Hendry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hendry lands a nice hook to Gomi 's body. Gomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Colin Hendry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hendry lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hendry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomi can do to turn this around?
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gomi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Hendry moves into the clinch successfully.
Hendry swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendry prevents Gomi from breaking the clinch.
Hendry misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Hendry.
Gomi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tanaka Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Gomi 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Hendry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hendry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Hendry!