PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Dominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick comes to the cage accompanied by ' It's My Life ' by Bon Jovi. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Dominick
vs
Hendricks

196 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

176 cm
24
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Dominick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dominick.

Hendricks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dominick manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hendricks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hendricks won't allow Dominick to get back to his feet.
Hendricks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johny Hendricks.
Hendricks looks to land a right hand but Dominick moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominick avoids a punch combination nicely.

Hendricks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hendricks lands in his opponent's guard.

Dominick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hendricks is aware though and is defending well.
Dominick looking for a sweep. Not yet Dominick, not yet.
Hendricks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hendricks cracks Dominick with a solid left hand.
Dominick wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dominick keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Hendricks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hendricks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hendricks trying to control but Dominick is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominick is looking to stand up but Hendricks isn't so interested in that idea.
Hendricks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johny Hendricks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hendricks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hendricks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dominick is fending him off so far but Hendricks persists. Nope, Dominick circles away and we're back to standing.
Hendricks keeps the fight on the outside.
Johny Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks avoids a kick to the body.
Dominick shoots in but Hendricks avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Dominick gets caught napping as Hendricks dives in and scores a takedown. Dominick manages to retain guard.
Hendricks looks gassed!
Hendricks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hendricks stopping the sweep attempt from Dominick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dominick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hendricks is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendricks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dominick wants to sweep here but Hendricks controlling him for the moment.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dominick's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dominick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dominick wants to sweep here but Hendricks controlling him for the moment.
Hendricks is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Hendricks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hendricks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dominick checks it well.

Hendricks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dominick gets back to full guard.
Hendricks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hendricks stopping the sweep attempt from Dominick.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dominick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hendricks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hendricks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hendricks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dominick keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
Dominick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hendricks lands a couple of elbows.
Hendricks seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dominick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hendricks manages to get himself to full guard.
Dominick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominick stopping the sweep attempt from Hendricks.
Dominick passes Hendricks's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Dominick is working for a kimura but Hendricks is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominick prevents Hendricks from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominick trying to mount his opponent but Hendricks defends it.
Hendricks is looking to escape.
Hendricks tries to roll over but Dominick keeps him under control.
Dominick trying to pass the guard but Hendricks defending well.
Dominick wants to advance to full mount but Hendricks doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Dominick tries to free his leg and advance position but Hendricks is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dominick wants to pass the guard but Hendricks is keeping the position.
Dominick is looking to advance position but Hendricks has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dominick working to try and regain half guard.
Hendricks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominick is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Hendricks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johny Hendricks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hendricks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hendricks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Hendricks gets to his feet. Dominick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Dominick gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hendricks works over Dominick with some ground and pound from guard.

Dominick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hendricks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominick keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.

Hendricks drops back looking for a leg! Dominick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dominick manages to kick Hendricks off! Hendricks jumps back into Dominick's guard.
Hendricks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominick keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
Dominick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hendricks's guard.
Dominick tries to free his leg and advance position but Hendricks is retaining full guard.

Hendricks pushes Dominick off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown but Dominick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominick cracks Hendricks with a good jab.
Hendricks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hendricks.
Dominick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hendricks on the side of the head.

It looks like Johny Hendricks has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hendricks tries to avoid it but Dominick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hendricks to the ground. Hendricks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A low kick from Hendricks misses
and Dominick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dominick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johny Hendricks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendricks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Hendricks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hendricks trying to control the action but Dominick is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dominick tries to kick Hendricks off but Hendricks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johny Hendricks has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dominick works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hendricks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Dominick keeps moving.
Alan Dominick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johny Hendricks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dominick shoots in for a takedown but Hendricks shows good takedown defense.

Hendricks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hendricks scoring with strikes but Dominick is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dominick bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hendricks has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dominick off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dominick is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dominick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johny Hendricks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hendricks ducks under a wild hook from Dominick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hendricks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dominick did well to prevent Hendricks getting side control.
Hendricks trying to control the action but Dominick is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Hendricks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hendricks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Hendricks!