PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ramyay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Regan Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Regan Hendricks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ramyay
vs
Hendricks

185 cm
26
195 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

179 cm
27
190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Ramyay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Regan Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ramyay closes the distance and pushes Hendricks back into the cage.
Ramyay lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Regan Hendricks has been cut.
Ramyay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramyay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hendricks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ramyay smiles and moves away.

Ramyay rushes Hendricks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramyay with a knee to the head.
Hendricks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramyay lands a knee to the head.
Ramyay with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramyay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hendricks's face.
Ramyay scores with a knee to the head.
Ramyay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Regan Hendricks's cut even more.
Ramyay connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramyay lands a damaging elbow.
Ramyay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hendricks's defenses.
Ramyay lands an elbow that stopped Hendricks in his tracks for a moment.
Ramyay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hendricks looks gassed!
Hendricks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ramyay lands an elbow that stopped Hendricks in his tracks for a moment.
Hendricks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramyay lands an elbow inside.
Ramyay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramyay.
Ramyay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Regan Hendricks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ramyay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Hendricks is rocked!
Ramyay has Hendricks pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hendricks is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ramyay - that's hurt Hendricks badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hendricks is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hendricks doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Gordon Ramyay!
Gordon Ramyay retains his middleweight title!