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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nanos Perdatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 cm
22
170 lbs
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180 cm
25
180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johny Hendricks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nanos Perdatov! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hendricks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hendricks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Hendricks landing strikes from the mount and Perdatov is in trouble! Perdatov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hendricks dominating with strikes here. Hendricks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hendricks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hendricks looking to finish with strikes here!
Hendricks looking to finish Perdatov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Perdatov! 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! Perdatov tries to lock up and control but Hendricks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Hendricks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hendricks dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hendricks throws some wild stikes that Perdatov manages to avoid easily.
Hendricks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hendricks working Perdatov over with strikes here. Hendricks throws some wild stikes that Perdatov manages to avoid easily.
Hendricks looking to control and managing it successfully. Hendricks is in the full mount, landing strikes. Perdatov is bucking up trying to escape but Hendricks cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Hendricks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Perdatov is looking to escape. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hendricks landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Poor strikes thrown by Hendricks there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hendricks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hendricks lands with some strikes. Hendricks content just to control the position here. Hendricks lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hendricks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hendricks working the ground and pound effectively.
Perdatov really wants to buck Hendricks off and get back to his feet. Hendricks lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Perdatov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Hendricks dominating with strikes here. Perdatov looks gassed! Perdatov is bucking up trying to escape but Hendricks cracks him with another couple of good strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Perdatov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hendricks wants to control the pace but Perdatov is squirming around nicely. Hendricks with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hendricks unloading with bombs! A nice elbow there by Hendricks. Hendricks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Hendricks lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Hendricks lands a heavy elbow. Hendricks is in the full mount, landing strikes. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hendricks is landing with some decent strikes but Perdatov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Hendricks lands a heavy elbow. Hendricks scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Hendricks dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hendricks scores with a takedown into Perdatov's guard. Hendricks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perdatov can do to turn this around? Hendricks throws a big right hand that misses. Hendricks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Hendricks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hendricks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Perdatov keeping full guard, as Hendricks tries to pass. Perdatov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendricks. Hendricks pushing down on Perdatov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Hendricks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hendricks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perdatov keeps working. Hendricks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Hendricks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perdatov keeps working. Perdatov taking some punishment here, with Hendricks in his half guard. Perdatov is breathing heavily. Perdatov wants to get back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hendricks trying to control from half guard but Perdatov is working away. Hendricks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perdatov won't allow Hendricks to pass to mount. Perdatov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hendricks scores with a couple of nice shots. Hendricks trying to control from half guard but Perdatov is working away. Hendricks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Perdatov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendricks. Johny Hendricks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Perdatov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Perdatov is refusing to be controlled, as Hendricks sits in half guard. Hendricks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perdatov defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hendricks missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Perdatov is trying to stand back up but Hendricks is controlling him
Perdatov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Hendricks missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Hendricks is controlling the pace.
Perdatov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Perdatov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Hendricks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Perdatov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Hendricks winds up and cracks Perdatov with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Hendricks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Hendricks controlling the action here. Hendricks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hendricks lands strikes from half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Hendricks dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hendricks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Perdatov quickly recovers to half guard. Hendricks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Perdatov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Hendricks controlling the pace. Hendricks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Hendricks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Hendricks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Hendricks trying to pass the guard but Perdatov defending well. Hendricks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Perdatov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Hendricks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perdatov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hendricks is figuring out what he wants to do next. Perdatov trying to control from the bottom.
Hendricks lands with a punch from half guard. Hendricks missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Hendricks scoring with strikes to the body and head. Hendricks lands with a punch from half guard. Hendricks trying to control from half guard but Perdatov is working away. Hendricks is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hendricks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Perdatov keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully. Hendricks throws and elbow that misses. Perdatov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hendricks's guard. Nice move by Perdatov! Johny Hendricks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Hendricks wants to sweep but no luck. Hendricks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perdatov's guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Perdatov keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully. Hendricks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hendricks is in close to Perdatov's body, working some short punches and elbows. Hendricks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Hendricks tries to free his leg and advance position but Perdatov is retaining full guard. Hendricks content to stall in guard here. Hendricks tries to free his leg and advance position but Perdatov is retaining full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hendricks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hendricks throws a big right hand that misses. Hendricks controlling from the top position. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Hendricks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Hendricks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hendricks showed some decent athleticism there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hendricks keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight! Johny Hendricks showed his dominance in that final round. Well Hendricks 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Hendricks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
45% |
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