PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hendrix
vs
Mathews

198 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

BALCO MMA ELITE

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimi Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wesley Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathews stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hendrix.
Hendrix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hendrix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mathews's calf.
Mathews has a takedown stuffed.
Mathews tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hendrix sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mathews somewhat.
Mathews tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hendrix swivels and escapes.
Jimi Hendrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Mathews.
Hendrix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hendrix slaps away a takedown attempt from Mathews, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Mathews shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mathews was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hendrix tries to buck Mathews off but he can't manage it.
Mathews lands a nice shot to the head.
Mathews looking to control but Hendrix is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Mathews there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hendrix tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mathews landing strikes from the mount.
Hendrix is looking to improve his position but Mathews isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mathews is landing with some decent strikes but Hendrix is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathews tries to control but Hendrix wriggling away.
Hendrix tries to hold on but Mathews pushes him away.
BOOM! Mathews connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hendrix can't escape the position.
Mathews looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mathews with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mathews controlling from mount.
Mathews lands a big shot there that rocks Hendrix but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mathews trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Mathews there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
BOOM! Mathews connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hendrix avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mathews.
Mathews sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hendrix really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendrix avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mathews.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathews with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Mathews dominated that round.
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.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mathews is defended easily by Hendrix.
Mathews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Mathews drives through with a takedown into Hendrix's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hendrix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mathews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mathews wants to control from the top but Hendrix keeps moving.
Mathews throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews landing with the ground and pound.
Mathews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hendrix will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mathews wants to control from the top but Hendrix keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mathews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hendrix is looking to stand up but Mathews isn't so interested in that idea.
Mathews has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hendrix keeping moving, preventing Mathews from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendrix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mathews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mathews trying to control but Hendrix is working from the bottom.
Mathews might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hendrix kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mathews postures up in Hendrix's guard and throws a big left but Hendrix blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews wants to control from the top but Hendrix keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wesley Mathews wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mathews closes the distance and clinches up with Hendrix, looking for a takedown. Mathews pushes Hendrix against the cage but Hendrix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jimi Hendrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Mathews.
Mathews shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hendrix sprawls well. Hendrix wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mathews gets slowly back to his feet.
Hendrix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mathews shoots in for a double leg but Hendrix sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick by Mathews misses
and Hendrix counters with a big head kick but Mathews shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hendrix sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hendrix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Wesley Mathews has been cut.
Mathews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hendrix scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Hendrix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hendrix.
Mathews is breathing heavily.
Hendrix throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mathews has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Hendrix finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jimi Hendrix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Mathews's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hendrix fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mathews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hendrix tries to clinch but Mathews is having none of it.
Hendrix stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hendrix wants it to stay on the feet.
Mathews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hendrix's waist but Hendrix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mathews off to one side.
A solid body kick from Hendrix.
Hendrix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mathews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jimi Hendrix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Mathews.
Mathews closes the distance and clinches up with Hendrix, looking for a takedown. Mathews pushes Hendrix against the cage but Hendrix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Hendrix.
Mathews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mathews shoots for a takedown but Hendrix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hendrix scores with a kick to the body.
Hendrix delivers a nice body kick.
Hendrix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jimi Hendrix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hendrix.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathews takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hendrix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mathews's calf.
Mathews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hendrix scores with a kick to the body.
Mathews has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hendrix.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hendrix.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hendrix moves into the clinch.
Mathews is looking to break free of the clinch but Hendrix has double underhooks.

Hendrix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Mathews with that takedown attempt.
Hendrix goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Mathews is rocked!
Hendrix connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Mathews out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimi Hendrix!