PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lloyed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lloyed
vs
Hendricks

180 cm
23
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
28
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Lloyed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown but Lloyed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lloyed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendricks manages to avoid it.
Josh Lloyed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hendricks closes the distance and clinches.
Lloyed lands with a right to the head.
Lloyed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Lloyed managing to block the knees to the body from Hendricks.
Lloyed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lloyed obliges.
Lloyed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hendricks keeps control of Lloyed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lloyed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hendricks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hendricks lands a nice elbow.
Hendricks prevents Lloyed from breaking the clinch.
Lloyed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks has Lloyed pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lloyed manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hendricks tries to land knees in the clinch but Lloyed avoids the damage to the body.
Hendricks tries to land knees in the clinch but Lloyed avoids the damage to the body.
Lloyed is trying to break the clinch but Hendricks is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lloyed is looking to break free of the clinch but Hendricks has double underhooks.

Lloyed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lloyed sizes up Hendricks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lloyed moves out of range of the body kick.

Hendricks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hendricks throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hendricks working the body and head with strikes.
Hendricks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lloyed is avoiding damage well.
Hendricks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hendricks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hendricks goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lloyed rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hendricks's guard! Nice work there by Lloyed!
Hendricks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks working a defensive guard here.
Hendricks wants to sweep here but Lloyed controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hendricks holds on and takes a little breather.
Lloyed throws a big elbow that misses.

Hendricks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lloyed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lloyed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lloyed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendricks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Hendricks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hendricks working a defensive guard here.
Hendricks wants to improve his position but instead Lloyed has moved into half guard.

Lloyed is working for a kimura but Hendricks is defending it quite comfortably.
Lloyed thows a huge punch but Hendricks dodges it nicely.
Hendricks throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lloyed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lloyed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks gets full guard.
Hendricks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hendricks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hendricks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lloyed's guard.
Hendricks tries to free his leg and advance position but Lloyed is retaining full guard.
Lloyed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendricks.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Lloyed keeps moving.
Lloyed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendricks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Hendricks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hendricks wants to clinch but Lloyed slips to the side
and Lloyed counters with a stiff right hand.
Hendricks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lloyed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lloyed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hendricks.
Hendricks blocks a leg kick.
Lloyed tries to bum rush Hendricks with a series of wild strikes but Hendricks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lloyed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lloyed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hendricks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lloyed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lloyed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lloyed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hendricks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lloyed avoids it really well and circles away.
Lloyed misses the body punch
and Hendricks counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendricks. That did some damage!
Hendricks avoids a kick to the body.
Lloyed lunges at Hendricks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hendricks's hand.
Lloyed throws a lazy right hand but Hendricks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lloyed misses with a double jab.
Hendricks takes a swing at Lloyed's ribcage but misses.
Hendricks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hendricks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Josh Lloyed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hendricks.
Hendricks misses with a looping right.
Lloyed throws a head kick that misses

and Hendricks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lloyed won't be happy with that.
Hendricks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee asks Hendricks politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hendricks prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Lloyed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lloyed dodges the ground and pound from Hendricks.

Hendricks tries for a kimura but Lloyed is defending well.
Lloyed wants to control but Hendricks postures up.
Tony Hendricks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lloyed parries the strikes from Hendricks easily there. Hendricks is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lloyed to escape.

Hendricks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lloyed!
Hendricks prevents Lloyed from getting the reversal.
Hendricks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lloyed manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hendricks is looking to pass Lloyed's guard but actually Lloyed recovers to full guard.
Hendricks throws a strike but Lloyed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lloyed throwing strikes from guard but Hendricks blocks nicely.
Lloyed works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Lloyed is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks wants to get back to full guard but Lloyed has passed into side control.
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 Josh Lloyed will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick by Hendricks misses
and Lloyed counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hendricks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hendricks lands with a straight right. Lloyed didn't see that one coming.
Lloyed lands a nice shot that snaps Hendricks's head back.
Hendricks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lloyed defends it nicely.
Lloyed slaps away a takedown attempt from Hendricks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lloyed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Lloyed. That snapped Hendricks's head back.
Hendricks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lloyed avoids it really well and circles away.
Josh Lloyed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hendricks.
Nice takedown defense from Lloyed. No joy for Hendricks on that attempt.
Hendricks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lloyed can pounce on him.
Hendricks wants to land a leg kick but Lloyed is out of range.
Lloyed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lloyed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Josh Lloyed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendricks fails to land the takedown.
Hendricks shoots in for a double leg but Lloyed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hendricks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lloyed swings for the body but Hendricks moves out of range.
Lloyed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hendricks.
Hendricks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Lloyed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hendricks doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crunch! Lloyed slams his shin into Hendricks's torso.
Lloyed scores with a spinning back kick!
A combination from Lloyed does no damage.
Josh Lloyed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lloyed cracks Hendricks with an open hand slap.
Lloyed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hendricks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hendricks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lloyed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lloyed misses with a double jab.
Hendricks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lloyed here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lloyed swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hendricks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lloyed looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hendricks is looking to take a break and control but Lloyed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hendricks with the ground and pound but Lloyed regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hendricks with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lloyed controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is thwarting Lloyed's attempts to control the position.
Hendricks misses with a head shot. Lloyed uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lloyed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hendricks tries to free his leg and advance position but Lloyed is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Lloyed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lloyed has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Josh Lloyed!
A victorious Josh Lloyed thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.