PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hofniel Apollyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollyon has chosen On My Own-Alone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hendrix
vs
Apollyon

198 cm
27
200 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

191 cm
30
193 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hofniel Apollyon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix looks for the body kick but Apollyon saw that one coming.
Hendrix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apollyon.
Hendrix avoids the head kick by Apollyon.
Hendrix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Apollyon wants to clinch.
Apollyon slips a straight right by Hendrix.
A swing and a miss from Hendrix.
Hendrix lands a nice looking body kick.
Hendrix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hendrix throws a lazy head kick
and Apollyon counters with a right hand to the body.
Hendrix throws a jab but it's blocked by Apollyon.
Apollyon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Apollyon - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Apollyon moves in looking to clinch but Hendrix pushes him off.
Apollyon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Hendrix instigates a clinch.
Hendrix takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Apollyon.
A hook to the body from Apollyon.
Apollyon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendrix's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hendrix.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apollyon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hendrix throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hendrix just misses with a elbow thrown towards Apollyon's brow.
Hendrix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollyon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollyon misses with some punches.
Apollyon misses with a body punch.
Apollyon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hendrix or not.
Apollyon misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hendrix unloads a knee to the mid-section. Apollyon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hendrix tries to stall but Apollyon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Apollyon.
Hendrix prevents a body shot from Apollyon.
Apollyon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Apollyon is leaning against Hendrix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Apollyon misses with some punches.
Hendrix lands a right hand.
Hendrix scores with a knee to the head.
Hendrix taking a breather.
Hendrix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Apollyon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hendrix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Apollyon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hendrix backwards.
Hendrix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Apollyon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hendrix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Apollyon scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Apollyon on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendrix.
Hendrix looking to throw knees to the head but Apollyon is blocking nicely.
Apollyon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hendrix backwards.
Hendrix utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Apollyon scores with a shoulder strike.
Apollyon scores with a shoulder strike.
Hendrix scores with a knee to the head.
Apollyon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hendrix backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Apollyon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Apollyon.
Apollyon can't find room to land a body shot as Hendrix controls the action.
Hendrix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendrix misses with a body punch.
Hendrix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Apollyon blocks it with crossed arms.
Hendrix is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apollyon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Apollyon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Apollyon throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix blocks an uppercut.
Hendrix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Apollyon misses with some punches.
Apollyon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hendrix has Apollyon pushed against the cage.
Apollyon misses with a body punch.
Hendrix tries a knee to the head but Apollyon blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Apollyon.
Hendrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hendrix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Apollyon blocks it with crossed arms.
Apollyon avoiding damage as Hendrix throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Apollyon scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendrix.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apollyon gets through Hendrix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Apollyon.
Hendrix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Apollyon lands an uppercut.
Hendrix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollyon avoids it.
Apollyon leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hofniel Apollyon 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.

Hendrix will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hendrix throws a hook but Apollyon blocks it.
Hendrix has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Apollyon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hendrix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hendrix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apollyon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendrix throws a lazy head kick
and Apollyon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apollyon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Apollyon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Hendrix on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hendrix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hendrix thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apollyon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Apollyon tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Apollyon connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Apollyon.
A chopping leg kick lands by Apollyon.
Hendrix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apollyon throws out the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Apollyon.
Hendrix throws a predictable looking body shot
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Apollyon counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apollyon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Apollyon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Apollyon scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix throws a leg kick which misses Apollyon's front leg but catches the back leg as Apollyon tries to avoid it.
Hendrix misses with a looping right.
Apollyon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hendrix throws out the jab.
Apollyon moves out of range of the leg kick from Hendrix.
Apollyon avoids the body shot from Hendrix.
Apollyon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Apollyon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apollyon tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendrix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Apollyon throws a front kick aimed at Hendrix's knee but Hendrix avoids it well.

Hendrix clinches up against the cage.
Hendrix is trying to maintain a safe position but Apollyon gets an underhook and turns Hendrix into the cage.
Hendrix with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Apollyon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollyon.
Hendrix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hendrix is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Apollyon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendrix avoids it.
Hendrix blocking some punches.
Hendrix displaying some good clinch control by pressing Apollyon up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Apollyon lands a nice uppercut.
Apollyon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hendrix backwards.
Apollyon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apollyon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Apollyon presses Hendrix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Apollyon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hendrix.
Apollyon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon digs a right hand into Hendrix's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hendrix's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Apollyon.
Hendrix blocks an uppercut.
Apollyon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Apollyon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hendrix backwards.
Apollyon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Apollyon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Apollyon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hendrix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Apollyon lands an elbow just above Hendrix 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendrix misses with a knee to the head.
Apollyon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apollyon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendrix avoids the damage to the body.
Apollyon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hendrix looking to throw knees to the head but Apollyon is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hofniel Apollyon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hendrix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Apollyon throws out a leg kick but Hendrix moves out of range and Apollyon only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Hendrix.
Apollyon avoids the body shot from Hendrix.
A jab from Apollyon does it's job there.
Hendrix throws a leg kick

and Apollyon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Apollyon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Apollyon.
Hendrix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollyon avoids it.
Hendrix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Apollyon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Apollyon trying to control the position but instead, Hendrix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Apollyon into the cage.
Hendrix trying to land knees to the body.
Hendrix working aggressively here.
Apollyon digs a right hand into Hendrix's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hendrix's gas tank.
Hendrix tries to land a knee to the head but Apollyon blocks with his arms.
Apollyon is leaning against Hendrix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Apollyon missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollyon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Apollyon.
A short right from Apollyon on the inside.
Apollyon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hendrix's defenses.
Hendrix blocks an uppercut.
Apollyon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hendrix or not.
Apollyon pushes Hendrix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apollyon tries a body shot but Hendrix blocks it.
Apollyon lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Apollyon.
Apollyon lands a left hand.
Hendrix lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollyon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hendrix backwards.
Hendrix misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Apollyon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hendrix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Apollyon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apollyon scores with a shot to the side of Hendrix's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hendrix landing knees to the body.
Hendrix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Apollyon.
Apollyon throws an elbow but it misses.
Hendrix prevents a body shot from Apollyon.
Hendrix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Apollyon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hendrix tries a body shot but Apollyon blocks it.
Apollyon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendrix.
Apollyon slowing the pace effectively.
Apollyon misses with a knee strike.
Hendrix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollyon works on Hendrix's body with a couple of short punches.
Hendrix misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apollyon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Apollyon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollyon is looking to control Hendrix's arms but Hendrix gets an underhook and turns him. Now Apollyon has his back to the cage.
Apollyon blocks a body shot from Hendrix.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon scores with a shot to the side of Hendrix's head.
Hendrix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Apollyon blocks it with crossed arms.
Hendrix trying to stall but Apollyon improves his position.
Hendrix blocking some punches.
Hendrix tries to land knees in the clinch but Apollyon avoids the damage to the body.
Apollyon lands with a right to the head.
Hendrix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Apollyon trying to land knees to the body.
Hendrix takes a shot to the head.
Apollyon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Apollyon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollyon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Apollyon.
Hendrix with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hendrix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Apollyon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Apollyon cracks Hendrix with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollyon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hendrix takes an elbow to the temple.
Jimi Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hendrix is rocked!

It looks like Jimi Hendrix has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Hendrix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Apollyon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hofniel Apollyon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Apollyon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Apollyon lands a hook that snaps the head of Hendrix backwards.
Apollyon lands a nice shot to the body.
Apollyon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hendrix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Apollyon.
Hendrix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apollyon lands an elbow that stopped Hendrix in his tracks for a moment.
Hendrix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Apollyon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Apollyon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendrixs head.
Apollyon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Apollyon pushes Hendrix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Apollyon as the two fighters clinch.
Apollyon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Apollyon presses Hendrix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendrix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Apollyon.
Apollyon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hendrix backwards.
Hendrix misses with a knee strike.
Apollyon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hendrix.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hofniel Apollyon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Apollyon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hofniel Apollyon!
An out of breath Hofniel Apollyon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.