PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Hendrix looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Hendrix
vs
Santos

202 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

205 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrique Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hendrix clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Hendrix.
Hendrix wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.

Hendrix has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Santos uses from the top position.
Hendrix keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is just content to waste time from the top position. Hendrix takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Santos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hendrix manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Santos has Hendrix in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hendrix stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Santos has clasped his hands together around Hendrix's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Hendrix throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hendrix tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hendrix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos dives in and scores a takedown into Hendrix's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos trying to control but Hendrix is working from the bottom.
Santos trying to move into half guard but instead Hendrix has managed to sweep!
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hendrix controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Santos working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to stand up but Hendrix isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Hendrix feints and as Santos raises his hands in defense, Hendrix changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
Hendrix preventing the sweep.
Hendrix sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hendrix defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hendrix slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hendrix won't allow Santos to get back to his feet.

Hendrix has gone for a leg lock! Santos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hendrix's guard.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.

Hendrix has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Santos is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Hendrix will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Santos gets a double leg takedown into Hendrix's guard.
Santos controlling from the top position.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendrix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos controlling from the top position.
Santos trying to control but Hendrix is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santos wants to stand but Hendrix is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santos lands a jab to Hendrix's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santos wants to free his trapped foot but Hendrix is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Hendrix is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is pressing down on Hendrix's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hendrix is holding on for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hendrix is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Jimmy Hendrix has been cut.

Santos shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Hendrix is on queer street and Santos is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Henrique Santos!