PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendrix has chosen Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thomas
vs
Hendrix

160 cm
20
140 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

150 cm
21
148 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomas is fending him off so far but Hendrix persists. Nope, Thomas circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Hendrix avoids it well.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hendrixs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas digs a good hook to Hendrix's body.
No luck for Hendrix with that takedown attempt.
Hendrix fails with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Tom Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Hendrix.

Hendrix shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thomas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.

Hendrix thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hendrix wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thomas wants to control but Hendrix postures up.

Hendrix in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Thomas is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Hendrix!
Andre Hendrix is the new bantamweight champion!
After the fight, Andre Hendrix was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.