PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hendoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Reckless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reckless is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by No Heroes by Converge. Scott Reckless is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hendoson
vs
Reckless

205 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Hendoson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Reckless !
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendoson shoots in and drives through. Reckless sprawls well.
Reckless thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck for Hendoson with that takedown attempt.
Hendoson throws a series of strikes that have Reckless backpedaling.
Reckless misses with a low kick.
Reckless misses with a combination

and Hendoson counters with a shoot takedown. Reckless fights it but they end up in guard.
Hendoson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reckless swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Reckless is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Reckless misses with a knee to the head.

Reckless turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendoson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendoson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Reckless staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reckless connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hendoson some visible discomfort.
Hendoson struggling a bit here.
Reckless working the ground and pound from side control.
Reckless working the ground and pound from side control.
Hendoson is not content to let Reckless control the position.
Reckless connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hendoson some visible discomfort.
Reckless lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reckless tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Reckless decides to stand back up.
Hendoson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reckless looks gassed!
Hendoson tries for a takedown but Reckless sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hendoson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendoson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reckless is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hendoson.
Reckless throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reckless throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hendoson.
Hendoson tries for a takedown but Reckless sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reckless throws a leg kick but Hendoson sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Hendoson shoots in and bounces Reckless off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Reckless has his feet on Hendoson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reckless pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Reckless .
Hendoson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hendoson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reckless circles away quickly and effectively.
Reckless misses with a two punch combination.
Reckless throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reckless rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendoson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reckless walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reckless stalks Hendoson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hendoson's face. Hendoson staggers backwards, shaken.
Reckless swats away the attempt to clinch by Hendoson.
Hendoson throws a lazy head kick

and Reckless moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reckless lands an elbow inside that Hendoson shrugs off.
Hendoson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hendoson tries to pull guard but Reckless holds him up against the cage and eventually Hendoson drops back down to his feet.
Reckless lands a nice knee to the body.

Reckless breaks the clinch.
Hendoson throws a shot to the body.
Reckless fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hendoson checks it well.
Hendoson misses with a takedown attempt

and Reckless moves into the clinch.
Reckless can't find room to land a body shot as Hendoson controls the action.
Reckless misses with a knee to the head.
Reckless avoiding damage.
Hendoson lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hendoson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reckless tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reckless connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hendoson's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Reckless dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reckless defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hendoson.
Reckless tries to work over Hendoson's front leg with a kick but Hendoson checks it.
Reckless tries to clinch up but Hendoson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hendoson checks a low kick from Reckless .
An inside leg kick lands from Reckless .
Hendoson misses with a takedown attempt
and Reckless finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice shot by Reckless .
Reckless looks to land a combination but Hendoson avoids it well.
Reckless throws a nice inside leg kick.

Reckless closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hendoson did well to prevent Reckless getting side control.
Hendoson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendoson tries to get out of the position.
Reckless wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hendoson keeps working.
Reckless passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hendoson!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reckless landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reckless takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reckless lands a heavy elbow.
Reckless lands a big shot there that rocks Hendoson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Reckless is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendoson is bucking up trying to escape but Reckless cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reckless unloading with bombs!

Hendoson is rocked!
Reckless working Hendoson over with strikes here.
Oh Hendoson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reckless avoids the attempt from Hendoson to control.
Hendoson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hendoson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendoson tries to hold on but Reckless postures up.
Reckless working Hendoson over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reckless cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reckless landing punches.
Hendoson is bucking up trying to escape but Reckless cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hendoson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Reckless 's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Reckless !