PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speedy Wonder is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hendricks
vs
Wonder

160 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
26
165 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Speedy Wonder!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonder is looking to clinch.
Wonder throws a head kick that misses.
Wonder misses with a head kick.
Hendricks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wonder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendricks throws a hook but Wonder blocks it.
Wonder tries for a takedown but Hendricks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wonder avoids the body shot from Hendricks.
Hendricks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wonder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Hendricks.

It looks like Speedy Wonder has been cut.
Wonder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendricks.
Wonder shoots in looking for a takedown. Hendricks tries to sprawl out of it but Wonder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hendricks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hendricks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wonder shoots for a double leg takedown but Hendricks sprawls well. He's pushed Wonder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tom Hendricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Speedy Wonder.
A big right from Hendricks misses.
A jab from Hendricks misses.
Hendricks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wonder was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendricks.
Wonder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendricks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks looks to throw the jab but Wonder is out of range.
Wonder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hendricks defends it nicely.
Hendricks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wonder on the side of the head.
Wonder tries to clinch there but Hendricks circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder moves away from the strike by Hendricks.
Wonder tries to clinch up.
Hendricks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wonder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendricks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wonder moves out of range as Hendricks strikes.
Wonder throws a sloppy head kick and Hendricks moves out of range easily.
Hendricks loads up on a big right hand but Wonder slips the punch.
Wonder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wonder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hendricks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wonder throws a head kick but Hendricks moves out of range.
Wonder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendricks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tom Hendricks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Hendricks.
Wonder ducks under a wild hook from Hendricks.
Hendricks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendricks blocks a head kick by Wonder.
Wonder slips under a jab from Hendricks.
Wonder slips under a jab from Hendricks.
Wonder throws a sloppy head kick and Hendricks moves out of range easily.
Hendricks misses with a straight right.
Wonder wants to clinch.
Wonder defending well as Hendricks loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hendricks defends it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hendricks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hendricks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hendricks throws a hook to the side of Wonder's head but Wonder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wonder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wonder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendricks.
Hendricks stuffs the takedown.
Wonder moves in looking to clinch but Hendricks pushes him off.
Hendricks is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wonder's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonder blocks a jab.
Hendricks blocks a head kick by Wonder.
Wonder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendricks.
Hendricks swings for the body but Wonder moves out of range.
Wonder avoids the body shot from Hendricks.
Hendricks looks to throw the jab but Wonder is out of range.
A head kick misses from Wonder.
Hendricks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wonder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hendricks as he jumps to the side.
Wonder moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonder throws a head kick that misses.
Wonder looks gassed!
Wonder is looking to clinch but Hendricks is avoiding it.
Wonder tries to clinch but Hendricks moves out of range.
Hendricks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wonder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wonder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wonder slips a jab and a cross from Hendricks.
Hendricks scores with a jab. Wonder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wonder looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wonder walks into a jab.

Wonder is rocked!
Hendricks misses with an uppercut. Wonder saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks misses with a hook. Wonder ducked under it nicely.
Wonder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendricks.
Wonder is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hendricks is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wonder.
Hendricks avoids the head kick by Wonder.
Wonder tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendricks throws a hook but Wonder blocks it.
Hendricks missing with a left hand there. Wonder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wonder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendricks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonder misses with a head kick.
Wonder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wonder tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendricks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wonder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendricks throws a jab but it's blocked by Wonder.
Wonder shoots in looking for a takedown. Hendricks tries to sprawl out of it but Wonder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hendricks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hendricks looks to land a left hand but Wonder moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hendricks misses the target.
Hendricks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendricks avoids the head kick by Wonder.

Hendricks lands a big uppercut and Wonder crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wonder looks OK. Hendricks waves Wonder back to his feet!
Wonder is still on wobbly legs! Can Hendricks finish him?

That has opened up Speedy Wonder's cut even more.
Hendricks loads up on a big right hand but Wonder slips the punch.
Wonder slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wonder misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Hendricks as Wonder shoots in.
Wonder ducks under a wild hook from Hendricks.
Wonder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendricks.
Wonder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hendricks circles away.
Wonder blocks a jab.
No joy there for Hendricks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Hendricks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Speedy Wonder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Wonder.
Wonder seems to have recovered his senses.
Hendricks misses with an uppercut.
Wonder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Hendricks.
Wonder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wonder looks for a takedown but Hendricks sprawls well.
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wonder moves away.
Wonder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wonder throws a sloppy head kick and Hendricks moves out of range easily.
Wonder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wonder defending well as Hendricks loads up on a big left hand.
Hendricks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wonder.
Hendricks throws a nice looking combination but Wonder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hendricks blocks a head kick by Wonder.
Hendricks avoids the head kick by Wonder.
Tom Hendricks is winning the standup battle so far.

Hendricks drops Wonder with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wonder looks back up at him and smiles so Hendricks waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wonder might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hendricks has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wonder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wonder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendricks.

Hendricks cracks Wonder with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hendricks has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wonder to stand back up!

The cut above Speedy Wonder's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wonder is breathing heavily.
Wonder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hendricks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder shoots in and drives through. Hendricks sprawls well.
Hendricks fakes the body blow, causing Wonder to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Wonder goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Hendricks!