PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Kojee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kojee comes into the arena with Calm Like a Bomb blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kojee
vs
Hendrix

175 cm
25
141 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

160 cm
22
138 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

BLKOUT Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Konrad Kojee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kojee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kojee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hendrix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hendrix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kojee just misses with a punch to the body.

Kojee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kojee throwing shots but Hendrix is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kojee connects with a nice short shot to Hendrix's temple.
Kojee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hendrix blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kojee.
Kojee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hendrix kicks Kojee off and gets back to his feet.
Hendrix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kojee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hendrix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kojee counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix swinging wildly here.
Hendrix lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kojee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hendrix tries to avoid it but Kojee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hendrix to the ground. Hendrix escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hendrix throws a series of punches but Kojee avoids them all with ease.
Hendrix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Hendrix.
Hendrix throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses.
Hendrix connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hendrix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kojee throws a series of punches but Hendrix moves out of range.
Hendrix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kojee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hendrix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kojee throws out the jab.
Hendrix misses with a wild combination.
Hendrix misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Kojee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kojee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hendrix.
Hendrix lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hendrix misses with a kick to the body.
Hendrix scores with a spinning back kick!
Hendrix misses with the combination.
Mason Hendrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kojee throws a series of strikes that have Hendrix backpedaling.
Hendrix misses with a head kick.
Hendrix throws a head kick but Kojee moves out of range.
Kojee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hendrix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix misses with a two punch combination.
Hendrix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kojee counters with a three punch combo that has Hendrix backing up. Hendrix nods at Kojee to acknowledge the strikes.
Kojee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hendrix misses with a wild combination.
Mason Hendrix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kojee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hendrix on the side of the head.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendrix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Hendrix misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Hendrix dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kojee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hendrix throws a series of punches but Kojee avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Hendrix misses.
Kojee lands a jab.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses.
Kojee slips a jab and a cross from Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with a double jab
and Kojee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hendrix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix misses with a double jab

and Kojee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hendrix's guard now.
Kojee lands a couple of elbows.
Kojee chips away with some ground and pound.
Kojee connects with a couple of short punches.
Kojee throws a big right hand that misses.
Kojee throws an elbow that misses. Hendrix uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kojee's guard. Nice move by Hendrix!
Kojee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hendrix trying to control but Kojee is working from the bottom.
Kojee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kojee tries to get out of the position.
Kojee has Hendrix pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendrix trying to control the position from guard on top but Kojee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendrix lands a couple of elbows.
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendrix makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kojee keeping moving, preventing Hendrix from controlling successfully.
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendrix has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kojee pulls Hendrix in close to prevent any damage.
Kojee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix distracts Kojee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hendrix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendrix throws a strike but Kojee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kojee throwing strikes but missing.
Hendrix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kojee.
Kojee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hendrix's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kojee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kojee throwing strikes but missing.
Kojee throws an elbow that misses. Hendrix uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kojee's guard. Nice move by Hendrix!
Hendrix won't allow Kojee to sweep him here.
Konrad Kojee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hendrix postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kojee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hendrix, into his guard.
Kojee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendrix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kojee.
Kojee is in close to Hendrix's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Kojee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hendrix misses with a kick to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kojee.
Kojee in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hendrix managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kojee.
Kojee cracks Hendrix with a big right hand but Hendrix just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kojee lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hendrix down.
Kojee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hendrix is not content to let Kojee control the position.
Kojee has knee on belly momentarily but Hendrix bucks him off and regains half guard.
Kojee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix is trying to stand up here but Kojee is controlling him well.
Kojee lands with a punch from half guard.
Kojee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kojee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hendrix's head.
Ground and pound from Kojee.
Kojee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kojee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hendrix!
Hendrix's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kojee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kojee with good strikes from the mount here!
Kojee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kojee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hendrix's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendrix wants to get back to his feet.
Kojee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kojee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hendrix is looking to escape.
Kojee with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kojee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix taking shots to the head.
Kojee unloads with some shots from mount but Hendrix bucks and avoids them well.
BOOM! Kojee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kojee tries to control but Hendrix wriggling away.
Kojee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kojee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kojee landing punches.
Kojee lands a nice shot to the head.
Kojee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendrix taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kojee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kojee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kojee landing strikes from the mount.
Kojee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hendrix's face.
Hendrix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kojee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kojee raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kojee lands with some strikes.
Hendrix takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kojee with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kojee working Hendrix over with strikes here.
Hendrix really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kojee scores with a couple of good head shots there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Kojee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kojee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Kojee!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Konrad Kojee made sure he mentioned BLKOUT Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.