PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricci Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boyd
vs
Hendo

180 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricci Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Hendo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyd looks for a takedown but Hendo sprawls well.
Hendo fails with a takedown attempt.
Hendo tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyd shoots in for a double leg but Hendo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hendo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boyd pinned against the cage. Boyd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Hendo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hendo is working Boyd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boyd looking for a sweep. Not yet Boyd, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo lands a couple of digs.
Hendo won't allow Boyd to get back to his feet.
Hendo is working Boyd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hendo passes into half guard.
Hendo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hendo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boyd with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boyd is trying to stand up here but Hendo is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hendo lands a nice short elbow.
Hendo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hendo lands a nice short elbow.
Hendo controlling the action here.
Boyd is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hendo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hendo controlling the pace.
Hendo drops an elbow to the side of Boyd's head.
Hendo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Hendo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hendo works over Boyd's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Ricci Boyd has been cut.
Danny Hendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo lands a jab to Boyd's midsection.
Boyd is breathing heavily.

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

Hendo has picked Boyd up - he's going for a ride! Hendo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hendo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boyd is looking for a sweep. Hendo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hendo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hendo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hendo working over Boyd with some ground and pound. Boyd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boyd keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hendo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boyd taking some punishment here, with Hendo in his half guard.
Hendo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boyd is looking for a sweep. Hendo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boyd has hold of Hendo's hands but Hendo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hendo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Hendo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Boyd is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Danny Hendo!
Danny Hendo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.