PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendry has chosen Seed - By Sublime as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Damato
vs
Hendry

190 cm
31
201 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

173 cm
33
170 lbs
24 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Diamond Nutrition 160q

Brute
Reaper Combatwear

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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Hendry!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hendry misses with a low kick.
Damato scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Damato.

It looks like Colin Hendry has been cut.
Hendry throws out a powerful jab.
Hendry connects with a crisp jab.
Hendry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damato was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendry takes one on the button.
Hendry scores with a leg kick.
Damato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hendry punishes Damato's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Damato. Those never looked like landing.
Hendry connects with a single shot there.
Hendry misses with an uppercut.
Hendry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Damato.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry misses with a wild body shot.
Damato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Damato avoids the head kick by Hendry.
Hendry misses the shot to the body.
Damato throws a big shot that misses.
Damato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Hendry finds it's way through Damato's defenses.
Damato misses with an uppercut. Hendry saw that one coming.
Hendry takes a swing at Damato's ribcage but misses.
Damato misses with a lunging right hand
and Hendry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hendry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Damato looks to land a left hand but Hendry moved out of range nicely.
Hendry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Damato thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry misses with a looping left.
Hendry tries to land a leg kick but Damato saw it coming and moves away.
Hendry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hendry cracks a nice hook into Damato's ribs.
Damato avoids the body shot from Hendry.
Hendry throws out a loose jab but Damato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Damato rather than just go for the knockout.
Hendry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damato doesn't seem bothered though.
Damato misses with a straight right.
Damato checks the leg kick.

Hendry moves into range and clinches up with Damato.
Hendry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damato backwards.
Damato is trying to stall.
Hendry tries a body shot but Damato blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry scores with a shoulder strike.
Hendry stalling in the clinch.
Hendry misses with a body punch.
Hendry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Damatos head.
Hendry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damato backwards.
Hendry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendry.
Hendry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damato's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hendry slows down the pace here.
Damato dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Damato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hendry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hendry tries a body shot but Damato blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hendry working aggressively here.
Damato tries to work over Hendry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hendry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendry working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damato lands with a short shot to the head.
Damato lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damato looking to slow down the pace here.
Damato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Hendry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin Hendry's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Damato lands a head kick!
Hendry slips under a jab.
Hendry feints and then cracks Damato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damato down.

Hendry rushes Damato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hendry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hendry working aggressively here.
Damato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hendry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hendry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damato lands a left hand.

Hendry breaks the clinch.
Hendry lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato fails to land with a series of punches.
Damato misses with a looping right.
A right-left combo lands from Hendry.
Damato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Damato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hendry.
Colin Hendry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Damato is rocked!
Hendry drops Damato with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hendry follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Hendry!
A pretty intense looking Colin Hendry took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.