PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yogi Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredric comes into the arena with Rocky Theme Song blaring out of the sound system. Randy Fredric is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Fredric
vs
Hendo

179 cm
23
164 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

173 cm
20
158 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yogi Hendo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fredric gets a takedown into half guard.
Hendo wants to improve his position but Fredric is controlling well.
Hendo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fredric seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Hendo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Hendo actively working from the bottom here.
Hendo is looking to improve his position.
Hendo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Fredric jumps into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric gets to mount! Hendo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hendo working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hendo looks gassed!
Fredric wants to stand but Hendo is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Hendo working to try and regain half guard.
Fredric knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hendo on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fredric sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hendo manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Fredric decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hendo misses with an uppercut. Fredric saw that one coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fredric avoids the body shot from Hendo.

Fredric takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Fredric dominated that round.
That's time! Fredric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hendo misses with a body shot.

Fredric takes the fight into the clinch.
Hendo is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Fredric gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hendo has Fredric pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Fredric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Hendo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendo wants to sweep here but Fredric controlling him for the moment.
Hendo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fredric puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hendo wants to sweep but Fredric has passed to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo tries to bench press Fredric off him but Fredric keeps the position.
Hendo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Fredric is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hendo is trying to escape the mount.
Fredric controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hendo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fredric controlling the pace for now.
Hendo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hendo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hendo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Hendo keeping busy on the bottom but Fredric has passed one foot through into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hendo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Fredric will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hendo with a poor takedown

and Fredric counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fredric.

Hendo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hendo wants to improve his position but instead Fredric has moved into half guard.
Fredric prevents Hendo from improving his position.

Hendo looking for subs from the bottom but Fredric mounts him!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fredric prevents Hendo from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hendo tries to get to full guard but Fredric has control of the leg.
Hendo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hendo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Hendo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fredric is looking to stand up but Hendo won't let him.

Hendo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Hendo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fredric is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hendo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fredric's back instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo throwing sloppy strikes.

Hendo looking to break Fredric's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Fredric remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hendo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Hendo is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Hendo is looking for a rear naked choke here but Fredric reverses the position brilliantly into Hendo's guard!

Hendo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hendo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fredric passes into side control.
Yogi Hendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendo is trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Fredric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fredric has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Fredric!