PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Lieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieber's entrance music is The Dust Brothers- What is Fight Club . A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hendricks's choice of entrance music: Nickelback - Burn It To The Ground . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lieber
vs
Hendricks

196 cm
25
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

KAISER
Speedy Supps + Laundry

North
Speedy Supps + Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Lieber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks dives in for a single leg takedown but Lieber sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hendricks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lieber walks away with a smile on his face. Hendricks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hendricks moves forwards but Lieber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lieber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendricks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendricks shoots in and drives through. Lieber sprawls well.
Max Lieber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Hendricks.
Lieber looks to throw the jab but Hendricks is out of range.
Hendricks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lieber circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendricks tries to close the distance and clinch but Lieber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lieber misses with a hook

and Hendricks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lieber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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!
Hendricks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lieber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lieber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hendricks's guard.
Lieber distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lieber distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hendricks trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've been hearing good reports from Lieber's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lieber cracks Hendricks with a solid left hand.
Hendricks punching from the bottom.
Lieber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lieber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hendricks's head.
Lieber wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieber postures up and lands a big shot to Hendricks's brow.
Lieber has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lieber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lieber is working Hendricks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hendricks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lieber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hendricks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lieber trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendricks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lieber landing with the ground and pound.
Hendricks trying to strike off his back.
Lieber postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lieber stopping the sweep attempt from Hendricks.
Hendricks throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lieber distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lieber is in close to Hendricks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lieber trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendricks is striking off his back. Lieber thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
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. Lieber connects with a nice short shot to Hendricks's temple.
Hendricks wants to improve his position but Lieber is controlling well.
Hendricks tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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. Lieber connects with a nice short shot to Hendricks's temple.
Lieber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hendricks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lieber working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lieber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lieber working over Hendricks with some ground and pound. Hendricks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hendricks punching from the bottom.
Lieber passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hendricks!
Lieber working the ground and pound effectively.
Lieber breaks from Hendricks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lieber looking to control but Hendricks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hendricks takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lieber landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hendricks is squirming around, avoiding Lieber's attempts to control the action.
Lieber raining down hammerfists from mount.

Hendricks is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lieber working the ground and pound effectively.
Hendricks is still in real trouble! Can Lieber finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieber unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hendricks wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Lieber celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Lieber!
Our winner, Max Lieber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Jimmy Hendricks was interviewed post fight and said '........'.