PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Birbant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All I Do Is Win. Jon Hendricks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hendricks
vs
Birbant

170 cm
18
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Birbant!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks throws a series of punches but Birbant moves out of range.
Birbant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendricks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hendricks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Birbant momentarily.
Birbant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hendricks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Birbant blocks a jab.
Hendricks throws a body punch but Birbant moves out of range.
Birbant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hendricks.
Birbant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Birbant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hendricks takes a swing at Birbant's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks lands with an uppercut that bounces Birbant off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hendricks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Birbant is rocked!
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birbant moves away.
Birbant is still on wobbly legs! Can Hendricks finish him?
Hendricks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jon Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Hendricks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birbant slips a jab from Hendricks.
Hendricks misses with a few strikes there.
Hendricks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Birbant seems to have recovered his senses.
Birbant tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendricks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Birbant moves away from the strike by Hendricks.
No joy there for Hendricks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hendricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Birbant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hendricks throws a body punch but Birbant moves out of range.
Hendricks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Birbant.

Birbant has Hendricks up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbant manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Birbant's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Birbant.
Hendricks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Birbant clinches with his opponent.
Birbant lands with a light punch inside.
Birbant stalling against the cage.
Birbant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Birbant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Birbant manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Birbant pushes Hendricks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Birbant stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Birbant.
Birbant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Birbant lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Birbant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Birbant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Birbant lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendricks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Birbant controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jon Hendricks will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hendricks misses with a wild combination.
Hendricks scores with a sloppy right hand. Birbant should have avoided that one.
Hendricks lands with a good body shot.
Birbant slips a straight right by Hendricks.
No luck for Birbant with that takedown attempt.
Hendricks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Birbant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Birbant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Birbant cracks Hendricks with a nice body shot.
Birbant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birbant lands an uppercut.
Hendricks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Birbant lands a nice uppercut.
Birbant just leaning against Hendricks, taking a breather.
Birbant lands a left hand.
Birbant is trying to drag Hendricks to the mat but Hendricks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Birbant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Birbant is pushing Hendricks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Birbant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Birbant.
Nice body punch from Birbant.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Birbant gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hendricks regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birbant content to stall in guard here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Birbant decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birbant avoids the body shot from Hendricks.
Hendricks throws a looping overhand right but Birbant ducks down to avoid it.
Birbant scoring well with a low kick there.
Hendricks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Birbant.
Birbant slips under a jab.
Birbant misses with a hook.
Birbant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendricks just misses with a punch to the body.
Jon Hendricks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Birbant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hendricks letting Birbant take a breather here.
Birbant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Birbant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Birbant is stalling here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Birbant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hendricks tries to keep at a distance but Birbant has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Birbant - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Birbant.
A big right from Hendricks misses.
Birbant slips a straight right by Hendricks.
A telegraphed right hand from Hendricks misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Hendricks.

Birbant moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Birbant.
Birbant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birbant receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Birbant lands a hook that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Birbant leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Birbant.
Birbant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hendricks lands a nice looking body shot.
Birbant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Birbant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hendricks's waist but Hendricks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Birbant off to one side.
Hendricks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hendricks swings away with a body shot that misses

and Birbant counters by moving into the clinch.
Birbant's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birbant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Birbant stalls.
Birbant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Hendricks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hendricks is pressed up against the cage. Birbant has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hendricks down to the mat. Hendricks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hendricks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Birbant manages to avoid it.
Hendricks misses the shot to the body.
Hendricks dips to his left and cracks Birbant with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birbant explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hendricks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Birbant.
Hendricks misses with a jab, cross combination.

Birbant gets a clinch.
Birbant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Birbant is stalling here.
Birbant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Birbant leaning his opponent against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Birbant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Birbant has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Josh Birbant!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Josh Birbant!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Josh Birbant!

Josh Birbant wins by unanimous decision!
Jon Hendricks spoke after the fight, saying 'I am not impressed by your performance.'.