PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilburn Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hendrix
vs
Dorian

196 cm
24
346 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilburn Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Dorian!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hendrix tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Dorian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Hendrix shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dorian's guard.
Dorian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dorian working a defensive guard here.
Hendrix knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dorian on the ground.

Dorian looking for a guillotine here but Hendrix defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dorian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hendrix defends well.

Dorian throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hendrix escapes and throws Dorian's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hendrix postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dorian struggling a bit here.
Dorian is looking to regain half guard here but Hendrix keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dorian wants to control but Hendrix postures up.
Hendrix could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dorian is looking to regain half guard here but Hendrix keeps moving and retains side control.
Dorian manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hendrix's best efforts.
Dorian trying to control but Hendrix postures up.
Dorian gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dorian working for a triangle but Hendrix defends it easily.
Dorian looking to control.
Dorian pulls Hendrix in to control the position.

Dorian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dorian looks winded!

Dorian has his foot on Hendrix's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hendrix works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorian looking to control.
Hendrix postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendrix.
Hendrix has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dorian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dorian wants to improve his position but instead Hendrix has moved into half guard.
Dorian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dorian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hendrix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hendrix is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Dorian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hendrix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dorian avoids the head kick by Hendrix.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hendrix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hendrix misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix wants to clinch.
Dorian is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dorian gets caught napping as Hendrix dives in and scores a takedown. Dorian manages to retain guard.
Dorian looking to control.
Dorian has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hendrix is one step ahead there.
Dorian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Dorian is looking for a triangle but Hendrix pushes his legs off easily.

Dorian has an active guard here but Hendrix has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dorian looking for submissions off his back.
Dorian is breathing heavily.

Dorian looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dorian trying to control but Hendrix postures up.
Dorian is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hendrix jumps into side control!

That's four 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.
Dorian struggling a bit here.
Dorian is trying to improve his position.
Wilburn Hendrix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hendrix scoring with punches from side control.
Dorian is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dorian is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hendrix off and has taken his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

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

Hendrix preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dorian.

Dorian looking for the choke but no joy.
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 Wilburn Hendrix will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hendrix closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hendrix jumps guard.
Hendrix not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hendrix keeping moving, preventing Dorian from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dorian drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hendrix looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hendrix looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hendrix!

Dorian sneaks back into half guard.

Dorian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hendrix pulls his head out easily.
Dorian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dorian is holding on to half guard well.
Dorian regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendrix wanted to stand there but Dorian had control of the position.
Dorian seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dorian lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Dorian with a flurry of punches that miss.

Hendrix is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dorian defends well.

Dorian drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Dorian as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hendrix screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Dorian! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Frank Dorian!