PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Hendershot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hendershot
vs
Johnson

165 cm
20
135 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

167 cm
26
140 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Hendershot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hendershot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hendershot keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson tries to circle away but Hendershot has him pinned against the cage.
Hendershot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson works on Hendershot's body with a couple of short punches.

Hendershot has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Johnson regains guard immediately.
Hendershot lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson wants to stand up but Hendershot is controlling him.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Hendershot has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hendershot 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendershot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendershot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendershot is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendershot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hendershot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendershot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Hendershot tries to pass.
Hendershot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hendershot chips away with some ground and pound.
Hendershot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hendershot lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendershot is looking to pass into half guard but Johnson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Johnson is in guard.

Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendershot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hendershot tries to strike from the bottom.

Hendershot working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.

Johnson stands up from Hendershot's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hendershot circles away.

Hendershot closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hendershot tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Hendershot slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hendershot working some strikes from top position.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Hendershot from controlling successfully.
Hendershot stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendershot stops Johnson from standing up.
Hendershot cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Hendershot trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.
Hendershot won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Hendershot throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hendershot's guard. Nice move by Johnson!

Hendershot managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hendershot is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Hendershot dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hendershot throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendershot is just out of range.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hendershot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hendershot.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Hendershot from controlling successfully.
Hendershot landing with the ground and pound.
Hendershot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendershot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson wants to stand but Hendershot is controlling the position.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Hendershot from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendershot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Hendershot is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hendershot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hendershot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hendershot postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Hendershot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hendershot works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hendershot's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is fighting to break Hendershot's control of his arms but Hendershot is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hendershot keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Hendershot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hendershot is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hendershot trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hendershot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Hendershot's legs - danger averted.
Hendershot pulls Johnson in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Hendershot won't let him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hendershot pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Hendershot is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Johnson can't fight it off and eventually Hendershot manages to take the fight to the floor. Johnson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hendershot working some strikes from top position.
Hendershot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hendershot has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Hendershot's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendershot throwing strikes but missing.
Hendershot is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hendershot.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hendershot manages to get himself to full guard.

Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendershot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hendershot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Hendershot dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson misses with a takedown

so Hendershot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hendershot is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Hendershot prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Hendershot throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendershot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendershot wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendershot trying to control the position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Hendershot keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendershot trying to control the position.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Hendershot tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hendershot isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johnson stacks Hendershot on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Johnson!
You can see the frustration on Hendershot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hendershot manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hendershot throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hendershot chips away with some ground and pound.
Hendershot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendershot trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Hendershot is proving a slippery customer.
Hendershot lands a couple of elbows.
Hendershot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?

Hendershot drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hendershot has Johnson in his guard.

Hendershot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.

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.

Hendershot throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hendershot can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson is looking to stall here but Hendershot recovers full guard.

Hendershot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Terrance Hendershot.
Well Hendershot 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Hendershot!
Terrance Hendershot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.