PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Soares (ranked 3508 p4p, 323 weight class) and Andre Hendrix (ranked 2682 p4p, 258 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Soares might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Sabbath - Iron Man. Hendrix has chosen Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Soares
vs
Hendrix

174 cm
29
155 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

150 cm
25
148 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix dodges the punch combination from Soares.
Soares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hendrix with the counter takedown but Soares avoids it easily.
Soares throws a series of punches but Hendrix avoids them all with ease.
Soares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hendrix or perhaps it was just good defense by Soares, which made it look bad.

Nice combo by Soares! Oh, that's hurt him - Hendrix falls to the canvas and Soares follows him into side control.

Hendrix is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soares in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Soares has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Soares will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix is trying to improve his position.
Soares wants to take a breather but Hendrix manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Soares.
Soares trying to control but Hendrix is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hendrix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soares is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Hendrix shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hendrix is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Soares has managed to free his arm - good work.
Soares regains full guard. Nicely done.

Soares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hendrix is aware though and is defending well.
Soares wants to sweep but no luck.
Soares pulls Hendrix in to control the position.
Hendrix sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Soares's guard.
Hendrix is looking to take a break and control but Soares is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Soares tries to get to full guard but Hendrix has control of the leg.
Soares moves into full guard.

Soares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hendrix defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Soares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hendrix working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hendrix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hendrix looking to sit in guard and control but Soares gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hendrix is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Soares got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hendrix has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soares has managed to get both his arms back between Hendrix's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Soares dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Soares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soares displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hendrix.
Soares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendrix can do to turn this around?
Hendrix darts in looking for a takedown but Soares gets double underhooks and turns Hendrix into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Soares misses the target.
Hendrix dives in for a single leg takedown but Soares sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Andre Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Hendrix.
Soares throws a nice looking combination but Hendrix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hendrix changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Soares as he avoids it easily.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown but Soares shows good takedown defense.
Andre Hendrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendrix takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Soares lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Hendrix goes down and covers up as Soares starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Soares!
After the big win, Andre Soares made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Andre Hendrix had this to say: 'Lucky punch... I'll be back!'.