PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tourn Lord (ranked 4723 p4p, 5002 weight class) and Paulo Henriques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lord
vs
Henriques

170 cm
22
146
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
148
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Pit Bull Development

MKFC
Core Combat

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tourn Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Henriques!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henriques darts in and clinches Lord up against the cage.
Henriques scores with a shot to the side of Lord's head.
Lord lands a hook that snaps the head of Henriques backwards.
Henriques stalls.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henriques blocking some punches.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henriques misses with an elbow strike.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord letting Henriques take a breather here.
Lord scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Henriques pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord misses with the head strike.
Lord blocking some punches.
Henriques lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Henriques is stalling here.
Henriques slows down the pace here.
Henriques stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Henriques's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Henriques blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henriques avoiding damage.
Henriques tries to work over Lord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lord lands with a right to the head.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Henriques to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques working Lord over with knees to the body.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henriques manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Henriques lands an uppercut.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Henriques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henriques has Lord pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Henriques.
Lord uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Lord forces Henriques back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henriques.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Henriques.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriques dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Henriques swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Henriques.
Henriques misses with an elbow over the top.
Henriques blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lord managing to block the knees to the body from Henriques.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Lord blocks an elbow strike.
Henriques is struggling to control the position.
Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lord blocking some punches.
Lord softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lord struggles to land a body shot inside as Henriques controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Henriques.
Henriques throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Lord.
The referee calls for Henriques to work.
Lord lands a hook that snaps the head of Henriques backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Lord takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henriques tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord tries to throw a body punch but Henriques avoids it by throwing Lord back against the cage.
Lord tries to throw a body punch but Henriques avoids it by throwing Lord back against the cage.
Lord misses with the head strike.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lord dodges an elbow strike from Henriques.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paulo Henriques will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Henriques drives through and clinches with Lord against the cage.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Henriques controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Paulo Henriques seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henriques'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.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques lands a nice elbow.
Henriques slowing the pace effectively.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henriques blocking some punches.
Henriques effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriques misses with a body punch.
Lord scores with a shot to the side of Henriques's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henriques.
Henriques'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.
Henriques blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lord lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lord misses with the head strike.
Henriques has Lord pressed against the cage.
Henriques leaning against his opponent.
Henriques has Lord pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Henriques.
Lord fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henriques on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lord has Henriques up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Henriques stalling the fight.
Lord lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Henriques.
Henriques doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henriques.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henriques misses with an elbow over the top.
Henriques blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henriques throws an elbow but it misses.
Henriques leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henriques lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriques avoiding damage.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
Henriques prevents a body shot from Lord.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henriques blocks a body shot from Lord.
Henriques struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Henriques.
Henriques tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Lord'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.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Henriques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henriques landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriques tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henriques blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henriques pressing his opponent against the cage.
Henriques throws an elbow that misses.
Henriques stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henriques - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henriques landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lord letting Henriques take a breather here.
Lord lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paulo Henriques will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Henriques fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lord, pushing him back against the cage.
Lord blocks the elbow strike.
Lord lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henriques backwards.
Lord lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henriques backwards.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
Henriques manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henriques lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Henriques.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord is working Henriques over against the cage.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henriques trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Henriques blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriques leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henriques effectively controlling the action here.
Henriques blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henriques doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henriques stalling.
Lord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henriques landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Henriques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Henriques.
Henriques tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henriques tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Lord wants to get back to striking at distance but Henriques won't allow it.
Lord struggles to land a body shot inside as Henriques controls his hands.
Henriques stalling against the cage.
Henriques just leaning against Lord, taking a breather.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henriques lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lord pushes Henriques back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Henriques, against the cage.
Lord lands with a light punch inside.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Henriques uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriques misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord gets through Henriques's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Henriques tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Henriques blocks an uppercut.
Henriques misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Henriques.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Henriques.
Henriques gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henriques.
Henriques stalling against the cage.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henriques blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lord.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Henriques is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lord'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.
Lord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lord pushes Henriques back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henriques backwards.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tourn Lord showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henriques 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Paulo Henriques!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Tourn Lord!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Tourn Lord!

Tourn Lord wins by split decision!