PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trevon Willis (ranked 4129 p4p, 6337 weight class) and Paulo Henriques (ranked 393 p4p, 484 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Willis
vs
Henriques

186 cm
25
155
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
148
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevon Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Henriques!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Willis does no damage.
A slow jab from Henriques misses its intended target.
Willis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Willis rushes Henriques and presses him up against the cage.
Henriques content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Willis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henriques smiles and moves away.
Willis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Henriques looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Willis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henriques.

Willis clinches up against the cage.
Henriques stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques has Willis pressed against the cage.
Henriques continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Willis tries to pull guard but Henriques holds him up against the cage and eventually Willis drops back down to his feet.
A short body shot lands from Henriques as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriques stalling.
Willis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henriques gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henriques's coach down at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Henriques's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevon Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henriques scores a nice knee to the body.
Henriques manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Willis has had enough of the clinch but Henriques keeps him there for the moment.
Henriques stalling.
Henriques is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Henriques.
Henriques misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis wants to break free but Henriques has control.
Henriques lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Willis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henriques working aggressively here.
Henriques is stalling here.
Henriques working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henriques has Willis pressed against the cage.
Henriques is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Willis is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Henriques.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Henriques.
Henriques scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Willis misses with a kick to the body

and Henriques counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Henriques is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henriques.
Willis tries for a takedown but Henriques manages to get underhooks.
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.
The referee calls for Henriques to work.
Henriques lands a good knee to the midsection. Willis won't want to take too many of those.
Willis looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriques avoiding damage.
Willis prevents a body shot from Henriques.
Henriques working aggressively here.
Henriques is struggling to control the position.
Willis is trying to push Henriques away but Henriques has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henriques misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henriques can't find room to land a body shot as Willis controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henriques.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Henriques dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Willis throws a wild body kick that Henriques sees coming a mile off.

Henriques closes the distance and pushes Willis back into the cage.
Henriques gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Trevon Willis has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Willis avoiding damage as Henriques throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Henriques.
Willis is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Willis's efforts to push away.
Henriques slowing the pace effectively.
Willis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henriques just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriques is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Henriques stalling against the cage.
Willis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Willis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Willis being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Henriques.
Willis throws a head kick but Henriques moves out of range.
Henriques wants to counter the offense by Willis and move into the clinch position.
Henriques doesn't manage to clinch there - Willis circles away.

Henriques closes the distance and clinches.
Willis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henriques slowing the pace effectively.
Willis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Willis's defenses.
The referee calls for Henriques to work.
Paulo Henriques seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Willis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevon Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Willis wants to get back to striking at distance but Henriques won't allow it.
Willis managing to block the knees to the body from Henriques.
Henriques lands an elbow inside that Willis shrugs off.
Willis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henriques just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henriques misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henriques throws a head punch that misses.
Henriques unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriques is pushing Willis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Henriques avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henriques takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Henriques receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Henriques has Willis pressed against the cage.
Willis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henriques prevents it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Henriques.
Willis throws a head kick that misses.
Willis misses with a combination

and Henriques counters by moving into the clinch.
Willis jumps guard but Henriques turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Willis is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henriques takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Henriques avoiding damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Willis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henriques pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Willis tries to pull guard but Henriques forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Henriques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trevon Willis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Henriques rushes Willis and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henriques - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Willis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henriques gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henriques is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Henriques misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Willis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henriques avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriques dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Henriques.
Henriques blocks the body kick.
Henriques avoids the head kick by Willis.
A bone on bone clash there as Henriques blocks the leg kick.
Henriques blocks a head kick by Willis.
Willis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trevon Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Willis scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Paulo Henriques has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henriques will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Willis up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis blocks a body shot from Henriques.
Willis has Henriques pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henriques manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevon Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henriques makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Willis blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henriques - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Henriques putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Willis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Willis is looking to break free of the clinch but Henriques has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriques leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henriques using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henriques avoiding damage.
Henriques controlling the action here for a moment.
Henriques slowing the pace effectively.
Willis tries to pull guard but Henriques holds him up against the cage and eventually Willis drops back down to his feet.
Trevon Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stalling in the clinch from Henriques.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Henriques.

Willis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Henriques quickly recovers to half guard.

Willis stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Henriques to get to his feet.

Willis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Henriques takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henriques seems keen to control Willis's posture.
Paulo Henriques is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Willis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Willis landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henriques trying to keep a closed guard but Willis is proving a slippery customer.

Willis drops back looking for a leg! Henriques is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henriques manages to kick Willis off! Willis jumps back into Henriques's guard.

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 Trevon Willis.
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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Henriques!