PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebaastian Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
Struve

188 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

179 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebaastian Struve!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Struve shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Struve showed some decent athleticism there.

Struve is looking for a kimura but Henderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Struve to get the leverage.
Henderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Struve throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Struve thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Struve throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Struve is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Struve thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Struve uses his free foot to push down on Henderson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Henderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Struve throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Struve throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Struve thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Struve throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Struve thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Henderson blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is in a horrible position here. Struve smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Poor strikes thrown by Struve there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Henderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Struve wants to control the pace but Henderson is squirming around nicely.
Struve landing strikes, looking to finish!
Struve throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Struve misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Struve looking for a guillotine from mount but Henderson is having none of it.
Struve looks gassed!
Struve connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve unloads with some shots from mount but Henderson bucks and avoids them well.
Struve landing punches.
Struve thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Struve looking to finish with strikes here!
Struve thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Henderson is trying to stand.
Struve misses with a head shot.

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.
Struve has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.
Struve putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Struve thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Struve looking to ground and pound but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Struve throws some wild stikes that Henderson manages to avoid easily.
Struve throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound.
Struve working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Henderson slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Struve missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Struve.
Struve digs a good body shot into Henderson's ribs.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Struve moves out of range of the leg kick from Henderson.
Struve swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters with a low kick, right behind Struve 's knee.
Henderson scores with a jab to the jaw.

Henderson lands a left and a right that send Struve crashing to the mat, dazed. Henderson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Struve is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Struve is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Struve falls backwards - clearly groggy! Henderson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Henderson!