PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Wired (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wired's entrance music is Rocky. A fine choice. Henson has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Donald Henson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wired
vs
Henson

194 cm
22
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Wired!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald Henson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wired was covering up waiting for the punch and Henson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson won't allow Wired to get back to his feet.
Henson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wired is keeping the position for now.
Wired wants to stand up but Henson is controlling him.
Henson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wired is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henson looks gassed!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henson dives in and grabs Wired's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wired pushes down on Henson's head and hops out.
Henson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wired lands a two punch combo.
Henson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wired moves away.
Henson tries to clinch up

and Wired counters with a crisp one two that drops Henson! Wired thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Henson to his feet! Henson is in big trouble!

Henson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wired clinches.
Wired crunches a lovely knee into Henson's ribcage.
Henson misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wired breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wired wants to clinch.
Wired throws a right and a left that Henson avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Wired.
Henson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wired thuds his shin into the meat of Henson's side.

Wired has managed to clinch.

Wired breaks from the clinch.
Rocky Wired is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wired lands with a hook. Henson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Wired has closed the distance and engaged Henson in a clinch.

Wired manages to break the clinch.
Henson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Henson counters by moving into the clinch.

Wired escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wired checks it well.
Wired lands a head kick!
Wired connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wired blocks a body shot from Henson.

Wired breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Henson misses
and Wired counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henson shoots in for a takedown but Wired shows good takedown defense.
Wired throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wired tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Wired rushes Henson and presses him up against the cage.
Henson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wired is keeping busy.

Wired breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wired throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wired circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wired!
Wired scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henson doesn't seem bothered though.
Henson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donald Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wired throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henson misses with a hook to the body
and Wired counters with a stiff right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henson.
Rocky Wired has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Henson.
Henson lands with a good body shot.
Wired will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henson tries to clinch but Wired is having none of it.
Wired thows a body kick. Henson tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Henson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Henson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wired's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Henson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wired is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Wired 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.

Jab by Henson.
Wired doesn't manage to clinch there - Henson circles away.
Henson is looking to clinch but Wired is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Wired misses.
Henson is looking to chop away at Wired's legs.
Wired connects with a nice looking jab.
Henson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wired counters with an inside leg kick.
Wired tries to clinch up
enabling Henson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wired lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wired.
Wired clobbers Henson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wired!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wired misses with the combination.
Henson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wired scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wired scores with a three punch combo!
Henson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wired counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wired tries to avoid it but Henson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wired to the ground. Wired escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wired counters with a nice leg kick.

Wired takes the fight into the clinch.
Henson scores with a hook to the body.
Wired tries to break the clinch but Henson is controlling the position.
Henson is leaning against Wired and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wired fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rocky Wired has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Henson.

Wired has closed the distance and engaged Henson in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wired pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henson darts in trying to clinch
and Henson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henson tries to bum rush Wired with a series of wild strikes but Wired uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Wired scores with a four punch combination!

Wired instigates a clinch.
Wired gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henson.
Henson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wired's elbow.
Wired scores with a hook to the body.
Henson misses with a body punch.
Wired avoiding damage as Henson throws knees to the body.

Wired escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wired is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wired misses with the combination.
Henson throws a combination that misses
and Wired counters with a three punch combo that has Henson backing up. Henson nods at Wired to acknowledge the strikes.
Wired tries a head kick but it misses.
Rocky Wired is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wired pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henson looks to land a combination but Wired avoids it well.
Wired is working the combinations to good effect here.
Henson tries to clinch there but Wired circles away.
Henson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wired moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wired.

Henson rushes Wired and presses him up against the cage.
Henson cracks Wired with a nice body shot.

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.
Wired lands a knee to the body.
Wired being controlled against the cage.

Wired breaks the clinch.
Henson misses with a body shot.

Wired tries to keep at a distance but Henson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wired stalling the fight.
Wired is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Henson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wired throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wired lands a nice hook to Henson's body. Henson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rocky Wired is winning the standup battle so far.
Henson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henson tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Wired dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wired tries to clinch but Henson moves out of range.

Wired moves into the clinch.
Henson lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Henson.
Henson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wired up against the cage.
Henson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wired is trying to force a seperation but Henson has the dominant position.

Wired pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wired closes the distance and clinches.
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wired uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wired blocking some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wired has Henson pressed against the cage.
Wired blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wired can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wired smiles and moves away.
Henson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wired.
Wired lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henson takes a step back to recover.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wired swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wired lands a right hook to the body.
Henson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wired lets loose with a powerful body kick. Henson will feel that in the morning.
Wired throws a nice looking combination but Henson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wired ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
Henson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wired stuffs the takedown attempt from Henson. Henson gets slowly back to his feet.
Henson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wired swivels and escapes.
Rocky Wired has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Henson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henson gets a clinch.
Henson lands a body punch.
Wired trying to stall but Henson improves his position.
Henson struggles to land a body shot inside as Wired controls his hands.
Henson wants a takedown.
Henson prevents Wired from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henson.
Henson is leaning against Wired and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henson working aggressively here.
Wired wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henson is working Wired over against the cage.

Wired breaks the clinch.
Henson staying out of range there.

Henson closes the distance and clinches.
Wired wants to get back to striking at distance but Henson won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Wired's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wired is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wired fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wired thuds his shin into the meat of Henson's side.

Henson closes the distance and pushes Wired back into the cage.
Henson has Wired pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wired manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Donald Henson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henson tries to throw a body punch but Wired avoids it by throwing Henson back against the cage.
Henson takes a shot to the head.

Wired breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henson throws a good cross that connects.
Henson tries to clinch but Wired moves away

and Wired moves into the clinch.
Henson lands a shot to the body.
Henson working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Wired.

Wired breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Henson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henson showed some decent athleticism there.
Henson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wired looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rocky Wired is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henson lands a nice short elbow.
Henson thows a huge punch but Wired dodges it nicely.
Wired is trying to stand.
Wired trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

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 Rocky Wired.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wired, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Wired!