PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brien comes to the cage accompanied by Superjoint Ritual - Dress Like a Target. Henry comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tear the Club Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Curtis Henry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

O Brien
vs
Henry

192 cm
25
287 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

213 cm
21
285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Curtis Henry !
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien misses with the combination.

Henry closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Henry lands in his opponent's guard.

Henry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

O Brien pushes Henry off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
O Brien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Brien swinging wildly here.
O Brien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Brien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry .
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for O Brien!

Henry working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. O Brien turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Henry off and cradles O Brien's limp body as Henry celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Curtis Henry !