PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanrosch Timoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Henry
vs
Timoshenko

183 cm
25
188 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

187 cm
20
202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kanrosch Timoshenko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timoshenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Timoshenko ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
Nice straight punches there by Henry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henry.
Timoshenko staying out of range there.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Timoshenko slips the punch.

Henry 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timoshenko trying to control the position here.
Timoshenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Timoshenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Timoshenko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henry won't allow Timoshenko to sweep him here.
Timoshenko working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoshenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry thows a big elbow that misses.
Timoshenko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henry!

Timoshenko stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Timoshenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Timoshenko.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Timoshenko as Henry shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a hook but Timoshenko avoids it easily.
Timoshenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry dips to his left and cracks Timoshenko with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Timoshenko. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timoshenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Timoshenko misses the jab.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Timoshenko moved out of range nicely.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Timoshenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Timoshenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Timoshenko thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Timoshenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Timoshenko slips a straight right by Henry.
Timoshenko loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Timoshenko staying out of range there.
Henry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Timoshenko misses with an uppercut.
Henry cracks Timoshenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Timoshenko takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Timoshenko tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Timoshenko to the ground. Timoshenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Timoshenko stuffs the takedown.
Timoshenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Timoshenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timoshenko swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Timoshenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timoshenko blocks a jab.
Henry lands a right hook to the body.
Henry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry thuds his right hand into Timoshenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henry slips under a jab from Timoshenko.
Timoshenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Timoshenko avoids the body shot from Henry.
Henry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timoshenko.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Timoshenko.
Henry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henry shoots in and drives through. Timoshenko sprawls well.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Timoshenko shows good takedown defense.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Timoshenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Henry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Henry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Timoshenko on the side of the head.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Timoshenko slips under a jab from Henry.
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Timoshenko but Timoshenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Timoshenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timoshenko connects with a jab.
Henry scores with a jab.
Nice shot by Henry.
Timoshenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
Henry misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Timoshenko.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Timoshenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry takes a swing at Timoshenko's ribcage but misses.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Henry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Leon Henry has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Timoshenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Timoshenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Timoshenko in his tracks.
Timoshenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henry to score with a decent uppercut.

Henry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Timoshenko quickly recovers to half guard.
Timoshenko is trying to control but can't.
Henry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Timoshenko works his way to full guard. Good work.

Henry stands up and waves to Timoshenko to follow him.
Timoshenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Henry.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Timoshenko.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Timoshenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Timoshenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henry moves out of range as Timoshenko strikes.
Henry shoots for a takedown but Timoshenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Timoshenko misses with a body shot.
Timoshenko throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Timoshenko swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Timoshenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Timoshenko takes one to the side of the head.
Timoshenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timoshenko is breathing heavily.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanrosch Timoshenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Timoshenko ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Timoshenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Timoshenko in his tracks.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Timoshenko off the cage and back into rage.
Henry lands a nice shot that snaps Timoshenko's head back.
Henry misses the jab.
Timoshenko blocks a jab.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.

Timoshenko tries to sprawl but Henry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Timoshenko is controlling Henry's trapped leg to prevent Henry from advancing to side control.
Timoshenko trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Timoshenko trying to control but Henry postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Timoshenko defending well though.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Timoshenko is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timoshenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Timoshenko is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kanrosch Timoshenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leon Henry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Henry dodges the punch combination from Timoshenko.
Nice shot by Henry.
Henry lands a body shot.
Timoshenko ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Henry shoots in and bounces Timoshenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Timoshenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry throws a strike but Timoshenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Timoshenko won't allow Henry to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry managing to control the position.
Timoshenko looking to sit in guard and control but Henry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Timoshenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Timoshenko wants to sweep here but Henry controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Timoshenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry stands up over Timoshenko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Timoshenko blocks nicely.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry postures up in Timoshenko's guard and throws a big left but Timoshenko blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Henry landing a few strikes.
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Henry stands up.
Timoshenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry swings for the body but Timoshenko moves out of range.
A jab from Henry misses.
Timoshenko staying out of range there.

Henry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Henry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Leon Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Timoshenko?
Henry landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry with shots to the head and body - Timoshenko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Timoshenko?

Timoshenko is rocked!
Henry loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Timoshenko scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Henry land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Henry stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Henry!