PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Foulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaeten Henecor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henecor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Naruto - Strong and Strike. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Foulger
vs
Henecor

190 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Foulger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaeten Henecor!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foulger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Foulger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henecor manages to avoid it.

Henecor gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Foulger is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henecor prevents Foulger from improving his position.

Foulger actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henecor in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gaeten Henecor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Henecor gets the takedown into side control.
Foulger wants to control but Henecor postures up.
Foulger is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Foulger is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Henecor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henecor is working for a kimura but Foulger is defending it quite comfortably.
Foulger wants to get back to full guard.
Henecor moves nicely into side control.
Henecor is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Foulger will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Henecor tries for a kimura but Foulger is defending well.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henecor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Henecor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foulger manages to get back to half guard.
Henecor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Foulger is trying to get back to full guard.
Henecor not doing much here.
Henecor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

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.
Foulger tries to control the position but Henecor now has his back.
Foulger staying busy and making it hard for Henecor to control.

Henecor is persistently looking for the submission but Foulger is defending it well.

Henecor tightening his grip on Foulger, looking for the choke.

Henecor patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Henecor is trying to stick to Foulger's back but Foulger is turning into Henecor. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Henecor's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Foulger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foulger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henecor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaeten Henecor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Henecor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Henecor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Foulger tries to reverse the position but Henecor maintains control.
Foulger wants to control but Henecor is having none of it.
Foulger is trying to reverse the position but instead Henecor has taken his back - oops!
Henecor has the hooks in. Foulger is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Foulger is working hard here to advance position.

Foulger defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henecor has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Foulger has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Henecor has the hooks in. Foulger is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Foulger tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Henecor is working for a guillotine from mount but Foulger frees his head quite easily.
Henecor wants to control the pace but Foulger is squirming around nicely.
Foulger wants to hold on but Henecor pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henecor has control of Foulger's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Foulger regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Foulger tries to hold on but Henecor pushes him away.

Henecor is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Foulger is surviving well by controlling Henecor's body position as best he can.
Foulger can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henecor content just to control the position here.
Foulger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Foulger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henecor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Foulger is desperately trying to improve his position but Henecor has a good base and remains in mount.
Henecor avoids the attempt from Foulger to control.

Henecor has isolated one of Foulger's arms. Foulger looking to fight him off but Henecor twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gaeten Henecor!