PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury comes to the cage accompanied by "I Want It All" by Queen. Henderson has chosen Open The Floodgate as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mercury
vs
Henderson

170 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

XTREME PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lemmy Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses with a double jab
and Mercury counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercury manages to avoid it.
Henderson misses with a jab to the body
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson slips a straight right by Mercury.
Mercury walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Henderson throws a one two combo.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and Mercury counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henderson darts in trying to clinch
and Mercury makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andy Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and Mercury counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury throws a combination that misses
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henderson scores with a jab to the head.
Mercury misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Mercury moved out of range.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a jab to the body
and Mercury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Mercury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henderson moves to clinch but Mercury breaks away
and Mercury counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henderson thinking.
Henderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mercury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercury missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercury circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mercury counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henderson wants to clinch but Mercury slips to the side
and Mercury counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Mercury scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercury.
Henderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mercury rather than just go for the knockout.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Henderson misses with a shot to the body
and Mercury counters with a three punch combo that has Henderson backing up. Henderson nods at Mercury to acknowledge the strikes.
Mercury throws a poor cross that misses
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mercury thinking.
Mercury throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch
and Mercury counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Mercury.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Mercury counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercury circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mercury counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercury swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mercury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a shot to the body
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercury throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mercury misses with a left hand
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Henderson lands a slapping body shot.
Mercury misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercury misses the target.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson wants to clinch
and Mercury counters with a one-two to the body.
Henderson wants to clinch but Mercury slips to the side
and Mercury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercury with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Mercury. That snapped Henderson's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lemmy Mercury 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.

Henderson tries to move into range but Mercury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson wants to clinch
enabling Mercury to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Mercury misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Henderson throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mercury.
Henderson moves to clinch but Mercury breaks away
and Mercury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson tries to clinch but Mercury moves away
and Mercury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lemmy Mercury is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson looks to clinch
and Mercury counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Henderson trying to control the position but instead, Mercury has worked for underhooks and has pushed Henderson into the cage.
Mercury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Mercury.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Mercury avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercury uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mercury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mercury scores with a punch to the head.
Mercury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Mercury counters with a low kick, right behind Henderson 's knee.
A punch combination from Mercury misses.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson closes the distance but Mercury moves to the side
and Mercury counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury connects with a leg kick. Henderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mercury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Henderson misses with a jab to the body
and Mercury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a hook to the body
and Mercury counters with a stiff right hand.
Henderson misses the body punch
and Mercury counters with a two punch combo.
Henderson works Mercury's body with a nice hook.
Mercury lands a lovely overhand right.
Mercury feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hendersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands a head shot.

Henderson gets a clinch.
Mercury wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Henderson pushes Mercury back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mercury counters with a slapping leg kick.
Henderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mercury counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Mercury counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Mercury.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Mercury is avoiding it.
Henderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mercury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercury misses the shot to the body.
Mercury throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Henderson darts in and clinches Mercury up against the cage.
Mercury blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercury.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Henderson is pushing Mercury up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Mercury breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lemmy Mercury dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercury circles away.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson lands a jab to Mercury's midsection.
Henderson moves to clinch but Mercury breaks away
and Mercury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mercury counters with a three punch combo that has Henderson backing up. Henderson nods at Mercury to acknowledge the strikes.
Mercury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Mercury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Henderson misses with a hook
enabling Mercury to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercury keeps the fight on the outside.
Mercury throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Lemmy Mercury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mercury counters with a three punch combo that has Henderson backing up. Henderson nods at Mercury to acknowledge the strikes.
Henderson defending well as Mercury loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mercury. Mercury circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Henderson scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson moves to clinch but Mercury breaks away
and Mercury counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercury throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercury counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson defending well as Mercury loads up on a big left hand.
Mercury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Mercury misses with a combination
and Henderson counters with a left to the body.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson misses with a shot to the body
and Mercury counters with a nice leg kick.
Mercury misses with a head kick.
Henderson misses the body punch
and Mercury counters with a one-two to the body.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercury counters with a one-two to the body.
Henderson tries to clinch but Mercury moves away
and Mercury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henderson swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to clinch
and Mercury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a hook
and Mercury counters with an inside leg kick.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Mercury circles away.
Henderson tries to clinch but Mercury moves away
and Mercury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercury stalks Henderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henderson's face. Henderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Henderson punishes Mercury's body with a nice straight punch.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mercury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Mercury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson throws a right hand that Mercury ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercury also avoids with ease.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Mercury counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch but Mercury is having none of it.
Mercury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mercury cracks a nice hook into Henderson's ribs.
Henderson tries to clinch
enabling Mercury to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson tries to clinch
and Mercury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henderson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Mercury counter with a right hand.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mercury counters with a stiff right hand.
Henderson wants to clinch but Mercury slips to the side
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lemmy Mercury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercury, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Lemmy Mercury!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Lemmy Mercury!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Lemmy Mercury!

Lemmy Mercury wins by unanimous decision!