PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase has chosen Who Made Who as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Henry
vs
Chase

198 cm
21
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
240 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Chase!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry misses with a double jab.
Chase wants to clinch up but Henry keeps it at a distance.
Chase misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chase gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chase throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Steve Henry has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Henry.
Chase gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henry.
Chase lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henry backs up against the cage.
Henry throws a series of punches but Chase avoids them all with ease.
Chase wants to clinch up but Henry keeps it at a distance.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chase.
Chase takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chase throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Chase connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chase pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chase wants to clinch up but Henry keeps it at a distance.
Chase throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chase.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Henry misses with a combination

and Chase counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Henry down! Chase is looking to finish but Henry is intelligently defending himself.

Henry is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chase stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chase tries to clinch but Henry is having none of it.
Henry is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Chase just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Henry has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Chase!