PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Chloe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Lacuna Coil - Trip the Darkness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
Chloe

172 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Chloe!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Chloe darts in trying to clinch
and Henderson counters with a left and a right that stings Chloe.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Henderson duly obliges.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Chloe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chloe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Henderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chloe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henderson counters with a three punch combo that has Chloe backing up. Chloe nods at Henderson to acknowledge the strikes.

Chloe is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Henderson.
Chloe tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chloe's waist but Chloe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henderson off to one side.
Chloe tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chloe dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Sebastian Chloe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chloe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Henderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chloe did well to prevent Henderson getting side control.
Chloe is trying to stand back up but Henderson is controlling him
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chloe!
Chloe looks gassed!
Chloe wants to get back to his feet.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chloe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson with a couple of short strikes.
Henderson landing strikes from the mount.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henderson tries to control but Chloe wriggling away.
Henderson content just to control the position here.
Henderson landing strikes from the mount.
Henderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chloe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Henderson trying to control but Chloe is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Henderson tries to control but Chloe wriggling away.
Henderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chloe hang on?
Henderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
Chloe squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Henderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chloe is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control but Chloe is having none of it.
Henderson landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chloe hang on?
Henderson tries to control but Chloe wriggling away.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chloe is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Henderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chloe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Chloe.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Chloe looks to clinch
and Henderson counters with a one-two to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chloe misses with a punch to the body.
Chloe throws a head punch that misses.
Chloe struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.

Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Chloe avoids them all with ease.
Chloe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Chloe gets caught napping as Henderson dives in and scores a takedown. Chloe manages to retain guard.
Chloe keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson is really struggling to control Chloe but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson postures up in Chloe's guard and throws a big left but Chloe blocks it.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Chloe keeps moving.
Henderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chloe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson is in close to Chloe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henderson prevents Chloe from getting back to his feet.
Henderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chloe is breathing heavily.
Henderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Henderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Henderson is looking for a kimura but Chloe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Henderson to get the leverage.
Chloe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Chloe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henderson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Henderson throws and elbow that misses. Chloe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Chloe!

Chloe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Henderson, up you get!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chloe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henderson counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
A right-left combo lands from Henderson.
Chloe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henderson.
Chloe doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Chloe wants to clinch but Henderson slips to the side
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henderson throws a right hand that Chloe ducks under and follows up with a left that Chloe also avoids with ease.
Henderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chloe avoids it really well and circles away.
Chloe fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chloe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chloe wants to clinch but Henderson slips to the side
and Henderson counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chloe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson is working the combinations to good effect here.

Chloe closes the distance and clinches.
Chloe struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Chloe working Henderson over with knees to the body.
Chloe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chloe lands an elbow inside that Henderson shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chloe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chloe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Chloe missing with knees to the body.
Chloe lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chloe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Chloe.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Chloe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chloe scores a nice knee to the body.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chloe has him pressed against the cage.
Chloe tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chloe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Henderson will probably get the nod.
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!

Chloe wants to clinch
and Chloe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chloe pinned against the cage. Chloe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chloe tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chloe misses with a few strikes there.
Chloe moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Chloe throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Henderson has closed the distance and engaged Chloe in a clinch.
Chloe prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chloe or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chloe tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.

Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Chloe in the body.
Chloe doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws a series of strikes that have Chloe backpedaling.
Henderson is looking to chop away at Chloe's legs.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henderson is defended easily by Chloe.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chloe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chloe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chloe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Chloe.
Chloe misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Chloe misses with a few strikes there.
Justin Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Henderson.
Chloe tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson throws a one two combo.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Chloe.
Horrible takedown by Henderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Chloe which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson tries to bum rush Chloe with a series of wild strikes but Chloe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chloe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chloe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chloe doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chloe.
Chloe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chloe's hands.
Chloe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson tries to bum rush Chloe with a series of wild strikes but Chloe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chloe swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chloe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henderson counters with a left and a right that stings Chloe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Chloe.
Chloe tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Chloe, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Chloe against the cage but Chloe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chloe is looking to clinch.
Chloe wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Chloe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chloe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chloe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Justin Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sebastian Chloe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sebastian Chloe.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Henderson!
Justin Henderson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.