PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katt Mamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Warrior's Call by Volbeat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mamma
vs
Henson

187 cm
24
195 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

180 cm
30
192 lbs
25 - 19 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katt Mamma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey Henson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Mamma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mamma slips under a jab.
Henson connects with a body shot.
Henson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mamma.
Mamma 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.
Mamma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henson checks it well.
Mamma fails with a takedown attempt.
Mamma misses with a leg kick
and Henson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henson misses with a double jab.
Mamma throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henson scores with a jab.
Henson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mammas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mamma.
Henson lands a nice looking body shot.
Henson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Henson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henson throws a front kick aimed at Mamma's knee but Mamma avoids it well.
Henson blocks the body kick.
Mamma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mamma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henson scores with a jab.
Mamma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henson misses with a hook.
Mamma misses with a body kick.
Henson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamma manages to avoid it.
Henson checks a leg kick nicely.
Mamma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henson blocks a low kick nicely.
A lazy left from Henson finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamma tried to score with a low kick but Henson checks it.
Mamma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mamma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mamma throws a leg kick
and Henson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Mamma as he checks the leg kick.
Henson throws a looping overhand right but Mamma ducks down to avoid it.
Mamma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mamma tries for a takedown but Henson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katt Mamma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henson checks a low kick from Mamma.
Henson blocks a head kick by Mamma.
Henson misses with a series of wild punches.
Mamma shoots in looking for a takedown but Henson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mamma's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henson digs a good body shot into Mamma's ribs.
Mamma tries a low kick but Henson avoids it.
Henson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henson.

It looks like Katt Mamma has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamma throws a sloppy head kick and Henson moves out of range easily.
Mamma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henson cracks Mamma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Henson moves into the clinch.

Mamma has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Henson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Mamma goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Henson escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Mamma is looking to improve his position.
Henson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Mamma looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mamma is staying active underneath Henson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henson is trying to control. Mamma wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mamma makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mamma.

Mamma working for a triangle but Henson defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henson pushing down on Mamma's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mamma actively working from the bottom here.
Mamma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Henson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katt Mamma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mamma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mamma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Henson looks to throw the jab but Mamma is out of range.
Mickey Henson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mamma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mamma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henson lands a head shot.
Mamma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henson.
Henson lands a jab to the head.
Mamma keeps the fight on the outside.
Mickey Henson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mamma misses with a kick to the body.
Henson blocks a low kick nicely.
Mamma ducks right into an uppercut from Henson.
Henson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamma tries a low kick but Henson avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mamma.
Henson misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mamma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henson is keeping busy.
Mamma is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henson to keep the fight standing.
Mamma can't break the clinch.
Mamma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katt Mamma. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Henson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mamma thows a body kick. Henson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Mamma.
Henson tests Mamma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mamma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mamma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mickey Henson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson slaps away a takedown attempt from Mamma, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mamma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamma with a poor takedown
letting Henson counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Henson does no damage.
Henson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henson throws an overhand right that lands on Mamma's shoulder, as Mamma tries to avoid the shot.
Henson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Mamma is rocked!
Henson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oh Mamma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mamma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mamma seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice jab there from Henson.
Mamma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henson moves out of range of the body kick from Mamma.

Mamma gets tackled into the cage by Henson. Henson maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamma jumps guard but Henson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mamma tries to pull guard but Henson won't allow it.
Mamma prevents a body shot from Henson.
Henson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mamma tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Henson lands with a light punch inside.
Henson trying to control the position but instead, Mamma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Henson into the cage.

Henson breaks the clinch.
Mamma throws a head kick that misses.
Mamma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henson throws a solid leg kick but Mamma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Henson.

Henson gets caught napping as Mamma dives in and scores a takedown. Henson manages to retain guard.
Henson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mamma is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mamma!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson dominating with strikes here.
Henson trying to control but Mamma is having none of it.
Mamma really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mamma is looking to improve his position but Henson isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Henson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Katt Mamma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mamma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mamma fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henson moves out of range of the body kick from Mamma.
Mamma with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mamma throws a chopping leg kick but Henson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mamma throws a leg kick
and Mamma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henson lands a nice hook to Mamma's body. Mamma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henson connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henson.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henson is leaning against Mamma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henson lands a nice shot to the body.

Henson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mamma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henson.
Mamma takes one to the side of the head.
Henson scores with a jab.
Mamma needs to keep his hands up - Henson had a free shot at his head there.
Henson connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Mamma! He's out on his feet! Henson rushes in and drops Mamma with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mickey Henson!
Mickey Henson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! for their support in the buildup to the fight.