PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovid Julios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Julios
vs
Henry

190 cm
26
279 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

198 cm
25
270 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ovid Julios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Henry!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julios stuffs the takedown attempt from Henry. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Julios tries to clinch up
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Julios tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Julios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Julios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Henry lands with a nice body punch.
Julios tries to clinch up.
Henry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Ovid Julios has been cut.

Julios closes the distance and clinches.
Henry's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.
Julios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henry is defending well for now.
Julios tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Julios blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Julios.
Julios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
Julios tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
Henry pushes off an throws an elbow but Julios leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Julios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Julios missing with knees to the body.
Julios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henry is defending well for now.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Julios avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
A short right from Henry on the inside.
Julios is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henry to keep the fight standing.
Julios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Julios misses with a knee to the head.
Julios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Julios tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
Henry tries to work over Julios's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Henry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Julios up against the cage.
Julios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry pushes Julios back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Julios blocking some punches.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Julios throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Julios.
Henry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Julios.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry looks gassed!
Julios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but Henry blocks with his arms.
Julios landing knees to the head.
Julios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Julios connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henry's face.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julios takes a shot to the head.
Henry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but Henry blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Julios as Henry tries to tie him up.
Henry avoiding damage as Julios throws knees to the body.
Henry tries to work over Julios's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Julios tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julios tries to land a knee to the head but Henry blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Henry.
Henry pushes off an throws an elbow but Julios leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Julios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Julios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Julios misses with a knee strike.
Julios managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.
Henry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.
Julios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Julios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Julios.
Julios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Julios blocks a body shot from Henry.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ovid Julios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ovid Julios's cut.
That's time! Julios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Henry moves into range and clinches up with Julios.
Julios connects with a knee to the head.
Julios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Julios.

It looks like Steve Henry has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Julios with a knee to the head.
Julios scores a nice knee to the body.
Julios tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry cracks Julios with a nice body shot.
Julios lands a knee to the body.
Henry takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Julios missing with knees to the body.
Julios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Julios avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Julios missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Henry.
Henry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Julios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Julios blocks an uppercut.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.
Julios misses with a knee to the head.
Henry avoiding damage as Julios throws knees to the body.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Julios avoids it.
Julios prevents a body shot from Henry.
Julios looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Julios lands a knee to the head.

Henry is rocked!
Julios working the clinch nicely. Henry is working for position but Julios cracks him with a big knee to the head! Henry crumples up against the cage and Julios lands two more shots before the ref can save Henry! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ovid Julios!
Ovid Julios seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.