PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Leis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leis has chosen No Sleep - Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henry
vs
Leis

188 cm
30
195 lbs
13 - 15 - 0

188 cm
30
195 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Leis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Leis drives through with a takedown into Henry's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Leis passes Henry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leis.
Leis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leis.
Leis wants to pass to mount but Henry is defending the position.
Leis prevents Henry from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Leis has control of the leg.
Henry wants to control but Leis is keeping busy.
Leis working Henry over with strikes.
Leis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
Henry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leis.
Leis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Leis is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leis is nestled in close to Henry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leis connects with a nice short shot to Henry's temple.
Leis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to get back to his feet.
Leis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leis stalling.
Leis trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leis.
Henry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henry defending well though.
Henry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leis scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Leis trying to control from half guard but Henry is working away.
Leis wants to free his trapped foot but Henry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Leis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henry's head.
Leis controlling the action here.
Henry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Leis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leis lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leis controlling the action here.
Leis with the ground and pound but Henry uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henry slaps away a takedown attempt from Leis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Leis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henry counters with a three punch combo that has Leis backing up. Leis nods at Henry to acknowledge the strikes.
Mike Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Leis.
Henry throws a series of punches but Leis avoids them all with ease.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Henry enables Leis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Henry manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Leis landing some decent shots from guard.
Leis throwing strikes but missing.
Leis won't allow Henry to get back to his feet.
Leis is in close to Henry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leis trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leis throwing strikes from guard but Henry blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leis.
Henry seems keen to control Leis's posture.
Leis throws a big elbow that misses.
Leis throws a big elbow that misses.
Leis trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Leis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Henry looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Henry looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Henry!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Henry working the ground and pound.
Henry throws an elbow but Leis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Leis is looking to reverse the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Henry.
Henry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leis is looking for a sweep.
Leis defending against the ground and pound.
Henry is putting a hurting on Leis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Henry scoring with punches and elbows.
Henry in side control, throwing shots but Leis defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Leis sneaks back into half guard.
Leis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Leis has wrist control.
Henry is looking to stand up but Leis won't let him.
Jesse Leis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Leis blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a big elbow that misses.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leis looking to control.
Leis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Leis has wrist control.
Leis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
Henry throws an elbow that misses. Leis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Leis!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henry is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Henry dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Leis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henry's waist but Henry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leis off to one side.
Leis shoots in for a takedown but Henry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henry swivels and escapes.
Mike Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Leis.
Leis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henry but Henry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jesse Leis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leis shoots in looking for a takedown but Henry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leis shoots for a takedown but Henry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henry sprawls well. Henry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leis gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leis shoots in looking for a takedown. Henry tries to sprawl out of it but Leis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henry defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Jesse Leis has been cut.
Leis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henry circles away.
Leis with a poor takedown
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry throws a series of punches but Leis avoids them all with ease.
Mike Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
Leis fails with the takedown
and Leis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Leis is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry throws out a powerful jab.
Leis is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Henry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henry, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henry counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Henry!