PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brock Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Henderson
vs
Wilson

173 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
21
136 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerome Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson throws an elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Wilson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson stops Henderson from standing up.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Wilson has eaten all the pies!
Wilson is standing up over Henderson. Henderson looks to escape but Wilson dives into side control.

Wilson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henderson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wilson asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Henderson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Wilson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
Henderson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is trying to stand.
Henderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henderson tries to get out of the position.

Henderson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Brock Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henderson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt - Wilson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wilson stuffs the takedown.
Wilson shoots in but no luck this time.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Henderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Henderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Henderson fails with the takedown.
Jerome Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson shoots for a takedown but Wilson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wilson avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wilson. Henderson shrugs it off though.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wilson avoids it really well and circles away.
Wilson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson works Henderson's body with a nice hook.
Henderson dives in and grabs Wilson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Wilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henderson off to one side.
Wilson slaps away a takedown attempt from Henderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Wilson stuffs the takedown.
Henderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wilson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl out of it but Henderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a head kick.
Wilson throws a combination. Henderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henderson fails to land the takedown.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wilson lands a high kick!
Henderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.
Henderson fails to land the takedown.
Wilson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henderson's head.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wilson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Wilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henderson off to one side.
Nice body kick from Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Henderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilson but Wilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wilson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilson.
Henderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wilson.

Henderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wilson did well to prevent Henderson getting side control.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson is doing well to control the position and prevent Henderson from advancing to side control.
Henderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to control Henderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilson avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henderson lands a nice short elbow.
Wilson is trying to maintain the position but Henderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Wilson has hold of Henderson's hands but Henderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilson tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Henderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Henderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Henderson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Henderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Wilson is rocked!
Henderson works over Wilson with some ground and pound from guard.
Wilson is still in real trouble! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson is working Wilson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henderson cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
Henderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Henderson gets to his feet and stands over Wilson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Wilson felt that one! Henderson unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Wilson from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Henderson!