PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ground N Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

N Pound
vs
Henderson

200 cm
20
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ground N Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Henderson throwing shots but N Pound is blocking nicely.
N Pound is controlling Henderson's trapped leg to prevent Henderson from advancing to side control.
Henderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for N Pound!
N Pound knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henderson on the ground.
N Pound tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henderson trying to control but N Pound is having none of it.
Henderson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control N Pound kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Henderson looking to secure an arm triangle but N Pound defends it well.
Henderson wants to take N Pound's back here but N Pound is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
N Pound swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Henderson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
N Pound bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Henderson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
N Pound wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
N Pound passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Henderson is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Henderson is not content to let N Pound control the position.
Henderson looks to move to half guard but instead N Pound has passed into mount! Damn!
Henderson looks gassed!
N Pound prevents Henderson from getting the reversal.
N Pound can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
Henderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
N Pound can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
N Pound controlling from the full mount.
Henderson tries to hold on but N Pound pushes him away.
N Pound lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
N Pound can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
N Pound dominating with strikes here.
Henderson gets back to half guard.
Henderson wants to get back to full guard.
N Pound is keen to just control but Henderson is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
N Pound frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Henderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
N Pound scores with a couple of good head shots there.
N Pound raining down shots from the mount!

N Pound looking to secure an arm triangle but Henderson defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
N Pound prevents Henderson from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
N Pound scores with a couple of good head shots there.
N Pound is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Henderson is desperately trying to improve his position but N Pound has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mark Henderson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Henderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with N Pound but N Pound pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henderson shoots in but N Pound avoids the takedown attempt easily.

N Pound looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Henderson!
N Pound scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henderson?
Henderson tries to hold on but N Pound postures up.
N Pound looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henderson is working to get back to half guard.
N Pound looking to finish Henderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henderson!
Henderson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
N Pound postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henderson looks a forlorn figure.
N Pound punishing his opponent with strikes.
Henderson is bucking up trying to escape but N Pound cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
N Pound tries to control but Henderson wriggling away.
N Pound has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.
N Pound unloading with bombs!
N Pound prevents Henderson from getting the reversal.
N Pound tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Henderson tries to reverse the position but N Pound maintains control.
N Pound tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to get to half guard.
N Pound with a couple of short strikes.
N Pound controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by N Pound.
N Pound lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henderson hang on?
Henderson is desperately trying to improve his position but N Pound has a good base and remains in mount.
N Pound scores with a couple of good head shots there.
N Pound trying to control but Henderson is having none of it.
N Pound controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
N Pound looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henderson tries to buck N Pound off but he can't manage it.
N Pound trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Henderson wants to hold on but N Pound pushes him away.
N Pound lands a heavy elbow.
N Pound cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
N Pound with good strikes from the mount here!
N Pound cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding N Pound's attempts to control the action.
N Pound takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Henderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
N Pound is landing with some decent strikes but Henderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

N Pound looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ground N Pound dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

N Pound goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

N Pound changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Henderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
N Pound wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Henderson prevents N Pound from improving position.
Henderson manages to work his way to half guard, despite N Pound's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henderson is trying to control the position but N Pound postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson wants to stand but N Pound is controlling the position.
Henderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but N Pound is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
N Pound chips away with some ground and pound.
Henderson working a defensive guard here.

Henderson has an active guard here but N Pound has managed to pass into half guard.
N Pound looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henderson trying to control from the bottom.
N Pound seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
N Pound drops an elbow to the side of Henderson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henderson regains full guard. Nicely done.
N Pound not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Henderson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! N Pound escapes and throws Henderson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Henderson is looking to reverse the position.

N Pound decides to take the fight back to the feet.
N Pound blocks a jab.

N Pound changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Henderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Henderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Henderson wants to control the pace but N Pound is squirming around nicely.
N Pound wants to control but Henderson is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henderson is landing with some decent strikes but N Pound is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Henderson goes for an armbar but N Pound turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from N Pound.

Henderson keeping busy on the bottom but N Pound has passed one foot through into half guard.
Henderson is looking to control N Pound's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henderson avoid being mounted?

And that's the end of the fight!
Ground N Pound showed his dominance in that final round.
Well N Pound has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground N Pound!