PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Capaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
Capaldi

195 cm
27
200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Capaldi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Capaldi swivels and escapes.
Capaldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Capaldi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Capaldi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peter Capaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capaldi throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Capaldi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Capaldi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson has Capaldi pressed against the cage, preventing Capaldi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Henderson manages to pull guard.
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.
Capaldi wants to get up but he can't break Henderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Capaldi being controlled here momentarily.
Henderson has a closed guard, preventing Capaldi from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Capaldi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A right-left combo lands from Capaldi.
Capaldi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Henderson darts in and clinches Capaldi up against the cage.

Henderson pulls Capaldi into guard.
Henderson wants to stand up but Capaldi is controlling him.
Capaldi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Henderson is proving hard to escape from.
Capaldi postures up.
Capaldi wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Capaldi wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Capaldi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Capaldi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capaldi swinging wildly here.
Donk. Capaldi catches Henderson right on the button with a cross.
Henderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capaldi blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Capaldi looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Capaldi throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.

Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Capaldi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Henderson manages to pass to side control.

Capaldi is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Capaldi is trying to escape back to his feet but Henderson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henderson trying to control the position but Capaldi is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capaldi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Henderson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Capaldi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Capaldi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Henderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Capaldi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Capaldi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capaldi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Henderson is controlling him well.
Capaldi wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is dominant here and he's now got Capaldi's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Henderson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Capaldi wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Capaldi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Capaldi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson slips a jab from Capaldi.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Capaldi scores with a three punch combo!
Capaldi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Capaldi.
Capaldi throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Capaldi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Capaldi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Capaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Capaldi. Those never looked like landing.
Capaldi lands a jab to Henderson's midsection.
Capaldi misses with a double jab.
Capaldi is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capaldi misses with a series of wild punches.
Peter Capaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Capaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Capaldi.
Capaldi misses with a few strikes there.
Capaldi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henderson backs up against the cage.
Capaldi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Henderson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Capaldi quickly recovers to half guard.
Capaldi tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Henderson manages to move to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capaldi is bucking up trying to escape but Henderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Henderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Capaldi looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Capaldi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to control the pace but Capaldi is squirming around nicely.

Henderson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Capaldi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Henderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Capaldi wants to get back to his feet.

Capaldi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Capaldi scores with a shot to the body.
Capaldi stalks Henderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henderson's face. Henderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Henderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Capaldi throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Henderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Capaldi is pressed up against the cage. Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Capaldi down to the mat. Capaldi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capaldi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Capaldi throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Capaldi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Capaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chuck Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Capaldi blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Capaldi jabs Henderson right on the nose. Henderson blinks but takes it well.
Capaldi misses with a wild combination.
Capaldi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Capaldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Capaldi looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Capaldi.
Henderson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Henderson instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Henderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Capaldi is defending well.
Capaldi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.

Henderson gets control of Capaldi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Henderson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Henderson tries to strike from the bottom.
Capaldi won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.

Capaldi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Peter Capaldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson shoots in for a double leg but Capaldi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Capaldi! But no joy.
A combination from Capaldi does no damage.
Capaldi misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson dives in and grabs Capaldi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Capaldi pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out.
Capaldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Capaldi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Capaldi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Henderson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Capaldi quickly recovers to half guard.
Henderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Capaldi wants to get back to his feet.
Henderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henderson is keen to just control but Capaldi is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Capaldi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chuck Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Capaldi pushes Henderson off looking to stand but Henderson dives back in and keeps control.
Henderson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Capaldi swinging wildly here.
Henderson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Henderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Capaldi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson slips a nice elbow through Capaldi's hands, connecting with Capaldi's forehead.
Nice strikes from Henderson there.
Peter Capaldi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henderson is trying to work for a kimura but Capaldi is defending well.
Capaldi scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Henderson manages to mount him!
Capaldi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Henderson tries to control but Capaldi wriggling away.
Henderson content just to control the position here.
Henderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Capaldi for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capaldi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Capaldi is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Henderson has taken his back!
Capaldi is keeping busy.

Henderson looking for the choke from the back.
Henderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Capaldi is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Capaldi is trying to get back to his feet but Henderson has full control of the position and if anything, Capaldi has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capaldi covers up after that shot from Henderson.
Capaldi wants to get back to his feet.

Henderson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Capaldi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Henderson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Capaldi defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Capaldi is trying to get back to his feet but Henderson has full control of the position and if anything, Capaldi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson wants to control but Capaldi is keeping busy.
Chuck Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Capaldi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Capaldi trying to get back to his feet but Henderson is in full control for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Capaldi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Capaldi!