PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ward Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward Henry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Henry
vs
Time

185 cm
19
207 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ward Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Time!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Henry.
Henry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Time.
A big right from Henry misses.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Time moves out of range easily.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Time moves out of range easily.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Time lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Time.
Henry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ward Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry throws a hook but Time blocks it.
Time looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Time misses with a wild body shot.
Henry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henry throws a leg kick
and Time counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry delivers a nice body kick.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henry.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Time avoids a kick to the body.
Time pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henry back to the cage. Time follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henry throws a low kick, looking for Time's leg but Time calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Time on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Time.
Henry misses with a head kick.

Time tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Time looks winded!
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Time's elbow.
Henry misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Henry.
Time takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Time's elbow.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry tries a body shot but Time blocks it.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Time takes a knee to the side of the body.
Time prevents a body shot from Henry.
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Time controls his hands.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Time's ribcage.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Time tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Time back against the cage.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Henry tries to work over Time's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Henry has Time pressed against the cage.
Time avoids the elbow strike from Henry, against the cage.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Time controls his hands.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Time blocks a body shot from Henry.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Time in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Time's face.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Time lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Time lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Henry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Time's head.
Time throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Time counters with a two punch combo.
Henry dodges the punch combination from Time.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Time can do to turn this around?
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Time lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Time prevents a body shot from Henry.
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Time is breathing heavily.

Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry lands a nice looking body kick.
Henry scores with a head kick. Time tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henry.
Time fails to land with a series of punches.
As Time backs away, Henry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Time takes a step back to recover.
Time looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ward Henry is winning the standup battle so far.

Henry rushes Time and presses him up against the cage.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ward Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Time won't want to take too many of those.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Time in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Henry breaks the clinch.
Henry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Time misses with a wild body shot.
Time takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time avoids the body shot from Henry.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henry.
Henry lands with a slapping head kick.
Time steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henry. That one must have hurt.
Henry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Time.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Time sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Time moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Time misses.
Henry throwing a counter right hand but Time manages to avoid it.
Time takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Time lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henry at a distance.
Time misses with a series of wild punches.
Henry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Time misses with a looping right.
Time has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Henry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Time manages to avoid it.
Henry throws the left hand but Time avoids the punch easily.
Henry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Time's calf.
Time on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Time is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henry rather than just go for the knockout.
Henry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Henry lands with a kick to the temple. Time shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Henry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Time counters with a series of strikes. Henry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Time misses with a hook to the body
and Henry counters with a big head kick but Time shrugs it off.
Time cracks Henry with a good jab.
Time chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henry can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Time throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Time was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Time moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry throws a head kick that half lands.
Henry takes a swing at Time's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Henry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henry lands a head kick!
Time loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henry.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Time ducks down to avoid it.
Time throws a counter combo.
Henry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Time connects with a single shot there.
Time takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Time's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Henry.
Justin Time is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry throws a body kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Time's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Henry misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ward Henry dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Henry scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Henry tenderised Time's leg. Time is trying to keep his angry face on.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Time manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Time misses
and Henry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A slow jab from Time misses its intended target.
Henry feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Time gets tackled into the cage by Henry. Henry maintains the clinch.
Henry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Time's efforts to push away.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Time blocks with his arms.
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Time lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Henry.
Time avoids a wild elbow strike from Henry.
Time takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Time blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry scores with a shot to the side of Time's head.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry tries to work over Time's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Henry.
Time misses with a body punch.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Time's face.
Knees to the body from Henry.

Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.

Time is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Time is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Henry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Time.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Time seems to have recovered his senses.
Time misses with the head strike.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Henry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Time takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Time misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Time's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Time's face.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry displaying some good clinch control by pressing Time up against the cage.

Henry manages to break the clinch.
Time throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henry counters with a body kick that stops Time in his tracks momentarily.
Time misses with a body shot.
Time chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henry can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Henry.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Time blocks a head kick by Henry.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Time moved out of range nicely.
Ward Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Time throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry fires out a quick counter leg kick but Time just manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Time does a little dance to reset his feet.

Henry rushes Time and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Henry to work.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Time blocks the elbow strike.
Justin Time has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Time blocks a body shot from Henry.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Time tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Henry to work.
Henry misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ward Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henry 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ward Henry!
Ward Henry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.