PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Necmettin Hoca (ranked 1062 p4p, 1218 weight class) and Harry Henderson (ranked 147 p4p, 166 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hoca
vs
Henderson

175 cm
31
162
16 - 15 - 0

159 cm
31
149
10 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Necmettin Hoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hoca counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoca pinned against the cage. Hoca gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoca swivels and escapes.
Necmettin Hoca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Henderson.
A big left from Hoca misses.
Hoca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoca.
Nice body punch from Hoca.
A combination from Hoca does no damage.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoca but Hoca pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoca misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Henderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hoca is trying to defend but Henderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Henderson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoca knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henderson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at London MMA Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Henderson is trying for a kimura here. Hoca looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Henderson wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Henderson!
A very excited looking Harry Henderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.