PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uiva Nakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pulkkinen - Ruusulaulu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Henderson
vs
Nakki

188 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

163 cm
24
183 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uiva Nakki!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nakki throws and low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.

Nakki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nakki in the domination position with Henderson hanging on.
Nakki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Henderson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Nakki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nakki working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakki grinds an elbow into Henderson's temple.
Henderson holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Nakki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Henderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nakki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakki fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nakki misses with the ground and pound.
Nakki lands a few punches from side control.
Henderson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to control Nakki's posture but Nakki avoids it.
Nakki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nakki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nakki throws a strike aimed at the side of Henderson's head but Henderson avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nakki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nakki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nakki misses with the ground and pound.
Henderson prevents Nakki from moving into mount.
Henderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nakki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uiva Nakki 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.

Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Henderson is looking to slow Nakki down with leg kicks.
Leo Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson tries to land a leg kick but Nakki saw it coming and moves away.
Nakki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nakki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henderson's calf.

Nakki scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakki 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.
Nakki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakki thowing shots but they're missing.
Nakki throws some wild stikes that Henderson manages to avoid easily.
Nakki working Henderson over with strikes here.
Nakki throwing strikes but Henderson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nakki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nakki passes to side control.
Henderson is pushing Nakki's head away, looking to escape. Nakki manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nakki.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakki on the ground.
Nakki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet.
Nakki landing a few strikes.
Henderson is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nakki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Henderson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Nakki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uiva Nakki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nakki misses with a body kick.
Henderson tests Nakki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leo Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakki slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nakki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nakki slips under a jab from Henderson.
Henderson takes one to the chin there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henderson.
Nakki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henderson is out of range and Nakki settles back down.
Nakki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henderson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nakki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nakki delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nakki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nakki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leo Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nakki thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Henderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henderson there as he acknowledges the shot.

Nakki gets the takedown into side control.
Henderson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nakki throwing strikes but Henderson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Henderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nakki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakki thows a huge punch but Henderson dodges it nicely.
Nakki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nakki is pressing down on Henderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henderson is holding on for now.

Nakki seems to be working for a kimura but Henderson defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson taking some punishment here, with Nakki in his half guard.
Nakki slips a nice elbow through Henderson's hands, connecting with Henderson's forehead.
Nakki prevents Henderson from standing back up.
Uiva Nakki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakki is just content to waste time from the top position. Henderson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nakki is stalling in the full guard.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Nakki from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uiva Nakki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uiva Nakki!