PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doe
vs
Henry

170 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
29
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Happy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry scores with a jab to the body.

Henry moves into the clinch.
Doe working hard to break the clinch.
Doe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doe can't break the clinch.
Doe is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Henry.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Henry breaks the clinch.
Henry stalks Doe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doe's face. Doe staggers backwards, shaken.
Henry moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Doe tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doe wants to get back to striking at distance but Henry won't allow it.
Doe is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doe blocks an elbow strike.
Henry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Henry manages to break the clinch.
Henry scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henry clinches.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doe.
Doe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doe is defending well for now.
Henry pushes Doe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doe's efforts to push away.
Doe wants to get back to striking at distance but Henry won't allow it.
Doe has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Doe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doe is trying to break free.
Henry lands a body punch.
Henry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doe or not.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henry lands a nice uppercut.
Doe managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.
Henry lands an uppercut.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doe misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Henry pushes Doe up against the cage in a clinch.
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Doe's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doe tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Henry looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Henry gets a clinch.
Doe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Henry - just one landing.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.

Henry clinches.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doe working hard to break the clinch.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doe looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Doe throws a right and a left that both miss.

Doe tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doe is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Henry.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry misses with an elbow over the top.
A hook to the body from Henry.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Henry breaks from the clinch.

Henry clinches.
Henry keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry.
Henry lands an uppercut.
Henry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doe tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Doe can't break the clinch.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Henry keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doe wants to get back to striking at distance but Henry won't allow it.
Doe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Doe can't break the clinch.
Henry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doe.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Henry prevents Doe from breaking the clinch.
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
Doe has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doe blocks an elbow strike from Henry.
Henry misses with an elbow over the top.
Doe takes a shot to the head.
Henry lands a nice elbow.
Henry prevents Doe from breaking the clinch.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Doe tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doe wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doe tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Henry is working Doe over against the cage.
Doe is trying to break free.
Henry lands an elbow just above Doe 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Henry dominated that round.
That's time! Doe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Doe gets tackled into the cage by Henry. Henry maintains the clinch.
Doe takes an elbow to the forehead.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Henry closes the distance and clinches.

Henry breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.

Henry darts in and clinches Doe up against the cage.
Henry lands a body shot in the clinch.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Doe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Henry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doe tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Henry lands a shoulder strike.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doe is defending well for now.

Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Henry moves into range and clinches up with Doe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry has Doe pressed against the cage, preventing Doe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Henry rushes Doe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doe is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henry manages to break the clinch.
Doe thows a body shot but no joy.
Doe swings away with a body shot that misses

and Henry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Doe takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Happy Henry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Doe dodges an elbow strike from Henry.
Henry digs a right hand into Doe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doe's gas tank.
Henry pushes off an throws an elbow but Doe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doe's efforts to push away.
Doe avoids a wild elbow strike from Henry.

Henry manages to break the clinch.

Henry clinches.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry.
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henry gets through Doe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doe is defending well for now.
Doe wants to break free but Henry has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Doe avoids the damage to the body.
Doe is trying to break free.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Henry breaks from the clinch.

Henry rushes Doe and presses him up against the cage.
Doe is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Doe wants to break free but Henry has control.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Henry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Henry.
Henry keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doe wants to break free but Henry has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry.

Henry manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Doe misses.
Happy Henry seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry digs a right hand into Doe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doe's gas tank.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Henry has Doe up against the cage in a clinch.
Doe avoids the elbow strike from Henry, against the cage.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Henry clinches up against the cage.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Henry.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Doe blocks with his arms.
Henry keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Henry breaks the clinch.
Henry lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Henry forces Doe back against the cage and clinches.
Henry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe blocks the elbow strike.

Henry breaks the clinch.

Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Henry.

Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Henry has managed to clinch.
Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doe is trying to force a seperation but Henry has the dominant position.
Henry lands with a right to the head.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
A short body shot lands from Henry as the two fighters clinch.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Doe.
Henry cracks Doe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doe takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Henry moves into the clinch.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Doe avoids the damage to the body.
Henry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Henry on the inside.
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
Henry lands with a right to the head.
Doe has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Doe is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Henry.
Henry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henry keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doe is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doe avoids the elbow strike from Henry, against the cage.
Doe blocks an elbow strike.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doe.
Doe working hard to break the clinch.

Henry manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Henry closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe takes a shot to the head.
Doe working hard to break the clinch.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doe takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doe is defending well for now.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Doe blocks with his arms.
Doe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henry presses Doe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Henry.
Doe dodges an elbow strike from Henry.
Henry pushes off an throws an elbow but Doe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Henry clinches with his opponent.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doe.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Henry drives through and clinches with Doe against the cage.
Henry lands a nice uppercut.

Henry manages to break the clinch.
Henry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doe momentarily.

Henry drives through and clinches with Doe against the cage.
Doe wants to break free but Henry has control.

Henry breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Henry misses.
Happy Henry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doe misses with a series of wild punches.
Doe takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.

Henry has closed the distance and engaged Doe in a clinch.
Doe wants to get back to striking at distance but Henry won't allow it.
Doe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry has Doe pressed against the cage, preventing Doe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Doe has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Henry prevents Doe from breaking the clinch.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Henry pushes off an throws an elbow but Doe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doe blocks an elbow strike from Henry.
Doe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.

Henry breaks from the clinch.

Henry forces Doe back against the cage and clinches.
Doe is trying to force a seperation but Henry has the dominant position.

Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe moves out of range of the leg kick from Henry.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doe wants to get back to striking at distance but Henry won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doe's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doe's brow.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doe avoids a wild elbow strike from Henry.
Doe struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.
Doe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the cage.

Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doe is looking to wear down Henry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doe throws a big shot that misses.

Henry instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry blocking some punches.
Doe tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.

Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doe thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Happy Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henry 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Henry!