PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ezer Henriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Joshson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Henriquez
vs
Joshson

225 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezer Henriquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Joshson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henriquez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henriquez.

Joshson moves into the clinch successfully.
Joshson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henriquez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henriquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joshson wants a takedown but no success here.
Joshson goes for a takedown attempt but Henriquez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ezer Henriquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Joshson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henriquez.
Joshson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henriquez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Joshson moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off.
It looked like Henriquez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Joshson tries to clinch up but Henriquez circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henriquez throws a series of punches but Joshson moves out of range.
Henriquez works over Joshson's head and body with a nice combination.
Joshson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henriquez misses with a wild combination.
Henriquez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Joshson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henriquez throws a series of strikes that have Joshson backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshson tries to clinch up.
Joshson doesn't manage to clinch there - Henriquez circles away.
Joshson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joshson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Henriquez.
Henriquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joshson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henriquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henriquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Joshson wants to clinch.
Joshson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henriquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henriquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joshson tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Henriquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Joshson wants to clinch up but Henriquez keeps it at a distance.

Henriquez gets tackled into the cage by Joshson. Joshson maintains the clinch.
Joshson wants a takedown.
Joshson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henriquez is defending well.
Joshson tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joshson has him pressed against the cage.
Henriquez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joshson.
Henriquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Joshson has double underhooks.
Joshson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Joshson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henriquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joshson has him pressed against the cage.
Joshson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henriquez after a bit of a struggle.
Joshson looks winded!
Henriquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henriquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Joshson is trying to drag Henriquez to the mat but Henriquez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Joshson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henriquez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joshson prevents Henriquez from breaking the clinch.
Henriquez is trying to push Joshson away but Joshson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henriquez has had enough of the clinch but Joshson keeps him there for the moment.
Joshson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Joshson wants a takedown.
Henriquez is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshson tries to score a body lock takedown but Henriquez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Henriquez is trying to break the clinch but Joshson is controlling him.
Henriquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henriquez has had enough of the clinch but Joshson keeps him there for the moment.
Henriquez tries to circle away but Joshson has him pinned against the cage.
Henriquez is trying to force a seperation but Joshson has the dominant position.
Joshson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joshson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Henriquez has had enough of the clinch but Joshson keeps him there for the moment.
Joshson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henriquez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Henriquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Henriquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henriquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henriquez wants to break free but Joshson has control.
Henriquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henriquez tries to break the clinch but Joshson is controlling the position.
Joshson wants a takedown but no success here.
Henriquez has had enough of the clinch but Joshson keeps him there for the moment.
Henriquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Joshson has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henriquez gets underhooks to prevent Joshson's takedown attempt.
Henriquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henriquez working hard to break the clinch.
Henriquez is trying to break the clinch but Joshson has him pressed against the cage.
Joshson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henriquez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henriquez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Henriquez looks to land a combination. Joshson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Henriquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henriquez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henriquez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henriquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Joshson gets a clinch.
Henriquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joshson has him pressed against the cage.
Henriquez tries to break the clinch but Joshson is controlling the position.
Henriquez tries to break the clinch but Joshson is controlling the position.
Joshson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henriquez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henriquez gets underhooks to prevent Joshson's takedown attempt.
Henriquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henriquez is trying to force a seperation but Joshson has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezer Henriquez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Henriquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Henriquez does no damage.
Henriquez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Henriquez scores with a one two! Joshson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Henriquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Joshson.
Henriquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joshson tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joshson tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Joshson moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joshson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriquez keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Joshson is looking to clinch.
Ezer Henriquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henriquez lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Joshson closes the distance and clinches.
Joshson has Henriquez pressed against the cage, preventing Henriquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henriquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joshson can do to turn this around?
Joshson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henriquez is defending well.
Joshson tries for a takedown but Henriquez manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriquez stops a takedown attempt from Joshson.
Ezer Henriquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Joshson.
Joshson is breathing heavily.
Joshson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henriquez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henriquez has had enough of the clinch but Joshson keeps him there for the moment.
Joshson looking for a takedown.
Henriquez tries to break the clinch but Joshson is controlling the position.
Henriquez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joshson.
Joshson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henriquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henriquez working hard to break the clinch.
Henriquez is trying to push Joshson away but Joshson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henriquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Joshson won't allow it.
Henriquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joshson has him pressed against the cage.
Henriquez is trying to break the clinch but Joshson has him pressed against the cage.
Henriquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henriquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Joshson won't allow it.
Joshson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henriquez working hard to break the clinch.
Joshson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henriquez is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henriquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Joshson won't allow it.
Joshson prevents Henriquez from breaking the clinch.
Henriquez is trying to break free.
Henriquez stops a takedown attempt from Joshson.
Henriquez is trying to break the clinch but Joshson has him pressed against the cage.
Joshson has Henriquez pressed against the cage, preventing Henriquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joshson has Henriquez pressed against the cage, preventing Henriquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henriquez is trying to force a seperation but Joshson has the dominant position.

Henriquez breaks the clinch.
Joshson tries to clinch up but Henriquez circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Henriquez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Joshson dodges the punch combination from Henriquez.
Henriquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henriquez misses with the combination.
Ezer Henriquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Joshson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henriquez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Joshson dodges the punch combination from Henriquez.
Joshson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriquez misses with a double jab.

Joshson clinches with his opponent.
Joshson wants a takedown but no success here.
Joshson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Joshson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henriquez can't break the clinch.
Henriquez has had enough of the clinch but Joshson keeps him there for the moment.
Henriquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Joshson has double underhooks.
Henriquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joshson is looking for a takedown.
Joshson tries for a takedown but Henriquez manages to get underhooks.
Joshson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henriquez after a bit of a struggle.
Ezer Henriquez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henriquez is trying to break the clinch but Joshson is controlling him.
Joshson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henriquez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Henriquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henriquez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Henriquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henriquez misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joshson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joshson tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henriquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joshson tries to counter by closing the distance.

Joshson takes the fight into the clinch.
Henriquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Joshson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Henriquez can't fight it off and eventually Joshson manages to take the fight to the floor. Henriquez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henriquez wants to stand up but Joshson is controlling him.
Joshson with a nice head shot there.
Henriquez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henriquez tries to get out of the position.
Joshson prevents Henriquez from getting back to his feet.
Joshson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joshson postures up and lands a big shot to Henriquez's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henriquez wants to get back to his feet but Joshson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezer Henriquez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Henriquez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joshson back to the cage. Henriquez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henriquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Henriquez is looking for a counter combo.
Henriquez misses with a few strikes there.
Henriquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Henriquez throws a right and a left that both miss.

Joshson drives through and clinches with Henriquez against the cage.
Henriquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Joshson won't allow it.
Henriquez has had enough of the clinch but Joshson keeps him there for the moment.
Henriquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henriquez stops a takedown attempt from Joshson.
Henriquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joshson wants to take the fight to the mat but Henriquez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Joshson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henriquez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ezer Henriquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Joshson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henriquez prevents it.
Joshson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henriquez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joshson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henriquez has had enough of the clinch but Joshson keeps him there for the moment.
Henriquez is trying to break the clinch but Joshson is controlling him.
Henriquez is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriquez is trying to push Joshson away but Joshson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henriquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Henriquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henriquez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joshson.

Henriquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Henriquez both land. Nice combination.
Joshson is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
Henriquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henriquez swinging wildly here.
Henriquez misses with a double jab.

Joshson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henriquez working hard to break the clinch.
Henriquez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Joshson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henriquez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henriquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henriquez sets himself, and Joshson steps forward looking for the clinch! Henriquez avoids it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriquez misses with a wild combination.
Henriquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joshson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joshson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Joshson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henriquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Joshson won't allow it.
Joshson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henriquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joshson wants to take the fight to the mat but Henriquez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Joshson tries to score a body lock takedown but Henriquez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Joshson keeps control of Henriquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Henriquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henriquez tries to circle away but Joshson has him pinned against the cage.
Henriquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henriquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joshson has him pressed against the cage.
Joshson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henriquez prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henriquez is trying to break the clinch but Joshson has him pressed against the cage.

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

Joshson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Henriquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henriquez misses with a few strikes there.
Henriquez throws a right hand that Joshson ducks under and follows up with a left that Joshson also avoids with ease.

Joshson pushes Henriquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Joshson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henriquez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henriquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joshson circles away quickly and effectively.
Henriquez looks to land a combination. Joshson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Joshson moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off.
Joshson is looking to clinch.
Joshson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Joshson clinches.
Henriquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joshson wants to take the fight to the mat but Henriquez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Joshson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henriquez has had enough of the clinch but Joshson keeps him there for the moment.
Henriquez wants to break free but Joshson has control.
Henriquez prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henriquez can't break the clinch.
Henriquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joshson has Henriquez pressed against the cage, preventing Henriquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henriquez is pressed up against the cage. Joshson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henriquez down to the mat. Henriquez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Henriquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henriquez throws a right hand that Joshson ducks under and follows up with a left that Joshson also avoids with ease.
Joshson doesn't manage to clinch there - Henriquez circles away.
Joshson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Josh Joshson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henriquez throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezer Henriquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henriquez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Ezer Henriquez!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Ezer Henriquez!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Ezer Henriquez!

Ezer Henriquez wins by unanimous decision!