PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Henry (ranked 517 p4p, 325 weight class) and Lazy Bastard (ranked 71 p4p, 41 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Henry
vs
Bastard

170 cm
32
165
21 - 10 - 1

190 cm
31
162
28 - 21 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard tries to move into range but Henry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice combination there by Bastard.
Bastard throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Bastard misses the body punch
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Henry rushes Bastard and presses him up against the cage.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry has Bastard pressed against the cage, preventing Bastard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bastard can't break the clinch.
Bastard working hard to break the clinch.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bastard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Henry.
Bastard blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastard.
Bastard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bastard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bastard is trying to break free.
Henry works on Bastard's body with a couple of short punches.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Bastard controls the action.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastard.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bastard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henry tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Bastard controls his hands.
Bastard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Bastard controls his hands.
Henry lands a left hand.
Bastard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Bastard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henry lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Henry tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bastard manages to break the clinch.
Bastard connects with the punch.
Henry slips under a jab.
Henry tries to counter by clinching up but Bastard breaks away and moves out of range.
Lazy Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Bastard misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but Henry is out of range.
Bastard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bastard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bastard throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henry punishes Bastard's body with a nice straight punch.
Henry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Henry avoids the body shot from Bastard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastard misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bastard misses with a left hand
letting Henry counter with a right hand.

Bastard is rocked!
Bastard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but Henry is out of range.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bastard catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bastard swings widly with a right hand
and Henry counters with a nice body shot.
Bastard throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Nice cross by Henry.
Bastard is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Bastard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bastard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pascal Henry will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Henry ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Henry misses.
Bastard takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Bastard misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bastard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Henrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bastard misses with a straight right.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bastard throws a lazy uppercut
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastard.
Bastard throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bastard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Bastard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry blocks a jab.
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
Henry is looking to counter the offense by Bastard and move into the clinch.
Bastard with a jab.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bastard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bastard ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Bastard misses with a jab to the body
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Bastard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bastard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bastard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
It looked like Henry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry.
Pascal Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bastards head.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bastard prevents a body shot from Henry.
Bastard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry cracks Bastard with a nice body shot.
Henry misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastard.
Henry working aggressively here.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Henry lands with a left to the head.
Henry lands a right hand.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastard.
Henry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bastard or not.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastard.
Henry has Bastard pressed against the cage, preventing Bastard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry.
Henry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Bastard controls the action.
A body shot lands from Henry.
Bastard is breathing heavily.
Henry digs a right hand into Bastard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bastard's gas tank.
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Henry on the inside.
Henry pushes Bastard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry pushes Bastard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Henry as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Henry dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastard.

Henry moves into range and clinches up with Bastard.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Bastard works on Henry's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Henry working aggressively here.
Bastard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bastard manages to break the clinch.
Henry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry slips under a jab from Bastard.
Henry lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
Bastard cracks Henry with an open hand slap.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Bastard connects with a body shot that sends Henry's belly button to the back.
Bastard misses with a right hand
and Henry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bastard misses with a lunging right hand
and Henry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bastard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Bastard misses with a right hand
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
Lazy Bastard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bastard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lazy Bastard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bastard misses with a double jab.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Bastard misses
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry dodges the punch combination from Bastard.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Bastard misses with a shot to the body
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Bastard misses with a looping right.
Bastard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Henry.
A jab from Henry does it's job there.
Bastard misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry cracks Bastard on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bastard falls backwards against the cage. Henry follows up with more strikes that drop Bastard to his knees. Henry keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bastard! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pascal Henry!
Pascal Henry thanked the fans post fight for their support.