PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khaba Dagestanskiy (ranked 731 p4p, 2169 weight class) and Andrew Henry Jr (ranked 106 p4p, 307 weight class). Andrew Henry Jr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Dagestanskiy
vs
Henry Jr

175 cm
27
175
9 - 4 - 0

182 cm
30
180
5 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Arcticus University: London
SynCity Fightwear

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khaba Dagestanskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Henry Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagestanskiy misses with a straight right.
A combination from Henry Jr does no damage.
Dagestanskiy goes for a double leg but Henry Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henry Jr continues to drive forward.
Dagestanskiy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dagestanskiy defends it well.
Dagestanskiy digs a good hook to Henry Jr's body.
Henry Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Dagestanskiy misses its intended target.
Henry Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dagestanskiy at a distance.
Henry Jr slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry Jr tries to clinch up
and Dagestanskiy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Dagestanskiy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dagestanskiy is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry Jr seems keen to control Dagestanskiy's posture.
Dagestanskiy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henry Jr wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dagestanskiy is now in half guard.
Dagestanskiy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dagestanskiy content to control rather than advance.
Dagestanskiy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Henry Jr trying to control but Dagestanskiy postures up.
Dagestanskiy drops an elbow to the side of Henry Jr's head.
Dagestanskiy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henry Jr defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henry Jr holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Dagestanskiy sits in half guard.
Henry Jr gets full guard.
Henry Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dagestanskiy.
Henry Jr is pulling down on Dagestanskiy's head. It's preventing any offense from Dagestanskiy, at least for the moment.
Dagestanskiy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dagestanskiy throwing strikes but missing.
Henry Jr keeping moving, preventing Dagestanskiy from controlling successfully.
Henry Jr controls Dagestanskiy momentarily but Dagestanskiy frees himself.
Henry Jr controlling Dagestanskiy's posture.
Henry Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy trying to control but Henry Jr is working from the bottom.
Henry Jr is trying to control the position but Dagestanskiy postures up.
Henry Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We've been hearing that Dagestanskiy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dagestanskiy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henry Jr has control of Dagestanskiy's left arm, preventing Dagestanskiy from doing any damage.
Henry Jr wants to sweep here but Dagestanskiy controlling him for the moment.
Henry Jr keeping moving, preventing Dagestanskiy from controlling successfully.

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.
Henry Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dagestanskiy wants to control but Henry Jr is keeping busy.
Henry Jr trying to pass the guard but Dagestanskiy defending well.
Dagestanskiy is controlling Henry Jr's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Henry Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Dagestanskiy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dagestanskiy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dagestanskiy is holding on to half guard well.
Henry Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dagestanskiy is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Henry Jr misses with a double jab
and Dagestanskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dagestanskiy goes for a double leg but Henry Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henry Jr continues to drive forward.
Henry Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dagestanskiy. Henry Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dagestanskiy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henry Jr is looking to clinch.
Henry Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry Jr looks to clinch
and Dagestanskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Dagestanskiy misses its intended target.
Dagestanskiy staying out of range there.
Henry Jr connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henry Jr drives through and clinches with Dagestanskiy against the cage.
Dagestanskiy scores with a shot to the side of Henry Jr's head.

Dagestanskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dagestanskiy misses with a straight left.
Khaba Dagestanskiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Dagestanskiy avoids the body shot from Henry Jr.
Dagestanskiy jabs Henry Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dagestanskiy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henry Jr back to the cage. Dagestanskiy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Henry Jr is rocked!
Henry Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dagestanskiy counters with a big right hand! Oh Henry Jr is in trouble here! Dagestanskiy follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khaba Dagestanskiy!
Our winner, Khaba Dagestanskiy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.