PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Henriksen (ranked 989 p4p, 2105 weight class) and Milo Vicente (ranked 140 p4p, 289 weight class). Henriksen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is OST Vikings - If I Had a Heart. Karl Henriksen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Henriksen
vs
Vicente

184 cm
26
170
13 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
181
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
HARDCORE

Voodoo Nutrition

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl Henriksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Vicente!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicente missing with a left hand there. Henriksen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vicente throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henriksen's waist but Henriksen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vicente off to one side.
Henriksen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vicente throws a big shot that misses.
Henriksen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henriksen slips under a jab from Vicente.
Vicente fails with the takedown
and Henriksen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vicente connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henriksen. Henriksen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vicente pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henriksen slips under a jab from Vicente.
Vicente throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vicente walks forward, straight into a front kick from Henriksen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicente misses with an uppercut. Henriksen saw that one coming.
Vicente scores with a punch to the head.
Henriksen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vicente.
Vicente dives in and grabs Henriksen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henriksen pushes down on Vicente's head and hops out.
Karl Henriksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Vicente.
Henriksen staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicente connects with a right hand. Henriksen shakes it off.
Vicente might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Henriksen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henriksen slips a jab from Vicente.
Henriksen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vicente avoids it.
Vicente misses with a hook
and Henriksen counters with a left and a right that stings Vicente.
Henriksen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vicente.
Vicente tries for a takedown but Henriksen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henriksen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Henriksen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vicente throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henriksen is looking to counter with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Henriksen.
Vicente gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henriksen counters with a straight right hand.
Henriksen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karl Henriksen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henriksen throws a head kick but Vicente moves out of range.
Vicente throws a hook to the side of Henriksen's head but Henriksen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vicente moves in looking to clinch but Henriksen pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicente fails to land the takedown.
Vicente scores with a sloppy right hand. Henriksen should have avoided that one.
Henriksen looks to land a right hand but Vicente moved out of range.
No joy there for Vicente, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henriksen scores with a head kick. Vicente tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Henriksen walks into a left hand.
Vicente missing with a left hand there. Henriksen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vicente fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henriksen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Vicente.
Henriksen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Vicente drives through and clinches with Henriksen against the cage.
Henriksen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vicente after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vicente manages to break the clinch.
Vicente misses the jab.
Vicente is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henriksen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Henriksen looks to land a left hand but Vicente moved out of range nicely.
Vicente shoots in but no luck this time.
Vicente pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Vicente misses.
Henriksen misses with a head kick.
Vicente tries to clinch there but Henriksen circles away.
Vicente throws a combination. Henriksen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henriksen avoids the head kick by Vicente.
Vicente just misses with a punch to the body.
Henriksen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Henriksen blocks a head kick by Vicente.
Vicente just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHenriksen.
Vicente is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henriksen.
Vicente throws a shot from downtown. Henriksen moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicente uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henriksen.
Vicente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriksen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henriksen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vicente fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vicente shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henriksen but Henriksen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henriksen throwing a counter right hand but Vicente manages to avoid it.
Milo Vicente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vicente connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henriksen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Henriksen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vicente.
Henriksen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vicente pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henriksen is out of range and Vicente settles back down.
Henriksen slips under a jab from Vicente.
Vicente misses with a two punch combination.
Henriksen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vicente.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vicente fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henriksen avoids it really well and circles away.
It appears Henriksen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice shot lands for Henriksen.
Vicente throws an off balance right hand
and Henriksen counters with a straight right hand.
Vicente throws the left hand but Henriksen avoids the punch easily.
Vicente misses with an uppercut. Henriksen saw that one coming.
Henriksen moves out of range as Vicente strikes.
Henriksen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henriksen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicente closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henriksen circles away.
Milo Vicente seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henriksen ducks under a wild hook from Vicente.
Vicente tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henriksen, as that shot connected.
Vicente moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicente shoots in but Henriksen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And Henriksen counters with a quick kick to the body but Vicente blocks it.
Karl Henriksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Vicente.
Vicente loads up on a big right hand but Henriksen slips the punch.
Henriksen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Vicente gets a clinch.

Henriksen decides to pull guard.
Henriksen has control of Vicente's left arm, preventing Vicente from doing any damage.
Henriksen wants to sweep here but Vicente controlling him for the moment.
Vicente postures up in Henriksen's guard and throws a big left but Henriksen blocks it.
Henriksen is looking to stand up but Vicente isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vicente trying to stand up but can't free himself from Henriksen's guard.
Henriksen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vicente must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Vicente is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
My spies in Doom's Gym inform me that Vicente has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Vicente throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henriksen pulls Vicente in to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vicente misses with a looping left.
Henriksen checks a leg kick.
Henriksen throws a quick counter head kick but Vicente was just out of range.
Vicente misses with a double jab.
Vicente moves out of range of the strikes.
Vicente throws a hook to the side of Henriksen's head but Henriksen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vicente throws a lazy uppercut
and Henriksen counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicente with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vicente stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vicente or perhaps it was just good defense by Henriksen, which made it look bad.
Henriksen misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Vicente on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vicente moves in looking to clinch but Henriksen pushes him off.
Henriksen is looking for a counter combo.
Vicente misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henriksen.
Henriksen defending well as Vicente loads up on a big left hand.

Vicente looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Henriksen!
Sloppy strikes there by Vicente.
You can see the frustration on Henriksen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicente working the ground and pound but Henriksen is defending the strikes.
Henriksen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vicente off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Henriksen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Vicente is defending well though. Henriksen let's go of the attempt for now.
Vicente looking very determined here, making life difficult for Henriksen.
Vicente is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Henriksen off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Henriksen is persistently looking for the submission but Vicente is defending it well.
Vicente is really stuck here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Henriksen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henriksen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vicente fails with the takedown.
Vicente tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henriksen with a jab.
A punch combination from Vicente misses.
Henriksen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Henriksen throws out a loose jab but Vicente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vicente fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henriksen manages to avoid it.
Henriksen throws a hook but Vicente avoids it easily.
Vicente is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Henriksen avoids the head kick by Vicente.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicente cracks Henriksen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vicente scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vicente tries to clinch but Henriksen is having none of it.
Henriksen throwing a counter right hand but Vicente manages to avoid it.
Henriksen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henriksen slips a jab from Vicente.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Henriksen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henriksen.
Vicente throws a looping overhand right but Henriksen ducks down to avoid it.

Vicente gets a clinch.

Vicente breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vicente fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vicente throws a head kick but Henriksen moves out of range.
Vicente tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriksen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henriksen throws a counter high kick but Vicente was just alert enough to avoid it.
Vicente tries to clinch but Henriksen is having none of it.
Henriksen throws a quick counter head kick but Vicente was just out of range.
Vicente throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Henriksen counter with a right hand.
Vicente tries to clinch there but Henriksen circles away.
Henriksen throws a big counter combination but Vicente scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henriksen.
Vicente connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henriksen's hands.
Vicente misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicente misses with a body punch
and Henriksen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Vicente, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henriksen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vicente.
Vicente will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vicente is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vicente works the jab nicely.
Vicente lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henriksen at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Vicente. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vicente.
Vicente moves out of range of the body kick from Henriksen.
Vicente wants to clinch up but Henriksen keeps it at a distance.
Henriksen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vicente steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henriksen.
Vicente tries to clinch but Henriksen moves out of range.
Milo Vicente is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vicente lands a really nice looking cross but Henriksen seems unphased.
Vicente darts in looking for a takedown but Henriksen gets double underhooks and turns Vicente into the cage.
Karl Henriksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Vicente.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Vicente coming out on top.
Vicente throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henriksen.
Vicente takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vicente lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Henriksen.
Henriksen moves out of range as Vicente strikes.
It appears Henriksen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Henriksen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henriksen wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vicente looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vicente shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henriksen pinned against the cage. Henriksen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice jab there from Henriksen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicente misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Vicente misses.
Vicente tests Henriksen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vicente throws a lazy right hand but Henriksen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Vicente misses.
Vicente tries to clinch up but Henriksen circles away and keeps his distance.
Henriksen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Henriksen misses with a right hand
enabling Vicente to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vicente moves in looking to clinch but Henriksen pushes him off.
Jab from Vicente.
Henriksen misses with a hook.
Henriksen throws a wild body kick that Vicente sees coming a mile off.
Vicente throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henriksen.
Vicente lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henriksen takes a step back to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Vicente comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vicente has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Vicente!