PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercury Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen . as his entrance music. Jeremy Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henderson
vs
Jones

175 cm
25
164 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

190 cm
21
165 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Final Strike Clothing

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mercury Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Henderson.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Henderson off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Henderson fending off the submission attempt from Jones.
Henderson tries to escape the position.

Jones has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Henderson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henderson breaks Jones's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Henderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Henderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Henderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Henderson cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson preventing the sweep.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones works Henderson's body with a nice hook.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!

Henderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Henderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Henderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.

Jones wriggles free and stands up.
Jones looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
A punch combination from Jones misses.

Henderson drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.

Henderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Henderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Henderson seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Henderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henderson's back!

Jones working for the choke.
Henderson trying to control the position but Jones manages to sink in the hooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Henderson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jones doesn't have the hooks in and Henderson manages to turn into his guard.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones looking to control.
Henderson stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Henderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Henderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Henderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 Jeremy Henderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henderson needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Henderson tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Henderson pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.

Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones misses with the combination.

Henderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.

Jones isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Henderson stacks Jones on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Henderson!
Jones wants to control but Henderson postures up.
Jones prevents Henderson from moving into mount.
Henderson is chipping away with strikes.
Jeremy Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson landing strikes.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Henderson working away.
Jones is looking for a sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Henderson.

Henderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Henderson 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.

Henderson seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Henderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Henderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones trying to hold on to Henderson's head to control him but Henderson postures up.

Jones makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Henderson lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.

Henderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones trying to control here.
Henderson winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henderson trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to keep Henderson in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Henderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Henderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones is trying to control the position but Henderson postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson's guard.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Henderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henderson manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Henderson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Henderson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.

Jones successfully pulls guard.
Henderson won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Henderson scoring with punches from side control.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones is trying to control Henderson's posture but Henderson avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Henderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Henderson grinds an elbow into Jones's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones manages to get back to half guard.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Henderson working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henderson prevents Jones from improving his position.
Henderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Henderson working Jones over with strikes here.

Henderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Jones has gone for a leg lock! Henderson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
Henderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Henderson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Henderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones trying to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henderson misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mercury Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
Henderson dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.

Henderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Henderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Mercury Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Jeremy Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Henderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henderson, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Henderson!