PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylan Poulton (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.

Henderson
vs
Poulton

185 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kylan Poulton!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to clinch up but Poulton circles away and keeps his distance.

Henderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Poulton tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poulton.
Poulton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Poulton tries to score a body lock takedown but Henderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Poulton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylan Poulton.
Henderson just leaning against Poulton, taking a breather.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poulton avoids it.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Poulton in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poulton tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Poulton drops back down to his feet.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulton misses with a body punch.
Poulton takes an elbow to the temple.
Poulton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Poulton avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Henderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henderson has Poulton pressed against the cage, preventing Poulton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Poulton tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.
Poulton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Poulton avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Poulton fails to pull guard.
Henderson taking a breather.
Poulton jumps guard but Henderson stands there with Poulton around his waist. Poulton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Henderson is leaning against Poulton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poulton looks gassed!
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Poulton shrugs off.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Poulton shrugs off.

It looks like Kylan Poulton has been cut.
Poulton letting Henderson take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poulton stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
Henderson taking a breather.
Poulton wants a takedown.

Henderson breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Poulton shoots in.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poulton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson tries to clinch up.

Henderson rushes Poulton and presses him up against the cage.

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

Henderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Poulton's takedown attempt.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Poulton being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poulton.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Poulton in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poulton.
Henderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A bit of stalling here from Henderson.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randy Henderson.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson tries to clinch but Poulton moves out of range.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Poulton in his tracks for a moment.

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.
Poulton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Henderson has Poulton up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulton can't get the takedown.
Henderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Henderson breaks from the clinch.

Poulton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Henderson sprawls well initially but Poulton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Poulton wants to stand up but Henderson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kylan Poulton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poulton misses with a low kick.

Henderson instigates a clinch.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Poulton's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulton.
Poulton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Randy Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Poulton circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulton swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.

Henderson moves into the clinch.
Poulton wants a takedown.
Poulton is breathing heavily.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Poulton avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulton missing with knees to the body.
Henderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Poulton up against the cage.

Poulton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Henderson uses from the top position.
Henderson wants to get up but he can't break Poulton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Poulton looking for a sweep. Not yet Poulton, not yet.
Poulton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson's guard.
Poulton won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
Poulton trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Poulton from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poulton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Henderson is proving hard to escape from.

Henderson pushes Poulton off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randy Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Poulton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Poulton shrugs off.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Poulton trying to land knees to the body.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poulton is looking to score with low kicks.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt - Poulton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Poulton with a lazy takedown attempt

and Henderson counters by clinching up.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylan Poulton.
Henderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poulton takes an elbow to the forehead.

Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Poulton moved out of range nicely.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Poulton circles away.
Poulton fakes the leg kick and cracks Henderson in the body.

Poulton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Poulton lands in his opponent's guard.
Poulton throws a strike but Henderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Henderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kylan Poulton's cut.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poulton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poulton shoots in but no luck this time.
Poulton keeps the fight on the outside.
Poulton tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Poulton is fending him off so far but Henderson persists. Nope, Poulton circles away and we're back to standing.

Henderson darts in and clinches Poulton up against the cage.
Henderson is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Poulton pulls Henderson into guard.
Poulton wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Poulton's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Poulton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henderson preventing the sweep.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Poulton is retaining full guard.

Henderson gets to his feet. Poulton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Poulton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Poulton trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Henderson pushes Poulton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

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.
Poulton shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Poulton circles away and keeps his distance.
Poulton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Poulton gets slowly back to his feet.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylan Poulton.
Henderson closes the distance but Poulton moves to the side

and Poulton counters with a single leg into guard. Henderson didn't expect that.

Poulton stands up and waves to Henderson to follow him.
Poulton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kylan Poulton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kylan Poulton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

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