PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pot Kantai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pot Kantai will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Henderson
vs
Kantai

185 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
240 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pot Kantai!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Kantai pushes him off.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kantai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kantai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kantai swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Henderson.
Kantai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson pressing his opponent against the cage.

Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Kantai is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Henderson has closed the distance and engaged Kantai in a clinch.
Henderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Kantai.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Kantai 's eye.
Kantai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kantai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantai tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Kantai looks gassed!
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kantai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Kantai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Kantai missing with knees to the body.
Henderson scores with a shot to the side of Kantai's head.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Kantai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kantai has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.

Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Kantai keeps it at a distance.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kantai thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson throws a body punch but Kantai moves out of range.

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.
Kantai swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kantai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kantai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Kantai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson tries to clinch but Kantai moves out of range.
Henderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Henderson tries to clinch but Kantai is having none of it.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Kantai circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a swing at Kantai's ribcage but misses.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson tries to clinch but Kantai moves out of range.
Kantai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kantai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kantai swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kantai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Kantai is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Kantai does no damage.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Kantai pushes him off.
Kantai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Kantai keeps it at a distance.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Kantai pushes him off.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Kantai circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kantai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kantai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pot Kantai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kantai circles away.
Kantai keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kantai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson tries to clinch but Kantai moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kantai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kantai is breathing heavily.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Kantai circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Kantai keeps it at a distance.
Henderson tries to clinch but Kantai is having none of it.
Kantai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson digs a good body shot into Kantai's ribs.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Kantai keeps it at a distance.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kantai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Kantai pushes him off.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Kantai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Kantai takes an elbow to the temple.
Kantai takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kantai avoids the damage to the body.
Kantai pushes off an throws an elbow but Henderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kantai looking to slow down the pace here.
Henderson just leaning against Kantai, taking a breather.
Kantai can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kantai takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henderson breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kantai slaps away a takedown attempt from Henderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Randy Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Kantai keeps it at a distance.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Kantai pushes him off.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kantai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Kantai is avoiding it.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Kantai is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kantai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pot Kantai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kantai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kantai throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Kantai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kantai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kantai keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Henderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Henderson is looking to clinch.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Henderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Randy Henderson has been cut.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Kantai is avoiding it.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Kantai pushes him off.
Kantai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kantai looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kantai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kantai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kantai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kantai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kantai circles away from the clinch attempt.

Henderson clinches.
Kantai tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kantai avoids the damage to the body.
Kantai tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Kantai in his tracks for a moment.

Henderson jumps guard and drags Kantai to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Henderson wriggles free and stands up.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kantai swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kantai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kantai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kantai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Kantai pushes him off.
Henderson tries to clinch but Kantai moves out of range.
Kantai swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Kantai fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Kantai circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Kantai circles away and keeps his distance.

Henderson drives through and clinches with Kantai against the cage.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kantai controls his hands.

Henderson drags the fight down to the ground.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kantai postures up.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Kantai controlling him for the 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.
Kantai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kantai trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Henderson wriggles free and stands up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randy Henderson.
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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

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