PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Prime
vs
Henderson

189 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

166 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Prime pushes him off.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Prime shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson shoots and misses

and Prime counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Prime controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Prime is in close to Henderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Prime sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is looking to stand back up but Prime counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Henderson.

Henderson actively working from the bottom here.
Prime 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 on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Prime there.
Prime drops an elbow to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson is trying to stand back up but Prime is controlling him
Prime seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Prime wants to work for an arm triangle but Henderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Prime missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prime perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Prime working Henderson over with strikes.
Prime looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Prime is thwarting Henderson's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Prime scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Prime content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Henderson looks gassed!
Prime thows a huge punch but Henderson dodges it nicely.
Henderson is trying to maintain the position but Prime is very close to passing his half guard.
Prime working the head and body with strikes.
Prime scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Prime there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Prime in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Prime not doing much here.
Prime is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Henderson!

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.
Prime looking to finish Henderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henderson!
Prime looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prime landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!
Henderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Prime lands a heavy elbow.
Prime working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prime working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Prime dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Prime closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henderson did well to prevent Prime getting side control.
Prime trying to control the pace.
Prime prevents Henderson from standing back up.
Well, if Prime is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Prime is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Prime working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prime with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Henderson can't escape the position.
Prime postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henderson looks a forlorn figure.
Prime lands with some strikes.
Henderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Henderson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Prime sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Prime landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is in a horrible position here. Prime smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Prime controlling from the full mount.
Prime lands a nice shot to the head.
Henderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Prime connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Julius Prime overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Henderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Prime tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prime landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Prime landing punches.
Prime landing shots from mount.
Prime looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Prime lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Prime is landing with some decent strikes but Henderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Prime lands a big shot there that rocks Henderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Prime scoring with strikes but Henderson is staying in there.
Prime lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henderson hang on?
Henderson tries to hold on but Prime postures up.
Prime has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Prime connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henderson is bucking up trying to escape but Prime cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Prime controlling the position easily from mount.
Henderson wants to control but Prime is having none of it.
Prime lands a big elbow.
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Prime.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Prime dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Prime with a lazy takedown attempt

and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Prime won't be happy with that.

Prime sneaks out the side door and pushes Henderson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A punch combination from Prime misses.
Prime shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Prime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prime counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prime.
Prime is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Prime shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prime fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two 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.

Henderson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Henderson lands in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prime holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Prime uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Prime with a lazy takedown attempt

so Henderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Prime working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime pulls Henderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Henderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Henderson throws a strike but Prime rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Prime scoring with punches to the head and body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Prime 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Prime!