PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Mallorca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Henry (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.

Mallorca
vs
Henry

189 cm
19
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Mallorca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henry tries to clinch but Mallorca is having none of it.
Mallorca dives in and grabs Henry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes down on Mallorca's head and hops out.
Mallorca on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Miguel Mallorca has been cut.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henry misses with a few strikes there.
Mallorca dives in and grabs Henry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes down on Mallorca's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Henry. No joy for Mallorca on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Mallorca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry tries to clinch there but Mallorca circles away.
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mallorca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry throws a right hand that Mallorca ducks under and follows up with a left that Mallorca also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Mallorca tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henry swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry tries to clinch up but Mallorca circles away and keeps his distance.
Mallorca closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henry circles away.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mallorca swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mallorca looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mallorca throws a strike but Henry avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mallorca is fighting to break Henry's control of his arms but Henry is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca is looking to work some ground and pound but Henry has wrist control.

Henry pushes Mallorca off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Henry tries to clinch but Mallorca is having none of it.
Henry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mallorca circles away quickly and effectively.
Henry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henry wants to clinch up but Mallorca keeps it at a distance.
Mallorca shoots in but no luck this time.
Mallorca dodges the punch combination from Henry.
Mallorca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mallorca moves away.
Henry with a poor takedown

and Mallorca counters with a single leg into guard. Henry didn't expect that.
Mallorca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mallorca is stalling in the full guard.
Mallorca pushes down on Henry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mallorca not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to get back to his feet.
Mallorca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mallorca is controlling the pace.
Mallorca thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Henry to regain full 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 Miguel Mallorca will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Mallorca's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mallorca shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Henry is trying to defend but Mallorca finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mallorca is stalling here. Henry is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mallorca seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Henry has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Henry.
Mallorca tries to escape but Henry is in control.
Henry misses with the ground and pound.
Henry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Henry goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mallorca rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Henry's guard! Nice work there by Mallorca!
Mallorca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry keeping full guard, as Mallorca tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mallorca.
Henry misses with a double jab

so Mallorca counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca stops Henry from standing up.
Mallorca trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mallorca looking to sit in guard and control but Henry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mallorca wants to stand and escape but Henry is having none of it.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mallorca works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.

Henry stands up and waves to Mallorca to follow him.

Mallorca scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mallorca tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henry wants to control but Mallorca is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mallorca.
Henry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mallorca not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mallorca is looking to work some ground and pound but Henry has wrist control.
Mallorca wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Mallorca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Mallorca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mallorca fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Mallorca circles away.
Henry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henry wants it to stay on the feet.
Mallorca is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Mallorca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Mallorca counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mallorca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mallorca trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Mallorca has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry wants to stand and escape but Mallorca is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henry is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Henry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mallorca.

Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henry tries to clinch but Mallorca moves out of range.
Mallorca shoots in for a double leg but Henry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mallorca decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henry's guard.

Henry scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Mallorca pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry misses with a hook.
Leon Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry lands a two punch combo.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mallorca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Mallorca pushes him off.
Henry lands a right hook to the body.
Henry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mallorca.

Henry closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leon Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mallorca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry misses with a few strikes there.
Henry tries to clinch up but Mallorca circles away and keeps his distance.

Mallorca scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mallorca throwing strikes but Henry manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry tries to score with some ground and pound. Mallorca controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Henry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mallorca knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Henry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mallorca on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mallorca tries to get out of the position.
Mallorca tries to escape but Henry is in control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mallorca 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Mallorca!