PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Barry Henderson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Barry Henderson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Henderson
vs
Marques

195 cm
23
277 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[MMABR] Winners' Supplements

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Marques!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Marques swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson tries to clinch but Marques moves out of range.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marques swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marques throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Marques is avoiding it.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Marques keeps it at a distance.
Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Marques sprawls well. He's pushed Henderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marques is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Marques circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Barry Henderson has been cut.

Henderson darts in and clinches Marques up against the cage.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henderson as Marques tries to tie him up.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marques blocks it with crossed arms.
Marques fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marques has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.
Marques tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marques stalling in the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Marques misses with a punch to the body.
Marques lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marques blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson letting Marques take a breather here.

Marques breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson darts in trying to clinch
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marques misses with a two punch combination.
Marques swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marques throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marques looks gassed!
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marques swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Marques pushes him off.
A big left from Marques misses.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marques paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Marques swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marques stuffs the takedown.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marques.
Marques looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Henderson closes the distance but Marques moves to the side
and Marques counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Henderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques punching from the bottom.
Marques trying to control here.
Marques is trying to get back to full guard.
Henderson wants to stand up but Marques has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Marques throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marques blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henderson.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Henderson pushes Marques up against the cage in a clinch.
Marques fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marques wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Henderson is working Marques over against the cage.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marques's face.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marques lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marques blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marques.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Henderson closes the distance but Marques moves to the side
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marques paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marques moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Marques circles away.
Henderson slips a jab from Marques.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Marques circles away.
Marques keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson needs to keep his hands up - Marques had a free shot at his head there.

Henderson gets a takedown into half guard.
Marques has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marques keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Marques has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henderson is working away from the top position though.
Marques is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marques knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henderson tries to stand and escape but Marques is controlling the position.

Henderson stands up out of the half guard.
Henderson defending well as Marques loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marques.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Marques.
Marques displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henderson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Marques circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Marques counter with a right hand.
Marques swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Marques keeps the fight on the outside.

Henderson forces Marques back against the cage and clinches.
Marques looking to stall.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marques's face.
A frustrated look appears on Marques's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Henderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marques is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henderson.
Marques blocking some punches.
Marques blocking some punches.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Marques is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marques's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marques misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Marques's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Marques stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
Marques takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marques tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Henderson is looking to control Marques's arms but Marques gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henderson has his back to the cage.
Marques is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Henderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marques has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Marques takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barry Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henderson keeps control of Marques as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Marques lands a body punch.
Marques prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Marques jumps guard but Henderson stands there with Marques around his waist. Marques gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Marques blocks with his arms.
Marques lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Henderson being controlled against the cage.
Marques drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barry Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Marques.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Marques tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Henderson gets the takedown into side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Marques is looking for a sweep.
Henderson trying to control the action but Marques is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Henderson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Henderson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Barry Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marques.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Marques circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marques loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Marques throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Marques counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marques blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marques scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marques has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marques lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Henderson pushes Marques back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henderson stalling the fight.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marques avoids a wild elbow strike from Henderson.
A short right from Marques on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henderson.
Henderson lands a body punch.
Marques takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marques avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marques has Henderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marques working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marques scores with a shoulder strike.
Henderson has Marques pressed against the cage, preventing Marques from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marques misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marquess head.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Marques misses with the head strike.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marques's efforts to push away.
Marques wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Marques takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henderson looking to stall.
Henderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Henderson wants to stall.

Marques breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Marques.

Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barry Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marques keeping hold of Henderson's head, controlling as best he can.
Hugo Marques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marques flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Marques is trying to maintain the position but Henderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Henderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henderson content to control rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

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