PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Ferrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Ferrall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ferrall
vs
Henry

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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, Scott Ferrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Henry!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry shoots in but Ferrall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hank Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferrall.
Henry tries to clinch but Ferrall moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ferrall.
Henry throws the left hand but Ferrall avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Ferrall misses.
Ferrall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henry takes a swing at Ferrall's ribcage but misses.
Henry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferrall's calf.

Ferrall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ferrall showed some decent athleticism there.
Ferrall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ferrall 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.
Ferrall throwing shots but Henry is blocking nicely.
Ferrall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferrall drops an elbow to the side of Henry's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is looking to escape.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henry wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ferrall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ferrall trying to pass the guard but Henry defending well.
Ferrall passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Henry!
Ferrall working the ground and pound effectively.
Henry is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ferrall raining down shots from the mount!
Henry taking shots to the head.
Ferrall punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ferrall postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henry looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henry looks gassed!
Ferrall scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ferrall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henry takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ferrall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henry is in a horrible position here. Ferrall smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in a horrible position here. Ferrall smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Henry is rocked!
Ferrall with good strikes from the mount here!
Ferrall postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henry looks a forlorn figure.
Ferrall breaks from Henry's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Henry is squirming around, avoiding Ferrall's attempts to control the action.
Henry taking shots to the head.
Ferrall lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ferrall lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henry is still in real trouble! Can Ferrall finish him?
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!
Ferrall unloading with bombs!
Ferrall postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Henry badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ferrall around the waist but Ferrall pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ferrall is the winner by TKO! Ferrall jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Ferrall!