PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shissi Aren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hungy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hungy Henry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aren
vs
Henry

175 cm
19
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
223 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shissi Aren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hungy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Aren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aren wants to clinch.
Shissi Aren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aren manages to avoid it.
Aren tries to bum rush Henry with a series of wild strikes but Henry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Aren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry looks for a takedown but Aren sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Aren shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aren is looking to clinch.
Aren lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Hungy Henry has been cut.
Aren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Aren.
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aren but Aren pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shissi Aren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hungy Henry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aren throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aren throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Aren as Henry shoots in.
Aren is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Aren.
Aren keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aren throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
Aren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aren tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Aren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

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.
Aren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aren wants it to stay on the feet.
Aren is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Aren misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Aren. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shissi Aren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hungy Henry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Aren lands with a good body shot.

Aren moves into the clinch.

Aren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry slips a jab from Aren.
Aren tries to clinch up but Henry circles away and keeps his distance.
Henry shoots for a double leg takedown but Aren sprawls well. He's pushed Henry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henry tries for a takedown but Aren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shissi Aren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aren tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aren tries to clinch up but Henry circles away and keeps his distance.

Aren moves into the clinch.
Aren prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shissi Aren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hungy Henry.
Aren is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Aren stops a takedown attempt from Henry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aren avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Aren prevents the takedown attempt.

Aren has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Henry regains guard immediately.
Aren throwing strikes from guard but Henry blocks nicely.
Aren is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aren wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aren won't allow Henry to sweep him here.

Henry is looking for a triangle but Aren pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Aren avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aren controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Aren takes the fight into the clinch.
Aren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aren lands with a right to the head.
Aren wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Aren has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Henry uses from the top position.
Aren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Aren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aren is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aren controlling the position.
Aren controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aren might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aren wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shissi Aren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hungy Henry's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Aren rushes Henry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aren lands with a short shot to the head.
Henry is working for takedown but Aren is calmly controlling the position for now.

Aren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Aren shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aren wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aren pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henry looking for a takedown.
Shissi Aren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hungy Henry.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aren walks away with a smile on his face. Henry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henry is trying desperately to land a takedown but Aren is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Henry.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Aren tries to clinch but Henry moves out of range.

Aren clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Aren - that landed with a thud.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Aren stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aren's efforts to push away.
Henry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aren walks away with a smile on his face. Henry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aren as he jumps to the side.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Aren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aren tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Aren.
Aren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry fails with the takedown.
Hungy Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Aren misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Aren.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shissi Aren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Aren closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shissi Aren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aren has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shissi Aren!