PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie September (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie September will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Henrique
vs
September

191 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luiz Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie September!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henrique.
Henrique lands with a nice body kick.
September swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henrique keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
September rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henrique moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
September connects with a nice looking jab.
September works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
September keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Henrique darts in and clinches September up against the cage.
Henrique stalling.
Henrique tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. September smiles and moves away.
Henrique throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around September's waist but September gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henrique off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henrique moves out of range as September strikes.
Henrique misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henrique gets a takedown into half guard.
September won't allow Henrique to pass to mount.

Henrique is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and September defends it well.
September is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henrique wants to pass the guard but September is defending well.
Henrique is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
September wants to improve his position but Henrique is controlling well.
September trying to control here.
Henrique knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for September on the ground.
September moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
September working a defensive guard here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Henrique fails to land the takedown.
Henrique is breathing heavily.
Henrique walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as September sprawls well. September wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henrique gets slowly back to his feet.
September throws out a loose jab but Henrique uses good head movement to avoid it.
September lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
September misses with a jab, cross combination.
September sizes up Henrique with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henrique moves in looking to clinch but September pushes him off.
Henrique takes one on the button.
Henrique lands a head kick!
September scores with a decent looking hook.
September lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
September punishes Henrique's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
September ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henrique moves away.
September changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
September lands a two punch combo.
September goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
September throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
September lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by September.
Decent striking displayed by September there.
September misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henrique.
Henrique takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
September lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
September scores with the left hand. Henrique knows he should have avoided that one.
Henrique doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie September dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Henrique takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Charlie September seems to be getting the better of the standup.
September lands with a right hand.

Henrique closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
September is looking for a sweep.
September struggling a bit here.
September is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Henrique off and has taken his back!
September is punishing Henrique with strikes - can he finish him?!

September is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Henrique is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henrique is trying to get back to his feet but September has full control of the position and if anything, Henrique has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
September is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Henrique. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
September trying to control momentarily.
September scores with punches from the back.
September lands punches and elbows.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - September's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
September throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

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.
September is not going to allow Henrique to sit and survive in this position.
September tries to keep control of the position but Henrique is staying busy.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards September.

September is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Henrique defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
September misses with an elbow to the head.

September is persistently looking for the submission but Henrique is defending it well.

September looking to break Henrique's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Henrique remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise September will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
September missing with strikes from the back.
I really don't envy Henrique right now.
September throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Henrique!
Henrique is trapped and September is scoring with shots to the head and body.
September struggling to keep hold of the position.
Charlie September has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henrique covering up well and avoiding damage.
Henrique looking very determined here, making life difficult for September.
September has Henrique flattened out and is raining down punches.

Henrique defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
September keeps control of the position as Henrique tries to break free.

Henrique defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of September's arms.
September missing with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - September's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Henrique tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie September showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

September lands a jab to Henrique's midsection.
Henrique shoots in for a takedown but September shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henrique pulls out of a head kick attempt.
September lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Charlie September seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
September with a hook.
A clash of legs there as September blocks the low kick.
September tries to bum rush Henrique with a series of wild strikes but Henrique uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henrique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
September swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
September connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henrique on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henrique keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henrique tries to clinch up but September circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
September throws a right hand that Henrique ducks under and follows up with a left that Henrique also avoids with ease.
September lands with a good body shot.
Henrique on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henrique is looking to clinch but September is avoiding it.
September lands a right hook to the body.
September lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
September wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
September lands with a right hand.
September jabs at Henrique's body.
September lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by September.
September scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
September works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
September lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Charlie September is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
September lands a right hook to the body.
September lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Henrique looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
September blocks a head kick by Henrique.
September throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henrique stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henrique takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henrique takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
September lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to de liver by September. Beautiful body shot.
September has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
September lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
September darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
September fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
September ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
September scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
September catches Henrique with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
September ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henrique closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henrique gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luiz Henrique is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from September.
Charlie September is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
September throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
September uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henrique has time to react.
September connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
September punishes Henrique's body with a nice straight punch.
September wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
September jabs at Henrique's body.
September lands with a hook. Henrique tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
September tries to bum rush Henrique with a series of wild strikes but Henrique uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henrique has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from September finds it's way round the side to connect with Henrique's head.
September cracks a nice hook into Henrique's ribs.
September punishes Henrique's body with a nice straight punch.
September lands with a shot to the body.
September lands a two punch combo.
September connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henrique momentarily.
Henrique takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
September lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henrique takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
September scores with a hook.
September ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luiz Henrique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
September throws out a powerful jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie September comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got September winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie September!