PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Argo Gulskii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gulskii
vs
Henry

193 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

183 cm
24
188 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

COOL CHEAP SHIRTS

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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Argo Gulskii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henry clinches up with Gulskii and pushes him back against the cage.
Gulskii fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gulskii pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gulskii avoids the body shot from Henry.
Gulskii tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Henry misses with a double jab.

Henry gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gulskii works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Henry with the ground and pound but Gulskii uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gulskii is looking to stand up but Henry isn't so interested in that idea.
Henry thows a big elbow that misses.
Gulskii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gulskii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henry scores with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Gulskii shows good takedown defense.
Gulskii cracks the inside of Henry's front leg.
Henry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Gulskii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Gulskii has Henry up against the cage in a clinch.

Henry pulls guard successfully.
Gulskii trying to stand up but can't free himself from Henry's guard.

Gulskii decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Gulskii clinches with his opponent.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Gulskii has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries for a takedown but Gulskii manages to get underhooks.
Argo Gulskii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Henry.
Gulskii has a couple of punches blocked by Henry.
A frustrated look appears on Gulskii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gulskii tries to break free but Henry pushes him back against the cage.
Henry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gulskii prevents it.
Gulskii wants to break free but Henry has control.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry misses with a double jab.
Gulskii moves out of range of the strikes.
Gulskii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry misses with a body shot.
A big right from Henry misses.
Gulskii is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Gulskii lands a jab-cross combination.
Gulskii walks into a left hand.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gulskii.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gulskii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Henry is looking to score with low kicks.
Henry works the jab nicely.

Gulskii rushes Henry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henry looking to slow down the pace here.

Gulskii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gulskii misses with a double jab.
Gulskii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gulskii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.

Gulskii closes the distance and pushes Henry back into the cage.
A short right from Henry on the inside.
Henry prevents Gulskii from breaking the clinch.
Henry wants to break free but Gulskii has control.
Gulskii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gulskii tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henry smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gulskii checks a leg kick nicely.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gulskii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gulskii has his takedown stuffed
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gulskii closes the distance and clinches.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Gulskii has double underhooks.
Gulskii is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gulskii gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry goes for a takedown attempt but Gulskii pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry lands a right hook to the body.
Gulskii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Henry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice straight punches there by Henry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henry.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gulskii.

Gulskii closes the distance and clinches.

Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry tests Gulskii's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Argo Gulskii has been cut.
Henry looks to land a combination but Gulskii avoids it well.
Gulskii misses with a few strikes there.
Gulskii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gulskii throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Gulskii tries to clinch
and Henry counters with a two punch combo.
Gulskii moves away from the strike by Henry.
Henry tries to clinch but Gulskii moves out of range.
Henry throws a right and a left that Gulskii avoids nicely.
Gulskii misses with a double jab.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gulskii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henry throws a body punch but Gulskii moves out of range.
Henry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gulskii momentarily.

Gulskii is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gulskii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulskii misses with a few strikes there.
Gulskii throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Gulskii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gulskii wants to clinch up but Henry keeps it at a distance.
Henry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gulskii on the side of the head.
Gulskii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gulskii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Gulskii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gulskii seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gulskii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henry fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gulskii to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gulskii looks to clinch but Henry throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gulskii taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Leon Henry!