PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Henderson
vs
Gambino

188 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

186 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vinnie Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Gambino should have avoided that one.
Leo Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Gambino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gambino fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
Henderson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gambino.
Henderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Gambino shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gambino looks gassed!
Gambino looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Gambino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gambino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gambino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Gambino takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henderson. That's going to slow Gambino down.
Henderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Henderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gambino.
Henderson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.

Henderson lands a big uppercut and Gambino crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gambino looks OK. Henderson waves Gambino back to his feet!

Gambino is rocked!
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!
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gambino is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson with a hook.
Gambino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henderson.
Gambino seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gambino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henderson.
Gambino walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
A nice combination there by Henderson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Gambino.
Gambino slips under a jab from Henderson.
Gambino checks a low kick from Henderson.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gambino.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Leo Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Gambino.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Gambino shakes it off.
Gambino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gambino takes one to the chin there.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henderson cracks the inside of Gambino's front leg.
Gambino looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Gambino is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Gambino ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gambino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gambino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Henderson. No joy for Gambino on that attempt.
Gambino walks into a left hand.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
Gambino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gambino's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
Henderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gambino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gambino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Gambino.
Gambino throws a combination that misses
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson lands with a hook. Gambino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gambino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henderson.
Henderson with a nice cross.
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gambino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino fails with the takedown
and Henderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Henderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gambino gets slowly back to his feet.
Leo Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gambino fails with a takedown attempt.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Henderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Henderson lands with a nice body kick.
Gambino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gambino is trying desperately to land a takedown but Henderson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gambino.
Jab from Henderson.
Gambino shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Gambino looks for the body kick but Henderson saw that one coming.
Leo Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Henderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped Gambino's head back.
Henderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gambino misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gambino tries to clinch up
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gambino can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gambino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gambino tries to clinch
and Henderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gambino tries to clinch up
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Henderson throws a low kick but Gambino avoids it.

Gambino closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henderson did well to prevent Gambino getting side control.
Gambino thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
Gambino tries to stand and escape but Henderson actually recovers to full guard.

Gambino decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gambino.
Leo Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Gambino.
Henderson dips to his left and cracks Gambino with an uppercut!
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gambino backs up against the cage.
Gambino throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Gambino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gambino gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gambino backs up against the cage.
Gambino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Gambino misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino throws a head kick that misses
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Henderson.
Gambino misses the jab.
Gambino steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henderson. That one must have hurt.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henderson cracks Gambino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henderson jabs Gambino right on the nose. Gambino blinks but takes it well.
Gambino has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Henderson.
Gambino shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Henderson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Henderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gambino. Gambino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leo Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gambino walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson.
Gambino misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson feints and then cracks Gambino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gambino down.
Henderson lands a jab to the head.
Gambino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Gambino darts in trying to clinch
and Henderson counters with a good low kick that Gambino was not able to check.
Gambino tries to clinch
and Henderson counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson scores with the left hand. Gambino knows he should have avoided that one.
Gambino lands an overhand right.
Gambino throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gambino misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gambino. That did some damage!
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gambino. Gambino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Henderson dominated that second round.
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!

Gambino takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Henderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gambino at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gambino.
Henderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henderson leaves Gambino with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henderson lands with a nice combination. Gambino backs away looking to recover.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gambino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Henderson - the referee stops the clock and Gambino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Henderson. Gambino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Henderson - that will leave a mark!
Henderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gambino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gambino at a distance.
A cross from Henderson lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Henderson.
Gambino slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gambino.
Leo Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Gambino.
Gambino misses with a body shot.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gambino moves out of range of the body kick from Henderson.
Gambino shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henderson lands a jab to Gambino's midsection.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gambino fails to land the takedown.
Henderson cracks Gambino with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Henderson as he connects with a hook.
Henderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gambino momentarily.

Gambino feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gambino wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Gambino from controlling successfully.
Gambino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gambino stands and throws Henderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gambino is working to tighten is grip on Henderson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Henderson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gambino is really squeezing tight and eventually Henderson passes out! Gambino breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vinnie Gambino!