PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Junk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Henry had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Henry
vs
Junk

184 cm
24
179 lbs
6 - 9 - 1

180 cm
21
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Junk!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by Henry.
Henry misses with a leg kick
and Junk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henry throws a head kick that misses
letting Junk counter with a right hand.
Junk checks a leg kick.
Junk throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Junk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Junk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry throws a head kick but Junk moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Junk.
Henry misses with a lunging right hand

and Junk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junk wants to stand up but Henry manages to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junk wanted to stand there but Henry had control of the position.

Junk stands up and waves to Henry to follow him.
Henry throws a lazy head kick
and Junk counters with a one-two to the body.
Henry wants to land a leg kick but Junk is out of range.
Junk avoids the head kick by Henry.
Junk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henry counters with a leg kick.
Junk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Junk throws an off balance right hand
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Henry misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Junk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Junk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henry can pounce on him.
A left and a right from Junk both land. Nice combination.
Junk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Junk is able to avoid easily.
Junk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry throws a leg kick
and Junk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Henry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice cross by Junk.
John Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry throws a right and a left that Junk avoids nicely.
Junk staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry swinging wildly here.
Junk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henry. Henry obviously looking to wear him down.
Junk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry throws a leg kick but Junk moved away.
Henry misses with the body kick
and Junk counters with a left and a right that stings Henry.
Junk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henry throws a head kick that Junk semi-blocks.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Henry misses with a hook
letting Junk counter with a right hand.
Junk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Henry lands with a slapping head kick.
Junk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henry throws a head kick but Junk moves out of range.
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Junk's front leg but catches the back leg as Junk tries to avoid it.
Junk shoots for a double leg takedown but Henry sprawls well. He's pushed Junk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Junk.
Junk fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Junk moves out of range easily.
Junk moves in looking to clinch but Henry pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Junk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Henry thows a leg kick but Junk checks it
and Junk counters with a left to the body.
Henry cracks Junk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Henry throws a right hand that Junk ducks under and follows up with a left that Junk also avoids with ease.
Henry misses with a combination
and Junk counters with a three punch combo that has Henry backing up. Henry nods at Junk to acknowledge the strikes.
Henry throws a head kick that misses
and Junk counters with a left and a right that stings Henry.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Junk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Junk avoids the head kick by Henry.
Henry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Junk.
Henry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Henry is rocked!

Junk shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Junk slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Junk lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). John Junk!