PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaddie Sedfenor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Henrykowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sedfenor comes to the cage accompanied by graveyard symphony. Jaddie Sedfenor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sedfenor
vs
Henrykowski

170 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

172 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaddie Sedfenor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Henrykowski!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sedfenor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henrykowski pinned against the cage. Henrykowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henrykowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sedfenor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sedfenor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sedfenor trying to control from half guard but Henrykowski is working away.

Sedfenor is looking for a kimura here.
Sedfenor wants to stand up but Henrykowski manages to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henrykowski pushes Sedfenor off and gets back to his feet.
Sedfenor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Sedfenor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Henrykowski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Henrykowski manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrykowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henrykowski throws a poor cross that misses

and Sedfenor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Henrykowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sedfenor is controlling him.
Sedfenor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sedfenor wants to control from the top but Henrykowski keeps moving.
Sedfenor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sedfenor prevents Henrykowski from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sedfenor slips nicely into half guard.
Sedfenor is trying to control the action in half guard but Henrykowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henrykowski tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sedfenor manages to move to mount!
Sedfenor looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sedfenor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Henrykowski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaddie Sedfenor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Henrykowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sedfenor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sedfenor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henrykowski.
Henrykowski throws a series of punches but Sedfenor avoids them all with ease.
Henrykowski misses with a combination

and Sedfenor counters with a shoot takedown. Henrykowski fights it but they end up in guard.

Henrykowski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sedfenor off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Sedfenor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sedfenor is trying to control. Henrykowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henrykowski pushes Sedfenor off but Sedfenor dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrykowski is not content to let Sedfenor control the position.

Sedfenor decides to stand back up. Sedfenor steps back and let's Henrykowski get back to his feet.
Sedfenor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henrykowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Henrykowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sedfenor eats them both and turns towards Henrykowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Henrykowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sedfenor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Henrykowski is staying active underneath Sedfenor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedfenor seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sedfenor is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Henrykowski manages to get to full guard.
Sedfenor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaddie Sedfenor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sedfenor trying to control but Henrykowski is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Henrykowski pushes Sedfenor off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrykowski falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sedfenor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henrykowski's guard now.

Henrykowski uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sedfenor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henrykowski throws a series of strikes that have Sedfenor backpedaling.
Henrykowski falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sedfenor counters by clinching up.
Sedfenor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henrykowski avoids it.

Sedfenor has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Henrykowski clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sedfenor's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sedfenor missing with strikes.
Sedfenor trying to control momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henrykowski covering up well and avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaddie Sedfenor dominated that second round.
That's time! Sedfenor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Henrykowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henrykowski misses with a combination

and Sedfenor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Henrykowski wants to stand but Sedfenor is controlling the position.
Sedfenor trying to control but Henrykowski is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Jaddie Sedfenor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Henrykowski enables Sedfenor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Henrykowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Henrykowski is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sedfenor dives into side control.
Sedfenor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henrykowski keeps working.

Sedfenor stands up.
Michal Henrykowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Henrykowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sedfenor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Henrykowski throws a right hand that Sedfenor ducks under and follows up with a left that Sedfenor also avoids with ease.
Henrykowski misses with a combination

and Sedfenor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Henrykowski won't be happy with that.
Henrykowski wants to get back to his feet.
Henrykowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henrykowski regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sedfenor's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sedfenor trying to control the action but Henrykowski is working from the bottom.
Sedfenor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

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.

Henrykowski makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Henrykowski tries a low kick but Sedfenor avoids it.

Sedfenor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sedfenor jumps guard but Henrykowski stands there with Sedfenor around his waist. Sedfenor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sedfenor can't get the takedown.
Jaddie Sedfenor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henrykowski wants to break the clinch but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaddie Sedfenor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sedfenor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaddie Sedfenor!