PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Henson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Warrior's Call by Volbeat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henson
vs
MacManus

180 cm
26
192 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

181 cm
28
193 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Murphy MacManus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacManus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henson doesn't seem bothered though.
Henson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
MacManus misses the shot to the body.
Henson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henson throws a jab when MacManus was well out of range.
Henson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MacManus takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Murphy MacManus has been cut.
Mickey Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Henson closes the distance and clinches.
MacManus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
Henson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacManus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from MacManus fails to land.
Henson tries for a takedown. No joy.
MacManus throws a head punch that misses.
MacManus misses with some punches.
MacManus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henson looking to slow down the pace here.
MacManus has a couple of punches blocked by Henson.
MacManus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacManus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacManus dodges an elbow strike from Henson.
Henson lands a nice elbow.
Henson scores with a shoulder strike.
MacManus lands an uppercut.
MacManus lands with a right to the head.
Henson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacManus stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henson.
Henson leaning against his opponent.
Henson misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacManus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacManus.
Henson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

MacManus is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Henson can't fight it off and eventually MacManus manages to take the fight to the floor. Henson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
MacManus cracks Henson with a solid left hand.
MacManus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henson is pulling down on MacManus's head. It's preventing any offense from MacManus, at least for the moment.
MacManus throws and elbow that misses. Henson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in MacManus's guard. Nice move by Henson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but MacManus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson throwing strikes but missing.
Henson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed MacManus's guard.
Henson is keen to just control but MacManus is a slippery customer.
MacManus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
MacManus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Henson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, MacManus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Henson throwing shots but MacManus is blocking nicely.
Henson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson looks to land a strike but MacManus avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Henson looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Henson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Murphy MacManus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Henson dives in and grabs MacManus's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacManus pushes down on Henson's head and hops out.
MacManus looks to score with a jab to the body but Henson is just out of range.
Henson throws a head kick but MacManus moves out of range.
Henson wants to clinch.
A big right from Henson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacManus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henson throws a nice looking combination but MacManus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacManus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henson tries to avoid it but MacManus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henson to the ground. Henson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henson misses with a body kick.
MacManus ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
MacManus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacManus lands a glancing blow to the side of Henson's head.
MacManus lands a nice shot that snaps Henson's head back.
Henson lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from MacManus finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacManus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacManus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson throws out a leg kick but MacManus moves out of range and Henson only half commits.
MacManus connects with an inside leg kick.
Henson scores with a nice strike.
Henson throws a body kick that misses.
Henson slips a jab and a cross from MacManus.
MacManus lunges at Henson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henson's hand.
Nice defenses there by MacManus.
MacManus scores with a shot to the body.

MacManus gets the takedown into side control.
MacManus has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus prevents Henson from getting the reversal.
MacManus landing punches.
Henson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
MacManus with shots to the head and body - Henson looks very uncomfortable down there.
MacManus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Henson manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Henson, under a barage of strikes from MacManus.
MacManus wants to control but Henson is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacManus moves nicely into side control.
MacManus throws a strike aimed at the side of Henson's head but Henson avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henson can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus advances to full mount.
MacManus raining down hammerfists from mount.
MacManus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Henson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henson is squirming around, avoiding MacManus's attempts to control the action.
Henson is looking to get to half guard.
Henson is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacManus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henson hang on?
Henson is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murphy MacManus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Murphy MacManus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from MacManus as Henson shoots in.
MacManus cracks Henson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henson throws a leg kick
and MacManus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
MacManus misses with a body punch
and Henson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henson throws a sloppy head kick and MacManus moves out of range easily.
Henson tries a head kick but it misses.
MacManus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus misses with an uppercut. Henson saw that one coming.
Henson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and MacManus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacManus throws a body punch but Henson moves out of range.
MacManus works Henson's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacManus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from MacManus.
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!
Henson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henson wants it to stay on the feet.
MacManus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henson.
A left lands for MacManus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MacManus scores with the left hand. Henson knows he should have avoided that one.

Henson is rocked!
MacManus fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Henson out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Murphy MacManus!