PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuckin Futz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fighter. Nuckin Futz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henry
vs
Futz

180 cm
26
153 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

177 cm
30
158 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nuckin Futz!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Futz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Futz.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Futz tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Futz to the ground. Futz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Futz misses with a body shot.
Henry jabs at Futz's body.
Futz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henry throws a right hand that misses
and Futz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Futz thuds a left hand into Henry 's body.
Henry scores with a shot to the body.
Futz scores with a hook.
Futz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Futz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Futz misses the shot to the body.

Henry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Futz's head.

Futz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Futz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Futz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Futz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Henry tries to hold on but Futz pushes him away.
Futz looking to finish with strikes here!
Henry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henry tries to hold on but Futz pushes him away.
Futz prevents Henry from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry taking shots to the head.

It looks like Tyler Henry has been cut.
Henry is working to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Henry tries to hold on but Futz pushes him away.
Futz lands a big shot there that rocks Henry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henry tries to lock up and control but Futz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henry avoids a series of strikes thrown by Futz.
Henry looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Henry wants to hold on but Futz pushes him away.
Henry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Futz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Futz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Futz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Futz with shots to the head and body - Henry looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to hold on but Futz pushes him away.
Henry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Futz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Henry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Henry is rocked!
Henry tries to hold on but Futz pushes him away.
Futz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Henry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Henry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Futz with a couple of short strikes.
Futz prevents Henry from getting the reversal.
Henry manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Futz wants to pass the guard but Henry is defending well.
Futz is trying to control the action in half guard but Henry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henry seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Futz is working away from the top position though.
Henry keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futz throwing shots but Henry is blocking nicely.
Futz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Futz prevents Henry from improving his position.
Henry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Futz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Futz prevents Henry from improving his position.
Futz working the head and body with strikes.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Futz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry wants to improve his position but Futz is controlling well.
Futz wants to pass the guard but Henry is defending well.
Futz prevents Henry from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nuckin Futz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Henry 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Futz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.

Futz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Futz circles away quickly and effectively.
Henry fails to land the takedown.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Futz.

Futz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Futz's takedown attempt.
Henry has had enough of the clinch but Futz keeps him there for the moment.
Futz wants to get back to striking at distance but Henry won't allow it.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.

Futz breaks from the clinch.
Futz with a hook.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Futz swivels and escapes.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Futz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futz scores with a decent looking hook.
Futz misses with a wild body shot.
Futz thuds a left hand into Henry 's body.
Futz misses with a body shot.
Futz keeps the fight on the outside.
Futz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henry rather than just go for the knockout.
Henry lands a jab to Futz's midsection.
Futz thows a body shot but no joy.
Futz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry .
Futz lands a lovely overhand right.
Henry throws the left hand but Futz avoids the punch easily.
Henry throws a combination that misses
and Futz counters with a right hand to the body.
Henry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Futz pushes him off.
Futz lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyler Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt - Futz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
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!
Henry tries to clinch but Futz is having none of it.
Futz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Henry tries to clinch but Futz moves out of range.
Henry swings widly with a right hand
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Futz connects with a body shot that sends Henry 's belly button to the back.
Henry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyler Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Futz swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Futz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry tries to bum rush Futz with a series of wild strikes but Futz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry 's head backwards.
Futz scores with a sloppy right hand. Henry should have avoided that one.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Futz is out of range.

Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Futz has double underhooks.
Henry is trying to break free.
Henry wants to break free but Futz has control.

Futz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Futz manages to avoid it.
Henry misses with a combination
and Futz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nuckin Futz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Futz ducks under a wild hook from Henry .
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Futz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henry tries to bum rush Futz with a series of wild strikes but Futz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Futz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for Futz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Futz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henry circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Futz. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Henry both land. Nice combination.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Futz.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Futz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Futz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henry 's hands.
Futz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Futz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Futz scores with a takedown into Henry 's guard.
Futz wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Futz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuckin Futz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyler Henry 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Henry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Futz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Henry tries to clinch but Futz is having none of it.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Henry coming out on top.
Futz misses the shot to the body.
Futz throws a shot to the body.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Futz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Futz.
Henry tries for a takedown but Futz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Futz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Futz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henry is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Futz counters with a right hand to the body.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Futz does no damage.
Futz lands an overhand right.
Futz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Henry .
Futz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Futz scores with a jab to the jaw.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.

Futz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Henry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Futz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Futz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Futz.

Futz drops back looking for a leg! Henry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henry manages to kick Futz off! Futz jumps back into Henry 's guard.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Futz is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry trying to control the position.
Nuckin Futz has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Futz looking to pass the guard.
Futz stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Futz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyler Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Futz manages to get himself to full guard.

Futz pushes Henry off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Henry throws a series of punches but Futz avoids them all with ease.
Futz throws a right hand that Henry ducks under and follows up with a left that Henry also avoids with ease.
Henry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Henry thuds a left hand into Futz's body.
Nice cross by Futz.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Futz's shoulder, as Futz tries to avoid the shot.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Futz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
Futz connects with a nice looking jab.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Futz.
Nuckin Futz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with the combination.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Futz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Futz misses with the combination.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Futz.
Futz works Henry 's body with a nice hook.
Futz lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Futz.
Henry throws a series of punches but Futz avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Futz digs a good hook to Henry 's body.

Futz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Henry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Futz is in Henry 's guard.
Henry is trying to keep Futz in close.
Henry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Futz controls the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nuckin Futz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Futz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuckin Futz!