PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dimachaerus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimachaerus has chosen Metallica - The Unforgiven as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henry
vs
Dimachaerus

188 cm
24
193 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

183 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zentrope Fighting Universe

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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Dimachaerus!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimachaerus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Dimachaerus stuffs the takedown attempt from Henry. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Henry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Dimachaerus has wrist control.
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
Henry throws and elbow that misses. Dimachaerus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Dimachaerus!
Henry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henry connects with a nice short shot to Dimachaerus's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimachaerus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry is working away from the top position though.
Dimachaerus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry wants to free his trapped foot but Dimachaerus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Henry slips a nice elbow through Dimachaerus's hands, connecting with Dimachaerus's forehead.
Henry thows a huge punch but Dimachaerus dodges it nicely.
Henry wants to free his trapped foot but Dimachaerus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimachaerus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Henry passes to side control.
Henry working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus is looking to regain half guard here but Henry keeps moving and retains side control.
Henry throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dimachaerus works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dimachaerus defending well though.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimachaerus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Dimachaerus keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dimachaerus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Dimachaerus trying to control but Henry postures up.
Henry winds up and cracks Dimachaerus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Henry is working for a kimura but Dimachaerus is defending it quite comfortably.
Henry frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Henry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Henry working the ground and pound effectively.
Henry misses with a head shot.
Dimachaerus wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Henry scoring with strikes but Dimachaerus is staying in there.
Dimachaerus regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dimachaerus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dimachaerus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henry postures up in Dimachaerus's guard and throws a big left but Dimachaerus blocks it.
Henry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dimachaerus's head.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimachaerus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dimachaerus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Henry catches Dimachaerus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dimachaerus lands a right hook to the body.
Dimachaerus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Dimachaerus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dimachaerus stuffs the takedown attempt from Henry. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Dimachaerus moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Dimachaerus does no damage.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimachaerus throws out the jab.
Marcus Dimachaerus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimachaerus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry connects with a jab.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice takedown defense from Dimachaerus. No joy for Henry on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dimachaerus misses with a wild body shot.
Henry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dimachaerus's waist but Dimachaerus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henry off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henry.
Henry defending well as Dimachaerus loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Dimachaerus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henry misses the jab.
Dimachaerus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marcus Dimachaerus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dimachaerus lands with a nice body punch.
Dimachaerus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henry rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimachaerus. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimachaerus leaves Henry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dimachaerus as he avoids it easily.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dimachaerus as he jumps to the side.
Henry misses with a right hand
and Dimachaerus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus misses with the combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimachaerus misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Henry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Henry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dimachaerus working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Dimachaerus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Dimachaerus connects with a nice looking jab.
A lazy left from Henry finds it's target.
Dimachaerus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dimachaerus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henry at a distance.
Dimachaerus throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dimachaerus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henry in his tracks.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Dimachaerus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry jabs at Dimachaerus's body.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dimachaerus as he avoids it easily.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Dimachaerus shows good takedown defense.
Dimachaerus misses with a kick to the body.
Dimachaerus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry looks for a takedown but Dimachaerus sprawls well.
Marcus Dimachaerus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dimachaerus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dimachaerus defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henry slips under a jab.
Dimachaerus scores with a nice body kick.
Henry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus blocks a jab.
Dimachaerus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dimachaerus works Henry's body with a nice hook.
Henry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dimachaerus as he avoids it easily.
Henry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dimachaerus lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimachaerus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dimachaerus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Dimachaerus stuns Henry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left lands for Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus digs a good body shot into Henry's ribs.
Dimachaerus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dimachaerus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimachaerus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dimachaerus lands a nice looking body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Dimachaerus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dimachaerus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Dimachaerus!