PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Daft Punk - Rinzler (Basic Slack Remix). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Henderson
vs
Blood

172 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Blood !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henderson throws a right hand that Blood ducks under and follows up with a left that Blood also avoids with ease.
Blood dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blood .
Blood scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Blood .
Blood closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Blood pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Henderson both land. Nice combination.
Blood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Blood shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Henderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blood content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blood gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blood is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson leaves Blood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Blood shoots in.

Blood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Blood trying to control the pace.
Blood throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Blood controlling the action here.
Blood wants to free his trapped foot but Henderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.

Henry Blood has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Blood moves out of range.
Blood misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blood .
Blood shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Blood .
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.
Blood fails to land the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.
Henderson lands a really nice looking cross but Blood seems unphased.
Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blood .
Henderson throws a series of punches but Blood avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Blood with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Blood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blood is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Blood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Justin Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blood but Blood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Blood shoots in.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Blood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
Justin Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Blood .

Blood closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blood lands in his opponent's guard.
Henderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blood controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blood gets to his feet - Henderson follows without any prompting.
Blood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Blood fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Henderson to the ground. Blood is now in Henderson's guard.
Blood is breathing heavily.
Blood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blood stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blood showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Justin Henderson just wasn't active enough.
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Henderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blood back to the cage. Henderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Blood moves out of range.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.

Blood closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henderson did well to prevent Blood getting side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blood .
Still in half guard, Blood seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blood drops an elbow to the side of Henderson's head.
Blood is nestled in close to Henderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blood scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Blood decides to stand up.
Blood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Justin Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Blood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henderson!
Blood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away.

Blood shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blood .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blood trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
Blood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Blood manages to mount him!
Blood controlling his opponent.
Blood raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood controlling the pace for now.

Blood is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Blood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blood misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
Henderson tries to bum rush Blood with a series of wild strikes but Blood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blood slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Sloppy strikes from Blood . Those never looked like landing.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Justin Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Blood .
Blood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henderson.
Blood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Blood dives in and scores a takedown into Henderson's guard.
Henderson is trying to hold Blood in close to prevent damage but Blood has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood passes to full mount!
Blood content just to control the position here.
Justin Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blood lands a heavy elbow.
Henry Blood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blood 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Blood !
Henry Blood decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.