PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kick's entrance music is M.O.P. - Ante Up. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kick
vs
Henry

206 cm
31
196 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

183 cm
29
188 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Kick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry throws a poor cross that misses
and Kick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Kick throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henry, as that shot connected.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kick misses with a straight right.
Kick connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.
Kick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Kick does no damage.
Kick misses the body punch
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kick avoids it really well and circles away.
Henry misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Kick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown but Kick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
Kick misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Henry misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry slips a jab from Kick.
Kick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Kick saw that one coming.
Kick missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry throws the left hand but Kick avoids the punch easily.
Kick takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Kick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Mike Kick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kick connects with a jab.

Henry feints and as Kick raises his hands in defense, Henry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kick is on top in guard.
Kick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry controlling Kick's posture.
Kick wants to stand but Henry has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kick won't allow Henry to sweep him here.
Kick is looking to stand up but Henry won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leon Henry.
Kick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.
Mike Kick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Henry.
A left lands for Kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Kick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henry.
Kick swings widly with a right hand
and Henry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Kick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
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 Mike Kick will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Henry misses with a hook
and Kick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kick to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kick throws out the jab.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Kick saw that one coming.
Henry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Kick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kick.
Henry dives in and grabs Kick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kick pushes down on Henry's head and hops out.
Kick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henry might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Kick moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Kick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henry is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mike Kick is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kick tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kick to the ground. Kick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mike Kick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Henry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Kick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Kick.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
Kick misses with a shot to the body
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
Kick connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kick lands a body shot.
Kick is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
A slow jab from Kick misses its intended target.
Kick lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Kick misses with a body shot.
Kick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kick slips a straight right by Henry.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Kick's head but Kick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kick misses the jab.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Kick.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henry.
Kick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kick thows a body shot but no joy.
Kick scores with a body shot.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Kick is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Kick tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kick missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Kick dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Henry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kick taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Henry throwing shots but Kick is blocking nicely.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry misses with a head shot. Kick uses the momentum to regain guard.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kick pulls Henry in close to prevent any damage.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kick tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands a couple of elbows.
Henry cracks Kick with a solid left hand.
Henry throws an elbow that misses. Kick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Kick!
Kick being controlled here momentarily.
Kick wants to get up but he can't break Henry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Henry is looking to stand up but Kick isn't so interested in that idea.
Leon Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leon Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kick defending well though.
Kick taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Kick is looking to control Henry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kick avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kick wants to get back to his feet.
Henry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kick defending well though.
Kick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Henry slips a nice elbow through Kick's hands, connecting with Kick's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Henry there.
Kick is trying to stand.
Henry is looking to advance position but Kick won't allow it.
Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry wants to pass to mount but Kick is defending the position.
Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kick taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henry lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kick taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Henry wants to work for an arm triangle but Kick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kick keeping hold of Henry's head, controlling as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Kick!
A very excited looking Mike Kick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.