PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ultra's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fistful of steel - Rage against the machine. The key to victory for Jakob Ultra has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ultra
vs
Henry

183 cm
25
198 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

183 cm
29
188 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakob Ultra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ultra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Ultra instigates a clinch.
Henry blocks a body shot from Ultra.
Ultra can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
Ultra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ultra throws a punch but it's blocked by Henry.
Ultra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ultra has Henry pressed against the cage, preventing Henry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ultra trying to control the position but instead, Henry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ultra into the cage.
Henry tries to break the clinch but Ultra is controlling the position.
Ultra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henry is defending well for now.

Henry lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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 pass the half guard into mount. Ultra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ultra defending well though.
Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ultra is trying to get back to full guard.
Henry is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ultra is controlling Henry's posture.
Ultra on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ultra tries to get out of the position.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ultra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ultra has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ultra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a big elbow that misses.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ultra wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ultra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Jakob Ultra wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ultra tries to work over Henry's front leg with a kick but Henry checks it.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Ultra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ultra takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ultra throws a leg kick that misses.

Henry rushes Ultra and presses him up against the cage.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry dodges the punch combination from Ultra.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Ultra.
Henry slips a jab from Ultra.
Ultra throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Ultra connects with a high kick.

Henry instigates a clinch.
Henry has Ultra pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ultra manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ultra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ultra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ultra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Leon Henry has been cut.
Ultra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henry tries to pull guard but Ultra holds him up against the cage and eventually Henry drops back down to his feet.
Jakob Ultra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Henry.
Ultra tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Henry wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henry working hard to break the clinch.
Ultra lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Ultra.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Ultra has double underhooks.
Ultra can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
A short left from Ultra.
A short right from Ultra on the inside.
Ultra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ultra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ultra lands with a left to the head.
Ultra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henry's efforts to push away.
Ultra pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Jakob Ultra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leon Henry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ultra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage!
Jakob Ultra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ultra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henry's head.
Ultra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ultra lands the left hand.
Ultra tried to score with a low kick but Henry checks it.
Ultra throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Ultra punishes Henry's body with a nice straight punch.
Ultra throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Ultra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Henry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ultra lands a nice hook to Henry's body. Henry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jakob Ultra is winning the standup battle so far.
Ultra with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ultra throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Ultra lands a nice looking body shot.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Ultra moved out of range nicely.
Ultra throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Henry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ultra 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.
Ultra feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Ultra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ultra throws out a powerful jab.
Ultra connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Ultra - just one landing.
Ultra throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Ultra.
Jakob Ultra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ultra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab by Ultra.
Ultra throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Ultra.
Ultra throws a good cross that connects.
Ultra lands with a nice body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ultra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ultra lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Ultra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultra lands a nice elbow.
Henry is trying to break free.
Jakob Ultra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ultra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ultra lands a left hand.
Henry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Ultra - that landed with a thud.
Ultra lands with a short shot to the head.
Ultra lands a nice elbow.
Ultra lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry is trying to force a seperation but Ultra has the dominant position.
Ultra has Henry pressed against the cage, preventing Henry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ultra lands with a short shot to the head.
Ultra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ultra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Ultra manages to break the clinch.
Ultra lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ultra is pawing at Henry, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Henry's nose. Henry is badly hurt! Ultra pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Henry tries desperately to hold on but Ultra is relentless in his assault! As Henry receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Ultra away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jakob Ultra!