PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Schwarzenegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Schwarzenegger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Schwarzenegger
vs
Henry

186 cm
32
217 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

190 cm
29
207 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arnold Schwarzenegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Henry!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry scores with a hook.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
Schwarzenegger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Schwarzenegger's shoulder, as Schwarzenegger tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Henry scores with a four punch combination!
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schwarzenegger feints and then cracks Henry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down.
Schwarzenegger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch up.
Schwarzenegger moves in looking to clinch but Henry pushes him off.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Schwarzenegger instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Henry's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger with a knee to the head.

Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schwarzenegger moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schwarzenegger is looking to clinch.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schwarzenegger throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Henry.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Henry avoids the head kick by Schwarzenegger.
Henry misses with a double jab.
Schwarzenegger avoids the body shot from Henry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger looks to clinch
and Henry counters with a one-two to the body.
Schwarzenegger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.

Schwarzenegger has closed the distance and engaged Henry in a clinch.

Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry throws a series of punches but Schwarzenegger avoids them all with ease.
Schwarzenegger throws the kick towards the body but Henry avoids it.
Schwarzenegger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwarzenegger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schwarzenegger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schwarzenegger misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schwarzenegger was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Schwarzenegger is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Henry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Schwarzenegger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schwarzenegger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwarzenegger is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Henry throws a right and a left that Schwarzenegger avoids nicely.
Schwarzenegger is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Schwarzenegger clinches with his opponent.
Schwarzenegger trying to land knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye.

It looks like Hank Henry has been cut.
Schwarzenegger presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Henry breaks from the clinch.
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!
Schwarzenegger moves out of range of the strikes.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch up.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Schwarzenegger.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Schwarzenegger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schwarzenegger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Henry misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hank Henry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hank 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.

A swing and a miss from Henry.

Henry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Schwarzenegger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry looks to land a strike but Schwarzenegger avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Schwarzenegger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schwarzenegger wants to stand and escape but Henry is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwarzenegger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry won't allow Schwarzenegger to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schwarzenegger is working an open guard so Henry takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schwarzenegger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schwarzenegger slips a straight right by Henry.
Nice sprawl there from Schwarzenegger as Henry shoots in.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schwarzenegger.
Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.

Schwarzenegger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henry, pushing him back against the cage.
Henry being controlled against the cage.
Schwarzenegger looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger 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.
A frustrated look appears on Henry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schwarzenegger with a knee to the head.
Schwarzenegger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
Schwarzenegger pushes off an throws an elbow but Henry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Schwarzenegger is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch but Henry is having none of it.
Good shot there by Henry.
Schwarzenegger slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henry moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schwarzenegger circles away.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Henry.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schwarzenegger moves away.
Hank Henry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch up.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Schwarzenegger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwarzenegger is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt - Schwarzenegger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henry misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger throws a head kick that misses.
Henry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schwarzenegger's waist but Schwarzenegger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henry off to one side.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger closes the distance but Henry moves to the side
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Schwarzenegger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schwarzenegger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schwarzenegger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from Schwarzenegger. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hank Henry's cut.
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!

Schwarzenegger slips under a jab.
Henry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Schwarzenegger counters with a nice kick to the body.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schwarzenegger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henry throws a jab when Schwarzenegger was well out of range.
Schwarzenegger wants to clinch.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Schwarzenegger slips the punch.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch up.
Schwarzenegger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch but Henry is having none of it.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schwarzenegger avoids it really well and circles away.
Schwarzenegger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Henry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schwarzenegger slips a straight right by Henry.

Schwarzenegger tries to sprawl but Henry drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry prevents Schwarzenegger from standing back up.
Henry throwing shots but Schwarzenegger is blocking nicely.
Henry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schwarzenegger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schwarzenegger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hank Henry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry works his foot free and advances to mount.
Henry controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Schwarzenegger really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henry 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Henry!