PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Mangan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Henderson
vs
Mangan

176 cm
20
152 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

174 cm
28
157 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matthew Mangan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a shot to the body.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangan.
Henderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Mangan. Beautiful body shot.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Mangan walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
Henderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mangan works Henderson's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Mangan.
Henderson wants to land a leg kick but Mangan is out of range.
Mangan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Mangan misses.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mangan.
Henderson scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson sizes up Mangan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henderson tries to land a leg kick but Mangan saw it coming and moves away.
Mangan lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson jabs Mangan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mangan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Henderson tries to clinch but Mangan moves out of range.
Mangan looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Mangan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Henderson.
Mangan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Mangan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangan scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson with a nice cross.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Mangan.
Mangan misses with a jab to the body
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Mangan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mangan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mangan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Mangan is rocked!
Mangan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Mangan is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mangan looks gassed!
Mangan thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Henderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henderson works Mangan's body with a nice hook.
Mangan gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Henderson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Mangan is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Henderson!
Mike Henderson is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Henderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.