PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snap Yo Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jeremy Henderson enters the cage!

Yo Back
vs
Henderson

184 cm
22
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Snap Yo Back!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Yo Back shoots in.
Snap Yo Back seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yo Back shoots in but no luck this time.
Yo Back fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snap Yo Back. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Henderson - that will leave a mark!
Henderson tries to bum rush Yo Back with a series of wild strikes but Yo Back uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yo Back throws a leg kick that is checked
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Henderson. Yo Back shrugs it off though.
Yo Back is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yo Back has time to react.

Yo Back shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yo Back showed some decent athleticism there.

Henderson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Good leg kick by Henderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Yo Back tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henderson.
Yo Back has his takedown stuffed
and Yo Back takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yo Back doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Jeremy Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yo Back doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yo Back gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Henderson drives through and clinches with Yo Back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Yo Back blocks it.
Yo Back is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yo Back backwards.

Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Yo Back moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson throws a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Yo Back shoots and misses
and Henderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Yo Back shrugs it off.
Henderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Yo Back with a poor takedown
and Henderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yo Back's knee momentarily.
Yo Back misses with a takedown
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yo Back misses with a takedown
and Henderson counters with a good low kick that Yo Back was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Henderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Back fails with the takedown
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yo Back gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yo Back's knee momentarily.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yo Back is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Yo Back moves out of range easily.
Yo Back closes the distance looking to clinch

and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Yo Back misses with a takedown
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo Back fails with the takedown
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Yo Back with a poor takedown
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Yo Back has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henderson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Yo Back.
Henderson lands with a hook. Yo Back tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yo Back avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson throws a hook but Yo Back blocks it.
Yo Back displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Henderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yo Back swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Henderson tries to land a front kick but Yo Back steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yo Back with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Yo Back sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yo Back looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jeremy Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yo Back struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.

Yo Back pulls guard successfully.

Henderson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yo Back tries for a takedown but Henderson circles away easily
and Henderson counters with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Henderson.

Yo Back scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo Back tries to advance to mount but can't.

Yo Back working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Henderson throws Yo Back to one side and escapes!
Henderson is breathing heavily.

Yo Back moves into range and clinches up with Henderson.
Yo Back prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.

Yo Back breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yo Back doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snap Yo Back. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yo Back moves away.
Yo Back misses with a takedown attempt

and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Yo Back avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson looks to clinch

and Yo Back counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henderson!

Yo Back is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Henderson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henderson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Yo Back jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Henderson manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Yo Back tries for a kimura but Henderson is defending well.

Henderson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Back with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yo Back shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henderson counters with a good low kick that Yo Back was not able to check.
Yo Back defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yo Back displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yo Back tries for a takedown but Henderson circles away easily
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Yo Back with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a two punch combo.
Yo Back with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yo Back fails with the takedown
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Yo Back.
Yo Back is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo Back misses with a takedown attempt

and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yo Back tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Yo Back with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yo Back moves away.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.

Henderson drives through and clinches with Yo Back against the cage.

Henderson breaks the clinch.
Yo Back with a poor takedown
and Henderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henderson scores with the left hand. Yo Back knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yo Back fails with the takedown
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.

Yo Back shoots in and bounces Henderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yo Back stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Snap Yo Back will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yo Back doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Snap Yo Back is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Yo Back shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Yo Back shoots and misses
and Henderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snap Yo Back. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yo Back with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a good low kick that Yo Back was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yo Back clinches but Henderson breaks the clinch
and Henderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yo Back throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yo Back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yo Back looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.

Yo Back drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Henderson is trying to buck Yo Back off.

Yo Back tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Yo Back swings around for an armbar but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yo Back's guard.

Yo Back is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.
Yo Back looking for a sweep. Not yet Yo Back, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yo Back is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Henderson gets to his feet - Yo Back follows without any prompting.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yo Back.
Henderson works over Yo Back's head and body with a nice combination.
Yo Back misses with a takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yo Back gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yo Back tries for a takedown but Henderson circles away easily
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yo Back looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Back with a poor takedown
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.

Yo Back shoots in and bounces Henderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yo Back won't allow Henderson to get back to his feet.

Yo Back thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yo Back passes Henderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Yo Back is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Henderson looks like he's trying to stand up.

Yo Back is looking for a kimura here.
Yo Back stops Henderson from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Henderson kicks Yo Back off and gets back to his feet.
Yo Back misses with a takedown attempt

and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snap Yo Back has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Henderson.
Yo Back avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson wants to clinch but Yo Back slips to the side

and Yo Back counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yo Back wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yo Back is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Henderson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Yo Back gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Henderson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Yo Back lets go of the hold and Henderson can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Snap Yo Back!