PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdi Wali Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wali Mohammed
vs
Henry

204 cm
22
226 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

198 cm
24
270 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdi Wali Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Henry!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mohammed closes the distance and clinches.
Mohammed 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 misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mohammed.
Mohammed lands a knee to the head.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mohammed misses with a knee to the head.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry lands a shoulder strike.
Mohammed trying to land knees to the body.
Mohammed missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Mohammed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henry is working Mohammed over against the cage.
Mohammed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
Stalling in the clinch from Henry.
Knees to the body from Mohammed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohammed misses with a knee to the head.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mohammed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry effectively controlling the action here.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mohammed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Mohammed controls his hands.
Mohammed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mohammed tries to land a knee to the head but Henry blocks with his arms.
Mohammed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mohammed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mohammed tries to stall but Henry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mohammed landing knees to the body.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Mohammed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Mohammed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Mohammed shows good takedown defense.
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 has Mohammed up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Mohammed.
Henry looks gassed!

Mohammed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry tries for a takedown but Mohammed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mohammed.

Henry tries to keep at a distance but Mohammed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mohammed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henry blocks it with crossed arms.
Mohammed lands a knee to the head.
Mohammed connects with a knee to the head.
Mohammed lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Steve Henry has been cut.
Mohammed has Henry pushed against the cage.
Mohammed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Mohammed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Henry lands a shot to the body.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mohammed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mohammed obliges.
Mohammed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
Mohammed tries to land a knee to the head but Henry blocks with his arms.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Mohammed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mohammed connects with a knee to the head.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Mohammed blocks with his arms.
Mohammed scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohammed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mohammed landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to work over Mohammed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mohammed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henry's face.

Mohammed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mohammed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mohammed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mohammed throws out a powerful jab.

Mohammed has Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Henry taking a breather.
Mohammed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mohammed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henry blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mohammed tries to land a knee to the head but Henry blocks with his arms.
Mohammed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mohammed misses with a knee to the head.
Mohammed tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdi Wali Mohammed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve 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.

Mohammed slips under a jab.
Henry takes one on the button.
Mohammed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mohammed wants to clinch.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mohammed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mohammed.
Henry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henry is looking to clinch.
Henry looks to land a combination but Mohammed avoids it well.

Mohammed closes the distance and clinches.
Mohammed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.

Mohammed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry throws a right hand that Mohammed ducks under and follows up with a left that Mohammed also avoids with ease.
Mohammed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry throws a low kick but Mohammed avoids it.
Henry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mohammed circles away quickly and effectively.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Mohammed off the cage and back into range.
Mohammed 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.
Mohammed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mohammed cracks a nice hook into Henry's ribs.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdi Wali Mohammed is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Mohammed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammed.
Mohammed connects with an inside leg kick.
Mohammed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mohammed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steve Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mohammed.
Nice jab there from Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henry's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mohammed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mohammed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mohammed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mohammed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mohammed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abdi Wali Mohammed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Mohammed does no damage.
A head kick from Mohammed lands but Henry takes it in his stride.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mohammed throws a head kick that Henry semi-blocks.

Henry is rocked!
Mohammed throws a powerful right kick. Henry tried to block low but the kick was high! Henry was taken right off of his feet! Mohammed jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abdi Wali Mohammed!
Abdi Wali Mohammed tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.