PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Flashlighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flashlighter comes to the cage accompanied by Ocoai - La Main d'Electrique . Henderson has chosen Confrontation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Flashlighter
vs
Henderson

181 cm
31
175 lbs
29 - 16 - 1

177 cm
33
175 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Flashlighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flashlighter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Flashlighter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flashlighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Flashlighter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Flashlighter ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson throws a jab when Flashlighter was well out of range.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.

Flashlighter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flashlighter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flashlighter misses with a punch to the body.
Flashlighter throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Flashlighter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.

Henderson manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flashlighter cracks Henderson with a good jab.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Flashlighter slips the punch.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flashlighter tries to land a body kick
and Henderson counters with a left to the body.
Flashlighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Flashlighter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson throws the left hand but Flashlighter avoids the punch easily.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Flashlighter lands with a right hand.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Henderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henderson checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crunch! Flashlighter slams his shin into Henderson's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flashlighter misses with a looping left.
Flashlighter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Flashlighter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Flashlighter is out of range and Henderson settles back down.
Flashlighter throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Flashlighter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Flashlighter misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Flashlighter.
Henderson misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter wants to slow Henderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Henderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Flashlighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flashlighter throws out the jab.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flashlighter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flashlighter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flashlighter misses with a low kick.
Flashlighter tries a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
Felix Flashlighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flashlighter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henderson's head backwards.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
Flashlighter misses the shot to the body.
Flashlighter misses with a hook to the body
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flashlighter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flashlighter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Flashlighter misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson looks for a takedown but Flashlighter sprawls well.
Flashlighter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson throws a hook but Flashlighter avoids it easily.
Flashlighter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henderson. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Flashlighter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Flashlighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flashlighter cracks Henderson with a good jab.
Felix Flashlighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Flashlighter scores with a jab to the body.

Flashlighter rushes Henderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flashlighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Flashlighter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flashlighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Flashlighter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Flashlighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flashlighter tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flashlighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flashlighter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Flashlighter trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flashlighter.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Flashlighter is controlling him.
Henderson can't break the clinch.
Flashlighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Flashlighter won't allow it.
Flashlighter lands a body punch.

Flashlighter manages to break the clinch.
Flashlighter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flashlighter scores with a nice strike.
Flashlighter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Flashlighter clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flashlighter can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Flashlighter misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants a takedown.
Henderson blocks an elbow strike.

Flashlighter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Flashlighter. That's going to slow Henderson down.
Flashlighter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Flashlighter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Flashlighter lands a right hook to the body.
Flashlighter misses with a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Flashlighter throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Flashlighter throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Flashlighter slips the punch.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Henderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Flashlighter connects with an inside leg kick.
Flashlighter throws a wild body kick that Henderson sees coming a mile off.
Flashlighter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flashlighter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flashlighter defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Flashlighter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Flashlighter. That snapped Henderson's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Flashlighter sizes up Henderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Flashlighter moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flashlighter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Flashlighter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson avoids the body shot from Flashlighter.
Henderson punishes Flashlighter's body with a nice straight punch.
Flashlighter missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Flashlighter.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Flashlighter's shoulder, as Flashlighter tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flashlighter lands a head shot.
Flashlighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Flashlighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Flashlighter dominated that second round.
That's time! Flashlighter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A jab from Flashlighter finds it's way through Henderson's defenses.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Flashlighter is out of range.
Flashlighter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Flashlighter misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Flashlighter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Flashlighter closes the distance and pushes Henderson back into the cage.
A short right from Flashlighter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Flashlighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Flashlighter prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Flashlighter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Flashlighter working aggressively here.
Henderson is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson blocking some punches.

Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flashlighter.
Flashlighter missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flashlighter.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Flashlighter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flashlighter throws a low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.
Flashlighter misses with a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flashlighter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Flashlighter lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Flashlighter off the cage and back into range.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flashlighter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Henderson slips under a jab from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flashlighter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Flashlighter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Flashlighter misses the body punch
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Flashlighter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matt Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter connects with a single shot there.
Nice jab there from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Henderson.
A clash of legs there as Henderson blocks the low kick.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick that misses.
Flashlighter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch lands to the side of Flashlighter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Flashlighter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Henderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Flashlighter misses
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flashlighter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter misses with a low kick as Henderson jumps back.
Flashlighter misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson counters with a body kick that stops Flashlighter in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Flashlighter.
Felix Flashlighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flashlighter motions for Henderson to come forward. Flashlighter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Flashlighter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flashlighter.
Henderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That kick from Flashlighter tenderised Henderson's leg. Henderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Flashlighter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Flashlighter - that will leave a mark!
Henderson slips under a jab from Flashlighter.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Flashlighter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Flashlighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flashlighter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Flashlighter!
After the big win, Felix Flashlighter made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% ) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.