PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severi Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen has chosen Lentävä Kalakukko as his entrance music. Severi Suhonen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Henry
vs
Suhonen

183 cm
31
188 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

185 cm
26
192 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Suhonen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry slips a jab from Suhonen.
Henry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henry lands with a hook. Suhonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suhonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suhonen.

Henry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Henry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Suhonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suhonen won't allow Henry to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Suhonen stands up and waves to Henry to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suhonen is defended easily by Henry.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry jabs Suhonen right on the nose. Suhonen blinks but takes it well.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Suhonen.
A left and a right from Suhonen both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Leon Henry has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henry!
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Suhonen looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
Suhonen slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suhonen is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Suhonen misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Suhonen.
Suhonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Suhonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry lands with a straight right. Suhonen didn't see that one coming.
Suhonen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Suhonen.

Henry feints and as Suhonen raises his hands in defense, Henry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Suhonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henry lands a couple of digs.

Suhonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Suhonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suhonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Suhonen blocks nicely.
Henry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Suhonen looking for subs off his back but Henry has passed one foot through into half guard.
Henry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry thows a huge punch but Suhonen dodges it nicely.
Suhonen moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suhonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Suhonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henry is aware though and is defending well.
Henry cracks Suhonen with a solid left hand.
Suhonen can't keep his opponent in guard - Henry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Suhonen is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry blocks the strikes from Suhonen.
Ground and pound from Henry.
Henry lands strikes from half guard.
Henry uses his free foot to push down on Suhonen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Suhonen.
Henry with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leon Henry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leon Henry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Henry throws a hook but Suhonen blocks it.
Henry scores with a jab to the head.
Leon Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suhonen misses with a head kick.
Henry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Suhonen's head.
Henry misses with a wild combination.
Henry throws a jab when Suhonen was well out of range.
Severi Suhonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suhonen throws a right hand that Henry ducks under and follows up with a left that Henry also avoids with ease.
Leon Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suhonen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry cracks Suhonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Suhonen.
Suhonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Suhonen closes the distance and clinches up with Henry, looking for a takedown. Suhonen pushes Henry against the cage but Henry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suhonen misses with the combination.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Henry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Henry there.
Suhonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henry blocks a head kick by Suhonen.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suhonen moves away.
Suhonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henry blocks a head kick by Suhonen.
Suhonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Henry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henry misses with a few strikes there.
Suhonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Suhonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Suhonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry scores with a jab. Suhonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Suhonen throws a lazy head kick
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry scores with a hook.
A big left from Henry misses.
Suhonen swinging wildly here.
Henry blocks a head kick by Suhonen.
Henry misses with a wild combination.
Suhonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No joy there for Henry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suhonen lands the left hand.

Henry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Suhonen quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suhonen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
Suhonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Suhonen is breathing heavily.
Henry lands strikes from half guard.

Suhonen looking for submissions off his back.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henry lands with a punch from half guard.
Henry trying to pass the guard but Suhonen defending well.
Suhonen tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henry winds up and cracks Suhonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry working Suhonen over with strikes.
Leon Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suhonen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry is working away from the top position though.

Suhonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henry connects with a nice short shot to Suhonen's temple.
Henry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Suhonen is trying to maintain the position but Henry is very close to passing his half guard.
Henry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Suhonen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henry working over Suhonen with some ground and pound. Suhonen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Henry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leon Henry's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Suhonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henry takes a step back to recover.
Suhonen misses with the combination.
Henry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Henry avoids the head kick by Suhonen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henry.
Suhonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Suhonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Henry looks to land a combination but Suhonen avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Henry there.
Suhonen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Suhonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Henry misses.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Suhonen throws a body kick that misses.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Suhonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Suhonen is just out of range.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Suhonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suhonen.
Suhonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Henry misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry misses with a double jab.
Suhonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suhonen.
Suhonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Suhonen moved out of range nicely.
Leon Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suhonen.
Suhonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Suhonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henry.
Suhonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suhonen moves away.
Suhonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suhonen.
Henry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suhonen loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Suhonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henry lands with a right hand.
Henry dodges the punch combination from Suhonen.
Henry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suhonen on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Suhonen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Suhonen's hands.
Suhonen moves away from the strike by Henry.
Suhonen throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Henry.
Suhonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henry throws a jab when Suhonen was well out of range.
Henry scores with a decent looking hook.
Suhonen takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
No luck for Suhonen with that takedown attempt.
Suhonen swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a jab to Suhonen's midsection.
Suhonen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Suhonen misses.
Suhonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A lazy left from Henry finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Suhonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice jab there from Henry.
Suhonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Henry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Severi Suhonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Suhonen looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
Henry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suhonen. Suhonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henry 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

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