PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Crown
vs
Henry

183 cm
23
187 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
195 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Crown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Henry!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crown scores with a leg kick.
Crown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry lands with a shot to the body.
Crown connects with a body shot that sends Henry's belly button to the back.
Crown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henry.
Crown jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crown lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry misses with the combination.
Crown moves out of range of the strikes.
Crown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crown lands a nice looking body shot.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crown.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Crown shows good takedown defense.
Henry looks gassed!
Crown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crown misses with a body shot.
Henry tries for a takedown but Crown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crown.
Crown fails to land with a series of punches.
Crown tries to bum rush Henry with a series of wild strikes but Henry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Nice combo by Crown! Oh, that's hurt him - Henry falls to the canvas and Crown follows him into side control.

Henry is rocked!
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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Crown stands up.
Henry is still on wobbly legs! Can Crown finish him?
Crown scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown rushes Henry with punches - Henry moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Henry goes down! Crown follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Crown!