PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Chael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wille Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chael
vs
Henderson

188 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uncle Chael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wille Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chael throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.

Chael rushes Henderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chael with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chael missing with knees to the body.
Henderson fails to pull guard.
Chael is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Chael has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Henderson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chael controls the position.
Chael not allowing Henderson to control his hands.

Henderson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Chael.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I would not like to be Henderson right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to roll but Chael sticks to his back.

Henderson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Chael is landing with strikes from the back.
Chael controlling well, preventing Henderson from escaping the position.
Chael connects with a big shot to the side of Henderson's head.

Henderson defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Chael is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chael wants to sweep but no luck.
Chael has control of Henderson's left arm, preventing Henderson from doing any damage.
Chael manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henderson manages to get himself to full guard.

Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chael passes into half guard.
Henderson is trying to maintain the position but Chael is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Chael is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chael is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chael putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Henderson tries to hold on but Chael pushes him away.
Chael lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chael. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chael controlling the pace for now.

Chael with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chael dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chael takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uncle Chael dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chael scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Wille Henderson has been cut.
Chael slaps away a takedown attempt from Henderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Chael sprawls well. He's pushed Henderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Chael feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Henderson being controlled here, momentarily.

Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chael passes into half guard.
Henderson wants to improve his position but Chael is controlling well.
Henderson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chael lands strikes from half guard.
Chael perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Henderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chael scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chael 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.
Chael scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chael works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chael working the ground and pound effectively.
Henderson is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chael looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Chael with shots to the head and body - Henderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chael landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!
Chael controlling from mount.

Chael working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chael postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henderson looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chael with the ground and pound from mount.
Chael with good strikes from the mount here!

Wille Henderson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wille Henderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Uncle Chael!