PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zombo Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dylan Henderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Henderson
vs
Axe

193 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dylan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zombo Axe!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Axe lands a jab to the nose.
Axe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson shoots for a takedown but Axe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Axe cracks Henderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Axe lands a body shot.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Henderson shoots in and bounces Axe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Henderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Henderson passes Axe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Axe is not content to let Henderson control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson uses his free foot to push down on Axe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Axe.
Henderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Axe is looking to escape.
Henderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Henderson has hold of Axe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Axe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henderson working for a guillotine from mount but Axe is in no mood to give up.
Henderson controlling from the full mount.
Henderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Axe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Axe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henderson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Axe manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Henderson trying to control the position but Axe is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working the body and head with strikes.
Henderson happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Henderson rushes Axe and presses him up against the cage.

Henderson pulls guard.
Axe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henderson controlling Axe's posture.

Henderson working for a triangle but Axe defends it easily.
Axe postures up.
Henderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Axe is one step ahead there.

Henderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Axe stops Henderson from standing up.
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Axe trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Dylan Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Axe wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Axe stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Henderson throws up his legs and catches Axe in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Axe tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Henderson! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dylan Henderson!