PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonnie Boardwalk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by American Bad Ass. 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.

Henderson
vs
Boardwalk

176 cm
24
146 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

166 cm
24
141 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonnie Boardwalk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henderson throws a good cross that connects.
Boardwalk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boardwalk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Boardwalk lands a nice looking body shot.
Henderson scores with a nice body kick.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boardwalk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson looks for a takedown but Boardwalk sprawls well.
Boardwalk drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boardwalk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Boardwalk throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boardwalk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Henderson
and Boardwalk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boardwalk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Boardwalk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

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!
Boardwalk slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Boardwalk scores with a decent looking hook.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boardwalk moves away.
Boardwalk checks a low kick from Henderson.
Henderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boardwalk at a distance.
Boardwalk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Boardwalk persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Henderson tries to move into range but Boardwalk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boardwalk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a leg kick
and Boardwalk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boardwalk dodges the punch combination from Henderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Boardwalk scores with a nice right hand.
Mike Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson jabs Boardwalk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boardwalk tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Boardwalk counters with a left to the body.
Boardwalk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Henderson scores with a three punch combo!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boardwalk.
Boardwalk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henderson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boardwalk throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Boardwalk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henderson. Henderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boardwalk throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Boardwalk moved out of range.
Henderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jonnie Boardwalk will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boardwalk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boardwalk misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Boardwalk misses
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Boardwalk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boardwalk. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Boardwalk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boardwalk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henderson in his tracks.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boardwalk counters with a stiff right hand.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Boardwalk counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boardwalk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boardwalk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boardwalk connects with a body shot.
Jonnie Boardwalk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boardwalk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boardwalk thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boardwalk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Boardwalk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Boardwalk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boardwalk lands with a nice combination. Henderson backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson staying out of range there.
Boardwalk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Boardwalk finds it's way through Henderson's defenses.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Boardwalk moves away and avoids it.
Boardwalk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boardwalk swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Henderson enables Boardwalk to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Henderson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boardwalk trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Boardwalk from controlling successfully.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Henderson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Boardwalk is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Boardwalk and Henderson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boardwalk is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk dodges the ground and pound from Henderson.
Boardwalk is not content to let Henderson control the position.
Boardwalk avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Henderson.
Henderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boardwalk is trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Henderson working the ground and pound but Boardwalk is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonnie Boardwalk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Boardwalk shoots in looking for a takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl out of it but Boardwalk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boardwalk throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
Crunch! Henderson slams his shin into Boardwalk's torso.
Boardwalk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Henderson slips a jab from Boardwalk.
Boardwalk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boardwalk.
Henderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson catches Boardwalk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Boardwalk moves out of range easily.
Boardwalk shoots in but no luck this time.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Boardwalk counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Boardwalk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boardwalk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boardwalk.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boardwalk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boardwalk checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Mike Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boardwalk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boardwalk.
A combination from Boardwalk does no damage.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Boardwalk checks it.
Boardwalk throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson misses with a hook
and Boardwalk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boardwalk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Boardwalk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Boardwalk there.
Henderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boardwalk counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Boardwalk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Boardwalk wants to control but Henderson is keeping busy.
Boardwalk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henderson.
Jonnie Boardwalk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henderson is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk wants to get back to full guard.
Henderson misses with a head shot. Boardwalk uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boardwalk keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
Boardwalk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boardwalk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonnie Boardwalk.
I've got Boardwalk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonnie Boardwalk!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonnie Boardwalk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.