PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Six (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.

Albright
vs
Six

180 cm
36
164 lbs
22 - 25 - 0

150 cm
34
162 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugene Albright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Six!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albright moves out of range of the strikes.
Eugene Albright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six lands a jab to Albright's midsection.
Albright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Six manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Albright shoots in for a takedown but Six shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Albright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Six swivels and escapes.

Six closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Albright did well to prevent Six getting side control.
Six is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Six not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Six scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Six controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Albright avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Six.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Six missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Albright manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Albright pulls Six in close to his closed guard and prevents Six from doing any damage or advancing position.
Albright keeping moving, preventing Six from controlling successfully.
Six chips away with some ground and pound.
Six trying to control but Albright is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright controlling Six's posture.
Albright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Albright keeping moving, preventing Six from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albright trying to keep a closed guard but Six is proving a slippery customer.
Six throwing strikes from guard but Albright blocks nicely.
Six loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Six wants to control from the top but Albright keeps moving.
Albright keeping full guard, as Six tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Six shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Albright manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Six throws a big right hand that misses.
Six wants to control from the top but Albright keeps moving.
Albright trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Albright holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six pushes down on Albright's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Six is keen to just control but Albright is a slippery customer.
Albright wants to get back to full guard.
Six throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Albright avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Six.
Six is looking to take a break and control but Albright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Six dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Six wants to slow Albright down by chopping away at his legs.
Albright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Six counters with a stiff right hand.
Albright shoots and misses
and Six counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Albright ducks under a wild hook from Six.
Albright shoots for a double leg takedown but Six sprawls well. He's pushed Albright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Six throws a looping overhand right but Albright ducks down to avoid it.
No luck for Albright with that takedown attempt.
Albright slips a jab from Six.
Eugene Albright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Albright.
Albright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Six.

Six drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Six controlling the position.
Six in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Albright's face as Six controls the position.
Six trying to control the action but Albright is working from the bottom.
Six tries to move into full mount but can't pass Albright's legs.
Six throws an elbow but Albright slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six trying to control the position but Albright is working away.
Six throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Six in side control, throwing shots but Albright defends.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Albright struggling a bit here.
Six misses with the ground and pound.
Six throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Six misses with the ground and pound.
Albright gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Six.
Six scoring with strikes but Albright is staying in there.
Albright blocking the ground and pound.
Six unloading with bombs!
Six throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Six lands a big shot there that rocks Albright but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Six sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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!
Six controlling from the full mount.
Six looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six looking to control but Albright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Six lands a big shot there that rocks Albright but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Six there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Albright tries to hold on but Six pushes him away.
Six misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Six looking to control but Albright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Six throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Six 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!

Six will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Six misses with an uppercut. Albright saw that one coming.
Albright fails with a takedown attempt.
Albright shoots in for a double leg but Six sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good work by Albright as he checks the leg kick.
Albright shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Six defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Six feints and as Albright raises his hands in defense, Six changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Six working some strikes from top position.
Six wants to control from the top but Albright keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Six is looking to work some ground and pound but Albright has wrist control.
Six missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Six controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Six is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Six seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Albright will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Six scoring with punches to the head and body.
Six with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eugene Albright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Six loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Albright holds on and takes a little breather.
Henry Six is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Henry Six was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Albright has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Six. No joy for Albright on that attempt.
Albright has a takedown stuffed.
Albright ducks under a wild hook from Six.
Six throws a leg kick but Albright sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Six 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.
Six sitting in guard here, content to control.
Six wants to control from the top but Albright keeps moving.
Six controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Six stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Albright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Six is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Henry Six.
Albright shoots in but no luck this time.
Six jabs Albright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Six feints and as Albright raises his hands in defense, Six changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albright doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Six sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Six comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Six has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Six!
Henry Six was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.