PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Henney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nedgie Dacoycoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dacoycoy has chosen Pusong Bato as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Henney
vs
Dacoycoy

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Henney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nedgie Dacoycoy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henney tries a head kick but it misses.
Dacoycoy shoots in but Henney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Henney.

Dacoycoy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Henney slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dacoycoy wants to control from the top but Henney keeps moving.
Dacoycoy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Henney working for a triangle but Dacoycoy defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henney keeping moving, preventing Dacoycoy from controlling successfully.
Dacoycoy controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacoycoy preventing the sweep.

Henney working for a triangle but Dacoycoy defends it easily.
Dacoycoy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henney's guard.
Henney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dacoycoy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Henney!
Henney keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacoycoy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dacoycoy lands with some strikes.
Henney tries to hold on but Dacoycoy pushes him away.
Dacoycoy throwing strikes here but Henney is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dacoycoy trying to control but Henney is having none of it.
Henney is looking to get to half guard.
Henney is working hard here to advance position.
Dacoycoy raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henney tries to buck Dacoycoy off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacoycoy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henney is looking to escape.
Dacoycoy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dacoycoy landing shots from mount.
Dacoycoy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dacoycoy looking to control but Henney is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dacoycoy avoids the attempt from Henney to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dacoycoy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Henney regains half guard.
Dacoycoy content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henney is positioning himself well to prevent Dacoycoy advancing to mount.
Dacoycoy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dacoycoy not doing much here.
Dacoycoy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Henney!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dacoycoy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Henney thows a body shot but no joy.
Dacoycoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henney counters with a body kick that stops Dacoycoy in his tracks momentarily.
Dacoycoy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Henney closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dacoycoy did well to prevent Henney getting side control.
Henney tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dacoycoy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nedgie Dacoycoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dacoycoy won't allow Henney to pass to mount.

Henney is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dacoycoy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Henney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henney perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Henney working over Dacoycoy with some ground and pound. Dacoycoy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henney slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dacoycoy wants to control but Henney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henney is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Dacoycoy manages to get to full guard.
Henney trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dacoycoy's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henney is stalling in the full guard.
Henney wants to control from the top but Dacoycoy keeps moving.

Paul Henney has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dacoycoy shoots in for a takedown but Henney shows good takedown defense.
Paul Henney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nedgie Dacoycoy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacoycoy fails with the takedown

and Henney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dacoycoy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Henney breaks the clinch.
Henney throws a sloppy head kick and Dacoycoy moves out of range easily.
Dacoycoy shoots in but no luck this time.
Dacoycoy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henney as he jumps to the side.
Dacoycoy is breathing heavily.
Dacoycoy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henney as he jumps to the side.

Henney moves into range and clinches up with Dacoycoy.

Dacoycoy breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henney misses with a takedown attempt - Dacoycoy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dacoycoy shoots in and drives through. Henney sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Henney dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Henney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dacoycoy avoids it really well and circles away.
Henney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dacoycoy circles away.
Henney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Henney. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dacoycoy forces Henney back against the cage and clinches.
Henney prevents the takedown attempt.
Henney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dacoycoy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henney goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dacoycoy prevents it.
Dacoycoy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henney after a bit of a struggle.

Dacoycoy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Henney regains guard immediately.
Dacoycoy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
Henney keeping full guard, as Dacoycoy tries to pass.
Dacoycoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henney striking off his back but it's not causing Dacoycoy any problems.

Henney escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dacoycoy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dacoycoy throwing strikes from guard but Henney blocks nicely.
Henney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dacoycoy wants to control from the top but Henney keeps moving.
Henney looking for a sweep. Not yet Henney, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dacoycoy working some strikes from top position.
Dacoycoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henney is keeping the position for now.
Dacoycoy stays in close to Henney's body and controls the position.
Henney is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dacoycoy trying to control but Henney is working from the bottom.
Dacoycoy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henney.
Paul Henney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henney closes the distance and clinches up with Dacoycoy, looking for a takedown. Henney pushes Dacoycoy against the cage but Dacoycoy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dacoycoy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Henney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dacoycoy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henney fails to land the takedown.

Dacoycoy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dacoycoy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Henney's legs.
Dacoycoy wants to control but Henney is keeping him busy.
Henney is trying to control Dacoycoy's posture but Dacoycoy avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacoycoy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dacoycoy is looking to take a break and control but Henney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henney tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dacoycoy working the ground and pound but Henney is defending the strikes.
Henney wants to control but Dacoycoy postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee asks Dacoycoy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dacoycoy prefers to stall for the moment though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nedgie Dacoycoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dacoycoy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nedgie Dacoycoy!