PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between lope youne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

youne
vs
Henderson

200 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, lope youne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
youne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
youne looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
youne tries to clinch up.
youne is looking to chop away at Henderson's legs.
youne looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
youne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lope youne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
youne doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson fails with the takedown.
youne tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
youne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
youne has his takedown stuffed

and Henderson moves into the clinch.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
youne doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
youne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
youne doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Henderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for youne!
Henderson looking to finish youne with some ground and pound. This is bad for youne!
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of youne's face.
Henderson working youne over with strikes here.
youne is in all sorts of trouble here.
youne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henderson on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking to control and managing it successfully.

Henderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Henderson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Henderson prevents youne from getting the reversal.
The referee warns youne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson controlling the position easily from mount.
youne can't escape the position.
Henderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
youne taking shots to the head.
youne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
youne is working hard here to advance position.
youne wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
youne tries to roll but Henderson sticks to his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
youne controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Henderson is landing with strikes from the back.
youne looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Henderson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
You can see the frustration on youne's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
youne covers up after that shot from Henderson.
Can youne hold on?! Henderson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Henderson is not going to allow youne to sit and survive in this position.
Henderson biding his time, controlling youne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

youne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Henderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in youne's guard now.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Henderson postures up in youne's guard and throws a big left but youne blocks it.
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
youne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Henderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
youne looks to clinch

and Henderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for youne!
Henderson controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson dominating with strikes here.

Henderson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but youne is surviving well by controlling Henderson's body position as best he can.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
youne tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
youne is looking to improve his position but Henderson isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Henderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jimmy Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jimmy Henderson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
youne fails with the takedown

and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. youne won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

youne gets caught flat footed, as Henderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
youne keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
youne wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
youne looking to control.
Henderson won't allow youne to sweep him here.

youne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
youne trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of youne's head.
youne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henderson controls the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
youne misses with a takedown attempt

and Henderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in youne's guard.
Henderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.

Henderson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
youne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but youne is keeping the position.
Henderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
youne is looking to stand up but Henderson isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Henderson stands up.
youne has his takedown stuffed
and Henderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
youne tries to clinch but Henderson moves away

and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Henderson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for youne to stand up.

Henderson feints and as youne raises his hands in defense, Henderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Henderson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
lope youne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
youne tries to clinch up

and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch.

Henderson breaks the clinch.
youne with a poor takedown

and Henderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lope youne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson passes to full mount!
youne tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henderson 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Henderson!