PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Henderson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Wallace
vs
Henderson

178 cm
19
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
162 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Wallace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henderson moves out of range as Wallace throws a body kick.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Wallace walks into a left hand.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wallace.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Wallace moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Henderson. No joy for Wallace on that attempt.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Wallace closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Henderson is trying to stand up here but Wallace is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Wallace works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace landing strikes from the mount.
Wallace wants to control the pace but Henderson is squirming around nicely.

Henderson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Henderson works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Henderson tries a low kick but Wallace avoids it.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Wallace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henderson staying out of range there.
Jeremy Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Wallace. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Wallace misses the body punch
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily.
A low kick from Wallace is predictable there
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Henderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wallace with a poor takedown
and Henderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Henderson circles away easily
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Henderson looks for the body kick but Wallace saw that one coming.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
Wallace misses with a hook to the body
and Henderson counters with a left and a right that stings Wallace.
Henderson scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Wallace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henderson counters with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Wallace with a poor takedown
and Henderson counters with a three punch combo that has Wallace backing up. Wallace nods at Henderson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wallace shoots and misses
and Henderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wallace fails with the takedown
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Henderson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Wallace counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson pushes Wallace away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wallace gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Henderson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wallace off and has taken his back!

Henderson is working for a rear naked choke. Wallace is not defending it well and Henderson has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Wallace refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Wallace's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jeremy Henderson!
Jeremy Henderson is the new lightweight champion!