PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kline
vs
Henderson

158 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Kline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kline thinks about countering with a body kick.

Henderson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kline to the ground. Henderson is now in Kline's guard.
Henderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henderson won't allow Kline to sweep him here.
Henderson advances position into side control!
The referee asks Henderson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Henderson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Henderson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Henderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Henderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Henderson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kline is in a horrible position here. Henderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Henderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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.
Henderson landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kline is looking to improve his position but Henderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Henderson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Kline might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Henderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Henderson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kline has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kline!
Henderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kline throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kline stands up over Henderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Henderson controlling the position.
Kline trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson seems keen to control Kline's posture.

Henderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kline is aware though and is defending well.

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.
Henderson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Henderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kline defends it easily.
Henderson wants to stand but Kline is controlling the position.
Henderson punching to the body, from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Kline's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Henderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Henderson avoiding damage.

Henderson gets control of Kline's arms and successfully pulls guard. Henderson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Henderson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Henderson is controlling Kline's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Kline trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kline tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.

Henderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kline trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
Henderson sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kline is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henderson connects with a nice short shot to Kline's temple.
Kline could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Henderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henderson is continuing to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson winds up and cracks Kline with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Henderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Henderson stalling.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kline wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Henderson there.
Henderson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Henderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Henderson wants to stand but Kline has his arm trapped.
Henderson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kline knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henderson on the ground.
Henderson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Henderson wants to stand but Kline is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

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

Kline uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kline checks a leg kick.
Kline fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kline counters with a nice body kick.

Henderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henderson showed some decent athleticism there.
Henderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kline gets full guard.
Henderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Henderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kline trying to remain calm as Henderson controls from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Kline is defending well.
Henderson lands some shots froms side control.
A lull in the action here as Henderson stalls from top position.
Henderson wants to stand but Kline has his arm trapped.

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.
Henderson lands a few punches from side control.
Henderson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Henderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kline knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Henderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kline knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

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