PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kia Ceed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiery Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiery Henry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ceed
vs
Henry

200 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

222 cm
25
222 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Big heart

Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kia Ceed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiery Henry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Ceed there.
Ceed misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Henry is predictable there
and Ceed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.

Henry closes the distance and pushes Ceed back into the ropes.
Ceed wants to get back to striking at distance but Henry won't allow it.
Ceed is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Henry lands a right hand.
Ceed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Henry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ceed's efforts to push away.
Ceed swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ceed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceed moves out of range of the body kick.

Henry rushes Ceed and presses him up against the ropes.
Ceed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ceed.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Ceed avoids it by throwing Henry back against the ropes.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Ceed is just out of range.
Ceed throws a big counter combination but Henry scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ceed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Ceed.
Ceed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ceed throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Henry wants to counter with a clinch but Ceed pushes him away.
Sloppy strikes from Ceed. Those never looked like landing.
Ceed pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Henry drives through and clinches with Ceed against the ropes.
Henry prevents Ceed from breaking the clinch.

Henry breaks from the clinch.
Ceed could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry wants to counter the offense by Ceed and move into the clinch position.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ceed.
No joy there for Ceed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Henry clinches with his opponent.
Ceed is trying to break free.
Henry prevents Ceed from breaking the clinch.
Henry looking to stall.
Ceed stalling against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thiery Henry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ceed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Some wild striking there from Henry.
Ceed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ceed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kia Ceed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ceed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Henry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henry slows down the pace here.

Henry manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ceed misses with a few strikes there.
Henry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Ceed is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henry has closed the distance and engaged Ceed in a clinch.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Ceed is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ceed stalling in the clinch but Henry improves position.
Ceed is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Henry is trying to maintain a safe position but Ceed gets an underhook and turns Henry into the ropes.

Henry breaks the clinch.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ceed.
Ceed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ceed sets himself, and Henry steps forward looking for the clinch! Ceed avoids it this time.

Henry has taken the fight to the clinch.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Henry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henry throws a leg kick that misses.
Ceed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Henry instigates a clinch.
Ceed is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the ropes.
Henry looking to slow down the pace here.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiery Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Henry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ceed up against the ropes.

Henry breaks from the clinch.
Henry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ceed tries to clinch up but Henry circles away and keeps his distance.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ceed throws a right hand that Henry ducks under and follows up with a left that Henry also avoids with ease.
Henry raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ceed feints a jab promting Henry to slip. Ceed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Henry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Thiery Henry has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceed throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Henry is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Henry closes the distance and clinches.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ceed throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Ceed has managed to clinch.
Ceed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Henry pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry throws a leg kick but Ceed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceed loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Henry keeps the fight on the outside.
Ceed wants to clinch.

Ceed gets tackled into the ropes by Henry. Henry maintains the clinch.

Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Henry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henry keeps control of Ceed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kia Ceed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiery Henry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henry slowing the pace effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiery Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henry 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiery Henry!