PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James McMann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezer Henriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James McMann has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

McMann
vs
Henriquez

150 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

225 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James McMann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezer Henriquez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McMann takes the fight into the clinch.
McMann lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ezer Henriquez has been cut.
McMann lands an elbow inside that Henriquez shrugs off.

Henriquez is rocked!

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

McMann instigates a clinch.
McMann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henriquez is still on wobbly legs! Can McMann finish him?
McMann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McMann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henriquez's defenses.

That has opened up Ezer Henriquez's cut even more.
McMann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McMann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Henriquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henriquez misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henriquez blocks an elbow strike.

Henriquez manages to break the clinch.

McMann takes the fight into the clinch.
Henriquez blocks an elbow strike.
McMann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Ezer Henriquez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Henriquez tries to keep at a distance but McMann has taken the fight into the clinch.
McMann throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henriquez manages to break the clinch.
McMann wants to clinch.
McMann avoids a punch combination nicely.
McMann tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henriquez seems to have recovered his senses.
Henriquez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Henriquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Henriquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henriquez throws a right hand that McMann ducks under and follows up with a left that McMann also avoids with ease.
McMann moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off.
McMann tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henriquez looks to land a combination but McMann avoids it well.
McMann is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
McMann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henriquez.
It looked like McMann wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Henriquez.
Henriquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henriquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McMann tries to clinch up but Henriquez circles away and keeps his distance.

McMann moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henriquez breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henriquez throws a right and a left that McMann avoids nicely.
McMann is looking to counter punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Henriquez gets tackled into the cage by McMann. McMann maintains the clinch.
McMann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McMann lands an elbow that stopped Henriquez in his tracks for a moment.

Ezer Henriquez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ezer Henriquez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James McMann!