PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crystal Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kryztov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, fight song . Crystal Henry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henry
vs
Kryztov

183 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crystal Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kryztov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry wants to clinch.
Henry is looking to clinch but Kryztov is avoiding it.

Henry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry cracks Kryztov with a nice body shot.
Kryztov tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kryztov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Henry pushes off an throws an elbow but Kryztov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Kryztov is blocking nicely.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kryztov is defending well for now.
Kryztov avoids the elbow strike from Henry , against the cage.
Henry misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Kryztov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henry is defending well.
Kryztov tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Henry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kryztov blocks it with crossed arms.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Kryztov won't want to take too many of those.
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Kryztov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry lands an elbow just above Kryztov 's eye.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kryztov's face.
Henry throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Henry throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Kryztov avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Kryztov blocks an elbow strike.

Kryztov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kryztov lands a high kick!
Kryztov circles away from the clinch attempt.

Henry instigates a clinch.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kryztov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Kryztov controls his hands.

Kryztov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kryztov gets tackled into the cage by Henry . Henry maintains the clinch.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kryztov working hard to break the clinch.
Kryztov is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kryztov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Henry .
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kryztov avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Kryztov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kryztov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kryztov.
Crystal Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kryztov shoots in but Henry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crystal Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Kryztov.
Kryztov looks winded!

Henry clinches.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Kryztov is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kryztov's face.
Kryztov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crystal Henry 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.

Horrible takedown attempt by Kryztov or perhaps it was just good defense by Henry , which made it look bad.
Henry tries to clinch up but Kryztov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kryztov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Henry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kryztov is defending well for now.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Kryztov avoids the damage to the body.
Kryztov is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crystal Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kryztov blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kryztov dodges an elbow strike from Henry .
Kryztov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kryztov takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kryztov can do to turn this around?
Kryztov managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .

Kryztov breaks the clinch.
Kryztov misses with a head kick.
Kryztov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kryztov throws a head kick that Henry semi-blocks.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kryztov unleashes a big counter combination but Henry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kryztov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kryztov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry tries to clinch there but Kryztov circles away.
Henry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Henry wants to clinch up but Kryztov keeps it at a distance.
Alexander Kryztov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henry is looking to clinch but Kryztov is avoiding it.
Kryztov throws a head kick that misses.
Crystal Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kryztov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kryztov avoids it.
Kryztov lands with a right to the head.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kryztov is defending well for now.
Henry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kryztov.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kryztov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kryztov is breathing heavily.
Kryztov managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Kryztov misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Kryztov in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Kryztov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Kryztov controls his hands.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Kryztov managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kryztov's elbow.
Henry tries a body shot but Kryztov blocks it.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kryztov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kryztov.
Kryztov dodges an elbow strike from Henry .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kryztov tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Kryztov blocks it.
Kryztov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Kryztov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crystal Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kryztov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Kryztov.

Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Kryztov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crystal Henry dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kryztov misses with the combination.
Kryztov tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kryztov. Those never looked like landing.
Henry slaps away a takedown attempt from Kryztov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kryztov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kryztov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry avoids the head kick by Kryztov.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kryztov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kryztov or perhaps it was just good defense by Henry , which made it look bad.
Kryztov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kryztov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henry is looking for a counter combo.
Kryztov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kryztov throws a head kick that misses.
Kryztov looks for the body kick but Henry saw that one coming.
Henry is looking to clinch.
Kryztov shoots in looking for a takedown but Henry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kryztov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crystal Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Kryztov.
Kryztov misses with a head kick.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Kryztov circles away.
Despite the aggression on Kryztov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henry closes the distance and pushes Kryztov back into the cage.
Henry misses with an elbow over the top.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Kryztov avoids a wild elbow strike from Henry .
Kryztov wants to break free but Henry has control.
Kryztov dodges an elbow strike from Henry .
Henry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Henry tries to work over Kryztov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kryztov avoids it.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry landing knees to the head.

Kryztov is rocked!
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kryztov is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kryztov's brow.
Kryztov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kryztov blocks a body shot from Henry .
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kryztov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kryztov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.

Kryztov manages to break the clinch.
Henry wants to clinch up but Kryztov keeps it at a distance.
Kryztov misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kryztov tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kryztov blocks an elbow strike from Henry .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kryztov tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.
Kryztov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry misses with an elbow strike.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Kryztov blocks it.
Kryztov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kryztov dodges an elbow strike from Henry .
Henry misses with a knee to the head.

Kryztov manages to pull guard.
Kryztov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Kryztov has his foot on Henry 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry wanted to stand there but Kryztov had control of the position.
Kryztov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Henry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kryztov working for a triangle but Henry defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crystal Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henry , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Crystal Henry !
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Crystal Henry !
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Crystal Henry !

Crystal Henry wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Crystal Henry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.