PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonthan Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsau Tsetsku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry comes to the cage accompanied by hit em up . Tsetsku has chosen Paula Seling & Ovi - Miracle as his entrance music. Jonthan Henry is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Henry
vs
Tsetsku

185 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
28
186 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonthan Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tsau Tsetsku!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry closes the distance but Tsetsku moves to the side
and Tsetsku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tsetsku cracks Henry with an open hand slap.
Tsetsku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tsetsku! But no joy.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsetsku swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henry closes the distance but Tsetsku moves to the side
and Tsetsku counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry wants to clinch.
Henry tries to clinch but Tsetsku moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry wants to clinch up but Tsetsku keeps it at a distance.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tsetsku lands a lovely overhand right.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tsetsku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsetsku connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to clinch but Tsetsku is having none of it.
Henry tries to clinch there but Tsetsku circles away.
Tsetsku throws out a counter right but Henry avoids it with no problem.
Jab by Tsetsku.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tsetsku swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsetsku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsetsku misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Tsetsku.
Tsetsku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henry wants to clinch up but Tsetsku keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Tsetsku was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tsetsku.
Tsetsku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henry 's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsetsku connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsetsku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsetsku scores with a shot to the body.
Tsetsku cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tsetsku swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Tsetsku looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsetsku blocks it with crossed arms.
Tsetsku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tsetsku managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Tsetsku tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Tsetsku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tsetsku.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Tsetsku avoids the damage to the body.
Tsetsku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsetsku blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
A frustrated look appears on Tsetsku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Henry .
Tsetsku lands an uppercut.
Henry displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tsetsku up against the cage.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Tsetsku avoids the damage to the body.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Tsetsku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Tsetsku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henry has Tsetsku pressed against the cage, preventing Tsetsku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tsetsku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsetsku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tsetsku working hard to break the clinch.
Tsetsku tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Tsetsku tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Tsetsku in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Tsau Tsetsku has been cut.
Henry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tsetsku's efforts to push away.
Tsetsku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Tsetsku is blocking nicely.

Tsetsku breaks the clinch.
Tsetsku lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsetsku throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsetsku circles away.
Henry tries to clinch but Tsetsku moves out of range.
Tsetsku swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Henry wants to clinch.
Tsetsku let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsau Tsetsku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tsau Tsetsku's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Henry darts in trying to clinch
and Tsetsku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsetsku sizes up Henry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tsetsku keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry is looking to clinch.
Tsetsku jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.
Jonthan Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry wants to clinch.
Henry is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsetsku.
Tsau Tsetsku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsetsku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsetsku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tsetsku throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry moves to clinch but Tsetsku breaks away
and Tsetsku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henry tries to clinch up but Tsetsku circles away and keeps his distance.
Henry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tsetsku counters with a straight right hand.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsetsku connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.
Tsetsku lands with a nice body punch.
Tsetsku keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Jonthan Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsetsku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tsetsku scores with a jab to the head.
Henry wants to clinch up but Tsetsku keeps it at a distance.
Henry tries to clinch but Tsetsku moves out of range.
Tsetsku lands a slapping body shot.
Tsetsku slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry is looking to clinch.
Tsetsku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
Tsetsku lands a head shot.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsetsku cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Tsetsku does it's job there.
Tsetsku circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tsetsku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henry thinking.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry tries to clinch but Tsetsku is having none of it.
Tsetsku scores with a hook.

Henry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jonthan Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tsetsku misses with some punches.
Tsetsku has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Tsetsku wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Tsetsku avoids the damage to the body.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henry has Tsetsku pressed against the cage, preventing Tsetsku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tsetsku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tsetsku is trying to force a seperation but Henry has the dominant position.

Tsetsku breaks from the clinch.
Tsetsku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry tries to clinch but Tsetsku is having none of it.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Tsetsku pushes him off.
Tsetsku swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tsetsku keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tsetsku swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Tsetsku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tsetsku dips to his left and cracks Henry with an uppercut!
Tsetsku cracks a nice hook into Henry 's ribs.
Henry walks into a jab.
Tsetsku cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsetsku circles away.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsetsku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsau Tsetsku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tsau Tsetsku's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsetsku looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tsetsku scores with a jab. Henry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsetsku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Tsetsku there.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsetsku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsetsku takes a swing at Henry 's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsetsku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry tries to clinch
and Tsetsku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tsetsku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tsetsku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tsetsku scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Henry lands a nice elbow.
Tsetsku lands with a right to the head.
Henry is looking to control Tsetsku's arms but Tsetsku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henry has his back to the cage.
Tsetsku is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Tsetsku lands with a left to the head.
Henry taking a breather.
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henry keeps control of Tsetsku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tsetsku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Henry keeps control of Tsetsku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tsetsku scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .
Henry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tsetsku's efforts to push away.
Henry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tsetsku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .
Tsetsku is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsetsku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tsetsku is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Tsetsku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Tsetsku is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Tsetsku breaks from the clinch.
Henry wants to clinch up but Tsetsku keeps it at a distance.
Henry tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Tsetsku misses.
Henry wants to clinch
and Tsetsku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to clinch there but Tsetsku circles away.
Tsetsku with a jab.
Henry is looking to clinch but Tsetsku is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry tries to clinch up but Tsetsku circles away and keeps his distance.
Tsetsku swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Tsetsku - just one landing.
Henry wants to clinch up but Tsetsku keeps it at a distance.
Henry tries to clinch there but Tsetsku circles away.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsetsku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsetsku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsetsku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tsau Tsetsku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is looking to clinch.
Tsetsku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry tries to clinch but Tsetsku is having none of it.
Tsetsku lands a nice hook to Henry 's body. Henry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry looks to clinch
and Tsetsku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsetsku misses with a wild body shot.
Tsetsku closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsetsku keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry tries to clinch but Tsetsku moves out of range.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsetsku works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tsetsku getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jonthan Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsetsku scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tsau Tsetsku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tsetsku winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsau Tsetsku!