PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henderson
vs
O Leary

177 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Leary counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but O Leary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for O Leary. That snapped Henderson 's head back.
O Leary throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
O Leary connects with a body shot.
Henderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown but O Leary sprawls well. He's pushed Henderson 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tony Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Leary counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Henderson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson tries for a takedown but O Leary circles away easily
and O Leary counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary lands with a nice body punch.
O Leary scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson needs to keep his hands up - O Leary had a free shot at his head there.
O Leary listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

O Leary cracks Henderson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. O Leary has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Henderson to stand back up!

Henderson is rocked!

It looks like Tony Henderson has been cut.
O Leary looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! O Leary swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mick O Leary!