PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chase Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Henderson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Walsh
vs
Henderson

181 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson shoots in and drives through. Walsh sprawls well.
Walsh feinted with a counter takedown.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Walsh pushes him off.
Henderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walsh defends well and Henderson ends up having to push Walsh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Walsh feinted with a counter takedown.
Tony Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Walsh drives through with a takedown into Henderson 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Walsh stays in close to Henderson 's body and controls the position.
Walsh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Walsh cracks Henderson with a solid left hand.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson , not yet.
Henderson is still trying to improve position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walsh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Walsh seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Henderson for as long as he can get away with.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Walsh counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Henderson !
Chase Walsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Henderson .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Henderson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Walsh decides to stand back up.

Walsh shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Henderson is trying to defend but Walsh finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Henderson looks winded!
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
Walsh slows the pace down in half guard.

Walsh stands up out of the half guard.
Henderson shoots and misses

and Walsh counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Walsh has Henderson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Walsh pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Henderson tumbling to the mat - Walsh dives into Henderson 's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Walsh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Walsh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walsh smiles and moves away.

Walsh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henderson 's guard.
Henderson is wriggling around but Walsh manages to pass to half guard.

Walsh escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Henderson gets caught napping as Walsh dives in and scores a takedown. Henderson manages to retain guard.
Henderson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Walsh dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Walsh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Walsh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Walsh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Walsh has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Henderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walsh pinned against the cage. Walsh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Walsh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Henderson !
Henderson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Henderson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Walsh wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Walsh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Walsh tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Walsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?

Walsh working for a submission but Henderson is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh content just to control the position here.
Further stalling from Walsh.
Henderson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Walsh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Walsh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Henderson is trying to stand up.
Walsh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Walsh content just to control the position here.
Henderson has given up his back.
Walsh just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Chase Walsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walsh softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Walsh dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Walsh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Henderson pushes Walsh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Walsh sprawls well. He's pushed Henderson 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walsh attempts a counter takedown but Henderson avoids it well and moves away.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Henderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Walsh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Well, if Walsh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Henderson wants to control but Walsh is keeping busy.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Walsh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Walsh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walsh controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Walsh.
Walsh slips a nice elbow through Henderson 's hands, connecting with Henderson 's forehead.
Walsh controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walsh stuffs the takedown.
Chase Walsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Henderson .

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walsh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Walsh connects with a nice short shot to Henderson 's temple.
Walsh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Walsh stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Henderson to get to his feet.

Walsh gets a takedown into half guard.

Walsh decides to stand up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Henderson enables Walsh to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Henderson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Walsh controlling from the top position.

Walsh decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Walsh dodges the punch combination from Henderson .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Walsh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Walsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walsh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Walsh!