PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ward Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henry
vs
Wolfe

185 cm
18
207 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Brawler
Solid chin

Oblivion Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ward Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wolfe's sensitive parts.
Wolfe looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Henry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolfe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henry.

Henry has managed to clinch.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolfe is defending well for now.
Wolfe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
Wolfe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henry is keeping busy.
Henry has Wolfe pressed against the cage, preventing Wolfe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Wolfe.
Wolfe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Wolfe.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Wolfe avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Wolfe's coach down at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wolfe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wolfe managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Henry breaks from the clinch.
Wolfe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wolfe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henry fakes the leg kick and cracks Wolfe in the body.
Henry tries to clinch there but Wolfe circles away.
Henry lands a nice looking body kick.

Henry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Henry.
Henry looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolfe blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Wolfe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolfe is defending well for now.
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Henry.
Wolfe tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Wolfe blocks with his arms.

Henry manages to break the clinch.
Henry throws out a leg kick but Wolfe moves out of range and Henry only half commits.
Wolfe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wolfe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wolfe checks a low kick from Henry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Wolfe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Henry clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolfe is defending well for now.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolfe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry misses with some punches.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolfe avoids the damage to the body.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Wolfe's ribcage.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolfe blocks it with crossed arms.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Wolfe blocks it.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolfe avoids it.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolfe avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ward Henry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Henry lands with a kick to the temple. Wolfe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jacob Wolfe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wolfe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wolfe checks the leg kick.
Henry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henry, right into the meat.
Henry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry wants to land a leg kick but Wolfe is out of range.
Henry is looking to slow Wolfe down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wolfe is breathing heavily.
Henry thuds his shin into the meat of Wolfe's side.
Henry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wolfe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henry, right into the meat.

Henry darts in and clinches Wolfe up against the cage.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wolfe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wolfe has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ward Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolfe can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Wolfe blocks it.
Wolfe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolfe.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry slows down the pace here.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolfe is defending well for now.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Wolfe is blocking nicely.
Wolfe managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.
Henry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wolfe up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Wolfe is blocking nicely.

Henry breaks the clinch.
Wolfe misses with a body kick.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wolfe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henry.
Wolfe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Henry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry.
Wolfe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Wolfe's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolfe blocks it with crossed arms.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Wolfe blocks with his arms.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolfe blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Wolfe is trying to maintain a safe position but Henry gets an underhook and turns Wolfe into the cage.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolfe avoids it.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Wolfe blocks it.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolfe avoids the damage to the body.
Wolfe is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolfe.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolfe blocks it with crossed arms.
Wolfe takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ward Henry dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wolfe tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Wolfe moves out of range of the leg kick from Henry.
Wolfe is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Henry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wolfe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wolfe avoids the head kick by Henry.
Wolfe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wolfe checks a low kick from Henry.
Henry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Henry.
Henry wants to land a leg kick but Wolfe is out of range.
Wolfe wants to counter with a clinch but Henry pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Henry drives through and clinches with Wolfe against the cage.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolfe blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolfe avoids it.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wolfe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolfe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Wolfe blocks with his arms.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wolfe struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Wolfe managing to block the knees to the body from Henry.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry.

Henry manages to break the clinch.
Henry throws out a leg kick but Wolfe moves out of range and Henry only half commits.
Henry throws a head kick but Wolfe moves out of range.
Crunch! Henry slams his shin into Wolfe's torso.

Henry darts in and clinches Wolfe up against the cage.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Wolfe blocks it.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Wolfe blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolfe blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wolfe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wolfe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Henry.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolfe avoids it.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Wolfe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolfe avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Henry breaks the clinch.
Wolfe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wolfe wants to counter the offense by Henry and move into the clinch position.
Wolfe moves out of range of the body kick.
Henry scores with a nice body kick.
Wolfe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henry.
Wolfe avoids a kick to the body.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolfe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Henry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henry sets himself, and Wolfe steps forward looking for the clinch! Henry avoids it this time.
Ward Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Henry.
Henry fakes the leg kick and cracks Wolfe in the body.
Henry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Wolfe's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolfe tries to avoid it.

Henry instigates a clinch.
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolfe.
A knee to the head by Henry.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jacob Wolfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolfe uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ward Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henry 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ward Henry!
After winning the bout, Ward Henry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.