PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Memphis McNamarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thierry Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

McNamarra
vs
Henry

183 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Memphis McNamarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thierry Henry!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McNamarra tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Henry.
McNamarra looking for a takedown.
Henry lands a shot to the body.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but McNamarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry pushes McNamarra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McNamarra backwards.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by McNamarra.
McNamarra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McNamarra up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNamarra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henry smiles and moves away.
We've been informed that Henry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Henry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thierry Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Henry.

McNamarra clinches up against the cage.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McNamarras head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry.
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McNamarra backwards.
Henry lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Henry.
Henry prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Memphis McNamarra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McNamarra is breathing heavily.
Henry works on McNamarra's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNamarra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McNamarra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henry lands a nice uppercut.
McNamarra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henry is defending well for now.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McNamarra backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry scores with a shoulder strike.
Henry lands an uppercut.
Henry scores with a shot to the side of McNamarra's head.
Henry pushes McNamarra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henry.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.

McNamarra is rocked!
Henry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh McNamarra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry.
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and rocks McNamarra with a big uppercut! McNamarra tries to clinch up but Henry pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples McNamarra to the mat! McNamarra covers up and Henry unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thierry Henry!