PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Filiberto Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hungry Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hungry Henry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Duke
vs
Henry

160 cm
24
151 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Filiberto Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hungry Henry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duke scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Henry manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Duke moves into the clinch.

Henry works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Henry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Henry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry wants to stand and escape but instead Duke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henry on the ground.
Henry wants to sweep here but Duke controlling him for the moment.
Duke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Duke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke is working Henry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Duke manages to get himself to full guard.

Duke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Henry trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.

Henry is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Duke is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Duke has escaped and now he's on top!

Henry controls Duke momentarily but Duke frees himself.
Duke throwing strikes but missing.
Duke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duke's guard.

Henry wants to control from the top but Duke keeps moving.
Duke is looking to stand up but Henry isn't so interested in that idea.
Henry won't allow Duke to sweep him here.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duke keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henry decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Henry throws a sloppy body shot

and Duke counters by clinching up.

Duke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Duke counters by moving into the clinch.

Duke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hungry Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Filiberto Duke has been cut.
Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Duke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duke tries to stand but can't do so whilst Henry controls his leg.
Duke not doing much here.
Henry is trying to maintain the position but Duke is very close to passing his half guard.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hungry Henry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Filiberto Duke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Henry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Duke was covering up waiting for the punch and Henry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Henry stops Duke from standing up.

Henry stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Henry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Duke quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry wants to pass to mount but Duke is defending the position.
Duke pushes Henry off looking to stand but Henry dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is pressing down on Duke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Duke is holding on for now.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry wants to take a breather but Duke is having none of it.
Duke is trying to stand.
Henry is trying to control. Duke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Duke clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.

Henry gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Henry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Henry stands up out of the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henry looking to score a takedown here. Duke is defending well but Henry drives through and ends up in Duke's guard.
Hungry Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duke 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.
Henry postures up in Duke's guard and throws a big left but Duke blocks it.
Henry trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
Henry distracts Duke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henry is controlling him.

Duke pushes Henry off and scrambles back to his feet.

Henry decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Duke is trying to stand.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Duke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry trying to control from Duke's half guard. Duke has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.

Henry gets to his feet - Duke follows without any prompting.

Duke tries to sprawl but Henry drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Duke makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duke goes for a double leg but Henry avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henry continues to drive forward.
Henry thinks about the counter body kick.

Henry rushes Duke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hungry Henry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Filiberto Duke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Duke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Henry to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Henry passes into half guard.
Duke is trying to stand up here but Henry is controlling him well.
Henry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Henry 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henry looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Duke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duke could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henry has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Duke suckers Henry into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Duke is now in Henry's guard!
Duke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henry's head.
Duke stopping the sweep attempt from Henry.
Duke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Henry wants to sweep here but Duke controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Duke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Henry 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.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing Duke from standing up.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Duke is proving a slippery customer.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duke is one step ahead there.
Duke content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Duke pushes Henry up against the cage in a clinch.

Henry has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Duke regains guard immediately.
Duke is looking to stand back up but Henry counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Duke.

Henry wants to control but Duke is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duke is trying to stand up here but Henry is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hungry Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henry 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hungry Henry!