PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonthan Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jese Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry 's entrance music is hit em up . A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jese Rodriguez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Henry
vs
Rodriguez

185 cm
31
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

184 cm
27
175 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonthan Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jese Rodriguez !
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.

Henry moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Henry manages to get underhooks.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodriguez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez .
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Henry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodriguez .
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Rodriguez .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodriguez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Henry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rodriguez can turn it around.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez is trying to drag Henry to the mat but Henry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry .
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henry lands an elbow inside.
Henry lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry 's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
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 lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonthan Henry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez .
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.

Henry clinches.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Rodriguez avoids a wild elbow strike from Henry .
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez 's ribcage.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry tries to work over Rodriguez 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez 's ribcage.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
Henry pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henry gets through Rodriguez 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Henry digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez 's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez 's ribcage.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodriguez avoids the elbow strike from Henry , against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Henry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Rodriguez .
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Henry .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonthan Henry dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Henry clinches up against the cage.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jonthan Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henry landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .

Rodriguez is rocked!
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.

Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Henry gets a clinch.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Henry lands a nice elbow.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Rodriguez dodges an elbow strike from Henry .
Knees to the body from Henry .
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Rodriguez 's takedown attempt.
Rodriguez wants to take the fight to the mat but Henry manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Rodriguez .
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Henry .
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodriguez 's brow.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Henry .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez has Henry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rodriguez wants a takedown but no success here.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Jese Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonthan Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henry , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonthan Henry !
Jonthan Henry decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.