PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Folio (ranked 6479 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isiah Hensley (ranked 6477 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Folio
vs
Hensley

175 cm
21
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 The Island, Tiago Folio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isiah Hensley!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hensley fails to land the takedown.
Hensley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hensley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Folio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hensley.
Folio jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tiago Folio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isiah Hensley.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hensley or perhaps it was just good defense by Folio, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hensley. That's going to slow Folio down.
Folio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hensley.
Folio misses with a body kick.
Folio sets himself, and Hensley steps forward looking for the clinch! Folio avoids it this time.
Hensley shoots in for a double leg but Folio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Folio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hensley's head backwards.
Hensley scores with a head kick.
Folio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Hensley gets a clinch.
Folio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hensley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hensley is pushing Folio up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folio tries to break free but Hensley pushes him back against the cage.

Hensley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hensley checks the leg kick.
Folio misses with a wild combination.
Folio feints and then cracks Hensley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hensley down.
Folio tries to bum rush Hensley with a series of wild strikes but Hensley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hensley dives in and grabs Folio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Folio pushes down on Hensley's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Folio. No joy for Hensley on that attempt.
It appears Folio was looking to counter with a kick there.
Isiah Hensley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hensley moves into the clinch successfully.
Folio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hensley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hensley fails with the takedown
and Folio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hensley looks winded!
Hensley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Folio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Folio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hensley just misses with a punch to the body.
Hensley avoids the head kick by Folio.

Hensley moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Folio wants a takedown but no success here.

Hensley successfully pulls guard.
Folio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hensley's guard.

Folio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hensley defends it well.
Folio controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Folio trying to control the action but Hensley is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tiago Folio will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Folio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hensley.
Folio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hensley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Folio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Folio blocks a head kick by Hensley.
Hensley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Folio throwing a counter right hand but Hensley manages to avoid it.
Tiago Folio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isiah Hensley.

Hensley clinches up with Folio and pushes him back against the cage.

Hensley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hensley doesn't manage to clinch there - Folio circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Folio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hensley.
Folio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hensley momentarily.
Hensley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Folio throws out the jab.
Hensley is breathing heavily.
Folio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hensley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hensley is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Hensley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Folio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hensley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Folio swivels and escapes.
Folio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hensley in his tracks.
Hensley throws a leg kick
and Folio counters with a straight right hand.
Hensley tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Folio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Folio blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Folio misses the target.
Folio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hensley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hensley shoots in for a takedown but Folio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hensley ducks under a wild hook from Folio.
Hensley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Folio. Folio obviously looking to wear him down.
Hensley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Folio fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hensley just manages to avoid it.
Folio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tiago Folio is winning the standup battle so far.
Hensley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Folio's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Folio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tiago Folio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Folio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hensley circles away quickly and effectively.
Hensley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Folio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Folio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folio lands a glancing blow to the side of Hensley's head.
Hensley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Folio avoids it really well and circles away.
Folio misses with a double jab.
Hensley misses with a takedown
and Folio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Folio throws a nice looking combination but Hensley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Folio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hensley has Folio up against the cage in a clinch.
Hensley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hensley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hensley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Folio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Hensley jumps into guard, dragging Folio to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Folio 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. And we move into the final round!

A lazy left from Folio finds it's target.

Folio gets tackled into the cage by Hensley. Hensley maintains the clinch.
Folio wants a takedown.
Hensley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hensley wants to take the fight to the mat but Folio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hensley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tiago Folio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isiah Hensley.
Folio can't find room to land a body shot as Hensley controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hensley manages to break the clinch.
Hensley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Folio's waist but Folio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hensley off to one side.
Hensley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Folio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensley shoots in but no luck this time.
Folio is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hensley tries to close the distance and clinch but Folio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hensley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Folio swinging wildly here.
Hensley with the counter takedown but Folio avoids it easily.
Folio lands a body shot.
Folio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Folio misses with a kick to the body.
Hensley misses with a takedown attempt - Folio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Folio throwing a counter right hand but Hensley manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hensley pushes Folio up against the cage in a clinch.

Hensley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Folio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Folio advances position into side control!
Folio is looking to take a break and control but Hensley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hensley struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folio trying to control the action but Hensley is working from the bottom.
Folio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hensley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hensley is trying to control Folio's posture but Folio avoids it.
Folio trying to control the action but Hensley is working from the bottom.

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

Folio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hensley has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Folio has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hensley is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Folio yanks on the arm and Hensley is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Folio.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tiago Folio!