PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mervin Aston (ranked 21997 p4p, 594 weight class) and Pascal Henry (ranked 9059 p4p, 573 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Aston
vs
Henry

180 cm
22
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mervin Aston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Henry!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick by Aston misses

and Henry counters by clinching up.
Aston lands an uppercut.
Henry lands a left hand.
Aston working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Aston fails to land.
Aston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aston tries to stall but Henry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry working aggressively here.
Aston lands a shoulder strike.
Aston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Henry.
A short right from Henry on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Henry.
Aston lands with a right to the head.
Aston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Aston to work.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aston misses with a hook to the body

and Henry counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Aston onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
Aston lands a nice looking body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Henry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Aston moves away from the strike by Henry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aston misses with a head kick.
Aston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Aston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Aston.
Aston throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters circling a little - Aston finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aston wants to land a leg kick but Henry is out of range.
Henry tries a quick counter leg kick but Aston is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Aston throws an off balance right hand
and Henry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aston thinking.
Aston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Aston moves out of range as Henry throws a body kick.
Henry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aston takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry misses with a hook.
Mervin Aston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry throws an off balance right hand
and Aston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry checks a low kick from Aston.
Aston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aston.

Henry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aston misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Pascal Henry should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice defenses there by Aston.
Henry tries to score with a low kick but Aston moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Henry throws a hook but Aston avoids it easily.
Henry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aston jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henry blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Aston.
Aston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aston throws a quick counter kick to the body but Henry avoids it.
Henry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Aston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry throws a leg kick but Aston moved away.
Aston quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Aston throws an off balance right hand
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aston looks to land a body kick but Henry moved away.
Henry throws out a counter right but Aston avoids it with no problem.
Henry wants to clinch up but Aston keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Henry.
Aston lands a leg kick that knocks Henry off balance momentarily.
Aston misses with an uppercut
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry lands with an overhand left.

Aston is rocked!
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Aston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Aston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aston. Aston obviously looking to wear him down.
Aston seems to have got his legs back now.
Henry blocks a leg kick.
Aston throws a body kick that misses.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Aston walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pascal Henry!
Our winner, Pascal Henry, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.