PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Rigidy (ranked 4694 p4p, 547 weight class) and Renan Henson (ranked 6736 p4p, 668 weight class). Renan Henson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rigidy
vs
Henson

195 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Rigidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renan Henson !
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rigidy. Rigidy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Henson misses with a body shot
and Rigidy counters with a nice uppercut.

Rigidy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henson is looking to stand back up but Rigidy counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Henson .
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Rigidy working Henson over with strikes.
Henson looks like he's trying to stand up.

Rigidy wants to work for an arm triangle but Henson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Henson tries to roll over but Rigidy keeps him under control.
Rigidy working over Henson with some ground and pound. Henson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigidy working over Henson with some ground and pound. Henson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henson is looking to control Rigidy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henson avoid being mounted?
Henson wants to get back to full guard.
Rigidy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henson 's head.
Henson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rigidy throwing shots but Henson is blocking nicely.
Henson manages to get to full guard.
Henson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigidy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henson looking to control.
Rigidy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henson 's head.
Rigidy works over Henson with some ground and pound from guard.
Henson controls Rigidy momentarily but Rigidy frees himself.
Rigidy throwing strikes but missing.
Rigidy cracks Henson with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rigidy is aware though and is defending well.
Rigidy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rigidy landing some decent shots from guard.
Rigidy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rigidy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rigidy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Henson has hold of Rigidy's hands but Rigidy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rigidy throwing shots but Henson is blocking nicely.
Rigidy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rigidy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rigidy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rigidy working the head and body with strikes.
Henson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rigidy.
Rigidy is thwarting Henson 's attempts to control the position.
Henson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Rigidy manages to pass to mount!
Henson looks winded!
Rigidy landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rigidy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henson hang on?
Rigidy working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Rigidy dominated that round.
That's time! Rigidy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rigidy scores with a takedown into Henson 's guard.
Henson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rigidy's guard.

Henson throwing strikes but missing.
Henson looking to sit in guard and control but Rigidy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Roger Rigidy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigidy postures up.
Rigidy cracks Henson with a solid left hand.
Rigidy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rigidy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henson keeping full guard, as Rigidy tries to pass.
Rigidy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rigidy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henson is keeping the position for now.
Rigidy is in close to Henson 's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Henson is looking for a triangle but Rigidy pushes his legs off easily.
Henson is breathing heavily.
Rigidy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henson 's head.
Rigidy with a nice head shot there.
Rigidy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rigidy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rigidy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Henson controls Rigidy momentarily but Rigidy frees himself.
Rigidy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigidy with a nice head shot there.
Rigidy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henson is keeping the position for now.
Rigidy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henson 's head.
Rigidy lands a couple of elbows.
Henson trying to keep a closed guard but Rigidy is proving a slippery customer.
Rigidy throwing strikes from guard but Henson blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rigidy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Rigidy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henson wants to get back to his feet but Rigidy passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rigidy slips a nice elbow through Henson 's hands, connecting with Henson 's forehead.
Henson wants to get back to full guard.
Rigidy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rigidy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rigidy thows a huge punch but Henson dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Rigidy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Henson closes the distance and clinches up with Rigidy, looking for a takedown. Henson pushes Rigidy against the cage but Rigidy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henson misses with a few strikes there.
Henson looks to throw the jab but Rigidy is out of range.

Rigidy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rigidy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rigidy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Henson taking a bit of punishment here - Rigidy scoring with strikes.
Henson wants to control but Rigidy postures up.
Henson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rigidy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rigidy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Rigidy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rigidy is chipping away with strikes.
Rigidy working the ground and pound.
Rigidy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rigidy lands an elbow.
Rigidy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Henson wants to control but Rigidy postures up.
Rigidy landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigidy cracks Henson with a big right hand but Henson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Henson tries to bench press Rigidy off him but Rigidy keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson is trying to control Rigidy's posture but Rigidy avoids it.
Rigidy is chipping away with strikes.

Rigidy is trying to get an arm triangle but Henson is defending well.

Rigidy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Henson , who protects the arm well.
Sloppy strikes there by Rigidy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson is looking to regain half guard here but Rigidy keeps moving and retains side control.
Rigidy tries to score with some ground and pound. Henson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Henson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rigidy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Henson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rigidy working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rigidy working the body and head with strikes.
Rigidy working the head with strikes.

Rigidy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
An elbow from Rigidy crashes against the mat.
Rigidy grinds an elbow into Henson 's temple.
Rigidy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henson can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rigidy lands some shots froms side control.
Rigidy scoring with punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Rigidy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rigidy, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Rigidy!