PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Conrey (ranked 6058 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Henderson (ranked 6192 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.

Conrey
vs
Henderson

179 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Conrey!
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, Mark Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses with a looping right.

Henderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Conrey napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Conrey sneaks back into half guard.
Conrey is refusing to be controlled, as Henderson sits in half guard.

Henderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Conrey wants to get back to full guard.
Conrey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conrey.

Henderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Conrey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Henderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Conrey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Conrey has momentary wrist control but Henderson slips an elbow through the middle.

Conrey looking for a guillotine here but Henderson defends easily.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Conrey is keeping the position.
Henderson trying to control but Conrey is working from the bottom.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Conrey is retaining full guard.

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.

Conrey is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.

Conrey is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.
Henderson trying to control but Conrey is working from the bottom.
Henderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Henderson drops back looking for a leg! Conrey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Conrey manages to kick Henderson off! Henderson jumps back into Conrey's guard.
Henderson connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conrey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henderson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Henderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Henderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Conrey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henderson is aware though and is defending well.
Henderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Conrey keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Conrey keeps moving.

Conrey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson postures up and lands a big shot to Conrey's brow.

Conrey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henderson is aware though and is defending well.

Conrey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henderson is aware though and is defending well.
Conrey keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Conrey's head.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Conrey keeps moving.

Henderson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Conrey dives on top into guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mark Henderson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Conrey fails with the takedown.

Henderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Conrey did well to prevent Henderson getting side control.
Conrey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henderson is keen to just control but Conrey is a slippery customer.
Henderson prevents Conrey from improving his position.

Henderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Henderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Conrey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henderson controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conrey actively working from the bottom here.

Conrey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henderson lands strikes from half guard.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conrey is not content to let Henderson control the position.
Conrey moves into full guard.
Mark Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conrey keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Conrey looking to control.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Conrey keeps moving.
Henderson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Conrey haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

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.

Conrey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henderson is aware though and is defending well.

Henderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Conrey looking for a guillotine here but Henderson defends easily.
Henderson lands a couple of elbows.
Henderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Conrey keeps moving.

Conrey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Conrey is keeping the position.

Conrey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Conrey has momentary wrist control but Henderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson 's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conrey's head.

Conrey working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.

Henderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Henderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Conrey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Henderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Conrey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henderson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mark Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Conrey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Henderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Henderson wants to control but Conrey postures up.

Conrey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henderson manages to get back to half guard.

Conrey is looking for a kimura but Henderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Conrey to get the leverage.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conrey.

Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Conrey is trying to work for a kimura but Henderson is defending well.
Henderson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrey is thwarting Henderson 's attempts to control the position.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Conrey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Henderson is trying to maintain the position but Conrey is very close to passing his half guard.

Henderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Conrey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henderson sees it coming and defends easily.
Conrey blocks the strikes from Henderson .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Henderson looking for submissions off his back.
Conrey blocks the strikes from Henderson .
Henderson is trying to control but can't.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Conrey wants to work for an arm triangle but Henderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Conrey 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.

Henderson is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Conrey is tapping! Great win for Henderson !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mark Henderson !