PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mace Mullins (ranked 6187 p4p, 426 weight class) and Steve Henley (ranked 7096 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.

Mullins
vs
Henley

189 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 London, Mace Mullins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Henley!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henley is defended easily by Mullins.
Henley has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Mullins. No joy for Henley on that attempt.
Mace Mullins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Henley.

Mullins clinches.

Mullins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mullins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Henley passes Mullins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mullins flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Henley seems content to control.
Mullins scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Henley manages to mount him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mullins's face.
Mullins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henley punching from mount but Mullins doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mullins squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Henley controlling the pace for now.
Henley won't let Mullins get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Henley tries to control but Mullins wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullins tries to lock up and control but Henley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henley controlling the position easily from mount.
Mullins is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mullins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mullins is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Henley controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullins tries to hold on but Henley postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Henley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henley controlling the pace for now.
Henley blocks Mullins's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mullins is trying to escape the mount.
Mullins is squirming around, avoiding Henley's attempts to control the action.
Henley controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henley avoids the attempt from Mullins to control.
Henley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Henley 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.

Henley fails with the takedown.

Henley gets the takedown into side control.
Mullins throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Mullins is looking to get back to his feet here but Henley is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mullins's back.
Mullins wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley is looking to control Mullins but Mullins is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Henley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henley biding his time, looking for the opening.
Mullins is trying to get back to his feet but Henley has full control of the position and if anything, Mullins has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Henley working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mullins wants to get back to his feet.

Henley is persistently looking for the submission but Mullins is defending it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullins is trying to get back to his feet but Henley has full control of the position and if anything, Mullins has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mullins trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mullins is trying to get back to his feet but Henley has full control of the position and if anything, Mullins has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Henley tries to get the hooks in deep but Mullins pushed the leg off.
The referee is taking a good look at Mullins as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Henley!
Mullins trying to control but not successfully.
Mullins is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.

Henley working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Henley trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mullins is trying to get back to his feet but Henley has full control of the position and if anything, Mullins has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mullins is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Henley off. It looks like it's working - Henley slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Mullins displaying calm under pressure there.

Henley gets tackled into the cage by Mullins. Mullins maintains the clinch.

Mullins jumps guard and drags Henley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mullins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mullins's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henley prevents Mullins from standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henley in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Henley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mullins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henley.

Mullins takes the fight into the clinch.
Mullins stops a takedown attempt from Henley.
Mullins tries to circle away but Henley has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Henley fails to land.
Mullins digs a right hand into Henley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henley's gas tank.

Mullins breaks from the clinch.
Mullins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mullins wants it to stay on the feet.
Mullins throwing a counter right hand but Henley manages to avoid it.
Mace Mullins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Henley.
Mullins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Mullins. Those never looked like landing.

Mullins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mullins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mullins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mullins moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley working aggressively here.

Mullins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henley shoots in looking for a takedown. Mullins tries to sprawl out of it but Henley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mullins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henley.
Henley dives in and grabs Mullins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mullins pushes down on Henley's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Mullins. No joy for Henley on that attempt.
Henley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mullins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mullins.
Henley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mullins lands with a shot to the body.
Henley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henley.

Henley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mullins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullins pushes Henley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Henley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mullins tries to control but Henley manages to take his back.
Mullins trying to get back to his feet but Henley is in full control for now.
Henley tries to keep control of the position but Mullins is staying busy.
Steve Henley has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Henley has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mullins's body.
Mullins is trying to stand back up.
Henley has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mullins's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Henley is looking for the choke from the back position but Mullins is controlling his hands well.
Mace Mullins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mullins trying to control the hands but Henley won't let him.

Henley working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Mullins is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Henley has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Mullins taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Steve Henley!
A very excited looking Steve Henley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.