PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Pullo (ranked 8963 p4p, 236 weight class) and Paul Henderson (ranked 3244 p4p, 127 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pullo
vs
Henderson

195 cm
48
272 lbs
35 - 13 - 0

193 cm
28
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Pullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Henderson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Titus Pullo has been cut.
Pullo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pullo looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pullo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pullo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson lands with a shot to the body.

Henderson bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Pullo! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Pullo is rocked!

Titus Pullo's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pullo looking to control.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
Pullo trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.

Henderson drops back looking for a leg! Pullo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pullo manages to kick Henderson off! Henderson jumps back into Pullo's guard.
Pullo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pullo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pullo wants to sweep but no luck.
Henderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Henderson slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pullo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson controlling the action here.
Henderson works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullo is working to get back to half guard.

Henderson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pullo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pullo wants to control but Henderson postures up.
Pullo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Henderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Henderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Pullo is defending well.
Pullo struggling a bit here.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Pullo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pullo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullo tries to kick Henderson off but Henderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Pullo is defending well.
Pullo is looking to control Henderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pullo avoid being mounted?
Pullo is trying to stand back up but Henderson is controlling him
Henderson is looking to advance position but Pullo won't allow it.

Henderson wants to work for an arm triangle but Pullo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Henderson is keen to just control but Pullo is a slippery customer.
Pullo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Henderson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Henderson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Henderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Henderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Pullo is having none of it.

Henderson has hold of Pullo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pullo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Henderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Henderson tries to control but Pullo wriggling away.
Henderson wants to take Pullo's back but he can't do it this time.

Henderson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titus Pullo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pullo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Henderson rushes Pullo and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Pullo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pullo throws a head punch that misses.
Pullo tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Pullo back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Henderson.
Pullo misses with an elbow over the top.
Pullo has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Pullo avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Pullo throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Pullo.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pullo backwards.

Titus Pullo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pullo.
A shot in the inside from Pullo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Pullo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson digs a right hand into Pullo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pullo's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Henderson.
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pullos head.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pullo backwards.

Jeez, Titus Pullo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Henderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson gets through Pullo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Titus Pullo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Henderson!