PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Henderson (ranked 4229 p4p, 184 weight class) and Aleksey Borodin (ranked 3398 p4p, 164 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by No Love. Harry Henderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aleksey Borodin's chin.

Henderson
vs
Borodin

196 cm
26
273 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

191 cm
27
319 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Borodin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Borodin.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Borodin slips a straight right by Henderson.
A little jabbing left from Borodin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Borodin moves into the clinch successfully.
Borodin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borodin tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Borodin back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borodin.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Borodin won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Borodin misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Borodin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Borodin controls the action.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borodin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Borodin avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson wants to break free but Borodin has control.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borodin backwards.
A right hand to the body from Borodin.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson is leaning against Borodin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Borodin lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson digs a right hand underneath Borodin's ribcage. Borodin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Borodin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borodin.
Borodin dodges an elbow strike from Henderson.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Borodin controls his hands.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Borodin as the two fighters clinch.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodin scores with a shoulder strike.
Borodin lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Borodin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borodin swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borodin.
Borodin blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Borodin lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Borodin throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Borodin backwards.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borodin's elbow.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borodin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Borodin effectively controlling the action here.
Henderson misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henderson.
Henderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borodin is able to avoid easily.
Borodin misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Borodin loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Henderson throws the left hand but Borodin avoids the punch easily.
Borodin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson digs a good hook to Borodin's body.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Borodin's head.
Borodin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Borodin checks a leg kick.
Borodin throws a right hand that misses
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Borodin misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borodin.

Henderson gets tackled into the cage by Borodin. Borodin maintains the clinch.
Borodin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.

It looks like Harry Henderson has been cut.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borodin stalling.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borodins head.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Borodin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Borodin misses with some punches.
Borodin misses with the head strike.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Aleksey Borodin has been cut.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harry Henderson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Henderson staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Borodin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borodin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Borodin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Borodin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson slips under a jab from Borodin.
Borodin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson connects with a body shot that sends Borodin's belly button to the back.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Borodin slips the punch.
A slow jab from Borodin misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson lands a front kick.
Borodin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henderson throws a leg kick which misses Borodin's front leg but catches the back leg as Borodin tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borodin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It appears Henderson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Borodin with a hook.
Borodin looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borodin.
Henderson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Henderson throws a solid leg kick but Borodin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Henderson.
Harry Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab from Borodin.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Henderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Henderson scores with a nice strike.
Borodin lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Henderson tenderised Borodin's leg. Borodin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson slips a jab from Borodin.
Henderson lands a head shot.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Henderson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Henderson looks to land a body kick but Borodin moved away.
Henderson misses with a hook. Borodin ducked under it nicely.
Henderson slips a jab from Borodin.
Henderson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borodin.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Borodin moved out of range nicely.
Henderson throws a shot to the body.
Borodin stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henderson slips a jab from Borodin.
Henderson misses with a low kick as Borodin jumps back.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Borodin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Borodin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Borodin throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Borodin. Beautiful body shot.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borodin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borodin moves into range and connects with a jab.

Borodin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Borodin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
A nice left hand lands by Borodin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Aleksey Borodin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Borodin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
Borodin blocking some punches.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Borodin stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borodin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borodin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borodin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Borodin.
A shot in the inside from Borodin.
Borodin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Borodin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borodin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Borodin connects with a big uppercut there that sends Henderson tumbling to the ground! Borodin follows him down into his guard.

Henderson is rocked!

Borodin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borodin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henderson seems to have got his legs back now.

Borodin moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Henderson goes down! Can Borodin finish him!?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Henderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Borodin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Borodin tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksey Borodin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Henderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Henderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Borodin.
Borodin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Borodin closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Henderson! Borodin dives in looking to finish! Henderson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksey Borodin!
In his post fight interview, Aleksey Borodin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.