PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonthan Henry (ranked 2493 p4p, 307 weight class) and Derek Wylde (ranked 5096 p4p, 510 weight class). Henry 's entrance music is hit em up . A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henry
vs
Wylde

185 cm
40
180 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

179 cm
30
175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonthan Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wylde pushes Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Wylde lands with a right to the head.
Wylde is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Wylde controls the action.
Henry is looking for a takedown.
Wylde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wylde scores with a hook to the body.
Wylde lands with a right to the head.
Wylde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Wylde tries to stall but Henry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Our sources have told us that Henry has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wylde avoiding damage.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Wylde breaks from the clinch.
Wylde lands a nice looking body shot.
Wylde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry .
A little jabbing left from Wylde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wylde has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wylde lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henry connects with a leg kick. Wylde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wylde as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonthan Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Wylde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry . Wylde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wylde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henry tries to clinch up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wylde. That's going to slow Henry down.
Wylde connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wylde lands a body shot.
Wylde circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wylde fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henry , pushing him back against the cage.
Wylde scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Henry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wylde is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wylde works on Henry 's body with a couple of short punches.
Henry is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wylde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Wylde.
A nice left hand lands by Wylde.
Wylde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
Wylde effectively controlling the action here.
Wylde lands with a left to the head.
Wylde working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Wylde.
Wylde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wylde works on Henry 's body with a couple of short punches.
Wylde lands a shoulder strike.
Wylde content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wylde scores with a shoulder strike.
Wylde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Wylde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Wylde. Beautiful body shot.
Wylde lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Wylde takes the fight into the clinch.
Wylde gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henry .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Wylde.
Wylde scores with a shot to the side of Henry 's head.

Wylde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wylde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry 's calf.
Henry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wylde jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Henry is rocked!
Wylde throws a front kick that sends Henry stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wylde lunges at Henry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henry 's hand.
Wylde lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wylde blocks a low kick nicely.
Wylde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henry seems to have got his legs back now.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Wylde pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wylde keeps Henry at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wylde.
Wylde cracks Henry with a right hand to the side of the head.

Wylde clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.
Wylde lands a nice uppercut.
Wylde content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henry is working for takedown but Wylde is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Wylde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wylde slows down the pace here.
Henry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice left hand lands by Wylde.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wylde breaks the clinch.
Jonthan Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wylde lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Henry .
A little jabbing left from Wylde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Wylde dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wylde lands a big uppercut and Henry crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Henry looks OK. Wylde waves Henry back to his feet!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wylde dips to his left and cracks Henry with an uppercut!

Wylde cracks Henry with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Henry looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wylde finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wylde drops Henry with a naaaaasty hook - Henry is in real trouble here! Wylde dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Wylde!