PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonthan Henry (ranked 3360 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Umarov (ranked 2654 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry comes to the cage accompanied by hit em up . Umarov has chosen Klergy with Valerie Broussard - Start a War as his entrance music. Jonthan Henry is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Henry
vs
Umarov

185 cm
40
180 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

178 cm
34
185 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 13 - 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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Umarov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry thuds his right hand into Umarov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henry throws a head kick but Umarov moves out of range.
Umarov scores with a jab to the body.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Umarov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henry takes one to the chin there.
Henry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Umarov takes a step back to recover.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Umarov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jonthan Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry lands a head kick!

It looks like Timur Umarov has been cut.
Umarov swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Umarov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Henry rushes Umarov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry lands an elbow inside that Umarov shrugs off.
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonthan Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Umarov's face.
Henry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Umarov after a bit of a struggle.
Henry prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Umarov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Umarov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt
and Umarov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Umarov counters with a straight right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Umarov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Henry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umarov lands a body shot.
Henry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henry shoots in but Umarov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Umarov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Henry quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Umarov lands a nice short elbow.
Umarov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Umarov is working away from the top position though.
Henry keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Umarov is thwarting Henry 's attempts to control the position.
Umarov is looking to advance position but Henry won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umarov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Umarov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Umarov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Umarov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Umarov wants to control but Henry is keeping him busy.
Henry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henry .
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henry trying to control the position here.
Umarov wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Umarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry wants to improve his position but instead Umarov has moved into half guard.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Umarov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Henry trying to hold on to Umarov's head to control him but Umarov postures up.
Henry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Umarov.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Umarov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Umarov controlling the action here.
Henry is staying active underneath Umarov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timur Umarov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Umarov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Henry shoots in for a takedown but Umarov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Umarov feints the counter takedown.
Henry swinging wildly here.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Henry enables Umarov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Henry manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry , not yet.
Umarov controlling from the top position.
Umarov preventing the sweep.
Umarov trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Umarov won't allow Henry to sweep him here.
Umarov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umarov lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umarov throwing strikes but missing.
Henry pulls Umarov in close to prevent any damage.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umarov wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry has his hands on Umarov's head, controlling the position.
Umarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Umarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Umarov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Umarov stopping the sweep attempt from Henry .
Umarov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Umarov wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Henry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Umarov throws out a powerful jab.
Henry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Umarov swivels and escapes.
Henry misses with a shot to the body
and Umarov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Umarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry darts in trying to clinch
and Umarov counters with a straight right hand.

Umarov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Umarov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Umarov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Umarov taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Henry 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henry is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Henry wants to control but Umarov postures up.
Henry manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Umarov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Umarov controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Umarov lands a nice short elbow.
Henry controlling the position well.
Umarov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Umarov is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Umarov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henry is trying to maintain the position but Umarov is very close to passing his half guard.
Umarov slows the pace down in half guard.
Umarov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry is staying active underneath Umarov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Umarov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Umarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timur Umarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Timur Umarov's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Henry misses with a takedown attempt - Umarov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henry misses with a kick to the body
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Henry misses.
Umarov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A low kick from Henry is predictable there

and Umarov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Umarov content to stall in guard here.
Umarov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Timur Umarov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is looking to sweep but instead, Umarov has passed into half guard.
Umarov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Umarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Umarov lands strikes from half guard.
Umarov not doing much here.
Umarov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Umarov.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Umarov has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Umarov.
Henry is not content to let Umarov control the position.
Umarov controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry controlling the position well.
Umarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henry is staying active underneath Umarov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henry trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Henry tries to lock up and control but Umarov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henry sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Umarov there.
Henry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry is refusing to be controlled, as Umarov sits in half guard.
Henry wants to control but Umarov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Umarov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Umarov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Umarov working the head and body with strikes.
Umarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Umarov lands strikes from half guard.
Umarov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henry is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Umarov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to roll over but Umarov keeps him under control.
Umarov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry is looking to improve his position.
Umarov tries to pass to full mount but Henry defends it.
Timur Umarov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Umarov controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry moves into full guard.
Jonthan Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umarov scoring with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Umarov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Umarov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timur Umarov!
After winning the bout, Timur Umarov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.