PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonthan Henry (ranked 3833 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Oliver (ranked 4534 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry comes to the cage accompanied by hit em up . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henry
vs
Oliver

185 cm
40
180 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

178 cm
27
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 - 14 - 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Oliver to the ground. Henry is now in Oliver's guard.
Oliver wants to sweep but no luck.

Oliver working for a triangle but Henry defends it easily.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Henry passes Oliver's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henry stalling.
Henry is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Oliver!
Henry prevents Oliver from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry controlling his opponent.
Henry 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver working to try and regain half guard.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Henry is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Oliver can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Henry content just to control the position here.
Oliver tries to lock up and control but Henry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oliver is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry controlling from mount.
Oliver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henry controlling from mount.
Further stalling from Henry .
Oliver working to try and regain half guard.
Henry controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oliver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oliver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.

Henry is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Oliver can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Henry lands with some strikes.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henry with shots to the head and body - Oliver looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliver keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry controlling from mount.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Henry is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Oliver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliver can't escape the position.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonthan Henry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A solid body kick from Henry .

Henry darts in and clinches Oliver up against the cage.
Oliver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Oliver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Oliver takes a shot to the head.

Henry is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Oliver can't fight it off and eventually Henry manages to take the fight to the floor. Oliver looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oliver for as long as he can get away with.
Henry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oliver's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver is looking to control Henry 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oliver avoid being mounted?
Jonthan Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Oliver actively working from the bottom here.
Henry works his foot free and advances to mount.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliver can do to turn this around?
Henry controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henry controlling from mount.
Henry prevents Oliver from getting the reversal.
Henry controlling his opponent.
Oliver is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Henry .
Oliver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oliver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Henry continues to hold on tight.
Oliver tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver keeps trying to improve his position.
Henry content just to control the position here.
Oliver is looking to improve his position but Henry isn't that keen on the idea.
Henry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Henry continues to stall.
Oliver tries to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliver is trying desperately to improve position.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonthan Henry dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Henry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oliver was covering up waiting for the punch and Henry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Henry pushes down on Oliver's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oliver controlling the position for now.
Oliver is in trouble now - Henry has advanced to mount!
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Oliver tries to reverse the position but Henry maintains control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee warns Oliver that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Henry controlling his opponent.
Oliver tries to hold on but Henry pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
More hug and hope from Henry .
Oliver is looking to get to half guard.
Henry looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliver is trying desperately to improve position.
Oliver wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oliver is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a big shot there that rocks Oliver but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oliver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henry controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry content just to control the position here.
Alex Oliver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliver has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonthan Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonthan Henry !
After the fight, Jonthan Henry was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.