PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Henry (ranked 264 p4p, 33 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 569 p4p, 70 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henry
vs
Kenway

170 cm
31
165 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

175 cm
42
163 lbs
45 - 18 - 4

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway takes one to the chin there.
Henry misses with a right hand
and Kenway counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry connects with a nice looking jab.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Kenway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenway misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henry.
Kenway on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henry catches Kenway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.
Henry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Henry there.

Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Kenway controls the action.

Kenway manages to break the clinch.

Henry clinches up with Kenway and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry scores with a shoulder strike.
Kenway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kenway is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kenway has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Kenway is trying to break free.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenway's elbow.

Kenway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henry.
Kenway gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenway punishes Henry's body with a nice straight punch.
Henry connects with the punch.
Henry throws the kick towards the body but Kenway avoids it.
Kenway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Henry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kenway throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Kenway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henry finds it's way round the side to connect with Kenway's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Kenway as he checks the leg kick.
Kenway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry connects with a solid leg kick.
Henry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henry tried to score with a low kick but Kenway checks it.
Kenway throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Henry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenway throws out the jab.
Kenway lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Kenway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kenway scores with a decent looking hook.
Henry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry slips under a jab from Kenway.
Kenway throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a good cross that connects.
Kenway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henry misses with a low kick.
Henry throws a jab when Kenway was well out of range.
Henry moves away from the strike by Kenway.
Kenway has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kenway there as he acknowledges the shot.

Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Kenway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry slips under a jab.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Kenway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kenway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Henry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Kenway as he checks the leg kick.
Kenway throws out a counter right but Henry avoids it with no problem.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Henry.

Henry moves into the clinch successfully.

Kenway breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henry.
A swing and a miss from Kenway.
Kenway shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kenway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry tries to land a leg kick but Kenway saw it coming and moves away.
Kenway looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henry scores with a head kick. Kenway tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Henry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henry misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Kenway 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.

Pascal Henry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kenway moves away from the strike by Henry.
Henry misses with a leg kick
and Kenway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pascal Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Kenway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kenway takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henry has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kenway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henry throws a hook but Kenway avoids it easily.
Kenway throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Kenway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Henry clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway is trying to force a seperation but Henry has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Henry.
Kenway is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Kenway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenway blocks a body shot from Henry.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.

Kenway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway blocks a jab.
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kenway is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Henry with a body shot.
Henry connects with an inside leg kick.
Pascal Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Henry. That snapped Kenway's head back.
Henry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenway.
Some bone on bone action there as Kenway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenway throws a fast counter high kick but Henry manages to duck under it in time.
Henry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kenway's hands.
Kenway tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kenway throws a big counter head kick but Henry avoids it with no problem.
Henry scores with a jab to the head.
Henry tests Kenway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry is looking to slow Kenway down with leg kicks.
Kenway misses with a hook.
Kenway 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenway checks a leg kick.
Kenway takes one to the side of the head.
Kenway takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kenway can do to turn this around?
Henry lands with an overhand left.
Kenway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Henry throws a solid leg kick but Kenway takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Henry.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenway! But no joy.
Henry scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kenway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henry. Henry obviously looking to wear him down.
Kenway slips under a jab from Henry.
Kenway is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kenway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henry throws a hook but Kenway blocks it.
Henry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a hook but Kenway avoids it easily.
It seemed like Kenway was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Kenway misses.
It looked like Henry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Henry lunges at Kenway with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kenway's hand.
Henry lands with a hook. Kenway tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenway.
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Kenway was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenway. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Henry connects with a crisp jab.
Kenway checks a leg kick.
Henry tries to clinch there but Kenway circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Kenway moves away and avoids it.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Kenway.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenway avoids a kick to the body.
Kenway throws out a counter right but Henry avoids it with no problem.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenway.
Henry throws the left hand but Kenway avoids the punch easily.
Kenway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Kenway backs away, Henry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Henry misses with a hook.
Henry misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenway swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry lands a head kick. Kenway smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kenway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenway.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Henry.
It seemed like Kenway was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Henry clinches up with Kenway and pushes him back against the cage.
Kenway wants to break free but Henry has control.

Kenway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenway drops his hands momentarily and Henry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Henry dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kenway throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Henry avoids the head kick by Kenway.
A big left from Henry misses.
Nice jab there from Kenway.
Henry scores with a punch to the head.

Henry moves into range and clinches up with Kenway.
Kenway is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.

Kenway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henry swinging wildly here.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenway manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Kenway on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henry, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Kenway raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Henry.
Kenway throws out a counter right but Henry avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Henry instigates a clinch.
Henry lands a body punch.
Kenway is trying to force a seperation but Henry has the dominant position.
Kenway can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Kenway prevents a body shot from Henry.
Kenway wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kenway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henry throws a jab when Kenway was well out of range.
Kenway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenway throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henry explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kenway throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Henry misses with a lunging right hand
and Kenway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kenway's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Kenway has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Kenway moves away and avoids it.

Henry closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Henry.
Nice body punch from Henry.
Kenway can't break the clinch.
Kenway can't break the clinch.

Kenway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Henry catches Kenway right on the button with a cross.

Henry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kenway, pushing him back against the cage.
Kenway wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kenway has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kenway tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.

Kenway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a combination
and Kenway counters with a straight right hand.
Edward Kenway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry misses with a low kick.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Kenway is out of range.
Kenway has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Henry.
A big right from Kenway misses.
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry moves out of range as Kenway strikes.
Henry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Kenway swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Kenway ducks down to avoid it.
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry defending well as Kenway loads up on a big left hand.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Kenway's head but Kenway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenway takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Kenway.
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 right hook to the body.
Henry throws a good cross that connects.
Kenway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henry to score with a decent uppercut.
Henry connects with a single shot there.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Kenway moved out of range.
Kenway scores with a nice strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pascal 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Henry!
Pascal Henry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.