PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Henry (ranked 4682 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Kyle (ranked 4809 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Henry
vs
Kyle

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harold Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kyle is looking to clinch.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Kyle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henry misses with a double jab.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyle.
Kyle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henry keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Kyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kyle tries to clinch up but Henry circles away and keeps his distance.
Henry throws the left hand but Kyle avoids the punch easily.
Kyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Henry misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Kyle misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry throwing a counter right hand but Kyle manages to avoid it.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry misses with a hook.
Kyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Kyle moves into range and clinches up with Henry.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kyle's elbow.
Kyle tries to stall but Henry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyle.
Henry misses with some punches.
Kyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyle misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Kyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry prevents a body shot from Kyle.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyle.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry prevents a body shot from Kyle.
Kyle tries to work over Henry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyle.
Kyle blocks a body shot from Henry.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle misses with a body punch.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Kyle blocks an uppercut.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kyle's elbow.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Kyle.
Kyle misses with a punch to the body.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kyle slips a jab from Henry.
Kyle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kyle can do to turn this around?
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Kyle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Henry with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Henry - just one landing.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyle.
Kyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Kyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Henry misses.
Kyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kyle slips a jab and a cross from Henry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kyle dodges the punch combination from Henry.
Kyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kyle ducks under a wild hook from Henry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Kyle moved out of range nicely.
Henry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Kyle misses.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kyle clinches up against the cage.
Kyle misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle blocks an uppercut.
Kyle leaning against his opponent.
Kyle slowing the pace effectively.
Kyle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry being controlled against the cage.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Kyle avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Kyle.
Kyle stalling.
John Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyle.
Henry cracks Kyle with a nice body shot.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Kyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
A shot in the inside from Henry.
Henry tries a body shot but Kyle blocks it.
Kyle tries to work over Henry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry's elbow.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyle controls his hands.
Kyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry lands with a right to the head.
Kyle blocks an uppercut.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle blocks an uppercut.
Kyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John 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!

Henry connects with the punch.

Kyle gets a clinch.
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry lands with a left to the head.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyle blocks a body shot from Henry.
Kyle blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyle blocking some punches.
Henry prevents a body shot from Kyle.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Henry working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyle.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyle.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Kyle.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry tries a body shot but Kyle blocks it.
Kyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry tries a body shot but Kyle blocks it.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harold Kyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Kyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Henry misses with some punches.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle slows down the pace here.
Kyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyle blocking some punches.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle blocks a body shot from Henry.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry cracks Kyle with a nice body shot.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kyle tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Kyle back against the cage.
Kyle is struggling to control the position.

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.
Kyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry's elbow.
Kyle holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kyle blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
John 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!