PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wrestle Guy (ranked 1807 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Henkin (ranked 2006 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Guy
vs
Henkin

168 cm
27
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
25
162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wrestle Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paulo Henkin !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guy lands in his opponent's guard.
Henkin wants to improve his position but instead Guy has moved into half guard.

Guy is trying to work for a kimura but Henkin is defending well.
Henkin has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Doc Dannis Death Squad. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Henkin tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Guy has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Guy controlling from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy fails to move to back control.
Guy is working hard here to advance position.

Guy looking to secure an arm triangle but Henkin defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henkin wants to control but Guy is having none of it.
Guy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Guy wants to take Henkin 's back but he can't do it this time.
Henkin tries to hold on but Guy pushes him away.
Henkin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Guy has control of Henkin 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Henkin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Henkin is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Guy looking for a guillotine from mount but Henkin is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henkin tries to lock up and control but Guy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Guy has control of Henkin 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Henkin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Henkin tries to lock up and control but Guy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henkin is desperately trying to improve his position but Guy has a good base and remains in mount.
Henkin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Guy tries to control but Henkin wriggling away.
Henkin tries to hold on but Guy pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henkin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henkin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henkin is squirming around, avoiding Guy's attempts to control the action.

Guy moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Henkin has worked his arm free - good work by Henkin !
Guy controls the position.
Henkin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Guy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Henkin tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Guy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Henkin 's legs.
Guy moves into full mount!

Guy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Henkin is surviving well by controlling Guy's body position as best he can.
Guy tries to control but Henkin wriggling away.
Henkin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henkin keeps trying to improve his position.
Henkin is controlling an arm, preventing Guy from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy controlling from mount.
Guy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestle Guy dominated that round.
That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice takedown defense from Guy. No joy for Henkin on that attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Guy.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henkin can do to turn this around?
Guy tries to advance to mount but Henkin denies him.
Guy in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Guy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Guy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy advances to full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henkin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Guy.
Henkin can't escape the position.
Guy looking to control but Henkin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Guy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Henkin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Guy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Henkin is on top in guard.

Guy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Henkin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henkin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Henkin from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guy is on top in guard.

Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Henkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henkin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Guy forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henkin wants to get back to full guard.
Guy trying to control from Henkin 's half guard. Henkin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Henkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guy won't allow Henkin to sweep him here.
Henkin keeping full guard, as Guy tries to pass.
Henkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henkin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Guy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Guy wants to control from the top but Henkin keeps moving.
Guy is pushing down on Henkin 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henkin is fighting to maintain full guard but Guy has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henkin is looking for a sweep. Guy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Guy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Henkin is trying to maintain the position but Guy is very close to passing his half guard.
Guy is looking to advance position but Henkin won't allow it.
Henkin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henkin keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestle Guy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Guy misses the shot to the body.

Guy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Guy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henkin can't do much from the bottom here.
Henkin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guy wants to control but Henkin is keeping him busy.
Henkin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Guy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Guy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Henkin prevents Guy from moving into mount.
Henkin wants to control but Guy postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Henkin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Henkin tries to buck Guy off but Guy is having none of it.
Henkin is still trying to improve position.

Guy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henkin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henkin looking for a sweep but Guy has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Henkin stops Guy from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Henkin can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henkin has given up his back.

Guy has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Guy looking to break Henkin 's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Henkin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Guy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Guy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Guy trying to control.
Guy keeps control of the position as Henkin tries to break free.

Guy looking for the RNC.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henkin tries to roll but Guy sticks to his back.

Guy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Henkin won't enjoy being in this position. Guy looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Henkin is tapping - it's over boys! Guy picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wrestle Guy!
Our winner, Wrestle Guy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.