PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Liam (ranked 4141 p4p, 24282 weight class) and Paulo Henriques (ranked 400 p4p, 486 weight class). Liam comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. This should be fireworks!

Liam
vs
Henriques

170 cm
27
147
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
148
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Liam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Henriques!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liam throws a head kick that misses
and Henriques counters with a right hand to the body.
Henriques shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liam as he jumps to the side.
Henriques gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liam throws a looping overhand right but Henriques ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henriques! But no joy.
Henriques slips a jab and a cross from Liam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liam avoids it really well and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Liam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henriques darts in and clinches Liam up against the cage.
Liam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liam is trying to break the clinch but Henriques has him pressed against the cage.
Henriques keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liam's efforts to push away.
Henriques tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liam smiles and moves away.
Bruce Liam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Henriques.
Henriques fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henriques shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liam counters with a big head kick but Henriques shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques digs a good hook to Liam's body.
Liam stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liam wants it to stay on the feet.
Liam throwing a counter right hand but Henriques manages to avoid it.
Liam scores with a jab to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Liam enables Henriques to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Liam manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Liam is looking to stand back up but Henriques counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Liam.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Henriques decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Henriques avoids the head kick by Liam.
Henriques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liam with a body shot.
Liam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriques closes the distance and clinches up with Liam, looking for a takedown. Henriques pushes Liam against the cage but Liam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henriques ducks under a wild hook from Liam.
Liam swings for the body but Henriques moves out of range.
Henriques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liam with a body shot.
Henriques tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Liam misses.
Bruce Liam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liam lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Henriques has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henriques and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Henriques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liam with a body shot.
Liam throws a looping overhand right but Henriques ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Liam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liam loads up on a big right hand but Henriques slips the punch.
Henriques takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liam misses with a kick to the body.
Henriques takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liam throws a shot from downtown. Henriques moves away and avoids it.
Liam throws a big shot that misses.
Henriques let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Henriques clinches.
Liam lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henriques is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Liam to keep the fight standing.
Liam tries to break the clinch but Henriques is controlling the position.
Henriques tries to pull guard but Liam holds him up against the cage and eventually Henriques drops back down to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Liam breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Liam dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Henriques avoids the body shot from Liam.
Henriques with a poor takedown
and Liam counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henriques thinking.
Henriques closes the distance and clinches up with Liam, looking for a takedown. Henriques pushes Liam against the cage but Liam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Liam misses.
Liam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Liam takes a swing at Henriques's ribcage but misses.
Henriques shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liam as he jumps to the side.
Bruce Liam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Henriques.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques misses with a takedown attempt - Liam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liam finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Henriques fails with a takedown attempt.
Liam lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Liam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henriques will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liam quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques has a takedown stuffed.
Liam lands a jab to Henriques's midsection.
Liam looks to land a right hand but Henriques moved out of range.
Bruce Liam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henriques misses with a takedown
and Liam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liam tries a low kick but Henriques avoids it.
Liam tries a head kick but it misses.
Liam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Liam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henriques can do to turn this around?
Henriques will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henriques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liam with a body shot.
Henriques takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Paulo Henriques has been cut.

Henriques rushes Liam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liam can't break the clinch.

Liam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Liam catches Henriques right on the button with a cross.
A leg kick checked by Henriques.
Henriques let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henriques shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liam defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liam throws a sloppy head kick
and Henriques counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liam thinking.
Liam throws a head kick that Henriques semi-blocks.
Liam leaves Henriques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liam connects with the punch.
Henriques tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henriques somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Liam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Henriques's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Liam looks to land a left hand but Henriques moved out of range nicely.
Henriques fails with a takedown attempt.
Liam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henriques.
Liam throws a hook but Henriques avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Henriques misses.
Henriques moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liam thuds a left hand into Henriques's body.
A left lands for Liam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liam thuds his right hand into Henriques's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henriques changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liam tries to avoid it but Henriques manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liam to the ground. Liam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bruce Liam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Henriques.
Liam looks to score with a jab to the body but Henriques is just out of range.
Henriques has his takedown stuffed
and Liam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Henriques clinches up against the cage.
Henriques utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Liam working aggressively here.
Liam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liam is trying to break free.
Liam misses with a punch to the body.
Liam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liam has had enough of the clinch but Henriques keeps him there for the moment.
Henriques is trying to pull guard but Liam turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Liam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liam working hard to break the clinch.
Henriques tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liam scores with a shot to the side of Henriques's head.

Liam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henriques fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henriques.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liam misses the shot to the body.
Henriques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Liam with a body shot.
Henriques fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Liam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bruce Liam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henriques slips under a jab from Liam.
Henriques defending well as Liam loads up on a big left hand.
Henriques doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henriques fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Liam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henriques moves away.
Henriques closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Liam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henriques appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Liam lands a right hook to the body.
Liam tries a head kick but it misses.
Liam misses with a right hand
and Henriques counters with a nice uppercut.
Paulo Henriques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henriques now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Liam connects with a body shot.
Henriques gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Liam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liam, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Liam!
In his post fight interview, Bruce Liam started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.