PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Small (ranked 2149 p4p, 2443 weight class) and Bruno Henrique (ranked 303 p4p, 342 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Small
vs
Henrique

183 cm
43
200
36 - 19 - 2

184 cm
25
186
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Henrique misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Small misses the target.
Small slips a jab from Henrique.
A low kick lands for Small.
Henrique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henrique takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henrique digs a good hook to Small's body.
Henrique connects with a right hand. Small shakes it off.
Small misses the jab.
Henrique sizes up Small with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Small lands a nice shot to the body.
Henrique scores with a hook.
Henrique takes a swing at Small's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Small closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Small.
Henrique lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Small or not.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Henrique.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henrique.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henrique misses with the head strike.
Henrique fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henrique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henrique misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Henrique fails to land.
Small blocks a body shot from Henrique.
Henrique has had enough of the clinch but Small keeps him there for the moment.
Small lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henrique blocking some punches.
Henrique misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Small.
Henrique blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.

Henrique breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small with the inside leg kick.
Small slips under a jab from Henrique.
Henrique looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Small throws an overhand right that lands on Henrique's shoulder, as Henrique tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Small.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henrique uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.
Henrique misses with a hook. Small ducked under it nicely.
Henrique lands with a shot to the body.
Small connects with a solid leg kick.
Small with a nice cross.

It looks like Bruno Henrique has been cut.
Henrique is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henrique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henrique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Small is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henrique.
Small throws a leg kick
and Henrique counters with a stiff right hand.
Small buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Henrique. That snapped Small's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique throws a hook to the side of Small's head but Small sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Small is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Henrique lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Small at a distance.
Henrique with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Small to score with a decent uppercut.
Henrique uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Small avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Small throws a big shot that misses.
Small staying out of range there.
Henrique throws the left hand but Small avoids the punch easily.
Henrique looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henrique works the jab nicely.
Henrique misses with a few strikes there.
Small takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheers as Henrique lands an impressive looking overhand right. Small doesn't seem phased though.
Henrique looks to land a left hand but Small moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henrique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henrique uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Small connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Small misses with an uppercut. Henrique saw that one coming.
Small blocks a head kick by Henrique.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Henrique on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Small displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henrique throws out the jab.
Small avoids the body shot from Henrique.
Henrique connects with a body shot.
Henrique lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henrique misses with a looping left.
Small throws a body punch but Henrique moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Henrique misses.
A nice leg kick from Small, right into the meat of the thigh.
Small avoids the body shot from Henrique.
Small throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Henrique dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Henrique's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Small takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henrique stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henrique misses with a few strikes there.
Henrique has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Small takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henrique misses with a body shot
and Small counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henrique lands an overhand right.
Uriah Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Small darts in and clinches Henrique up against the cage.
Small lands a nice uppercut.
Henrique blocking some punches.
Small's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Small softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique working aggressively here.
Henrique prevents a body shot from Small.

Henrique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Small moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruno Henrique seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henrique takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Small.
Small slips under a jab.
Small slips a straight right by Henrique.
Small scores with a body shot.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Small scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Small with the inside leg kick.

Small closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henrique lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henrique.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
Henrique is trying to break the clinch but Small is controlling him.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
Henrique can't break the clinch.
Henrique misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Small blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henrique.
Henrique misses with some punches.
Small throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henriques head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Small tries a body shot but Henrique blocks it.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Henrique.
Henrique cracks Small with a nice body shot.
Henrique lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but Henrique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henrique lands a hook that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Henrique lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Henrique misses with a short punch on the inside.

Henrique breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique lands a nice hook to Small's body. Small takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Small misses with a leg kick.
Henrique throws a right hand that misses
and Small counters with a three punch combo that has Henrique backing up. Henrique nods at Small to acknowledge the strikes.
Small feints and then cracks Henrique's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henrique down.
Henrique misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Small tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henrique stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Small.
Henrique slips under a jab from Small.
Henrique lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Small throws a leg kick
and Henrique counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Small throws a leg kick but Henrique moved away.
Small throws a leg kick but Henrique sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Small thumps Henrique with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henrique.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henrique was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small tries to clinch up.
Henrique throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique jabs Small right on the nose. Small blinks but takes it well.
Henrique swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henrique throws an overhand right that lands on Small's shoulder, as Small tries to avoid the shot.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henrique paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henrique misses with a body shot.
Small swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henrique's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Henrique slips under a jab from Small.
Henrique doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Small throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henrique.
Henrique swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
It looked like Small wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Small defending well as Henrique loads up on a big left hand.
Small tried to counter with a leg kick but Henrique avoided it.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.
Henrique throws a predictable looking body shot
and Small counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henrique lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henrique defending well as Small loads up on a big left hand.
Small takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruno Henrique will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruno Henrique's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Henrique lands with a nice combination. Small backs away looking to recover.
Henrique looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Henrique takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Henrique throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
Henrique swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henrique throws an overhand right that lands on Small's shoulder, as Small tries to avoid the shot.

Small moves into range and clinches up with Henrique.
Henrique throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Henrique.
Henrique is looking to break free of the clinch but Small has double underhooks.
Henrique misses with some punches.
Henrique has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Small seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Henrique can turn it around.
Henrique throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Henrique controls the action.
Small is working Henrique over against the cage.
Henrique scores with a shot to the side of Small's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique misses with some punches.

Henrique breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Small slips under a jab from Henrique.
Small looks to land a left hand but Henrique moved out of range nicely.
Henrique misses with a wild body shot.
Small feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Small waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henrique.
Henrique throws out a counter right but Small avoids it with no problem.
Small takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Small slips under a jab from Henrique.
Small tries to clinch but Henrique moves away
and Henrique counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Small throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Small staying out of range there.
Henrique checks the leg kick nicely there.
Small avoids a punch combination nicely.
Small was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henrique uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Henrique doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Uriah Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small lands a jab to the nose.
Small connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Small's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henrique connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Small scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrique swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Henrique dips to his left and cracks Small with an uppercut!
Small on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Small looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Small throws a hook but Henrique avoids it easily.
Henrique drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henrique keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Small.
Small fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henrique looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Henrique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Small.
Small thumps Henrique with a low kick.
Small jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique digs a good body shot into Small's ribs.
Henrique scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henrique throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henrique scores with a jab.
Henrique lunges at Small with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Small's hand.

Small moves into range and clinches up with Henrique.
A short left from Henrique.
Henrique swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Henrique blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Small.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henrique blocking some punches.
Henrique blocks an uppercut.
Bruno Henrique is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Henrique.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small misses with a hook to the ribs.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henrique misses with a short punch on the inside.
Small lands with a right to the head.
Henrique works on Small's body with a couple of short punches.
Henrique misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Henrique fails to land.
Henrique misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Small doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henrique tries to break free but Small pushes him back against the cage.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henrique blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Henrique comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henrique winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

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