PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito MC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MC has chosen La Raza V.3 as his entrance music. Tito MC is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Henderson
vs
MC

188 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
23
184 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito MC!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henderson thuds his right hand into MC's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

MC looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

MC stands and steps away. Henderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
MC uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Henderson lands a jab to the head.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
MC shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot by Henderson.
Henderson jabs MC right on the nose. MC blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut there from Henderson.
Henderson throws a right and a left that MC avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MC slips under a jab.
Henderson lands a jab to MC's midsection.
MC will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MC moves away.
MC shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Henderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
MC looks gassed!
Henderson scores with the left hand. MC knows he should have avoided that one.
Leo Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henderson scores with a three punch combo!
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent MC stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson throws a series of punches but MC avoids them all with ease.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henderson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract MC.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
MC should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but MC sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on MC's shoulder, as MC tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson lands a jab to the head.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
MC shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leo Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito MC.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped MC's head back.
Henderson jabs at MC's body.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a double jab

and MC counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henderson's guard now.
MC looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henderson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. MC is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Henderson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take MC's back instead.
Henderson throwing sloppy strikes.
Henderson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure MC doesn't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MC holding both Henderson 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henderson missing with strikes from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Henderson controlling the positon.
MC tries to escape but Henderson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Henderson controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tito MC will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Henderson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and MC counters by clinching up.
Henderson is trying to break free.
MC tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson tries to circle away but MC has him pinned against the cage.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
MC drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but MC is controlling the position.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but MC has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but MC keeps him there for the moment.
MC has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but MC has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson cracks MC with a nice body shot.
MC is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
MC is breathing heavily.
MC is trying to break free.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MC has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but MC is controlling him.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but MC is controlling the position.
MC has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MC or not.
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MC keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson's efforts to push away.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
MC wants a takedown.
Leo Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito MC.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Henderson wants to break free but MC has control.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but MC has double underhooks.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but MC is controlling the position.
Henderson tries to circle away but MC has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson can't break the clinch.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Henderson breaks from the clinch.

That's two 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.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leo Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MC is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Henderson tries to bum rush MC with a series of wild strikes but MC uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from MC.
Henderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henderson misses with the combination.
MC slips a jab from Henderson.
MC takes a jab right on the kisser.
MC fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but MC moved out of range.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MC ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Henderson lands a body shot.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. MC saw that one coming.
Tito MC is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Henderson swings for the body but MC moves out of range.
MC takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.

MC instigates a clinch.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MC has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but MC keeps him there for the moment.
MC keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
MC looking for a takedown.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henderson tries to break free but MC pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MC tries to clinch up.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MC on the side of the head.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but MC uses good head movement to avoid it.
MC drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. MC was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson thuds his right hand into MC's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
MC keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MC takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
MC takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Henderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

MC avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson throws a right hand that MC ducks under and follows up with a left that MC also avoids with ease.
MC shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Jab from Henderson.
Henderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MC looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henderson lands a jab.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MC was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MC takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
MC takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson tries to bum rush MC with a series of wild strikes but MC uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps MC's head back.
Henderson throws a series of punches but MC avoids them all with ease.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from MC. MC gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson lands an overhand right.
Henderson works MC's body with a nice hook.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henderson throws a right hand that MC ducks under and follows up with a left that MC also avoids with ease.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
MC has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
MC tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
MC doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. MC was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MC takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped MC's head back.
MC shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leo Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito MC.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henderson thuds a left hand into MC's body.
MC is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Henderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Decent striking displayed by Henderson there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but MC moved out of range.
Henderson lunges at MC with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by MC's hand.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson lands a jab.
MC takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. MC was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MC avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
MC uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MC doesn't seem bothered though.
Henderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Henderson misses the body punch
and MC counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MC has time to react.
MC shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MC circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson throws a series of punches but MC avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MC doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
MC throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Henderson!