PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chupa Me juevos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Henderson
vs
Me juevos

188 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chupa Me juevos!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Me juevos lands a head shot.
Me juevos tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Me juevos missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Me juevos is looking to clinch.
Me juevos defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson cracks Me juevos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Me juevos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henderson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Henderson is refusing to be controlled, as Me juevos sits in half guard.
Henderson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Henderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Me juevos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Me juevos.
Me juevos throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Me juevos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Me juevos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Me juevos trying to control the position but Henderson is working away.

That's two 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 is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Me juevos is trying to get an arm triangle but Henderson is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Me juevos seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Me juevos.
Me juevos misses with a head shot. Henderson uses the momentum to regain guard.

Me juevos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Henderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Henderson has escaped and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Me juevos is trying to control the position but Henderson postures up.
Me juevos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Me juevos working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leo Henderson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Me juevos gets the takedown into side control.
Henderson holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Me juevos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Henderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Me juevos.
Henderson holding on.
Henderson defending against the ground and pound.
Me juevos landing strikes.
Henderson sneaks back into half guard.
Henderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henderson tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson has his hands clasped together around Me juevos's back. He's all about the action.
Me juevos has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Henderson works to full guard.
Me juevos throws and elbow that misses. Henderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Me juevos's guard. Nice move by Henderson!
Henderson won't allow Me juevos to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Me juevos keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Me juevos trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
Henderson preventing the sweep.
Henderson prevents Me juevos from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Me juevos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Me juevos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Me juevos has time to react.
Me juevos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.

Me juevos gets the takedown into side control.

Me juevos tries for a kimura but Henderson is defending well.
Me juevos is breathing heavily.
Henderson is trying to control Me juevos's posture but Me juevos avoids it.
The ground and pound from Me juevos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Henderson is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Me juevos goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Henderson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Me juevos's guard! Nice work there by Henderson!
Me juevos wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
Me juevos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chupa Me juevos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Henderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henderson throws a hook but Me juevos avoids it easily.
Me juevos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Me juevos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Me juevos tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Me juevos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson throws a body punch but Me juevos moves out of range.
Henderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Me juevos moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Me juevos tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Me juevos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Leo Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chupa Me juevos.
Me juevos wants to clinch.
Me juevos tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.

Me juevos moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Henderson blocks the leg kick.
Henderson throws a jab when Me juevos was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me juevos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Me juevos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Me juevos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henderson's waist but Henderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Me juevos off to one side.
Henderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Me juevos doesn't seem bothered though.
Henderson lands with a hook. Me juevos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Me juevos slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Leo Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Me juevos looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
Me juevos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Me juevos needs to keep his hands up - Henderson had a free shot at his head there.
Me juevos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Me juevos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Me juevos throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson clobbers Me juevos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Me juevos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Me juevos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me juevos throws a leg kick but Henderson moved away.
Me juevos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Me juevos persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Me juevos.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Me juevos.
Me juevos takes one to the chin there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Me juevos tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
A jab from Henderson finds it's way through Me juevos's defenses.
Me juevos ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Me juevos fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson throws a good cross that connects.
Me juevos throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Me juevos wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me juevos tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Me juevos circles away quickly and effectively.
Me juevos just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and Me juevos counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Me juevos.
Me juevos connects with a solid leg kick.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Me juevos.
A head kick misses from Me juevos.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Me juevos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Me juevos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Me juevos.
Me juevos is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Me juevos throws a right and a left that both miss.

Me juevos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Me juevos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Henderson turns into him and now he's in Me juevos's guard.
Henderson controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!