PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristofer Rabulan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thierry Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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!

Rabulan
vs
Henry

151 cm
20
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

199 cm
24
246 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kristofer Rabulan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Henry!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabulan thows a body shot but no joy.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Henry misses with a few strikes there.
Henry scores with a hook to the body. Rabulan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Rabulan off the ropes and back into rage.
Henry scores with a shot to the body.
Henry takes a swing at Rabulan's ribcage but misses.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rabulan lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Rabulan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rabulan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Kristofer Rabulan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rabulan. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rabulan looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rabulan.
Rabulan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry staying out of range there.
Rabulan is looking to wear down Henry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rabulan misses with a looping left.
Rabulan is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabulan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Rabulan moves into the clinch successfully.
Rabulan lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry tries to break the clinch but Rabulan is controlling the position.
Rabulan pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rabulan.
Rabulan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Henry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rabulan lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rabulan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rabulan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henry looks gassed!
Rabulan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rabulan scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabulan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Rabulan.
Rabulan works on Henry's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Rabulan.
A short left from Rabulan.
Rabulan lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Rabulan.
A right handed body shot lands from Rabulan.
Rabulan lands with a short shot to the head.
Rabulan lands a nice uppercut.
Rabulan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rabulan throws a big uppercut that drops Henry! More strikes from Rabulan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Henry lies dazed against the ropes as Rabulan celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristofer Rabulan!