PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rey Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Handy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Henry
vs
Jackson

197 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rey Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Handy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Henry decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Henry is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.

Henry decides to stand and escape the position.
Jackson with a poor takedown

and Henry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jackson is not content to let Henry control the position.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Henry is controlling him
Henry trying to control the pace.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
Henry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Henry working the head and body with strikes.
Henry wants to stand up but Jackson has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Henry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson is not content to let Henry control the position.
Henry wants to stand up but Jackson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Henry is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
Henry is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson has a hand on Henry's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Henry takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Henry avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henry avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson is trying to stand but he's just given Henry his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jackson manages to stand up with Henry still on his back. Eventually Henry drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Henry scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Handy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Henry counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.

Jackson throws Henry to one side and escapes!

Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Henry!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Henry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Henry tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henry?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Jackson landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Henry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Henry counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Henry trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson looking to control.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Henry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Henry wants to free his trapped foot but Jackson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Rey Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Handy Jackson.

Henry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Jackson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Henry is controlling him well.
Jackson tries to bench press Henry off him but Henry keeps the position.
Henry cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
Rey Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The strikes coming from Henry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Henry decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jackson to his feet.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Henry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson scores with a takedown into Henry's guard.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Henry.
Henry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Jackson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jackson tries to clinch but Henry is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Henry counters with a takedown into side control.
Henry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Henry drags him back down.

Henry is trying to get an arm triangle but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Henry drags him back down.
Henry wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson pushes Henry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Henry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jackson is trying to control Henry's posture but Henry avoids it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henry.

Jackson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Henry was covering up waiting for the punch and Jackson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
Henry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Henry dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jackson forces Henry back against the ropes and clinches.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Henry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henry gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Henry shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
Henry trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Henry is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Henry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Henry works his way into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Henry drags him back down.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Henry stands up and beckons Jackson to his feet.

Henry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson keeping hold of Henry's head, controlling as best he can.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Henry is going to stand back up.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Henry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rey Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Handy Jackson.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.

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.
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.

Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Henry sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson prevents Henry from improving his position.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Henry defending well.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.

Jackson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Henry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson tries to bench press Henry off him but Henry keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henry, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Rey Henry!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Rey Henry!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Rey Henry!

Rey Henry wins by unanimous decision!