PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abekula Malelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malelei's entrance music is Broken, beat & scarred - Metallica. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Harry Henderson enters the cage!

Malelei
vs
Henderson

217 cm
21
295 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Abekula Malelei!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malelei ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Malelei throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henderson misses the jab.
Malelei slips a jab from Henderson.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malelei shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Malelei.
Henderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malelei scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Harry Henderson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Malelei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Malelei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Malelei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malelei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abekula Malelei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Malelei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malelei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malelei misses with a body punch
and Henderson counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malelei on the side of the head.
Malelei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Malelei tries to clinch
and Henderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malelei closes the distance but Henderson moves to the side
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Malelei.
Henderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malelei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Malelei moves out of range as Henderson strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Malelei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malelei.
Malelei fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malelei tries to clinch up.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Malelei takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
Henderson lands with an overhand left.
Henderson clobbers Malelei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Malelei decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henderson's guard.
Malelei trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Malelei isn't so interested in that idea.
Henderson controls Malelei momentarily but Malelei frees himself.
Malelei stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.

Henderson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Malelei off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Henderson lunges at Malelei with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malelei's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Henderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Malelei walks into a jab.
Harry Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malelei tries to clinch up.
Malelei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Henderson.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malelei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malelei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henderson's head backwards.
Malelei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Malelei moves away and avoids it.
Malelei slips a straight right by Henderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malelei moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Henderson leaves Malelei with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malelei defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Malelei scores with a jab to the head.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Malelei moved out of range.
Henderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malelei defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Malelei slips a straight right by Henderson.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malelei defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.

Malelei closes the distance and clinches.
Malelei goes for a takedown attempt but Henderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A big right from Malelei misses.
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Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Malelei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Malelei.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Malelei's head but Malelei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malelei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Malelei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malelei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson connects with a looping right hand.
Malelei misses with a double jab
and Malelei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malelei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malelei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab from Malelei.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malelei in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malelei ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Abekula Malelei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malelei tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Malelei moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malelei shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abekula Malelei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malelei shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Malelei tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy left from Malelei finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Henderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Henderson lands a jab to Malelei's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Nice uppercut there from Henderson.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malelei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson cracks Malelei with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harry Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malelei ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Malelei fails with a takedown attempt.

Malelei clinches.
Malelei is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abekula Malelei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malelei has Henderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Malelei is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malelei has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Malelei has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malelei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Nice defenses there by Malelei.
Malelei on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Malelei is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Oh Malelei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Malelei ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malelei seems to have got his legs back now.
Harry Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malelei slips a jab from Henderson.
Henderson cracks Malelei with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Malelei counters with a left to the body.
BOOM! Henderson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Malelei. Malelei tries to recover but Henderson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Malelei lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Henderson! Harry Henderson retains his super heavyweight title!