PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dunch Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjNAeELQ_Z8. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chen
vs
Henry

180 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Chen!
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, Dunch Henry!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry looks for a takedown but Chen sprawls well.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry fails to land the takedown.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Chen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henry.
Sam Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dunch Henry.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up with Chen, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes Chen against the cage but Chen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chen wants to clinch

so Henry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henry postures up in Chen's guard and throws a big left but Chen blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Henry thows a big elbow that misses.
Chen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Henry drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chen!

Chen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt - Chen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Chen is keeping the position.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry stops Chen from standing up.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Henry throws a strike but Chen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chen!
Henry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Henry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chen's face.
You get the feeling that Chen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Chen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Henry.
Henry sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry with a couple of short strikes.
Henry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henry looking to control but Chen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Henry landing strikes from the mount and Chen is in trouble!
Henry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chen is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dunch Henry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Henry gets the takedown into side control.
Henry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chen some visible discomfort.
Chen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Henry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Henry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Henry throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry scoring with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Henry seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chen regains half guard, as Henry was trying to land strikes.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henry works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Henry.
Henry looking to finish with strikes here!
Henry putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Chen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Henry misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Henry throwing strikes here but Chen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Henry lands with a punch from half guard.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chen's head.
Chen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chen defending well though.
Henry is trying to control. Chen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chen won't allow Henry to pass to mount.
Chen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry works his foot free and advances to mount.
Henry misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Henry throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Henry.
Chen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Henry landing shots from mount.
Henry lands with some strikes.
Dunch Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Henry tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dunch Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Chen looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Chen misses with a lunging right hand
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Henry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henry showed some decent athleticism there.

Henry is looking for a kimura but Chen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Henry to get the leverage.
Henry wants to take a breather but Chen is having none of it.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chen defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry misses with a head shot. Chen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Henry pushing down on Chen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chen!
Henry unloads with some shots from mount but Chen bucks and avoids them well.
Henry misses with a head shot.
Henry with the ground and pound from mount.
Chen is squirming around, avoiding Henry's attempts to control the action.
Henry lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Henry.
Henry is landing with some decent strikes but Chen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Henry misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Henry with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry looking to control but Chen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chen wants to try and get back to his feet.
Henry working the ground and pound effectively.
Dunch Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry with the ground and pound from mount.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a nice shot to the head.
Henry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Henry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dunch Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dunch Henry!