PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dunch Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salman Ahmad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eazy-E - Gimme Dat Nut . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Henry
vs
Ahmad

175 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
187 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dunch Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salman Ahmad!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahmad scores with a one two! Henry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Henry misses with a takedown
and Ahmad counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Ahmad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henry's guard.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Ahmad is looking to improve his position.
Ahmad is pressing down on Henry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
Henry stands up over Ahmad, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Henry throws and elbow that misses. Ahmad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Ahmad!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ahmad is controlling him.
Henry is pulling down on Ahmad's head to control his posture.
Henry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ahmad throwing strikes but missing.
Ahmad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.
Ahmad throws and elbow that misses. Henry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ahmad's guard. Nice move by Henry!
Ahmad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ahmad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ahmad lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henry!
Henry is trying desperately to improve position.
Ahmad lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ahmad controlling the pace for now.
Ahmad tries to control but Henry wriggling away.
Henry takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ahmad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry is working hard here to advance position.
Ahmad cracks Henry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ahmad is landing with some decent strikes but Henry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ahmad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henry's face.
Ahmad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Henry wants to control but Ahmad is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in a horrible position here. Ahmad smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ahmad unloading with bombs!
Ahmad breaks from Henry's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry is bucking up trying to escape but Ahmad cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ahmad lands a big elbow.
Ahmad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ahmad lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ahmad raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salman Ahmad dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Henry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Ahmad fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Henry sprawls well initially but Ahmad persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ahmad is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Henry!

Ahmad goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Henry turns into him and now he's in Ahmad's guard.
Henry is looking to advance position but Ahmad has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Ahmad working for a guillotine from mount but Henry is in no mood to give up.
Ahmad prevents Henry from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ahmad tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ahmad tries to control but Henry wriggling away.
Ahmad punishing his opponent with strikes.

Ahmad goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Henry turns into him and now he's in Ahmad's guard.
Ahmad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry slips nicely into half guard.
Henry throws a strike but Ahmad avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ahmad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Ahmad blocks nicely.
Henry lands a couple of elbows.
Henry works over Ahmad with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
Ahmad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Ahmad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Ahmad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ahmad is breathing heavily.
Ahmad working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry scoring with some ground and pound.
Ahmad has momentary wrist control but Henry slips an elbow through the middle.
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
Henry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry throws and elbow that misses. Ahmad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Ahmad!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dunch Henry dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ahmad jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Ahmad as Henry shoots in.
Ahmad swings widly with a right hand

and Henry counters with a single leg into guard. Ahmad didn't expect that.
Ahmad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Ahmad blocks nicely.

Ahmad is looking to sinch up a triangle. Henry throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ahmad's body to avoid the submission. Ahmad has instead reached around Henry's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ahmad arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Salman Ahmad!