PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dic Cheddars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes to the cage accompanied by A Warrior's Call by Volbeat. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Henson
vs
Cheddars

180 cm
28
192 lbs
21 - 17 - 1

200 cm
25
197 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dic Cheddars!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheddars misses with a punch to the body.

Henson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Henson manages to end up in side control.
Henson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheddars keeps working.
Cheddars is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cheddars is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Henson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Henson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Henson wants to pass the guard but Cheddars is defending well.
Cheddars is looking for a sweep. Henson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cheddars is looking to control Henson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cheddars avoid being mounted?
Henson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cheddars with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cheddars blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheddars taking some punishment here, with Henson in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson winds up and cracks Cheddars with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henson wants to take a breather but Cheddars is having none of it.
Henson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Henson is working for a kimura here but Cheddars manages to reverse the position and he's now in Henson's guard.
Henson wants to sweep here but Cheddars controlling him for the moment.
Cheddars throws an elbow that misses. Henson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cheddars's guard. Nice move by Henson!
Cheddars is trying to control the position but Henson postures up.
Henson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cheddars's guard.
Henson is keen to just control but Cheddars is a slippery customer.
Henson lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheddars keeps working.
Henson wants to pass to mount but Cheddars is defending the position.
Henson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Henson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cheddars with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cheddars is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henson scores with a couple of nice shots.

Cheddars is rocked!
Henson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cheddars is still in real trouble! Can Henson finish him?
Cheddars manages to get to full guard.
Henson lands a couple of digs.
Henson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cheddars's guard.
Henson wants to pass the guard but Cheddars is defending well.

Henson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cheddars has managed to free his arm - good work.
Henson is just content to waste time from the top position. Cheddars takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cheddars seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheddars has momentary wrist control but Henson slips an elbow through the middle.
Henson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cheddars swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cheddars 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.
Henson trying to control but Cheddars is working from the bottom.
Cheddars is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Henson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cheddars's guard.
Henson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henson wants to pass the guard but Cheddars is defending well.
Henson trying to control the action but Cheddars is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Henson dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cheddars hang on?
Henson working Cheddars over with strikes here.
BOOM! Henson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henson blocks Cheddars's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Henson has hold of Cheddars's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cheddars manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cheddars?
A big strike lands for Henson! That's really hurt Cheddars and he's turned his back - Henson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Henson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Henson!
After the big win, Mickey Henson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.