PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes to the cage accompanied by A Warrior's Call by Volbeat. Luke Holder is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Henson
vs
Holder

180 cm
31
192 lbs
26 - 19 - 1

185 cm
27
196 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Holder!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holder lands a nice elbow.
Henson has a couple of punches blocked by Holder.
Holder misses with an elbow strike.

Henson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henson moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Henson misses.
Henson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henson looks to land a right hand but Holder moved out of range.
Holder scores with a jab to the body.
Holder fakes the leg kick and cracks Henson in the body.
Holder takes a swing at Henson's ribcage but misses.
Holder tries to score with a low kick but Henson moves his leg out of the way.
Nice shot by Henson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holder checks a leg kick.
Henson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holder is out of range and Henson settles back down.
Holder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder avoids the body shot from Henson.
Holder takes a swing at Henson's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Henson. Those never looked like landing.
Henson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holder.
Holder throws a leg kick but Henson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holder.
Holder missing with a left hand there. Henson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henson lands a glancing blow to the side of Holder's head.
Henson looks to land a combination but Holder avoids it well.
Holder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henson's calf.
Holder with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holder cracks the inside of Henson's front leg.
Holder throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Holder.
Henson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holder checks it well.
Holder lands a leg kick that knocks Henson off balance momentarily.
Holder lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Holder scores with a head kick. Henson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holder.
Henson is breathing heavily.
Henson loads up on a big right hand but Holder slips the punch.
Holder lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick from Henson misses.
Holder explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Holder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Holder lands.
Holder slips under a jab.
Holder jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Holder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henson rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henson. Henson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Holder tries to clinch up.
Good work by Holder as he checks the leg kick.
Luke Holder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henson misses with an uppercut. Holder saw that one coming.
Henson throws the left hand but Holder avoids the punch easily.
Henson swings for the body but Holder moves out of range.
Henson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holder.
Holder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holder tries to score with a low kick but Henson moves his leg out of the way.
Holder throws a body kick that misses.
Holder throws a head kick that misses.
Holder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henson.
Holder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holder.
Henson tries to bum rush Holder with a series of wild strikes but Holder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henson.
Henson misses with a body shot.
Henson misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Holder.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henson. Holder does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henson tries to clinch but Holder is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Holder 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.

Holder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holder misses with an uppercut. Henson saw that one coming.
Holder throws a leg kick which misses Henson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henson tries to avoid it.
Henson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holder slips a jab from Henson.
Holder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henson's calf.
Holder connects with a solid leg kick.
Holder lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Holder ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
Henson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holder throws a head kick that misses.
Holder throws a right and a left that Henson avoids nicely.
Henson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henson at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
Holder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Henson.

Henson takes the fight into the clinch.
Henson has a couple of punches blocked by Holder.
Henson lands a good knee to the midsection. Holder won't want to take too many of those.
Henson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holder lands an elbow inside that Henson shrugs off.
Holder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henson's defenses.
Henson is trying to break the clinch but Holder has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henson.
Henson working hard to break the clinch.
Henson misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder lands a nice shot to the body.
Henson is pushing Holder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holder is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Henson has Holder pushed against the cage.
Holder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henson takes an elbow to the temple.
Henson lands a shoulder strike.
Henson misses with the head strike.
Henson misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henson avoiding damage as Holder throws knees to the body.
Holder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holder leaning against his opponent.
Henson has had enough of the clinch but Holder keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Holder.
Henson struggles to land a body shot inside as Holder controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Henson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henson tries a body shot but Holder blocks it.
Holder taking a breather.
Holder controlling the action here for a moment.
Holder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder prevents Henson from breaking the clinch.
Holder stalls.
Holder tries to break the clinch but Henson is controlling the position.
Holder lands an elbow inside that Henson shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Henson.
Henson is looking to control Holder's arms but Holder gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henson has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henson as Holder tries to tie him up.
Holder stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Luke Holder.
Henson loads up on a big right hand but Holder slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luke Holder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A bone on bone clash there as Holder blocks the leg kick.
Holder scoring well with a low kick there.
Holder takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Holder.
Holder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henson misses with a double jab
and Holder counters with a thumping low kick.
Holder scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Holder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henson struggles to land a body shot inside as Holder controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Henson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luke Holder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henson throws a front kick aimed at Holder's knee but Holder avoids it well.
Henson checks a low kick from Holder.
Mickey Henson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holder misses with a body shot.
Henson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Holder.
Holder cracks the inside of Henson's front leg.
Henson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holder.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holder.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch but Holder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henson misses with a hook. Holder ducked under it nicely.

Holder clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Holder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henson cracks the inside of Holder's front leg.
Henson misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Holder.
Holder checks a low kick from Henson.
Holder fails to land with a series of punches.
Holder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holder throws a right and a left that Henson avoids nicely.
Holder throws a wild body kick that Henson sees coming a mile off.
Holder throws a front kick that sends Henson stumbling back into the cage.
Henson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Holder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holder. Holder obviously looking to wear him down.

Holder throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Henson stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Holder follows into mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holder controlling from mount.
Holder trying to control but Henson is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mickey Henson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luke Holder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holder looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson is looking to improve his position but Holder isn't that keen on the idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Holder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holder has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Holder!
Luke Holder decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.