PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Snapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Snapp's choice of entrance music: Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Henson
vs
Snapp

160 cm
23
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abel Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Allen Snapp!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Henson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Snapp looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson is chipping away with strikes.
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.
Henson working the head with strikes.
Henson in side control, throwing shots but Snapp defends.
Henson really is a fat lump.
Henson landing strikes.
Snapp is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Henson taking a breather here.
Henson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Snapp sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Henson decides to stand back up. Henson steps back and let's Snapp get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Henson rushes Snapp and presses him up against the cage.

Henson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snapp is trying to stand up here but Henson is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Henson seems content to control.
Henson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Snapp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Henson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Henson drops an elbow to the side of Snapp's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Snapp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henson working the head and body with strikes.
Henson is taking a breather. Snapp says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Henson drops an elbow to the side of Snapp's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Henson winds up and cracks Snapp with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henson working the head and body with strikes.
Henson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Henson.
Henson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Snapp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henson.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henson connects with a nice short shot to Snapp's temple.
Henson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson lands strikes from half guard.
Henson throwing shots but Snapp is blocking nicely.
Snapp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henson.

Henson decides to return to a standing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Henson clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Henson.
Henson tries to score a body lock takedown but Snapp shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snapp is trying to force a seperation but Henson has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Henson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Henson misses with a hook
and Snapp counters with a one-two to the body.

Henson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Snapp is trying to defend but Henson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Snapp wants to get back to his feet.
Henson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Snapp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snapp defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson moves nicely into side control.
Henson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Henson working the head with strikes.
Snapp is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Henson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Snapp pushes Henson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Henson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Check out the look on Henson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Snapp avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Henson.
Snapp is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Snapp some visible discomfort.

Henson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Henson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Henson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snapp can do to turn this around?
Henson misses with the ground and pound.
Snapp takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Henson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson controlling the position.
Henson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Henson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Henson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henson looking to finish Snapp with some ground and pound. This is bad for Snapp!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Henson controlling from the full mount.
Henson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henson controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Henson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Henson scores with a takedown into Snapp's guard.
Henson postures up and lands a big shot to Snapp's brow.
Abel Henson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Snapp being controlled here, momentarily.
Henson prevents Snapp from getting back to his feet.
Henson is in close to Snapp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henson passes Snapp's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson controlling the pace.
Henson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snapp defending well though.
Henson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Henson.
Henson trying to control the pace.
Henson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Abel Henson.

Henson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henson drops an elbow to the side of Snapp's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson controlling the action here.
Henson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snapp defending well though.
Snapp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Henson.
Henson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snapp's head.
Henson lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henson in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson drops an elbow to the side of Snapp's head.
Henson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Snapp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Henson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henson lands strikes from half guard.
Henson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Allen Snapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henson slips a nice elbow through Snapp's hands, connecting with Snapp's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Abel Henson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Henson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Henson!
In defeat, Allen Snapp stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to thank my fans first and for most and i will come back stronger and better'.