PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardinal Sanctus comes to the cage accompanied by Ghost B.C. - Secular Haze. Henry has chosen Unashamed as his entrance music. John Henry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eminence Cardinal Sanctus
vs
Henry

191 cm
23
220 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

173 cm
26
223 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Henry!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardinal Sanctus connects with a solid leg kick.
Cardinal Sanctus tries to move into range but Henry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henry misses with a kick to the body.
Cardinal Sanctus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cardinal Sanctus.

It looks like John Henry has been cut.
Cardinal Sanctus swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Henry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cardinal Sanctus to the mat! Cardinal Sanctus manages to get full guard.
Cardinal Sanctus is looking to stand back up but Henry counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cardinal Sanctus.

Cardinal Sanctus works his way to full guard. Good work.

Cardinal Sanctus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henry is aware though and is defending well.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry wants to control from the top but Cardinal Sanctus keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry scoring with some ground and pound.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry stopping the sweep attempt from Cardinal Sanctus.
Cardinal Sanctus trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cardinal Sanctus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
Henry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cardinal Sanctus looking for a sweep. Not yet Cardinal Sanctus, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
Henry told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cardinal Sanctus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henry content to stall in guard here.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
Cardinal Sanctus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Cardinal Sanctus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardinal Sanctus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cardinal Sanctus controlling the position.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cardinal Sanctus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cardinal Sanctus wants to stand but Henry is controlling the position.

Cardinal Sanctus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
Henry postures up and lands a big shot to Cardinal Sanctus's brow.
Henry throws an elbow that misses. Cardinal Sanctus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Cardinal Sanctus!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardinal Sanctus trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.

Henry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cardinal Sanctus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cardinal Sanctus trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Henry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henry is looking to stand up but Cardinal Sanctus isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Henry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cardinal Sanctus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cardinal Sanctus.
His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry misses with a body kick.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cardinal Sanctus as he avoids it easily.
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Cardinal Sanctus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cardinal Sanctus misses with a head kick.
Henry is looking to slow Cardinal Sanctus down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Henry moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Henry.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry.
Cardinal Sanctus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cardinal Sanctus backwards.
Cardinal Sanctus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry avoids the elbow strike from Cardinal Sanctus, against the cage.
Cardinal Sanctus throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Cardinal Sanctus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry lands a shoulder strike.
Cardinal Sanctus prevents a body shot from Henry.
Henry pushes Cardinal Sanctus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cardinal Sanctus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cardinal Sanctus pushes off an throws an elbow but Henry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cardinal Sanctus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henry has Cardinal Sanctus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cardinal Sanctus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Henry lands with a left to the head.

Cardinal Sanctus is rocked!
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oh Cardinal Sanctus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Henry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Henry on the inside.
Cardinal Sanctus is looking to control Henry's arms but Henry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cardinal Sanctus has his back to the cage.
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cardinal Sanctus backwards.
Henry lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cardinal Sanctus to his knees! Henry keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Henry!
John Henry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
His Eminence Cardinal Sanctus spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn you DEVIL'.