PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Olds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes into the arena with I Surrender blaring out of the sound system. Michael Henson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henson
vs
Olds

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
16
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Basic striking
Powerful

Machiavelli Boutique
Instinct

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Olds!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson tries to clinch up but Olds circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Olds misses.
Henson loads up on a big right hand but Olds slips the punch.
Olds takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henson connects with a right hand. Olds shakes it off.
Henson tries to clinch there but Olds circles away.
Henson wants to clinch
and Olds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olds checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Henson misses the target.
Henson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Olds throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olds misses with a body shot.
Olds blocks a head kick by Henson.

Olds has Henson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Olds takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Olds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henson moves away.
Henson delivers a nice body kick.
Henson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Henson tries to clinch but Olds moves out of range.
Olds throws a body punch but Henson moves out of range.
Henson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Olds listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henson misses with a double jab.
Olds on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Olds.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch but Olds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olds looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henson misses with a lunging right hand
and Olds counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henson thinking.
Henson is looking to clinch but Olds is avoiding it.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch but Olds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds lands with an uppercut that bounces Henson off the cage and back into range.
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!
Olds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olds.
Henson tried to counter with a leg kick but Olds avoided it.
A low kick from Henson misses
and Olds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henson tests Olds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olds misses with a hook. Henson ducked under it nicely.
Henson looks to land a right hand but Olds moved out of range.
Henson defending well as Olds loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by Olds as he checks the leg kick.
Olds connects with the punch.
Henson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olds.
Henson throws a wild body kick that Olds sees coming a mile off.

Olds has closed the distance and engaged Henson in a clinch.
Olds looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Olds misses with a punch on the inside.
Olds is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olds is defending well for now.
Olds content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Olds - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Olds continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Olds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henson working aggressively here.
Henson blocking some punches.
Olds taking a breather.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Olds avoids the damage to the body.
Olds slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robin Olds.
Olds scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olds throws out a loose jab but Henson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henson misses with a looping right.
Olds doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henson throws a leg kick but Olds checks it.
It seemed like Olds was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Olds catches Henson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henson avoids the body shot from Olds.
Olds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Olds throws a right hand that misses
and Henson counters with a good low kick that Olds was not able to check.
Olds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olds throws a leg kick
and Henson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Olds checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Henson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henson wants to clinch up but Olds keeps it at a distance.
Olds moves out of range as Henson strikes.
Olds takes a swing at Henson's ribcage but misses.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Robin Olds will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Henson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Olds checks it well.
Olds cracks the inside of Henson's front leg.
Olds connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Henson misses.
Olds misses the shot to the body.
Henson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olds.
Henson moves away from the strike by Olds.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olds moves out of range as Henson strikes.
Olds misses with an uppercut.
Henson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Henson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olds misses with a wild body shot.
Henson tries to clinch but Olds moves out of range.
Henson lands the left hand.

It looks like Robin Olds has been cut.
Henson moves forwards but Olds connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Olds rushes Henson and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson scores with a shot to the side of Olds's head.

Olds breaks the clinch.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch but Olds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olds! But no joy.
Olds fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henson on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olds avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice cross by Olds.
Henson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Olds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henson moves in looking to clinch but Olds pushes him off.
Robin Olds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henson connects with a right hand. Olds shakes it off.
Olds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olds misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson throws a leg kick but Olds sees it coming and moves out of range.
Olds misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olds throws an overhand right that lands on Henson's shoulder, as Henson tries to avoid the shot.
Henson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olds now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henson's hands.
Olds throws a big shot that misses.
Henson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henson jabs Olds right on the nose. Olds blinks but takes it well.
Henson wants to clinch up but Olds keeps it at a distance.
Olds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henson tries to clinch up
enabling Olds to counter with a crisp jab.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henson is looking to chop away at Olds's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olds lands a body shot.
Olds just misses with a punch to the body.
Olds checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Olds now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Olds throws a jab but it's blocked by Henson.
Olds connects with a right hand. Henson shakes it off.
A combination from Henson does no damage.
Olds throws a head kick but Henson moves out of range.

Olds moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Henson.

Olds's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Olds closes the distance and pushes Henson back into the cage.
Olds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
Olds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olds misses with a punch on the inside.
Olds misses with the head strike.
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!
Olds stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Olds - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Olds lands with a right to the head.
Henson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olds lands a hook that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
Olds stalling the fight.
Olds stalls.
Olds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Henson fails to land.
Olds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Olds takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Olds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henson's elbow.
Olds effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Olds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Olds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Henson.
Henson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henson tries to clinch but Olds is having none of it.
Henson walks into a jab.
Henson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Olds in his tracks.
Olds lands a really nice looking cross but Henson seems unphased.
Olds throws a poor cross that misses
and Henson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Olds misses the shot to the body.
Olds misses the body punch
and Henson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henson.
Olds tests Henson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olds digs a good body shot into Henson's ribs.
Olds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olds throws a lazy uppercut
and Henson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olds slips a straight right by Henson.
Olds ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
Olds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henson misses the jab.
Olds lands with an overhand left.
Olds throws a good cross that connects.
Henson avoids the body shot from Olds.
Henson staying out of range there.
Henson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henson misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olds is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olds throws a looping overhand right but Henson ducks down to avoid it.
Henson tries to land a leg kick but Olds saw it coming and moves away.
Olds throws a shot from downtown. Henson moves away and avoids it.
Henson misses with a combination
and Olds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olds. That did some damage!
Henson throws a lazy uppercut
and Olds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olds looks to score with a jab to the body but Henson is just out of range.
Olds swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.
Henson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Henson forces Olds back against the cage and clinches.
Robin Olds seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Olds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henson backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olds lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henson.
Olds gets through Henson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olds is defending well for now.
Olds stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Olds.
Olds just leaning against Henson, taking a breather.

Olds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henson closes the distance but Olds moves to the side
and Olds counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henson blocks a leg kick.
Henson tried to counter with a leg kick but Olds avoided it.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henson moves in looking to clinch but Olds pushes him off.
Olds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henson throws a low kick but Olds moves out of range easily.
Olds is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Henson with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olds takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Olds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olds! But no joy.
Henson loads up on a big right hand but Olds slips the punch.
Michael Henson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olds scores with a sloppy right hand. Henson should have avoided that one.
Robin Olds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olds swings for the body but Henson moves out of range.
Olds swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.
Henson tries to clinch there but Olds circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olds connects with a right hand. Henson shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Henson misses the target.
Olds throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henson on the side of the head.
Olds throws a looping overhand right but Henson ducks down to avoid it.
Henson throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Olds counter with a right hand.
Olds takes a swing at Henson's ribcage but misses.
Olds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Olds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Olds 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Olds!
In defeat, Michael Henson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my manager Matt Donovan, my sponsors; Instinct and Machiavelli. Thanks to Hornsyld for giving me the opportunity to compete in this tournament. '.