PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 7330 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Henry (ranked 4718 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Henry 's choice of entrance music: knuck if you buck . Andrew Henry has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sarpong
vs
Henry

187 cm
39
178 lbs
33 - 14 - 2

185 cm
37
180 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 33 - 14 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Henry !
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarpong throws out a leg kick but Henry moves out of range and Sarpong only half commits.
Henry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Andrew Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Henry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sarpong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Henry gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Henry trying to control but Sarpong is working from the bottom.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Henry postures up.
Henry is stalling in the full guard.
Henry wants to control from the top but Sarpong keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sarpong keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Sarpong looking for a sweep. Not yet Sarpong, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong is trying to keep Henry in close.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sarpong keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sarpong slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry , before circling back to the center of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sarpong.
Henry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Henry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sarpong misses with some punches.
Sarpong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sarpong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sarpong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jeffrey Sarpong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Henry .
Sarpong lands a nice uppercut.

Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Henry takes the fight into the clinch.

Sarpong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry dives in for a single leg takedown but Sarpong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sarpong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sarpong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sarpong scoring well with a low kick there.
Sarpong scores with a hook.
Sarpong lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up with Sarpong, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes Sarpong against the cage but Sarpong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sarpong, right into the meat.
Sarpong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sarpong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Henry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sarpong throws a solid leg kick but Henry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sarpong.
Henry looks for a takedown but Sarpong sprawls well.
Nice body kick there by Sarpong.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Henry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henry wants to clinch
and Sarpong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sarpong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sarpong avoids the head kick by Henry .
Sarpong is looking to slow Henry down with leg kicks.

Henry rushes Sarpong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sarpong slowing the pace effectively.
Sarpong prevents a body shot from Henry .
Sarpong takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Sarpong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Sarpong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sarpong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Henry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarpong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarpong. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt - Sarpong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry looks for a takedown but Sarpong sprawls well.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sarpong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sarpong circles away.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarpong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sarpong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henry somewhat.
Henry looks winded!
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
Henry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sarpong counters with a stiff right hand.
Sarpong keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sarpong.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sarpong.
Sarpong slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sarpong scores with a sloppy right hand. Henry should have avoided that one.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Sarpong circles away.
Henry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Henry misses
and Sarpong counters with a good low kick that Henry was not able to check.
Sarpong wants to land a leg kick but Henry is out of range.
Sarpong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henry takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Sarpong's cut.
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.

Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Sarpong circles away.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sarpong defends it nicely.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sarpong feinted with a counter takedown.
Sarpong connects with a nice looking jab.
Sarpong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Henry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarpong can pounce on him.
Henry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sarpong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Henry sprawls and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sarpong, as that shot connected.
Henry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sarpong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henry checks it well.

Henry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sarpong blocks the elbow strike.
Henry has Sarpong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sarpong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry .

Sarpong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry is looking to clinch.
Sarpong throws a quick counter kick to the body but Henry avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sarpong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sarpong tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sarpong to the ground. Sarpong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jeffrey Sarpong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Henry .
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Sarpong scores with a leg kick.
Jeffrey Sarpong is winning the standup battle so far.
Sarpong lunges at Henry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henry 's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up with Sarpong, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes Sarpong against the cage but Sarpong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sarpong cracks the inside of Henry 's front leg.
Henry wants to clinch up but Sarpong keeps it at a distance.
Henry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sarpong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henry somewhat.
Sarpong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sarpong scores with a jab.
Sarpong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sarpong wants it to stay on the feet.
Sarpong thumps Henry with a low kick.
Sarpong connects with a single shot there.
Sarpong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henry checks it well.
Sarpong connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henry tries to clinch there but Sarpong circles away.
Sarpong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sarpong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarpong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarpong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarpong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sarpong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry tries to clinch there but Sarpong circles away.
Sarpong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sarpong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
Sarpong scoring well with a low kick there.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sarpong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry is looking to clinch but Sarpong is avoiding it.
Sarpong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sarpong counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sarpong.
Henry dives in for a single leg takedown but Sarpong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Sarpong moves out of range easily.
Henry scores with a head kick. Sarpong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sarpong lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henry wants to clinch up but Sarpong keeps it at a distance.
Henry tries for a takedown but Sarpong circles away easily
and Sarpong counters with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Henry 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sarpong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sarpong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sarpong scores with a kick to the body.
Sarpong lands a leg kick that knocks Henry off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Sarpong.
Henry has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sarpong.
An inside leg kick lands from Sarpong.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sarpong.
Sarpong connects with a body shot.
Sarpong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sarpong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Henry checks a low kick from Sarpong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sarpong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sarpong showed some decent athleticism there.
Henry won't allow Sarpong to pass to mount.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Henry is staying active underneath Sarpong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Sarpong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Henry wants to get back to full guard.
Henry keeps trying to improve his position.
Sarpong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Henry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sarpong is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Henry !
Sarpong looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sarpong connects with a bit shot that sees Henry covering up! More strikes from Sarpong and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sarpong is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Sarpong!