PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Agogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agogo has chosen Slim Thug - Click Clack as his entrance music. Junior Agogo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Henderson
vs
Agogo

177 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Golden Lilium

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 Tokyo, Matt Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Agogo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agogo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agogo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Agogo throws a good cross that connects.
Agogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agogo.
Agogo scores with a punch to the head.
Henderson slips a straight right by Agogo.
Henderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Agogo takes one to the chin there.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Agogo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henderson momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo slips a jab from Henderson.
Agogo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Agogo looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Agogo tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Agogo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Junior Agogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agogo avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Agogo wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Agogo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henderson to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Agogo misses the jab.
Agogo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Agogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Agogo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Agogo closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Agogo has him pressed against the cage.

Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Agogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Agogo throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Agogo throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Agogo.
Agogo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Agogo has time to react.
Agogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Henderson.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Agogo tries to clinch up.
Henderson lands a head shot.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Henderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Henderson lands a really nice looking cross but Agogo seems unphased.
Henderson swings for the body but Agogo moves out of range.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Agogo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agogo tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson scores with a jab.
Agogo walks into a left hand.
Agogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Agogo wants to clinch.
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo slips under a jab from Henderson.
Henderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Agogo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Agogo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Agogo is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Agogo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henderson has time to react.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agogo.
Agogo misses with a looping left.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Henderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Matt Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Agogo looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Agogo.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Agogo misses.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Agogo misses with an uppercut.
Agogo tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Agogo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Agogo throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Agogo moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Agogo misses with a straight right.
Henderson connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agogo slips a straight right by Henderson.
Agogo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Agogo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Agogo on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agogo moves forwards but Henderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Henderson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agogo.
Agogo is looking to clinch.
Agogo slips under a jab.
Agogo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agogo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Agogo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Agogo closes the distance but Henderson moves to the side
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Agogo is rocked!
Matt Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henderson lands with a straight right. Agogo didn't see that one coming.
Agogo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Agogo.
Agogo closes the distance but Henderson moves to the side
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
A jab from Agogo misses.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a body shot.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Agogo.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Agogo misses the target.
Henderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Agogo clinches but Henderson breaks the clinch
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Agogo throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Agogo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Agogo throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agogo throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Agogo darts in trying to clinch
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Junior Agogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson takes a swing at Agogo's ribcage but misses.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Agogo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Henderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henderson, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Henderson!