PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sawyer
vs
Henderson

190 cm
22
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Attack Clothing

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 Las Vegas, Samuel Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
A jab from Sawyer misses.
Sawyer misses with a straight left.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sawyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Samuel Sawyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sawyer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson slips under a jab from Sawyer.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Sawyer, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Sawyer against the cage but Sawyer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sawyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sawyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sawyer connects with a nice looking jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sawyer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Sawyer stands up.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sawyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Sawyer misses.
Sawyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sawyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sawyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sawyer throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Sawyer is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Sawyer throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Sawyer misses with a combination

and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sawyer.

Henderson breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Sawyer finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sawyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sawyer.
Sawyer misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Sawyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sawyer throws out the jab.
Henderson lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Sawyer misses its intended target.
Sawyer throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sawyer.
Sawyer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Henderson slips under a jab from Sawyer.
Sawyer throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Henderson dives in and grabs Sawyer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sawyer pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out.
Henderson defending well as Sawyer loads up on a big left hand.
Sawyer lands a nice looking body shot.
Sawyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sawyer tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Henderson.
A short uppercut from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Sawyer can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sawyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sawyer's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sawyer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sawyer tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.

Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Sawyer shoots in.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Sawyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Sawyer cracks Henderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sawyer misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawyer misses the jab.
Sawyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sawyer misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Sawyer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sawyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.

Henderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Sawyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sawyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sawyer's efforts to push away.
Henderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sawyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sawyer looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sawyer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sawyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sawyer throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Sawyer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sawyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sawyer misses with a hook.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sawyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sawyer.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Sawyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sawyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sawyer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.

Henderson breaks the clinch.
Sawyer dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Sawyer's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sawyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Henderson closes the distance and pushes Sawyer back into the cage.
Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards.
Sawyer wants to break free but Henderson has control.

Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Sawyer.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sawyer.
The fighters circling - Sawyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sawyer misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Sawyer stuffs the takedown.
Henderson blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Sawyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Henderson slips a straight right by Sawyer.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Sawyer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sawyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sawyer looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sawyer tries to sprawl out of it but Henderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sawyer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sawyer connects with a single shot there.
Sawyer throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Sawyer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sawyer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Henderson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sawyer misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sawyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson slips under a jab from Sawyer.
Sawyer fails with a takedown attempt.

Henderson closes the distance and pushes Sawyer back into the cage.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards.
Henderson misses with an elbow strike.
Sawyer keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sawyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dan Henderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sawyer scores with a decent looking hook.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Sawyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Sawyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sawyer defends it nicely.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Sawyer.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Sawyer.
Sawyer throws a good cross that connects.
Henderson slips a jab from Sawyer.
Sawyer works Henderson's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sawyer throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sawyer lands a nice hook to Henderson's body. Henderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson slips a jab from Sawyer.
Sawyer works the jab nicely.
Sawyer throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sawyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target.
A big left from Sawyer misses.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sawyer throws out the jab.
Sawyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target.
Sawyer misses with a straight right.
Sawyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sawyer misses with a hook to the body

and Henderson moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working aggressively here.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sawyer.
Sawyer misses with a straight right.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sawyer throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Sawyer misses.
Sawyer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sawyer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Sawyer misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.

Henderson moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sawyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Sawyer loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.

Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sawyer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Sawyer shrugs off.
Sawyer can't break the clinch.
Sawyer tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Henderson keeps control of Sawyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sawyer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henderson.
Samuel Sawyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Henderson.
Henderson has Sawyer pressed against the cage, preventing Sawyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Henderson breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Sawyer.
Henderson slips under a jab from Sawyer.
Sawyer swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target.
Sawyer throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
Sawyer misses with a body punch

and Henderson counters by clinching up.
Sawyer is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Sawyer shrugs off.
Sawyer gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Sawyer 's eye.
A shot in the inside from Sawyer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sawyer's efforts to push away.
Sawyer blocking some punches.
Henderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Sawyer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards.
Henderson prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch.
Henderson letting Sawyer take a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Sawyer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sawyer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Sawyer!