PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederik Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muller comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Muller
vs
Henderson

188 cm
20
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Silver Dragon Pharmacies
Kings Row Nutrition.( 140+ quality)

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederik Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Muller has managed to clinch.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muller avoids it.

Muller decides to pull guard.
Muller is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson tries to stand but Muller is controlling from the bottom.
Muller is adopting a defensive guard.

Muller uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Henderson clinches but Muller breaks the clinch

and Muller counters with a single leg into guard. Henderson didn't expect that.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Muller isn't so interested in that idea.

Henderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Muller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Muller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller stops Henderson from standing up.
Henderson looks gassed!
Muller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Muller slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Henderson.
Muller trying to control from half guard but Henderson is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Muller in particular looking to stall.
Henderson tries to kick Muller off in order to stand up. Muller Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Muller moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henderson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Muller taking a breather here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frederik Muller just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Muller darts in and clinches Henderson up against the cage.
Muller goes for a takedown attempt but Henderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Muller instigates a clinch.
Muller tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muller avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.

Muller has picked Henderson up - he's going for a ride! Muller dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Muller passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller controlling the pace for now.
Muller looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henderson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Muller looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Muller controlling the pace for now.
You get the feeling that Henderson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Muller controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Muller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Muller looking to control and managing it successfully.

Muller is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Henderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Muller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muller seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frederik Muller just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Henderson clinches but Muller breaks the clinch

and Muller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Muller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederik Muller dominated that round.
That's time! Muller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Henderson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Muller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Muller.
Muller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Muller wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Muller isn't so interested in that idea.
Muller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Henderson is looking for a triangle here but Muller uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Muller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Henderson down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Muller decides to stand back up.
Henderson wants to clinch but Muller slips to the side

and Muller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Henderson won't be happy with that.
Muller controlling the position.

Muller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Henderson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Muller has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Muller advances to mount.
Henderson is trying to escape the mount.
Henderson trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller controlling from mount.
Henderson is trying to stand.
Frederik Muller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muller with a couple of short strikes.
Muller controlling the pace for now.

Muller is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Henderson has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Muller has control of Henderson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Henderson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Henderson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Muller looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
Muller controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henderson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Muller punishing his opponent with strikes.
Muller scoring with strikes but Henderson is staying in there.
Muller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
You get the feeling that Henderson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Muller lands with some strikes.
Muller controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederik Muller dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Henderson throws a head kick that misses

and Muller counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henderson!
Muller controlling from mount.
Muller won't let Henderson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Henderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Muller has a good base and remains in mount.
Muller looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frederik Muller just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Muller drives through with a takedown into guard.
Muller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Muller is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller controls from within his opponent's guard.

Henderson has his foot on Muller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Muller works his way back into a safe position though.
Muller stays in close to Henderson's body and controls the position.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muller.
Muller is stalling in the full guard.

Henderson has an active guard here but Muller has managed to pass into half guard.
Muller trying to control the pace.
Dan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Muller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Muller gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Muller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Muller dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Muller.
Henderson wants to clinch but Muller slips to the side

and Muller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Muller in particular looking to stall.

Henderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henderson is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Henderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muller pulls his head out easily.
Muller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four 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.
Muller is trying to control. Henderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frederik Muller just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Henderson misses with a head kick.

Muller throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Henderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Muller finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Henderson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Frederik Muller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Muller breaks from the clinch.
Muller avoids the head kick by Henderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Muller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Muller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Muller sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frederik Muller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muller, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederik Muller!