PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxi Vique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Henderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Henderson
vs
Vique

198 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
228 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxi Vique!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson wants to clinch up but Vique keeps it at a distance.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Vique circles away.

Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Vique is trying to stall.
Vique is working for takedown but Henderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Vique has eaten all the pies!

Henderson pulls guard successfully.
Henderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vique's guard.
Henderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson postures up.
Henderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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

Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Henderson controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vique for as long as he can get away with.
Henderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Henderson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Henderson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Vique jumps guard but Henderson stands there with Vique around his waist. Vique gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vique tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Maxi Vique has been cut.
Vique fails to pull guard.
Paul Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxi Vique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vique tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Vique tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vique is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
Vique tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Vique takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vique looks gassed!
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vique's face.
Vique wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vique takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxi Vique's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Henderson moves into the clinch successfully.

Henderson manages to pull guard.
Henderson is pulling down on Vique's head. It's preventing any offense from Vique, at least for the moment.
Vique trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vique stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Vique pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henderson is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vique being controlled here momentarily.
Vique wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
Vique stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.

That's two 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henderson holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Paul Henderson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vique throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Henderson rushes Vique and presses him up against the cage.
Vique looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vique.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Vique's ribcage.
Vique is breathing heavily.
Vique takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Vique takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Vique wants to break free but Henderson has control.

Henderson pulls guard effortlessly.
Vique won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
Vique wants to stand but Henderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Henderson pulls Vique in close to his closed guard and prevents Vique from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vique drops back looking for a leg! Henderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henderson manages to kick Vique off! Vique jumps back into Henderson's guard.
Henderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vique manages to get himself to full guard.
Henderson stands and throws Vique's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vique tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Henderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maxi Vique's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Vique with a poor takedown

and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Henderson stands and throws Vique's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Henderson controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vique wants to control but Henderson postures up.
Vique is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Henderson is staying active.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vique on the ground.
Vique is looking for a sweep.
Vique is being controlled here.
Henderson tries to move to mount but Vique blocks the move with his legs.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vique can do to turn this around?
Henderson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henderson mounts Vique! Really nice guard pass there!
Henderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vique is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henderson controlling from mount.
Vique tries to reverse the position but Henderson maintains control.
Henderson controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Paul Henderson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vique tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Vique blocks with his arms.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vique's face.
Vique working hard to break the clinch.
Vique is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vique has his back to the cage.

Henderson jumps guard.
Henderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vique stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Vique trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vique accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henderson is pulling down on Vique's head to control his posture.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maxi Vique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson has Vique pulled in close to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

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