PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph T O Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

T O Callahan
vs
Henderson

198 cm
20
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

[MMABR]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph T O Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Callahan swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
O Callahan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Callahan keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joseph T O Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Callahan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Callahan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
O Callahan misses with a head kick.
Henderson tries to clinch there but O Callahan circles away.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Callahan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
O Callahan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Callahan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
O Callahan misses with a head kick.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Callahan moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henderson is defended easily by O Callahan.
O Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Callahan stuffs the takedown attempt from Henderson. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
O Callahan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Callahan misses with a head kick.
O Callahan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Callahan misses with a head kick.
O Callahan throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
O Callahan throws a head kick that misses.
O Callahan circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Callahan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henderson takes a step back to recover.
Henderson looks gassed!
Henderson tries to clinch but O Callahan moves out of range.
O Callahan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by O Callahan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from O Callahan.
O Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from O Callahan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Henderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

O Callahan moves into the clinch successfully.

O Callahan manages to break the clinch.
Henderson tries to clinch but O Callahan moves away
and O Callahan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
O Callahan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Callahan throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson tries to clinch
and O Callahan counters with a head kick. That will keep Henderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
O Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
O Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson avoids the head kick by O Callahan.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

O Callahan clinches with his opponent.

O Callahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Callahan lands with a kick to the temple. Henderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Henderson darts in trying to clinch
and O Callahan counters with a big head kick but Henderson shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Callahan misses with a head kick.
O Callahan circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Callahan counters with a big head kick but Henderson shrugs it off.
O Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson avoids the head kick by O Callahan.
Henderson tries to clinch but O Callahan is having none of it.
O Callahan lands with a nice body kick.
O Callahan lands a head kick. Henderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick from O Callahan lands but Henderson takes it in his stride.
Henderson wants to clinch
and O Callahan counters with a head kick.
O Callahan throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
O Callahan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Callahan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Callahan walks into a left hand.
Henderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
O Callahan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Callahan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. O Callahan moves away and avoids it.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and O Callahan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters circling a little - O Callahan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Callahan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson avoids the head kick by O Callahan.
O Callahan lands a nice looking body kick.
Henderson closes the distance but O Callahan moves to the side

and O Callahan moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph T O Callahan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

O Callahan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joseph T O Callahan is winning the standup battle so far.
O Callahan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson darts in trying to clinch

and O Callahan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

O Callahan jumps guard and drags Henderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Henderson stands up and waves to O Callahan to follow him.
O Callahan scores with a spinning back kick!
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
O Callahan throws a head kick that misses.
O Callahan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Callahan connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Callahan throws a nice head kick!
O Callahan throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - O Callahan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Henderson blocks a head kick by O Callahan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws the left hand but O Callahan avoids the punch easily.
O Callahan scores with a head kick.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and O Callahan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
O Callahan circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Callahan counters with a big head kick but Henderson shrugs it off.
Henderson avoids the head kick by O Callahan.
O Callahan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Callahan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
O Callahan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Henderson darts in trying to clinch
and O Callahan counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

O Callahan takes the fight into the clinch.

O Callahan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson clinches but O Callahan breaks the clinch

and O Callahan moves into the clinch.

O Callahan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Callahan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
O Callahan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Joseph T O Callahan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from O Callahan.
O Callahan moves out of range of the strikes.
O Callahan scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for O Callahan.
Henderson blocks a head kick by O Callahan.

O Callahan closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.

O Callahan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Callahan throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan throws a head kick that misses.
O Callahan circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Callahan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
O Callahan slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
A head kick from O Callahan lands but Henderson takes it in his stride.
O Callahan lands a high kick!
Horrible takedown by Henderson or perhaps it was just good defense by O Callahan which made him look bad.
O Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson blocks a head kick by O Callahan.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of O Callahan's head but O Callahan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson clinches but O Callahan breaks the clinch
and O Callahan counters with a big head kick but Henderson shrugs it off.
O Callahan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - O Callahan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Callahan lands a high kick!
Henderson is looking to clinch but O Callahan is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from O Callahan.
Henderson wants to clinch
and O Callahan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Henderson clinches but O Callahan breaks the clinch

and O Callahan counters by clinching up.

O Callahan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from O Callahan misses the target.
Henderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson blocks a head kick by O Callahan.
Henderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
O Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph T O Callahan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

O Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson clinches but O Callahan breaks the clinch
and O Callahan counters with a good, hard body kick but Henderson shrugs it off.
O Callahan misses with a head kick.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - O Callahan circles away.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - O Callahan circles away.
O Callahan throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Callahan lands with a slapping head kick.
O Callahan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Henderson blocks a head kick by O Callahan.
Henderson misses with a hook. O Callahan ducked under it nicely.
O Callahan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Callahan swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.

O Callahan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

O Callahan breaks from the clinch.
O Callahan misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch.
O Callahan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Callahan lands a damaging elbow.

O Callahan breaks from the clinch.
O Callahan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Henderson defending well as O Callahan loads up on a big left hand.
O Callahan connects with a high kick.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and O Callahan counters with a head kick.
O Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson looks to clinch
and O Callahan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
O Callahan looks to clinch
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by O Callahan!
Henderson scores with a jab. O Callahan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
O Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson blocks a head kick by O Callahan.
Henderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from O Callahan.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Callahan counters with a head kick. That will keep Henderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Henderson blocks a head kick by O Callahan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! O Callahan slams his shin into Henderson's torso.
Joseph T O Callahan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Callahan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson tries to clinch but O Callahan moves away
and O Callahan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
O Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
O Callahan throws a head kick that half lands.
O Callahan throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson wants to clinch
and O Callahan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Henderson really felt that one!
Henderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Callahan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Henderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Callahan counters with a head kick. That will keep Henderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice takedown defense from O Callahan. No joy for Henderson on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Henderson.
O Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson avoids the head kick by O Callahan.
A head kick from O Callahan lands but Henderson takes it in his stride.
Henderson cracks O Callahan with a good jab.
O Callahan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and O Callahan counters with a body kick.
O Callahan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

O Callahan darts in and clinches Henderson up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

O Callahan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson blocks a head kick by O Callahan.
Dan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson avoids the head kick by O Callahan.
O Callahan throws a head kick that misses.
O Callahan throws a nice head kick!
O Callahan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for O Callahan.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and O Callahan counters by moving into the clinch.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Callahan wants a takedown.

O Callahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Callahan thows a body kick. Henderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but O Callahan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Callahan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
O Callahan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.

O Callahan clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henderson wants to break free but O Callahan has control.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but O Callahan has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

O Callahan breaks from the clinch.
O Callahan throws a nice head kick!
Joseph T O Callahan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Callahan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph T O Callahan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Callahan, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph T O Callahan!