PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Ice Baby. Mays has chosen Chevelle - Sleep Apnea as his entrance music. Aiden Mays has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henderson
vs
Mays

186 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
192 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aiden Mays!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Aiden Mays has been cut.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mays avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Mays blocks with his arms.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mays tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
Henderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mays's defenses.

That has opened up Aiden Mays's cut even more.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson misses with an elbow strike.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Aiden Mays's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mays is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.

Aiden Mays's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mays looks gassed!
Come on Henderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Mays blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Mays shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aiden Mays's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson is the new middleweight champion!