PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton comes to the cage accompanied by Countdown to Extinction by Megadeth. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dan Henderson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Norton
vs
Henderson

183 cm
22
210 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

185 cm
24
215 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norton is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Norton circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Norton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norton's face.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Norton won't want to take too many of those.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Norton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Henderson looks gassed!
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norton.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norton.
Norton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.

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.
Norton tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norton is trying to drag Henderson to the mat but Henderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Norton lands a shoulder strike.
Norton lands a knee to the head.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Norton avoiding damage.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Norton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson avoiding damage as Norton throws knees to the body.
Norton landing knees to the head.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Norton.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton stalling against the cage.
Norton pushes off an throws an elbow but Henderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Norton lands a knee to the head.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton lands with a left to the head.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norton scores with a knee to the head.
Norton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton lands an elbow that stopped Henderson in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Norton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henderson's defenses.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Norton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Norton pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Norton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Norton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Norton tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Norton tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
Norton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton stalling.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton misses with a knee strike.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Norton stalling the fight.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Norton throws an elbow that misses.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Norton.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton lands a right hand.

That's two 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.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Norton avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Norton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Norton's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Norton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Norton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton misses with a knee to the head.
Norton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton lands a knee to the head.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson dodges an elbow strike from Norton.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
Norton tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Norton.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Norton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norton's defenses.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Norton is stalling here.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Henderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henderson.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norton swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Norton closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Norton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Norton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson throws an elbow that misses.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Norton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henderson's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Norton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Norton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Norton.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Norton has Henderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Norton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Norton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
Norton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.

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.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Henderson up against the cage.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Norton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton lands a right hand.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Henderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Norton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Henderson avoiding damage as Norton throws knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norton misses with an elbow strike.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dan Henderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee calls for Norton to work.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton connects with a knee to the head.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton working aggressively here.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Norton misses with a knee strike.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Norton avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Norton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Norton's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Norton connects with a knee to the head.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

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