PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Yuri Sichev enters the cage!

Henderson
vs
Sichev

191 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

207 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sichev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sichev fails with the takedown.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Sichev circles away and keeps his distance.
Sichev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sichev has Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Sichev doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws a head kick but Sichev moves out of range.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sichev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Sichev ducks down to avoid it.
Sichev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Henderson throws a head kick but Sichev moves out of range.
Sichev misses with a wild combination.
Henderson throws a push kick but Sichev slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sichev fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Sichev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson lands a jab to the nose.
Sichev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sichev misses with a looping right.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sichev.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Henderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Sichev avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a leg kick but Sichev saw it coming and moves away.
Sichev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Henderson gets caught flat footed, as Sichev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sichev stands up from Henderson's guard - Sichev perhaps looking for a knockout.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Sichev moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sichev.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson seems a little lost for a moment, as Sichev dominates the positioning.
Henderson is trying to buck Sichev off.

Sichev stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sichev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sichev.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sichev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sichev avoids the head kick by Henderson.

Sichev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sichev lands in his opponent's guard.
Henderson being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sichev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Sichev isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Sichev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sichev misses with a double jab.
Sichev blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson scores with a head kick.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Henderson.

Sichev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Henderson sprawls well initially but Sichev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Sichev stands up from half guard.
Horrible takedown by Sichev or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson which made him look bad.
Sichev doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Henderson gets caught flat footed, as Sichev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sichev passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Sichev has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sichev is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.

Sichev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sichev lands in his opponent's guard.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sichev on the ground.
Sichev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Sichev from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sichev tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.

Sichev gets to his feet - Henderson follows without any prompting.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Sichev throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henderson. That's going to slow Sichev down.
Sichev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sichev gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henderson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sichev tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Sichev misses with a series of wild punches.
Sichev avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.
Sichev tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Sichev misses with a low kick.
Sichev throws and low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.

Sichev scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sichev stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Sichev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sichev moves into the clinch.
Sichev is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sichev has his back to the cage.
Henderson has Sichev pressed against the cage, preventing Sichev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Sichev.
Sichev tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sichev shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yuri Sichev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sichev avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Sichev misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sichev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a head kick but Sichev moves out of range.
Henderson moves out of range as Sichev throws a body kick.
Sichev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henderson checks it well.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sichev moves out of range easily.

Sichev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Henderson to the mat! Henderson manages to get full guard.
Sichev looking to pass the guard.
Sichev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sichev looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sichev throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Henderson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sichev dives into side control.
Sichev creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Henderson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sichev misses with the ground and pound.

Sichev stands up.
Sichev moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sichev's head.
Sichev throws a low kick but Henderson avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sichev shoots for a double leg takedown but Henderson sprawls well. He's pushed Sichev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Sichev ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sichev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sichev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sichev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sichev trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Sichev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sichev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Sichev!