PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ham Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ham Xu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ham Xu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Xu
vs
Henderson

180 cm
26
215 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ham Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xu slips a straight right by Henderson.
Xu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson cracks a nice hook into Xu's ribs.
Xu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Xu.
Xu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Danny Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Xu avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Xu misses with a jab to the body

and Henderson counters with a crisp one two that drops Xu! Henderson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Xu to his feet! Xu is in big trouble!
Xu is breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Henderson misses

and Xu moves into the clinch.
Henderson taking a breather.
Xu throws a head punch that misses.
Xu takes a shot to the head.
Xu tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xu misses with a body punch.
Henderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xu.
Henderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Henderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xu.
Henderson is stalling here.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Xu tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Xu on the inside.
Xu is working for takedown but Henderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
Henderson working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Henderson.
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henderson is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson stalling in the clinch but Xu improves position.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
Henderson pushes Xu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Xu won't allow it.
Henderson lands a shot to the body.
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 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson lands with a right and another and another! Xu is in big trouble! Henderson lands again and this time it's lights out for Xu! A quality knockout there for Henderson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Danny Henderson!