PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bobby durang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). durang has chosen Not Afraid-eminem as his entrance music. bobby durang will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Henderson
vs
durang

188 cm
22
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bobby durang!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
durang looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
durang throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
durang moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.

Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henderson is looking to work some ground and pound but durang has wrist control.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but durang blocks nicely.
Henderson postures up in durang's guard and throws a big left but durang blocks it.
Henderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.

Henderson drops back, looking for a kneebar! durang looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. durang looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from durang!
Henderson is trying to work for a sweep but durang has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson really wants to buck durang off and get back to his feet.
Henderson tries to reverse the position but durang maintains control.
durang tries to control but Henderson wriggling away.
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
durang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
Henderson manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Henderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown. durang tries to sprawl out of it but Henderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. durang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around durang's waist but durang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henderson off to one side.
Henderson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
durang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
durang fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by durang.
durang misses with a series of wild punches.

durang pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.

Henderson manages to break the clinch.
durang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from durang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around durang's waist but durang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henderson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
durang shoots and misses

and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Henderson landing with the ground and pound.
Henderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Henderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henderson postures up and lands a big shot to durang's brow.
Henderson lands a couple of elbows.
Henderson works over durang with some ground and pound from guard.
Henderson pushing down on durang's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Henderson wants to finish this one by submission but durang is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Henderson.
Henderson unloading with bombs!
durang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Henderson raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Henderson 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.

Henderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and durang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
durang looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
durang throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.

Henderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches durang napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Henderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Henderson looks up at the clock and then as durang takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Henderson is putting a hurting on durang here, landing some big shots from side control.
Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at durang to see if he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson is working durang over with some ground and pound from side control.
Henderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
durang tries to escape but Henderson is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to score with some ground and pound. durang controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Henderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Henderson working the body and head with strikes.
Henderson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
durang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
durang struggling a bit here.

Henderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Henderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Henderson is trying to get an arm triangle but durang is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Henderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear durang down.
Henderson working the ground and pound from side control.
Henderson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Henderson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. durang is trying to escape and Henderson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and durang is forced to tap! Nice work there by Henderson! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hank Henderson!