PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tek O Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brian has chosen Type O Negative - Black No. 1 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
O Brian

189 cm
19
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tek O Brian!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brian throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson dips to his left and cracks O Brian with an uppercut!
Henderson misses with a straight left.
A jab from Henderson does it's job there.
O Brian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Brian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from O Brian misses its intended target.
O Brian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Brian looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
O Brian throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Brian misses with a wild combination.
O Brian walks into a left hand.

Henderson scores with a takedown into O Brian's guard.
Henderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henderson stops O Brian from standing up.
Henderson wants to control from the top but O Brian keeps moving.

O Brian is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Brian breaks the clinch.
O Brian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Brian misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by O Brian as he connects with a hook.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Brian thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
O Brian misses with a hook.
O Brian looks gassed!
The crowd cheers as Henderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Brian doesn't seem phased though.
Tek O Brian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Brian takes one to the chin there.
O Brian throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.

Henderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O Brian napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Henderson lands an elbow.
Henderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
O Brian wants to get back to his feet but Henderson drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
O Brian wants to get back to his feet but Henderson drags him back down.
Henderson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Henderson wants to control but O Brian is keeping him busy.
O Brian is working to avoid the ground and pound but Henderson connects with a decent elbow.
O Brian takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
O Brian is trying to buck Henderson off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Henderson working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Henderson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt O Brian will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Henderson trying to control the action but O Brian is working from the bottom.
O Brian is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Henderson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Henderson scores with punches from side control.
O Brian is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Henderson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Henderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Brian keeps working.
Henderson lands a nice forearm strike.
O Brian wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Henderson in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brian is trying to get back to his feet.
O Brian is not content to let Henderson control the position.
Henderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused O Brian some visible discomfort.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Brian moves away from the strike by Henderson.
A slow jab from O Brian misses its intended target.
O Brian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Brian throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.

Henderson shoots in and bounces O Brian off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brian wants to stand up but Henderson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters circling - O Brian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Brian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henderson somewhat.
O Brian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Brian has time to react.
O Brian tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson staying out of range there.
A punch combination from O Brian misses.
O Brian misses with the combination.
O Brian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Brian is breathing heavily.
Henderson lands with a good body shot.
O Brian might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from O Brian.

Henderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Henderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Brian tries to kick Henderson off but Henderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Henderson slips a nice elbow through O Brian's hands, connecting with O Brian's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brian is trying to stand back up but Henderson is controlling him
Henderson wants to pass the guard but O Brian is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henderson in particular looking to stall.
O Brian is trying to stand back up but Henderson is controlling him

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Brian misses with the combination.
Henderson lands a jab to O Brian's midsection.

Henderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
O Brian is refusing to be controlled, as Henderson sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

O Brian makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
O Brian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
O Brian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Brian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from O Brian misses.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henderson cracks O Brian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from O Brian.
O Brian misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson throws a combination. O Brian tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of O Brian's head but O Brian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from O Brian.
O Brian looks to land a combination. Henderson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Henderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Henderson passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brian tries to buck Henderson off but he can't manage it.
Henderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. O Brian can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henderson looking to control but O Brian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Brian is trying to stand up.
Henderson lands with some strikes.

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.

O Brian bucks Henderson off and manages to get back to his feet!
O Brian throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from O Brian lands.
O Brian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Brian throws a combination that misses
and Henderson counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson slips a jab from O Brian.
O Brian walks into a jab.

Henderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Henderson landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson wants to control from the top but O Brian keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brian is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Brian is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Henderson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Donk. Henderson catches O Brian right on the button with a cross.
O Brian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Brian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Brian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Henderson counters with a shoot takedown. O Brian fights it but they end up in guard.
Henderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Henderson wants to control from the top but O Brian keeps moving.
O Brian is looking to stand up but Henderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Henderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Brian's head.
Henderson working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson stays in close to O Brian's body and controls the position.
O Brian keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
O Brian throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
O Brian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
O Brian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson lands with a right hand.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Brian throws a right and a left that both miss.

Henderson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. O Brian was covering up waiting for the punch and Henderson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
O Brian wants to stand up but Henderson is controlling him.
Dan Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
O Brian can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henderson controls the pace.
Henderson connects with a couple of short punches.

O Brian wriggles free and stands up.
O Brian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Brian.
O Brian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Brian looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Brian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henderson misses with a straight right.

Henderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in O Brian's half guard.
Henderson drops an elbow to the side of O Brian's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brian tries to kick Henderson off but Henderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Henderson trying to control from half guard but O Brian is working away.
O Brian wants to get back to his feet.
O Brian is not content to let Henderson control the position.
Henderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Brian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tek O Brian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Brian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Brian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Brian looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson punishes O Brian's body with a nice straight punch.

Henderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Brian looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Henderson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Henderson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
O Brian is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Henderson trying to control the action but O Brian is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

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