PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Vasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Henderson's choice of entrance music: Still Unbroken. Will Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vasa
vs
Henderson

187 cm
21
209 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

185 cm
26
207 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Vasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Vasa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vasa is in Henderson's guard.

Vasa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Henderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vasa defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vasa wants to get up but he can't break Henderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Henderson looking for a guillotine here but Vasa defends easily.
Henderson has momentary wrist control but Vasa slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasa working some strikes from top position.

Henderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vasa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Henderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henderson looks gassed!
Vasa tries to stand but Henderson is controlling from the bottom.

Henderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vasa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henderson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vasa with a nice head shot there.
Henderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vasa chips away with some ground and pound.
Vasa landing some decent shots from guard.

Vasa stands up and waves to Henderson to follow him.
Vasa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vasa somewhat.
Nick Vasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vasa scores with a takedown into Henderson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Vasa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Henderson is looking for a triangle here but Vasa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Henderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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.

Vasa decides to stand back up.

Vasa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Henderson to the mat! Henderson manages to get full guard.
Vasa 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.
Vasa trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Vasa throws a big right hand that misses.
Vasa landing with the ground and pound.

Henderson has an active guard here but Vasa has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vasa tries to stand and escape but Henderson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Vasa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vasa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vasa somewhat.
Vasa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Vasa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Vasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasa throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Vasa with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasa closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Vasa pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vasa. That did some damage!

Henderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vasa did well to prevent Henderson getting side control.

Henderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Henderson is trying to work for a kimura but Vasa is defending well.

Henderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vasa defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Henderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vasa defends it well.
Henderson is looking to stall here but Vasa recovers full guard.
Henderson postures up.
Nick Vasa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Vasa blocks nicely.

Vasa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henderson defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to get up but he can't break Vasa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Vasa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vasa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson is looking to advance position but Vasa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Henderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vasa controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vasa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
Henderson tries to lock up and control but Vasa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henderson can't escape the position.

Vasa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Vasa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Henderson tries for a takedown but Vasa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vasa thows a leg kick but Henderson checks it

and Henderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vasa's guard now.

Vasa pushes Henderson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Vasa tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasa tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson shoots in and drives through. Vasa sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nick Vasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Henderson.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
Vasa blocks a low kick nicely.
Henderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasa is fending him off so far but Henderson persists. Nope, Vasa circles away and we're back to standing.

Vasa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vasa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vasa wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Vasa lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasa wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.

Henderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vasa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vasa happy to just control the position for now.
Henderson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vasa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Vasa decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasa gets the takedown into side control.
Vasa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Henderson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

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

Vasa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henderson is looking for a sweep.

Vasa stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Vasa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henderson!
Vasa looking to finish Henderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henderson!
Vasa controlling the position easily from mount.

Vasa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Henderson is surviving well by controlling Vasa's body position as best he can.
Vasa prevents Henderson from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vasa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasa landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Vasa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vasa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Vasa!