PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paha Faarao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faarao has chosen Probot- Red War as his entrance music. Erik Henderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Henderson
vs
Faarao

170 cm
26
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha Faarao!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Faarao.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Faarao counters with a good low kick that Henderson was not able to check.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faarao circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Faarao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Faarao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henderson takes one on the button.
Faarao keeps Henderson at a distance using the push kick.
Paha Faarao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faarao connects with a body shot that sends Henderson's belly button to the back.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faarao manages to avoid it.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Faarao.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Faarao counters with a straight right hand.
Faarao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Faarao thuds a left hand into Henderson's body.
Faarao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Faarao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Henderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faarao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Faarao counters with a nice body kick.
Faarao lands a really nice looking cross but Henderson seems unphased.
Faarao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice shot lands for Faarao.
Henderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henderson walks into a straight right hand from Faarao.
Faarao digs a good body shot into Henderson's ribs.
Faarao connects with a body shot.
Henderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Henderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Faarao.
Faarao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henderson in his tracks.
Henderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Faarao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faarao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Faarao cracks Henderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Faarao counters with a thumping low kick.
Faarao scores with a leg kick.
Faarao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Faarao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Faarao.
Faarao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Faarao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Faarao.
Faarao digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Faarao.
Henderson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Faarao's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Faarao counters with a body kick.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Faarao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Faarao connects with a body shot that sends Henderson's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faarao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henderson takes a step back to recover.
Faarao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Faarao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faarao.
Faarao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Faarao keeps Henderson at a distance using the push kick.
Faarao connects with an inside leg kick.
Faarao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Henderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Faarao.
Faarao scores with a sloppy right hand. Henderson should have avoided that one.
Faarao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faarao scores with a shoulder strike.
Faarao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faarao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Faarao throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Faarao is stalling here.
Faarao swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faarao working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Faarao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faarao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faarao misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson takes a shot to the head.
Faarao misses with the head strike.
Faarao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
Faarao lands an uppercut.
Faarao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faarao cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Faarao lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faarao.
Faarao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Faarao throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Faarao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paha Faarao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Faarao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henderson on the side of the head.
Faarao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Faarao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Faarao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Faarao lands a head kick!
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Paha Faarao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Faarao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Faarao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henderson's calf.
Faarao lands a nice shot to the body.
Faarao jabs at Henderson's body.
Faarao scores with a head kick. Henderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Faarao lands a nice looking body shot.
Faarao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Faarao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Faarao connects with an inside leg kick.
Henderson walks into a jab.
Faarao connects with a jab.
Faarao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Faarao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Faarao counters with a nice kick to the body.
Faarao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Faarao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Faarao scores with a nice body kick.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Faarao counter with a right hand.
Faarao scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Faarao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henderson's hands.
Henderson throws the left hand but Faarao avoids the punch easily.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Faarao connects with a body shot.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Faarao lands with an overhand left.
Henderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Faarao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Faarao finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Faarao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Faarao scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Faarao scores with a leg kick.
Henderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Faarao.
Faarao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faarao lands a nice shot to the body.
Faarao clobbers Henderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Faarao throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faarao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henderson.
Faarao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Faarao lands with a hook. Henderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Faarao lands with a hook. Henderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A solid body kick from Faarao.
Faarao scoring well with a low kick there.
Faarao scores with a kick to the body.
Faarao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Faarao finds it's way round the side to connect with Henderson's head.
Faarao throws a good cross that connects.
Henderson takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faarao lands with a hook. Henderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Faarao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Faarao cracks Henderson with a good jab.
Faarao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Faarao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Faarao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Henderson will feel that in the morning.
Henderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faarao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faarao lands with a good body shot.
Faarao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faarao digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
Faarao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Faarao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paha Faarao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Faarao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Faarao lands a nice hook to Henderson's body. Henderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Faarao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henderson throws a body punch but Faarao moves out of range.
Henderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henderson takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Faarao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Faarao makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Henderson really felt that one!
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Faarao scores with a nice body kick.
Faarao fakes the leg kick and cracks Henderson in the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Faarao, as that shot connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faarao lands with a shot to the body.
Faarao connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faarao cracks the inside of Henderson's front leg.
Faarao lands an overhand right.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Faarao slams his shin into Henderson's torso.
Faarao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henderson's head backwards.
Henderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Faarao delivers a nice body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Faarao.
Faarao thows a body kick. Henderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Faarao jabs Henderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Faarao jabs Henderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Faarao lands a jab to Henderson's midsection.
Faarao scores with a jab to the body.
Faarao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Faarao.
Erik Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faarao digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
Faarao lands a right hook to the body.
Faarao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Faarao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Faarao is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Faarao digs a good body shot into Henderson's ribs.
Faarao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faarao scores with a body shot.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Faarao cracks Henderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Faarao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henderson takes a step back to recover.
Crunch! Faarao slams his shin into Henderson's torso.
Faarao lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a left hand

and Faarao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henderson takes a shot to the head.
Faarao swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faarao scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Faarao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faarao has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Faarao prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Faarao.
A short right from Faarao on the inside.
Faarao misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Faarao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faarao is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Faarao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faarao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Faarao is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faarao.
A nice left hand lands by Faarao.
Henderson tries to break free but Faarao pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Faarao has the dominant position.
A short right from Faarao on the inside.
Faarao lands a right hand.
Faarao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faarao pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Faarao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faarao misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faarao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faarao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Faarao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Faarao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson.
Faarao lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faarao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faarao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faarao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faarao displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henderson up against the cage.
Faarao lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paha Faarao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faarao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paha Faarao!