PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tane Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myeloid Leuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myeloid Leuk looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Henderson
vs
Leuk

182 cm
26
201 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

186 cm
28
191 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tane Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Myeloid Leuk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson rushes Leuk and presses him up against the ropes.
Leuk looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Henderson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Leuk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henderson tries to pass to full mount but Leuk defends it.
Henderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Henderson winds up and cracks Leuk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henderson drops an elbow to the side of Leuk's head.

Leuk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leuk looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henderson with a couple of short strikes.
Leuk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henderson landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Leuk's face.
Henderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leuk looks a forlorn figure.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Leuk is trying to escape the mount.
Henderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Henderson raining down shots from the mount!

Leuk is rocked!
Henderson scoring with strikes but Leuk is staying in there.
Leuk is still in real trouble! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Leuk bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Henderson and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tane Henderson!
Tane Henderson retains his middleweight title!