PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uber Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pounder's entrance music is Guerrilla Radio. A fine choice. Tane Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pounder
vs
Henderson

184 cm
26
192 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

182 cm
27
201 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uber Pounder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tane Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounder lands a jab.
Henderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Pounder circles away easily
letting Pounder counter with a right hand.
Henderson slips a straight right by Pounder.
Pounder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Henderson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pounder on his heels. He'll look to pass Pounder's guard now, I'm sure.
Pounder wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Pounder pulls Henderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Henderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Henderson landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Henderson slips nicely into half guard.
Henderson throws a strike but Pounder avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pounder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Pounder has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pounder keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
Pounder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pounder is breathing heavily.
Henderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Pounder is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Pounder has wrist control.
Pounder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pounder has momentary wrist control but Henderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Pounder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pounder tries to get out of the position.
Henderson is pushing down on Pounder's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pounder is fighting to maintain full guard but Henderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Henderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pounder's head.
Henderson slips a nice elbow through Pounder's hands, connecting with Pounder's forehead.
Henderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henderson drops an elbow to the side of Pounder's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henderson connects with a nice short shot to Pounder's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounder is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henderson connects with a nice short shot to Pounder's temple.
Henderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henderson throwing shots but Pounder is blocking nicely.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pounder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tane Henderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pounder gets caught napping as Henderson dives in and scores a takedown. Pounder manages to retain guard.
Henderson postures up in Pounder's guard and throws a big left but Pounder blocks it.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henderson stands up over Pounder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tane Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pounder is trying to buck Henderson off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pounder is working to avoid the ground and pound but Henderson connects with a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Henderson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pounder on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Henderson landing a few strikes.
Henderson cracks Pounder with a big right hand but Pounder just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Pounder is rocked!
Henderson looks up at the clock and then as Pounder takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oh Pounder is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson is working Pounder over with some ground and pound from side control.
Henderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Henderson cracks Pounder with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Henderson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Pounder is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Henderson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tane Henderson!
Tane Henderson is the new middleweight champion!