PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Sadollah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson's entrance music is Can't Tell Me Nothing. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Henderson
vs
Sadollah

169 cm
19
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Sadollah!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Sadollah uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and Sadollah counters with a solid body kick.
Sadollah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sadollah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Sadollah persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Sadollah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Henderson's knee momentarily.
Sadollah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sadollah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sadollah tries a head kick but it misses.
Amir Sadollah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Sadollah is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jamie Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sadollah keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Sadollah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson punishes Sadollah's body with a nice straight punch.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Amir Sadollah has been cut.
Henderson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sadollah counters with a head kick.
Sadollah looks gassed!
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sadollah.
Jamie Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Sadollah.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sadollah.

Henderson has Sadollah up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sadollah's efforts to push away.
Sadollah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henderson walks away with a smile on his face. Sadollah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sadollah circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Henderson gets a clinch.

Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Sadollah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sadollah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Sadollah closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sadollah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson's efforts to push away.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Sadollah keeps him there for the moment.

Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson throws a head kick that Sadollah semi-blocks.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Sadollah keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Sadollah shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.

Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sadollah is trying desperately to land a takedown but Henderson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sadollah.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Sadollah has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Sadollah jumps guard and drags Henderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sadollah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson wants to stand but Sadollah is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sadollah trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amir Sadollah's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sadollah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sadollah shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sadollah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson thuds a left hand into Sadollah's body.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sadollah.
Sadollah is breathing heavily.
Henderson misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadollah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Jamie Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Sadollah.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Sadollah's head back.
Henderson lands a jab to the nose.

Henderson throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Sadollah tumbling to the canvas!

Sadollah is rocked!
Henderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sadollah is still in real trouble! Can Henderson finish him?

Henderson stands up and waves to Sadollah to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Henderson pushes Sadollah up against the cage in a clinch.
Sadollah seems to have recovered his senses.
Henderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sadollah up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Sadollah ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sadollah no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Henderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Henderson stands up from Sadollah's guard - Henderson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sadollah keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sadollah.
Sadollah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sadollah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Henderson misses.
Jamie Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sadollah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Sadollah keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sadollah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sadollah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson takes a swing at Sadollah's ribcage but misses.
Sadollah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sadollah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sadollah fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah wants to clinch.
Sadollah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sadollah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sadollah doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Sadollah connects with a leg kick. Henderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Amir Sadollah's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Sadollah fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sadollah tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henderson wants to break free but Sadollah has control.
Sadollah can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sadollah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sadollah trying to land knees to the body.
Sadollah is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Sadollah is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sadollah has his back to the cage.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sadollah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sadollah tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sadollah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Sadollah has the dominant position.
Henderson wants to break free but Sadollah has control.
Sadollah can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.

Sadollah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sadollah.
Sadollah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sadollah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sadollah.
Jamie Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Sadollah.

A jab-cross combination lands for Henderson and sends Sadollah crashing to the mat! Henderson follows him down to the mat - Sadollah regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

That has opened up Amir Sadollah's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henderson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sadollah circles away from the clinch attempt.

Henderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Sadollah is working for takedown but Henderson is calmly controlling the position for now.

Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sadollah wants to clinch.
Henderson scores with a jab to the body.
Sadollah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Henderson moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sadollah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Sadollah moves out of range easily.
Henderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sadollahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sadollah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Sadollah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Sadollah persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Sadollah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Sadollah pushes him off.
Sadollah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henderson takes a step back to recover.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sadollah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Sadollah scores with a spinning back kick!
Sadollah fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sadollah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

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