PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Crazy
vs
Henderson

185 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Crazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a half hearted mid kick.

Crazy gets tackled into the cage by Henderson. Henderson maintains the clinch.

Henderson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Crazy can't fight it off and eventually Henderson manages to take the fight to the floor. Crazy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crazy wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crazy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Henderson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Henderson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Crazy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crazy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crazy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crazy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Crazy clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crazy can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Crazy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson is working for takedown but Crazy is calmly controlling the position for now.

Henderson has picked Crazy up - he's going for a ride! Henderson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Henderson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Henderson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Crazy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henderson is working away from the top position though.
Crazy wants to get back to full guard but Henderson has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy is letting Henderson control him for a moment.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Henderson staying calm.
Henderson in side control, throwing shots but Crazy defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson with the ground and pound but Crazy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Crazy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henderson moves nicely into side control.
Henderson wants to control but Crazy is keeping him busy.
Crazy wants to control but Henderson postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crazy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulo Crazy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Crazy with that takedown attempt.
Crazy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crazy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Crazy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Henderson gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy is trying to maintain the position but Henderson is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson is taking a breather. Crazy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Henderson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Henderson rushes Crazy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Henderson has Crazy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Henderson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Crazy tumbling to the mat - Henderson dives into Crazy's guard.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crazy is trying to hold Henderson in close to prevent damage but Henderson has managed to pass into half guard.

Henderson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Crazy is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Henderson!