PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between MuayThai Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Henerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henerson has chosen Headlines as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Tarzan
vs
Henerson

195 cm
22
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MuayThai Tarzan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Henerson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henerson has a takedown stuffed.
Henerson fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henerson.
MuayThai Tarzan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Henerson.
Tarzan throws a right and a left that Henerson avoids nicely.
Henerson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tarzan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henerson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tarzan swivels and escapes.
Henerson looks gassed!
Tarzan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck for Tarzan with that takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tarzan.
Chris Henerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarzan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henerson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tarzan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henerson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tarzan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tarzan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henerson but Henerson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Tarzan has Henerson up against the cage in a clinch.
Tarzan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henerson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henerson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tarzan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henerson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Tarzan to work.
Tarzan is trying to drag Henerson to the mat but Henerson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Tarzan breaks the clinch.
Henerson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henerson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tarzan swivels and escapes.
Tarzan tries to clinch there but Henerson circles away.

Tarzan rushes Henerson and presses him up against the cage.

Tarzan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tarzan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tarzan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henerson manages to get himself to full guard.
Tarzan won't allow Henerson to get back to his feet.
Henerson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tarzan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henerson wants to get back to his feet but Tarzan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tarzan pushes down on Henerson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Henerson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Tarzan manages to mount him!
Tarzan controlling from mount.
Henerson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henerson tries to buck Tarzan off but Tarzan takes his back!
Henerson holding both Tarzan 's hands and preventing any damage.
Tarzan controlling from the back.

Henerson manages to stand up with Tarzan still on his back. Eventually Tarzan drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Tarzan shoots in looking for a takedown but Henerson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tarzan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tarzan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henerson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tarzan but Tarzan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MuayThai Tarzan dominated that round.
That's time! Tarzan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Henerson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tarzan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henerson somewhat.
Horrible takedown by Henerson or perhaps it was just good defense by Tarzan which made him look bad.
Henerson shoots in for a takedown but Tarzan shows good takedown defense.
MuayThai Tarzan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Henerson.
Tarzan looks for a takedown but Henerson sprawls well.
Tarzan misses with a head kick.
Tarzan shoots in looking for a takedown. Henerson tries to sprawl out of it but Tarzan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henerson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck for Henerson with that takedown attempt.
Tarzan catches Henerson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henerson is fending him off so far but Tarzan persists. Nope, Henerson circles away and we're back to standing.
Tarzan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henerson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tarzan somewhat.
Tarzan digs a good hook to Henerson's body.
Tarzan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henerson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tarzan somewhat.
Henerson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henerson has a takedown stuffed.
Henerson shoots in looking for a takedown. Tarzan tries to sprawl out of it but Henerson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tarzan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henerson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tarzan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tarzan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tarzan lands a lovely overhand right.
Henerson shoots for a takedown but Tarzan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henerson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tarzan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tarzan shoots in but Henerson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Henerson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tarzan to the ground. Henerson is now in Tarzan's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henerson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henerson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henerson throwing strikes but missing.
Tarzan controls Henerson momentarily but Henerson frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henerson throwing strikes but missing.
Henerson is working Tarzan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tarzan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarzan has momentary wrist control but Henerson slips an elbow through the middle.
Henerson distracts Tarzan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henerson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henerson postures up.
Henerson throwing strikes but missing.
Henerson landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tarzan working for a triangle but Henerson defends it easily.
Henerson landing with the ground and pound.
Tarzan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henerson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henerson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarzan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henerson lands a couple of digs.
Tarzan managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Henerson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Henerson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tarzan to the mat! Tarzan manages to get full guard.
Henerson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Henerson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tarzan is adopting a defensive guard.
Henerson thows a big elbow that misses.
Tarzan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Tarzan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henerson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henerson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Henerson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henerson preventing the sweep.
Tarzan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Henerson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Tarzan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chris Henerson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henerson is trying to stand up.
Henerson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henerson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Henerson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarzan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henerson is looking to escape.
Henerson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henerson is trying to stand but he's just given Tarzan his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henerson is trying to stand back up.

Tarzan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Henerson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Henerson for a finish.
Henerson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tarzan working for the choke.
Henerson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Henerson is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Tarzan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henerson's waist but Henerson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tarzan off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarzan closes the distance and clinches up with Henerson, looking for a takedown. Tarzan pushes Henerson against the cage but Henerson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henerson is defended easily by Tarzan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Henerson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henerson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Henerson!
After winning the bout, Chris Henerson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.