PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perle De Lait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
De Lait

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Perle De Lait!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lait stuffs the takedown.
Henderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henderson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson has a takedown stuffed.
Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown but De Lait sprawls well. He's pushed Henderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Lait looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Lait sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

De Lait rushes Henderson and presses him up against the cage.
De Lait pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries for a takedown but De Lait manages to get underhooks.
De Lait displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henderson up against the cage.
De Lait pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from De Lait.
De Lait lands with a right to the head.
Henderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Lait is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
De Lait tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Lait makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henderson wants a takedown but no success here.
De Lait keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Lait.
De Lait lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Lait lands a right hand.
De Lait tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
De Lait stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Lait prevents it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Lait pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Lait lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Lait prevents the takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Lait lands a body shot.
A short left from De Lait.
Stalling in the clinch from De Lait.
Still in the clinch, De Lait scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson slows down the pace here.
Henderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Lait gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Lait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from De Lait - that landed with a thud.
De Lait misses with some punches.
De Lait pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson wants a takedown.
De Lait lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Lait creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson tries to circle away but De Lait has him pinned against the cage.
De Lait lands a nice uppercut.
De Lait lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Lait lands a nice uppercut.
De Lait scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
De Lait lands a left hand.
De Lait lands an uppercut.
De Lait is working Henderson over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from De Lait.
De Lait lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Lait to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Lait prevents it.
De Lait lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lait lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson looking for a takedown.
De Lait stalls.
De Lait cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from De Lait.
Henderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Lait pulls his leg out and moves away.
De Lait 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Lait tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Lait displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perle De Lait dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Lait tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Lait tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
De Lait wants to clinch

and Henderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Lait is on top in guard.
De Lait looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
De Lait is stalling in the full guard.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Lait has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Lait is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Lait on the ground.
De Lait trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Perle De Lait wasn't active enough on the ground.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from De Lait. No joy for Henderson on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henderson is defended easily by De Lait.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Lait sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

De Lait fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Henderson tries to pull guard but De Lait holds him up against the cage and eventually Henderson drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Lait prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Lait just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lait softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Henderson looking to slow down the pace here.
De Lait misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Lait.
De Lait misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Lait.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Lait lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
De Lait lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
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!
De Lait scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Lait is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
De Lait lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lait scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Lait pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Lait misses with a punch on the inside.
De Lait goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Lait is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Lait misses with a punch to the body.
De Lait lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
De Lait lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Lait is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from De Lait - that landed with a thud.
De Lait is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Lait lands a shoulder strike.
Henderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Lait lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
De Lait scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from De Lait on the inside.
De Lait lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lait lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Lait prevents a takedown attempt there.
De Lait lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson.
Henderson is trying to drag De Lait to the mat but De Lait just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A shot in the inside from De Lait.
De Lait stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Lait scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Lait leaning against his opponent.
Henderson can't get the takedown.
De Lait lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Lait lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Lait lands with a right to the head.
De Lait digs a right hand into Henderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henderson's gas tank.
De Lait makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perle De Lait 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

De Lait wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson dives in and grabs De Lait's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Lait pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out.
De Lait is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson shoots in but De Lait avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Lait tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
De Lait moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Lait stuffs the takedown attempt from Henderson. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
De Lait tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Lait tries to clinch up.
De Lait wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt - De Lait sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Lait is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.

De Lait closes the distance and pushes Henderson back into the cage.
A short right from De Lait on the inside.
De Lait goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Lait throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson taking a breather.
Henderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De Lait after a bit of a struggle.
De Lait misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Lait lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Lait lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Lait is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Lait has his back to the cage.
De Lait scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
De Lait lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Lait fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
De Lait wants to clinch.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
De Lait wants to clinch.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Lait has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

De Lait has Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
De Lait scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henderson jumps guard but De Lait turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
De Lait scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Lait prevents the takedown attempt.
De Lait lands a body shot.
De Lait taking a breather.
Henderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Lait is defending well.
De Lait dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Henderson tries to score a body lock takedown but De Lait shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
De Lait lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by De Lait.
Dan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from De Lait.
De Lait stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
De Lait throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
Henderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Lait pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Perle De Lait is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lait lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
A short right from De Lait on the inside.
De Lait scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
De Lait lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Lait tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Lait avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Lait tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson working aggressively here.
De Lait is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Lait has his back to the cage.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Perle De Lait comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Lait winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perle De Lait!