PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henderson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen HENDERSON! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tanner
vs
Henderson

200 cm
19
194 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henderson Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Tanner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tanner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Tanner shrugs it off.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Henderson lands but Tanner takes it in his stride.
Tanner blocks the body kick.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner thuds a left hand into Henderson's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Tanner. That snapped Henderson's head back.
Henderson throws a head kick but Tanner moves out of range.

Tanner instigates a clinch.
Henderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Henderson is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Tanner has him pressed against the cage.
Tanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson wants to break free but Tanner has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Tanner moves out of range easily.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.
Tanner throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Tanner clobbers Henderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson defending well as Tanner loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson throws a head kick but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tanner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Henderson scores with a jab. Tanner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a right hand that Tanner ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanner also avoids with ease.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Tanner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Henderson.

Oooooh!!! Tanner has knocked Henderson down with a huge combo! Tanner steps away and waves a wobbly Henderson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Henderson is rocked!

It looks like Henderson Henderson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Tanner misses its intended target.
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Tanner finish him?
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanner.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Tanner motions for Henderson to come forward. Tanner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson scores with a push kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henderson.
Tanner scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tanner avoids a kick to the body.
Tanner misses with a right hand
and Henderson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Henderson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson defending well as Tanner loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jason Tanner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henderson Henderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tanner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Tanner moves into the clinch.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Tanner is controlling the position.

Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson throws a head kick but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanner throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Tanner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Henderson. Tanner shrugs it off though.
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!
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to move into range but Tanner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Tanner moves out of range easily.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanner throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson throws a head kick but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Henderson Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner checks the leg kick.
Henderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tanner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tanner scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Tanner moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henderson throws a head kick but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Henderson.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanner just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jason Tanner is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Henderson does it's job there.
Tanner throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.

Tanner has managed to clinch.
Tanner stalling the fight.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanner lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner connects with a single shot there.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanner Rushes Henderson and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Henderson is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Tanner Piles on the pressure and Henderson crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Tanner!
A very excited looking Jason Tanner made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.