PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kido Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Henderson
vs
Moon

180 cm
28
214 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kido Moon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.

Henderson pulls Moon into guard.
Henderson trying to control the position.
Moon wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Moon stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.

Moon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Moon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moon. That one must have hurt.
Moon tries to clinch
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moon lands with a kick to the temple. Henderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moon has closed the distance and engaged Henderson in a clinch.
Moon scores with a knee to the head.
Moon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Moon after a bit of a struggle.
Moon working Henderson over with knees to the body.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Moon misses with a knee strike.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
Henderson has Moon pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Moon.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
Moon misses with a knee strike.
Moon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moon stops a takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Moon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Moon.
Moon lands a knee to the head.
Henderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moon misses with a knee strike.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moon misses with a knee to the head.
Moon tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.

Henderson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Moon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henderson is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henderson is pressing down on Moon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moon is holding on for now.
Henderson trying to control the action but Moon is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throwing shots but Moon is blocking nicely.
Moon is trying is best to control the position here.
Henderson tries to pass to full mount but Moon defends it.
Henderson is trying to control. Moon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moon wants to improve his position but Henderson is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henderson fails with the takedown.
Kido Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moon moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Moon.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Moon tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.

Henderson moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Moon.
Moon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moon landing knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Moon blocks with his arms.
Henderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Moon is defending well.
Moon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Moon connects with a knee to the head.
Moon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Moon.
A knee to the head by Moon.
Moon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moon obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moon landing knees to the body.
Moon working Henderson over with knees to the body.
Moon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kido Moon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Moon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson lands a head shot.

Moon clinches.
Moon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moon misses with a knee to the head.

Henderson drags the fight down to the ground.

Henderson is looking for a triangle but Moon pushes his legs off easily.
Moon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Henderson is proving hard to escape from.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Moon wanted to stand there but Henderson had control of the position.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Moon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Moon.
Moon tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Moon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moon swivels and escapes.
Moon is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moon looks for the body kick but Henderson saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Moon.

Moon closes the distance and clinches.
Moon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Henderson scores with a shot to the side of Moon's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon landing knees to the head.
Moon tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.

Henderson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Moon can't fight it off and eventually Henderson manages to take the fight to the floor. Moon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Moon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henderson stopping the sweep attempt from Moon.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Moon is retaining full guard.
Henderson trying to control but Moon is working from the bottom.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson postures up.
Moon pulls Henderson in to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Henderson throws a right hand that Moon ducks under and follows up with a left that Moon also avoids with ease.

Moon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moon trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moon prevents it.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Moon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Moon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Henderson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Moon is trying to keep an underhook but Henderson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henderson is keen to just control but Moon is a slippery customer.
Henderson winds up and cracks Moon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moon trying to hold on to Henderson's head to control him but Henderson postures up.
Henderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Moon doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Moon tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moon is working to get back to half guard.

Henderson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Moon has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Moon!
Moon wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kido Moon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Henderson 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.

Moon closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but Moon has him pressed against the cage.
Moon is pressed up against the cage. Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Moon down to the mat. Moon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Moon misses with a head kick.
Moon thuds his shin into the meat of Henderson's side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henderson.
Moon throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Kido Moon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Moon's head but Moon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson shoots in and drives through. Moon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Moon darts in and clinches Henderson up against the cage.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moon tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Moon.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Henderson has hold of one of Moon's legs. Moon is fighting the takedown attempt but Henderson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moon is keeping the position for now.
Henderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Moon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Henderson's best efforts.
Moon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Moon keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Moon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henderson!
Henderson is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moon stands up from mount. Strange move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moon wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Moon tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moon.

Moon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Moon looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Moon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Moon blocks with his arms.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moon tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Moon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Moon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Moon looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.

Henderson lands a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moon trying to control the position.
Henderson cracks Moon with a solid left hand.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Moon keeps moving.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moon is keeping the position for now.
Dan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moon holds on and takes a little breather.
Moon keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Moon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henderson.
Moon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon wants to stand but Henderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Henderson tries to strike from the bottom.
Moon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Henderson's guard.
Moon wants to stand and escape but instead Henderson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Henderson advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson in side control lands a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kido Moon.
I've got Moon 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Kido Moon!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Kido Moon!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Kido Moon!

Kido Moon wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Kido Moon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.