PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen Crush 'Em by Megadeth as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Henderson
vs
Hernandez

184 cm
27
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

193 cm
30
202 lbs
18 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 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 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez misses with a head kick.

Hernandez moves into the clinch successfully.
Hernandez is pressed up against the cage. Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hernandez down to the mat. Hernandez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A left lands for Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hernandez.
Hernandez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Hernandez looks to land a body kick but Henderson moved away.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Henderson throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Henderson feints a jab promting Hernandez to slip. Henderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hernandez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hernandez. Hernandez obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Hernandez tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Hernandez lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hernandez prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hernandez obliges.
Hernandez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hernandez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
Hernandez working Henderson over with knees to the body.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hernandez as Henderson tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Hernandez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hernandez walks away with a smile on his face. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez wants to clinch.
Henderson swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
Rain Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
Hernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez pushes Henderson away with a front kick.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez connects with a leg kick. Henderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hernandez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hernandez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hernandez.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hernandez misses with a straight right.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.

Hernandez closes the distance and pushes Henderson back into the cage.
Hernandez lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez connects with a knee to the head.
Hernandez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Hernandez scores with a knee to the head.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hernandez.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Henderson.
Hernandez looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Hernandez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Henderson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernandez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Hernandez breaks the clinch.
Hernandez wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hernandez staying out of range there.
Henderson thuds a left hand into Hernandez's body.
Hernandez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hernandez throws a nice head kick!
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Rain Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Hernandez swinging wildly here.
Hernandez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Hernandez scores with a four punch combination!
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rain Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hernandez is fending him off so far but Henderson persists. Nope, Hernandez circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick lands from Hernandez.
Henderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hernandez lands with a kick to the temple. Henderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hernandez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henderson's head.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Henderson scores with a jab.
Henderson is looking to wear down Hernandez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hernandez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson lands a slapping body shot.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hernandez counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson thuds his right hand into Hernandez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Hernandez throws a solid leg kick but Henderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hernandez.
Henderson throws the left hand but Hernandez avoids the punch easily.

Hernandez closes the distance and pushes Henderson back into the cage.
Henderson just leaning against Hernandez, taking a breather.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Hernandez blocking some punches.
Hernandez misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hernandez throws an elbow but misses.
Hernandez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernandez throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson gets through Hernandez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hernandez throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernandez controls his hands.
Henderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Hernandez tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson presses Hernandez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hernandez prevents it.
Hernandez looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson has Hernandez pressed against the cage.
Hernandez has Henderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hernandez as Henderson tries to tie him up.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernandez 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!
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hernandez won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Hernandez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson is looking to control Hernandez's arms but Hernandez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henderson has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from Henderson.
Henderson avoiding damage as Hernandez throws knees to the body.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hernandez tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson is working Hernandez over against the cage.
Henderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hernandez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hernandez blocks a body shot from Henderson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Henderson avoiding damage as Hernandez throws knees to the body.
Henderson lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dan Henderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson fails with the takedown.
Hernandez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hernandez.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Hernandez lands a high kick!
Henderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hernandez is fending him off so far but Henderson persists. Nope, Hernandez circles away and we're back to standing.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Hernandez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Hernandez gets a clinch.
Henderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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 misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernandez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hernandez stops a takedown attempt from Henderson.
Hernandez scores with a knee to the head.
Hernandez lands a knee to the head.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernandez lands a knee to the head.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hernandez tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Hernandez.
Hernandez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Hernandez is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Hernandez into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Henderson avoids the elbow strike from Hernandez, against the cage.
Hernandez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hernandez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rain Hernandez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henderson tries to work over Hernandez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Henderson breaks the clinch.
Hernandez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Henderson forces Hernandez back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson blocks an elbow strike.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson tries a body shot but Hernandez blocks it.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernandez is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
A combination from Hernandez does no damage.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hernandez swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hernandez.
Hernandez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henderson with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Hernandez. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson throws the left hand but Hernandez avoids the punch easily.
Hernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Hernandez ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rain Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hernandez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rain Hernandez!
As Rain Hernandez got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thank you LA Combat for giving me the opportunity to fight a great warrior in Dan Henderson. I wanna thank my coaches and my fans. I'M BAAACK!!!'.