PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anak Monyet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Henderson
vs
Monyet

184 cm
27
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

Solid boxing
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 4 - 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 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anak Monyet!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monyet misses the shot to the body.
Monyet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monyet dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Monyet fails to land with a series of punches.
Monyet throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henderson.
Monyet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.

Monyet closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Monyet.
Monyet misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monyet.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Monyet gets an underhook and turns Henderson into the ropes.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monyet stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Henderson.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Monyet.

Monyet breaks the clinch.
Monyet pushes Henderson away with a front kick.
Monyet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Henderson tries to move into range but Monyet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Monyet throws a big shot that misses.
Monyet punishes Henderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Monyet misses with an uppercut
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson throws a body punch but Monyet moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monyet works Henderson's body with a nice hook.
Monyet lands the left hand.
Monyet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henderson's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monyet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henderson moves out of range as Monyet strikes.
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Monyet backs up against the ropes.
Monyet just misses with a punch to the body.
Monyet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Monyet.
Monyet misses with a leg kick.
Monyet swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monyet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson walks into a straight right hand from Monyet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monyet.
Monyet misses with a looping left.
Monyet thows a body shot but no joy.
Monyet throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Monyet fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Monyet misses.
Monyet misses the jab.
Anak Monyet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monyet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Monyet just misses with a punch to the body.
Monyet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monyet needs to keep his hands up - Henderson had a free shot at his head there.
Monyet scores with a shot to the body.
Monyet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henderson!

It looks like Anak Monyet 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!
Monyet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monyet throws a half hearted mid kick.
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
Monyet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Monyet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monyet throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
A left and a right from Monyet both land. Nice combination.

Henderson rushes Monyet and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Henderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Monyet stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anak Monyet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anak Monyet's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Monyet catches Henderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Monyet misses with a low kick.
Monyet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Monyet avoids the body shot from Henderson.
A right-left combo lands from Henderson.
Monyet moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Monyet slips under a jab from Henderson.
Henderson feints and then cracks Monyet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monyet down.
Monyet misses with an uppercut
and Henderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monyet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monyet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monyet.
Henderson misses with a hook. Monyet ducked under it nicely.
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monyet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Monyet.
Monyet swinging wildly here.
Monyet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
A clash of legs there as Henderson blocks the low kick.
Monyet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Monyet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson tests Monyet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Monyet backs up against the ropes.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson cracks Monyet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monyet throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Henderson.
Monyet throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Monyet throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monyet staying out of range there.
Monyet moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Henderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Monyet throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Monyet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monyet throws a low kick, looking for Henderson's leg but Henderson calmly moves out of range.
Monyet throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Monyet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Monyet moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monyet, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Monyet.
Monyet thows a body shot but no joy.
Monyet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Monyet is out of range.
Monyet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monyet misses with the body kick
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monyet throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
Monyet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Monyet saw that one coming.
Monyet scores with a push kick.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monyet.
A big right from Monyet misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Monyet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monyet takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson misses with a shot to the body
and Monyet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henderson lands a jab.
Monyet checks a leg kick nicely.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monyet. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Henderson moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson blocks an uppercut.

Monyet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Monyet does no damage.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook 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 Anak Monyet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Henderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Monyet looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monyet.
Nice defenses there by Monyet.
Monyet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Monyet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monyet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Henderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monyet is looking to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Henderson.
Monyet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monyet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Monyet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monyet.
Monyet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson checks a low kick from Monyet.
Henderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Henderson sizes up Monyet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monyet lands a body shot.
Monyet throws an off balance right hand
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monyet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Anak Monyet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monyet throws out a leg kick but Henderson moves out of range and Monyet only half commits.
Monyet throws a front kick aimed at Henderson's knee but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Monyet is just out of range.
Monyet throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henderson.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Monyet.
Monyet slips a straight right by Henderson.
A combination from Monyet does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monyet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monyet misses with a left hand
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monyet throws an off balance right hand
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monyet looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Monyet looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Monyet missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monyet on the side of the head.
Monyet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monyet avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson throws a hook but Monyet blocks it.
Monyet digs a good body shot into Henderson's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monyet walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monyet throws out the jab.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monyet.
Henderson lands a jab.
Monyet misses with a low kick.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson throws a right hand that Monyet ducks under and follows up with a left that Monyet also avoids with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Monyet trying to land knees to the body.
Monyet blocking some punches.
Henderson misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries a body shot but Monyet blocks it.

Monyet breaks from the clinch.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monyet was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Monyet dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Monyet doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Monyet misses.
Monyet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Monyet moved out of range.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Monyet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Henderson.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
After the big win, Dan Henderson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fresh To Death Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.