PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Here Comes the Boom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brandao
vs
Henderson

178 cm
25
170 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

176 cm
26
168 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brandao.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Brandao shakes it off.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Brandao throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Henderson.
Brandao dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a wild combination.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandao.
Brandao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson thuds his right hand into Brandao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henderson connects with a body shot that sends Brandao's belly button to the back.
Brandao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henderson delivers a nice body kick.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Brandao is out of range.
Brandao misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Henderson feints and then cracks Brandao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brandao down.
Henderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandao. That did some damage!
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 scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands with a hook. Henderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandao.
Brandao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brandao misses with a looping right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Henderson.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brandao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheers as Henderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brandao doesn't seem phased though.
Henderson slips a straight right by Brandao.
Brandao slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Brandao takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Brandao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brandao's sensitive parts.
Henderson connects with a body shot that sends Brandao's belly button to the back.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Henderson.
Henderson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brandao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Henderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Brandao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Brandao counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brandao's head.
Brandao misses with a hook.
Brandao lands a head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henderson connects with a jab.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brandao swinging wildly here.
Brandao misses with a few strikes there.
Brandao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Brandao's head.
Brandao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Brandao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Henderson cracks Brandao with an open hand slap.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.
Brandao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab by Henderson.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandao. That did some damage!
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Brandao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Decent striking displayed by Henderson there.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson feints a jab promting Brandao to slip. Henderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brandao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Brandao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson cracks a nice hook into Brandao's ribs.
Henderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brandao momentarily.
Henderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brandao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Brandao.
A jab from Brandao finds it's way through Henderson's defenses.
Brandao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Henderson.
Henderson throws the left hand but Brandao avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Henderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brandao might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Henderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brandao misses with the combination.
Brandao throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson moves out of range as Brandao strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Henderson.
Henderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henderson lands a slapping body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Henderson.
Henderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Brandao.
Nice uppercut there from Henderson.
Henderson lands the left hand.
Henderson throws a series of strikes that have Brandao backpedaling.
Brandao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brandao blocks a jab.
Brandao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brandao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henderson.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henderson can pounce on him.
Brandao moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Henderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Brandao.
Brandao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Brandao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Brandao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Brandao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Henderson feints a jab promting Brandao to slip. Henderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brandao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Brandao is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Brandao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Henderson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Brandao. Brandao tries to recover but Henderson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Brandao lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Henderson!
Jeremy Henderson is the new welterweight champion!