PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Henderson
vs
Lin

184 cm
28
190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

190 cm
28
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 6 - 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Lin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Lin.
Lin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lin throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lin misses with a body shot.
Lin misses with a double jab
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lin throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lin misses with a jab to the body
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Jeremy Lin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lin. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson thuds his right hand into Lin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lin lands a right hook to the body.
Lin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Lin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.

Lin clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lin.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Lin is controlling the position.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Lin controls the action.

Lin manages to break the clinch.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Lin.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Lin misses with a low kick.
Lin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Lin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henderson swings for the body but Lin moves out of range.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lin circles away quickly and effectively.
Lin throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
Lin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Lin.
Lin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lin throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Lin. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henderson throws a hook but Lin avoids it easily.

Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Lin tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Lin back against the cage.
Lin lands a body shot.

Lin manages to break the clinch.
Lin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jeremy Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lin.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lin.
Lin lands a lovely overhand right.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Lin moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Lin.
Lin doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Lin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lin thows a body shot but no joy.
Lin staying out of range there.
Lin misses with a body shot.
Henderson moves out of range as Lin throws a body kick.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Lin.
Henderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin misses the shot to the body.
Lin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Henderson.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lin misses with a low kick as Henderson jumps back.
Lin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henderson's hands.
Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lin feints a jab promting Henderson to slip. Lin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Henderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Lin digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
Henderson lands a leg kick that knocks Lin off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Lin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

A jab from Lin finds it's way through Henderson's defenses.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Lin misses with a shot to the body
and Henderson counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Lin lands a jab to the head.
Henderson tries a low kick but Lin avoids it.
Lin wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Lin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Henderson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lin clobbers Henderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lin misses with a wild body shot.
Lin throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.

Henderson gets a clinch.
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 lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lin.
A short right from Lin on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Lin is controlling the position.
Lin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lin.
Lin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Henderson blocks the elbow strike.
Lin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lin scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
A head punch on the inside from Lin fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Lin scores with a shoulder strike.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lin lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lin misses with a low kick.
Lin lands a slapping body shot.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lin.
Lin misses the shot to the body.
Lin doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Lin throws a one two combo.
Lin avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Lin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good leg kick by Lin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin with a hook.
Henderson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Lin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henderson, as that shot connected.
Lin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Lin moved out of range.
Lin wants to slow Henderson down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Jeremy Lin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lin scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Lin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lin tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lin fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin scores with a hook to the body. Henderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lin.
Lin lands a front kick.
Lin fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Lin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lin misses with a two punch combination.
Lin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.
Henderson tries to move into range but Lin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson swings for the body but Lin moves out of range.
Lin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lin dips to his left and cracks Henderson with an uppercut!
Lin thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Lin. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Lin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson stalks Lin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lin's face. Lin staggers backwards, shaken.
Lin wants to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Henderson as he connects with a hook.

Lin is rocked!
Lin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lin.
Lin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lin is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Lin moves out of range of the strikes.
Lin misses with a hook
and Henderson counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Lin badly! Henderson follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Lin out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Henderson finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Henderson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dan Henderson made sure he mentioned Fresh To Death Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.