PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by American Bad Ass. Kiedis has chosen Tupac as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Henderson
vs
Kiedis

176 cm
26
153 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

180 cm
27
165 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lands with a cross.
Kiedis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick by Henderson misses
and Kiedis counters with an outside leg kick.
Henderson slips a jab from Kiedis.
Crunch! Kiedis slams his shin into Henderson's torso.
Kiedis blocks a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kiedis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Henderson - the referee stops the clock and Kiedis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Henderson. Kiedis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Kiedis tried to score with a low kick but Henderson checks it.
Nice body punch from Kiedis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiedis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiedis.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson throws out a leg kick but Kiedis moves out of range and Henderson only half commits.
Henderson checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiedis should have avoided that one.
Kiedis connects with an inside leg kick.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henderson 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 Kiedis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiedis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kiedis throws a front kick that sends Henderson stumbling back into the cage.
Kiedis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiedis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Kiedis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiedis throws a front kick that sends Henderson stumbling back into the cage.
Kiedis throws a front kick aimed at Henderson's knee but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiedis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiedis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis lands a head kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kiedis.
Kiedis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kiedis misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Kiedis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiedis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Kiedis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Kiedis moves away and avoids it.
Kiedis lands with a cross.
Kiedis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kiedis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiedis misses with a low kick as Henderson jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Kiedis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Kiedis moved away.
Kiedis misses with a straight right.
Kiedis throws a nice head kick!
Mike Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiedis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiedis looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Kiedis throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Kiedis lands a leg kick that knocks Henderson off balance momentarily.
Henderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiedis throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiedis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Kiedis counters with a good low kick that Henderson was not able to check.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kiedis.
Kiedis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kiedis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Kiedis.
Kiedis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henderson takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Kiedis.
Henderson lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiedis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Kiedis lands a front kick.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Kiedis counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Kiedis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kiedis.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiedis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kiedis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kiedis throws out a powerful jab.
Kiedis misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Henderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnny Kiedis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiedis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Kiedis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Henderson is rocked!
Kiedis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Henderson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Kiedis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henderson takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson misses with a body punch
and Kiedis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A big right from Kiedis misses.
Henderson slips under a jab from Kiedis.
Henderson checks a leg kick.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiedis misses with a leg kick.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Kiedis counters with a good, hard body kick but Henderson shrugs it off.
Henderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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.
Kiedis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Kiedis saw that one coming.
Kiedis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
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 stuns Kiedis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiedis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Henderson as he checks the leg kick.
Kiedis scores with a push kick.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses.
Kiedis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiedis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kiedis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis lands a leg kick that knocks Henderson off balance momentarily.
Kiedis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henderson's calf.
Kiedis moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Kiedis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiedis clobbers Henderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some bone on bone action there as Kiedis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kiedis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiedis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henderson is out of range and Kiedis settles back down.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Kiedis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
A leg kick checked by Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiedis throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Kiedis misses with a low kick.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kiedis counters with a nice leg kick.
Kiedis feints and then cracks Henderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
Henderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiedis connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiedis moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Kiedis lands with a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Kiedis's head but Kiedis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Kiedis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kiedis throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kiedis on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kiedis, right into the meat.
Henderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kiedis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiedis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henderson jabs at Kiedis's body.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiedis sprawls well. Kiedis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiedis connects with a body shot that sends Henderson's belly button to the back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kiedis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiedis tried to score with a low kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis slips under a jab.
Henderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiedis.
Henderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiedis's sensitive parts.
Kiedis throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson lands a head kick. Kiedis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Kiedis.
Kiedis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
Kiedis misses with a low kick.
Kiedis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kiedis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiedis tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kiedis has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Kiedis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiedis.
Kiedis lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiedis counters with an outside leg kick.
Kiedis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kiedis 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.
Kiedis lands a head kick. Henderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Kiedis counters with an outside leg kick.
Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiedis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson defending well as Kiedis loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Kiedis counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiedis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Kiedis throws the kick towards the body but Henderson avoids it.
Kiedis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kiedis throws a chopping leg kick but Henderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis tries to land a front kick but Henderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Henderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Kiedis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Kiedis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiedis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiedis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mike Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good leg kick by Henderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnny Kiedis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kiedis slips a straight right by Henderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Henderson there.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Kiedis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kiedis 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Kiedis!
Johnny Kiedis thanked the fans post fight for their support.