PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little comes to the cage accompanied by Muse - Knights Of Cydonia . Bradley Henson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Little
vs
Henson

170 cm
23
151 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

180 cm
23
153 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradley Henson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Henson.
Little defending well as Henson loads up on a big left hand.
Henson staying out of range there.
Henson wants to clinch.
Henson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Little avoids the body shot from Henson.
Little closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Little with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henson to score with a decent uppercut.
Henson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henson misses with a wild body shot.
Little thows a body shot but no joy.
Henson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a one-two to the body.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
Little defending well as Henson loads up on a big left hand.
Little moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Little tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Little throws a right and a left that Henson avoids nicely.
Henson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henson throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
Henson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Little throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henson throws a jab when Little was well out of range.
Henson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henson to score with a decent uppercut.
Little misses with a combination
and Henson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Little walks into a left hand.
Little walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Henson.
Henson keeps the fight on the outside.

Little gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henson misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Henson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson tries to pull guard but Little won't allow it.
Henson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henson.
Henson misses with the head strike.
Henson has Little pressed against the cage, preventing Little from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Henson has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Henson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little prevents the takedown attempt.
Henson struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Henson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henson misses with the head strike.
Henson struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Henson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little blocking some punches.
Henson lands a left hand.
Henson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henson misses with the head strike.
Little tries to break the clinch but Henson is controlling the position.
Henson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Henson fails to land.
Henson lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little blocking some punches.
Henson working aggressively here.
Henson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Little smiles and moves away.
Dalton Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Henson.
Henson slips a jab and a cross from Little.
Little looks to land a combination but Henson avoids it well.
Henson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henson.
A jab from Henson misses.
Henson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little throws a hook but Henson blocks it.
Little slips a jab from Henson.
Henson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Henson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from Henson. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henson.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
Henson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Henson.
Henson lands a slapping body shot.
Little wants to clinch.
Henson lands a glancing blow to the side of Little's head.
Henson misses with an uppercut
and Little counters with a series of strikes. Henson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Little slips under a jab.
Little takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henson throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dalton Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henson lands a really nice looking cross but Little seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Little.
Bradley Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
Good shot there by Henson.
Little scores with a nice right hand.
Henson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little lands a leg kick that knocks Henson off balance momentarily.
Henson misses with a lunging right hand
and Little counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henson misses with a hook
and Little counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bradley Henson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Little staying out of range there.
Little staying out of range there.
Henson throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henson misses with a wild body shot.

Little has Henson up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little blocking some punches.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henson can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Little wants to get back to striking at distance but Henson won't allow it.
Henson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little's elbow.
Little prevents a body shot from Henson.
Little blocks an uppercut.
Henson misses with a punch on the inside.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little prevents a takedown attempt there.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Henson is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
Henson lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
Henson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henson misses with a punch on the inside.

Little pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Henson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Little doesn't seem phased though.
Henson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Little under the eye.
Henson throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson cracks a nice hook into Little's ribs.
Henson throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Little.
Henson connects with a looping right hand.
Henson misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Henson checks the leg kick nicely there.
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!
Henson misses with a straight left.
Henson throws a poor cross that misses
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Henson throws a hook but Little blocks it.
Little swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Henson pushes him off.
A big right from Henson misses.
Henson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Henson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Little fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Little blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Henson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.
Henson throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little moves forwards but Henson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henson scores with a decent looking hook.
Henson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Little moves away from the strike by Henson.

Henson darts in and clinches Little up against the cage.
Henson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson is looking to control Little's arms but Little gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henson has his back to the cage.
Little tries to break free but Henson pushes him back against the cage.
Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little blocks a body shot from Henson.

Henson pulls Little into guard.

Henson has his foot on Little's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Little works his way back into a safe position though.

Little stands up from Henson's guard - Little perhaps looking for a knockout.
Little moves out of range of the strikes.
Little connects with a looping right hand.
Little uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henson.
A jab from Henson misses.
Henson lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot by Henson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range.
Little fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Little finds it's way through Henson's defenses.
Henson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Littles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, jab by Henson - just one landing.
Little needs to keep his hands up - Henson had a free shot at his head there.
Henson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Henson lands.
Little swinging wildly here.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little moves away from the strike by Henson.
Henson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little dodges the punch combination from Henson.
Henson lands a slapping body shot.
Henson missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Henson misses.
Henson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Henson moves out of range as Little strikes.
Henson lands a nice shot that snaps Little's head back.
Little slips a straight right by Henson.
No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Henson misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Henson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Little slips a jab from Henson.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henson moves away.
Henson misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Little.
A big left from Henson misses.
Little looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little walks into a left hand.
Little takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dalton Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradley Henson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henson lands a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Henson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henson 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Henson!
Bradley Henson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.