PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucjan Anielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
Anielski

179 cm
25
203 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

185 cm
31
185 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BeastMode

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucjan Anielski!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson clinches up with Anielski and pushes him back against the cage.
Anielski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson .
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson throws a nice head kick!
Henderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anielski counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Henderson .
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anielski.
Anielski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anielski takes one on the button.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 throws a body kick that misses.
Anielski blocks a head kick by Henderson .
Anielski throws a hook to the side of Henderson 's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anielski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Henderson clinches with his opponent.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.

Anielski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson connects with a looping right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henderson .
Anielski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anielski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shield in the buildup to the fight.
Henderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab from Anielski.
Henderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Henderson .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anielski blocks a jab.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Henderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anielski counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anielski misses with a jab to the body
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Anielski moves out of range.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Anielski moves out of range easily.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anielski.
Good exchange - Henderson coming out on top.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anielski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henderson throws the kick towards the body but Anielski avoids it.
Anielski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anielski fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Anielski counters with a one-two to the body.
Henderson throws a hook but Anielski avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Henderson .
Henderson scores with a head kick.
Henderson cracks Anielski with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Henderson misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch but Anielski moves out of range.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Anielski counters with a straight right hand.
Anielski swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson .
Henderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson misses with a kick to the body.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anielski.
Anielski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henderson backs up against the cage.
Anielski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anielski tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Henderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anielski.
Anielski lands an overhand right.

Henderson darts in and clinches Anielski up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Anielski.
Anielski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Anielski manages to break the clinch.
Henderson scores with a three punch combo!
Henderson throws a right hand that Anielski ducks under and follows up with a left that Anielski also avoids with ease.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Anielski moves out of range easily.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Anielski is out of range.
Anielski lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Anielski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henderson doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Anielski misses.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Anielski throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson throws a lazy head kick
and Anielski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.
Henderson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anielski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anielski misses with a wild body shot.
Anielski misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Anielski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anielski's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a head kick. Anielski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henderson cracks Anielski with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Anielski avoids them all with ease.
Anielski slips a jab from Henderson .
Anielski misses with an uppercut.
Henderson tries to land a front kick but Anielski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anielski misses with a straight left.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson feints and then cracks Anielski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anielski down.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Anielski avoids nicely.
Anielski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anielski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson 's elbow.
Anielski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson .
Still in the clinch, Anielski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Anielski has double underhooks.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson misses with a hook
and Anielski counters with a stiff right hand.
Anielski throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson misses with a low kick as Anielski jumps back.
Anielski lands a jab to the head.
Henderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anielski. Anielski obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anielski can do to turn this around?
Anielski misses with a body shot.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Anielski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson works over Anielski's head and body with a nice combination.
Anielski loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anielski.
Anielski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Anielski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Henderson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anielski.
Anielski blocks a head kick by Henderson .
Henderson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Anielski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson lands a head kick!
A low kick from Henderson misses
and Anielski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anielski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson .
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anielski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anielski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anielski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a lazy head kick
and Anielski counters with a low kick, right behind Henderson 's knee.
Anielski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henderson has time to react.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anielski!
Anielski swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Anielski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anielski avoids the head kick by Henderson .
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Anielski moves out of range easily.
Henderson wants to land a leg kick but Anielski is out of range.
Anielski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anielski ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anielski throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Anielski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson .

Anielski moves into the clinch.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Anielski keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Anielski.
A hook to the body from Anielski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anielski misses with a punch to the body.

Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anielski.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anielski manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Henderson .
Anielski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a one two combo.
Anielski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson throws a jab when Anielski was well out of range.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Anielski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Lucjan Anielski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anielski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henderson on the side of the head.
Anielski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anielski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Anielski does no damage.
Anielski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anielski lands a body shot.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anielski feints and then cracks Henderson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson misses the jab.
Anielski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anielski moves out of range of the body kick from Henderson .
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Henderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dan Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson throws a head kick but Anielski moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucjan Anielski.
Well Henderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson !
After winning the bout, Dan Henderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.