PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bun Chantha (ranked 3321 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Henderson (ranked 2816 p4p, 0 weight class). Chantha comes to the cage accompanied by WORDS BOXIN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chantha
vs
Henderson

180 cm
24
180 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

180 cm
39
182 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bun Chantha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chantha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Chantha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chantha.
Chantha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson lands the left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Chantha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chantha.
Chantha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good work by Chantha as he checks the leg kick.
Chantha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Chantha's ribcage.
Chantha scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chantha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chantha just leaning against Henderson, taking a breather.
Henderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chantha misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Chantha avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chantha.
Chantha is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Chantha misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Chantha avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Chantha blocks with his arms.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chantha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chantha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chantha swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chantha throws a head punch that misses.
Chantha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson gets through Chantha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Chantha avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chantha is defending well for now.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Chantha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chantha's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Chantha fails to land.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Chantha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chantha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Chantha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Henderson has managed to clinch.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chantha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Chantha fails to land.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Henderson.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henderson as Chantha tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Chantha.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Chantha controls the action.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson scores with a shot to the side of Chantha's head.
Chantha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Chantha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chantha lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Chantha blocks it.
Chantha tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Chantha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body.
Chantha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chantha blocks it with crossed arms.
Chantha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Chantha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantha misses with a body punch.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Chantha avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chantha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chantha tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Chantha.
Chantha throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Chantha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chantha throws a body shot but no joy.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chantha.
Chantha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chantha throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Chantha moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Henderson blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Julius Henderson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chantha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henderson throws a body punch but Chantha moves out of range.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chantha swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Chantha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chantha doesn't seem bothered though.
Bun Chantha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson scores with a punch to the head.
Chantha tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
Henderson clobbers Chantha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chantha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chantha tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Chantha is looking to counter punch.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantha tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Chantha is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Chantha tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chantha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chantha tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Chantha working aggressively here.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Chantha avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chantha's elbow.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Chantha controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chantha throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
A left hand lands to the body for Chantha.
Henderson tries to work over Chantha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Henderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chantha gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Chantha avoids the damage to the body.
Chantha is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Chantha into the cage.
Chantha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chantha throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Julius Henderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chantha.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Chantha blocks with his arms.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henderson.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Chantha controls his hands.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Chantha controls the action.

Chantha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chantha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson wants to counter with a clinch but Chantha pushes him away.

Chantha forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Chantha avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chantha backwards.
Chantha lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chantha can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chantha misses with the head strike.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chantha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chantha backwards.
Chantha misses with a body punch.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chantha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chantha avoids it.

Chantha manages to break the clinch.
Henderson throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Chantha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but Chantha shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chantha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chantha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Chantha loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
A punch combination from Chantha misses.
Chantha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chantha stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chantha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson connects with a jab.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chantha moves away.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Chantha tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson thuds his right hand into Chantha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Chantha off the cage and back into range.
Chantha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson swings for the body but Chantha moves out of range.
Chantha misses with a looping right.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Chantha is just out of range.

Henderson clinches with his opponent.
Chantha working aggressively here.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chantha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chanthas head.
Chantha avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Chantha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Chantha blocks with his arms.
Julius Henderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantha managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Chantha misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chantha lands a shoulder strike.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chantha prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Chantha avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Chantha blocks it.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Chantha avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chantha's elbow.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chantha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chantha.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henderson lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Chantha misses with the head strike.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chantha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chantha managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chantha is defending well for now.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chantha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chantha tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chantha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bun Chantha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chantha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chantha misses with the head strike.
Henderson tries to work over Chantha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chantha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chantha.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chantha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chantha.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Chantha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chantha throws a head punch that misses.
Chantha managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Chantha avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.

Chantha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chantha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson connects with a crisp jab.
Chantha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Henderson.
Chantha throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Chantha sets himself, and Henderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Chantha avoids it this time.
Henderson lands a jab to Chantha's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henderson 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Henderson!
Julius Henderson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Bun Chantha stepped up to the mic, saying 'thank'.