PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jooginz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jooginz has chosen Break some shit as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
Jooginz

180 cm
23
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Malicious Intent Fight Gear - The Pit Inc

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Jooginz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jooginz scores with a nice head shot.
Henderson tries to move into range but Jooginz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson shoots in and drives through. Jooginz sprawls well.

Jooginz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Henderson sprawls well initially but Jooginz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jooginz wants to pass the guard but Henderson is defending well.
Henderson is looking to improve his position.
Jooginz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jooginz.
Jooginz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Jooginz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ground and pound from Jooginz.

Jooginz seems to be working for a kimura but Henderson defends the submission attempt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson takes one to the side of the head.
Henderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Henderson.
Henderson with a poor takedown
and Jooginz counters with a left to the body.
Henderson is breathing heavily.

Jooginz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henderson's guard.
Jooginz advances to half guard.
Jooginz throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Jooginz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jooginz is working for a submission of some sort.
Jooginz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jooginz not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Jooginz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Jooginz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henderson sees it coming and defends easily.
Henderson trying to control from the bottom.
Jooginz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
Henderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jooginz is keen to just control but Henderson is a slippery customer.

Jooginz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jooginz is working for a submission of some sort.
Henderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jooginz blocks the strikes from Henderson.
Jooginz trying to mount his opponent but Henderson defends it.
Jooginz is trying to control. Henderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jooginz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jooginz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson with a poor takedown
and Jooginz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Henderson rushes Jooginz and presses him up against the cage.
Jooginz effectively controlling the action here.
Henderson working aggressively here.

Jooginz manages to break the clinch.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Jooginz.
Henderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Jooginz counters with a left and a right that stings Henderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Henderson is thwarting Jooginz's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Jooginz dominated that round.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jooginz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jooginz working the head and body with strikes.
Jooginz advances nicely into full mount.
Henderson is bucking up trying to escape but Jooginz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jooginz raining down shots from the mount!
Jooginz lands a nice shot to the head.
Henderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Jooginz has a good base and remains in mount.

Jooginz has control of Henderson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Henderson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jooginz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jooginz with good strikes from the mount here!
Henderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henderson tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jooginz working for a submission but Henderson is keeping him at bay.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jooginz on the ground.
Jooginz lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Jooginz.
Jooginz with shots to the head and body - Henderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding Jooginz's attempts to control the action.
Jooginz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Jooginz is going olschool here, as he tries to force Henderson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Henderson shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson is working to get back to half guard.
Jooginz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Henderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jooginz looking to finish Henderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henderson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jooginz lands a heavy elbow.
Henderson tries to reverse the position but Jooginz maintains control.
Jooginz working Henderson over with strikes here.
Jooginz landing strikes from the mount.
Jooginz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henderson hang on?
Jooginz with shots to the head and body - Henderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henderson is looking to improve his position but Jooginz isn't that keen on the idea.
Jooginz dominating with strikes here.
Jooginz lands a heavy elbow.
Jooginz forces the positional change into back control.
Jooginz lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Henderson.

Jooginz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Henderson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Henderson right now.
Jooginz gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Jooginz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Henderson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Even with his hooks in, Jooginz manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Jooginz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Jooginz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Jooginz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jooginz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Henderson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jooginz throwing sloppy strikes.

Jooginz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Henderson is in bad spot here.
Jooginz lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jooginz struggling to keep hold of the position.
Henderson trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Jooginz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jooginz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jooginz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jooginz working some strikes from top position.
Jooginz controls from within his opponent's guard.

Henderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jooginz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jooginz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jooginz won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
Jooginz passes Henderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jooginz lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jooginz slows the pace down in half guard.
Jooginz working Henderson over with strikes.
Jooginz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Jooginz is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Henderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Henderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Henderson has hold of Jooginz's hands but Jooginz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Henderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jooginz stands up over Henderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jooginz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Henderson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jooginz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Henderson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jooginz's back instead.
Jooginz breaks Henderson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Jooginz from controlling successfully.
Jooginz postures up and lands a big shot to Henderson's brow.
Jooginz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jooginz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jooginz tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jooginz swinging wilding here.
Henderson misses with a double jab
and Jooginz counters with a one-two to the body.

Jooginz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jooginz moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Jooginz working the head and body with strikes.
Jooginz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jooginz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Jooginz advances nicely into full mount.
Jooginz lands a big elbow.
Jooginz with shots to the head and body - Henderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jooginz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Henderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jooginz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding Jooginz's attempts to control the action.
Henderson is trying to escape the mount.
Jooginz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jooginz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Jooginz has a good base and remains in mount.
Jooginz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jooginz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jooginz with shots to the head and body - Henderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jooginz cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Jooginz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jooginz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Jooginz!