PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Henderson (ranked 3471 p4p, 84 weight class) and Petchuangtong Sitsongrit (ranked 3257 p4p, 80 weight class). Jimmy Henderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Henderson
vs
Sitsongrit

190 cm
29
217 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

179 cm
19
157 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

RESISTANCE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuangtong Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sitsongrit instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.

Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away.

Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
Sitsongrit slowing the pace effectively.
Sitsongrit is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit stalling the fight.
Sitsongrit leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson is looking for a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Sitsongrit.

It looks like Jimmy Henderson has been cut.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch

and Henderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Sitsongrit pushes Henderson off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that Henderson semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A nice combination there by Sitsongrit.

Henderson gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Henderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick from Sitsongrit lands but Henderson takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit scores with a head kick.
Sitsongrit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch

and Henderson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sitsongrit!

Henderson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sitsongrit rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Henderson's guard! Nice work there by Sitsongrit!
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Sitsongrit tries to pass.
Sitsongrit throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petchuangtong Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Henderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimmy Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Henderson off the cage and back into range.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
Henderson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses

and Henderson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sitsongrit!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Henderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sitsongrit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Henderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sitsongrit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Sitsongrit is defending well.

Henderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jimmy Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Henderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Henderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sitsongrit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sitsongrit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking for a sweep.

Henderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Henderson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sitsongrit is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Henderson yanks on the arm and Sitsongrit is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Henderson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Henderson!