PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Henderson (ranked 2548 p4p, 1369 weight class) and Pete Dunham (ranked 310 p4p, 38 weight class). Dunham comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Im Forever Blowing Bubbles kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pete Dunham is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Henderson
vs
Dunham

170 cm
29
165
13 - 14 - 1

178 cm
29
170
8 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Vegan Gains

Vegan Gains

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 13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Dunham off the cage and back into range.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Dunham scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Dunham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson shoots in for a double leg but Dunham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dunham throws out a counter right but Henderson avoids it with no problem.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunham gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson .
We've been informed that Dunham has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dunham misses with a hook.
Ryan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Henderson as he connects with a hook.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Dunham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson has his takedown stuffed
and Dunham counters with a nice uppercut.
Dunham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Henderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dunham's half guard.
Henderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dunham defending well though.
Henderson wants to take a breather but Dunham is having none of it.
Henderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dunham looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Dunham dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Henderson passes to full mount!
Dunham is trying desperately to improve position.
Henderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dunham can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henderson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham wants to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Henderson .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is landing with some decent strikes but Dunham is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like Pete Dunham has been cut.
Henderson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Henderson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dunham avoids a series of strikes thrown by Henderson .
Henderson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dunham wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Henderson .
Henderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson punching from mount but Dunham doing a good job of avoiding damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunham in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Henderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dunham's face.

Dunham is rocked!
A big strike lands for Henderson ! That's really hurt Dunham and he's turned his back - Henderson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Henderson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Henderson !
Ryan Henderson gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).