PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Henderson (ranked 2583 p4p, 2829 weight class) and Thad Thayer (ranked 320 p4p, 345 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
Thayer

170 cm
30
165
15 - 17 - 1

165 cm
38
134
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thad Thayer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thayer fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Thayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson .
Thayer has his takedown stuffed
and Henderson counters with a series of strikes. Thayer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Thayer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson .
Thayer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Thayer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ryan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thad Thayer.
Thayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson .
Thayer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henderson .

It looks like Thad Thayer has been cut.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thayer.
Thayer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Henderson defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Henderson . Beautiful body shot.
Thayer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Henderson lands the left hand.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Thayer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson .
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Thayer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Thayer persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Thayer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thayer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Thayer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thayer avoids the body shot from Henderson .
As Henderson backs off Thayer throws a huge counter combo but Henderson manages to avoid it all.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thayer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayer has a takedown stuffed.
Henderson scores with a punch to the head.
Ryan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thayer momentarily.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Thayer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thayer has a takedown stuffed.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Thayer is just out of range.
Ryan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thayer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thayer. Thayer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Henderson misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thayer at a distance.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Thayer's head but Thayer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
Thayer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henderson in his tracks.

Henderson lands a left and a right that send Thayer crashing to the mat, dazed. Henderson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Thayer is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson cracks Thayer with a good jab.
We've been informed that Thayer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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 connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henderson takes a swing at Thayer's ribcage but misses.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thayer manages to avoid it.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thayer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thayer seems to have recovered his senses.
Thayer tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Henderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henderson .
Thayer is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Henderson dives into side control.

Henderson stands up.
Thayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thayer.
Thayer slips under a jab from Henderson .
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thayer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thad Thayer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thayer fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Thayer.

Thayer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thayer is in Henderson 's guard.
Thayer wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Henderson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Henderson wants to stand but Thayer is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thayer throwing strikes but missing.
Thayer looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson wants to stand but Thayer is controlling the position.
Thayer stays in close to Henderson 's body and controls the position.
Thayer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thayer dodges the punch combination from Henderson .
Henderson misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henderson throws a hook but Thayer blocks it.
Ryan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Thayer misses.
Thayer fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson lands with a nice combination. Thayer backs away looking to recover.
Thayer throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thayer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Henderson scores with a jab to the body.
Thayer ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson .
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Thayer moved out of range.
Thayer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Thayer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Henderson !
Thayer wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Thad Thayer has got the better of the ground game so far.

Thayer decides to stand back up. Thayer steps back and let's Henderson get back to his feet.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ryan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thad Thayer.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Thayer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Henderson defends it well.
Henderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That has opened up Thad Thayer's cut even more.
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!
Thayer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thayer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thayer can do to turn this around?
Henderson with a jab.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thayer.
Ryan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thayer doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson tries to counter with a takedown but Thayer is quick to defend against it.
Thayer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Thayer fails with the takedown.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thayer shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thad Thayer's cut.
That's time! Henderson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Thayer shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henderson throws a shot to the body.
Thayer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson . That snapped Thayer's head back.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thayer is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson scores with a hook.
Thayer scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thayer looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson throws a body punch but Thayer moves out of range.
Thayer wants to counter with a clinch but Henderson pushes him away.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Thayer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson takes a swing at Thayer's ribcage but misses.
Thayer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thad Thayer.
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Thayer moves into range and clinches up with Henderson .
Thayer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thayer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Henderson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson . Thayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thayer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson , pushing him back against the cage.
Thayer tries to score a body lock takedown but Henderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Henderson manages to break the clinch.
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!
Thayer shoots in looking for a takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl out of it but Thayer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thayer tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henderson catches Thayer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

The cut above Thad Thayer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thayer ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .
Thayer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henderson drops Thayer with a naaaaasty hook - Thayer is in real trouble here! Henderson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Henderson !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ryan Henderson made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.