PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Henderson (ranked 1441 p4p, 1447 weight class) and Rebel Smith (ranked 189 p4p, 191 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Henderson
vs
Smith

170 cm
31
165
17 - 17 - 1

175 cm
37
162
20 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

Brooklyn Apothecary
Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

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 17 - 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 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson .
Smith misses with a hook

and Henderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Henderson drags him back down.

Henderson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smith to his feet.
Smith lands a body shot.
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 feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Henderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Henderson lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henderson throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Henderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson tries to counter with a takedown but Smith is quick to defend against it.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Henderson walks into a left hand.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a hook

and Henderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith is trying to keep Henderson in close.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is controlling Henderson 's posture.
Henderson wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Henderson won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson staying out of range there.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Henderson scores with a jab to the head.
Henderson cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson throws a one two combo.
Henderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a swing at Henderson 's ribcage but misses.
Henderson scores with a nice strike.

Henderson drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Henderson is looking for the KO!

Smith is rocked!
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henderson swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson .
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Henderson scores with a jab.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Henderson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson .
Henderson lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson is looking to counter punch.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Henderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Henderson .
Ryan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson .
Smith lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith cracks a nice hook into Henderson 's ribs.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Henderson misses the target.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Henderson 's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Smith throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson 's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips under a jab from Henderson .
Rebel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith blocks a jab.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Henderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Smith.
Henderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
Henderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Henderson .
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith cracks Henderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Henderson .
Henderson misses the jab.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Ryan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith digs a good body shot into Henderson 's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut

and Henderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Henderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Smith sneaks out the side door and pushes Henderson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henderson needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rebel Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Henderson as he connects with a hook.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Henderson 's head.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a nice strike.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henderson walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson connects with the punch.
Henderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henderson misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Henderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Henderson had a free shot at his head there.
Smith swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Henderson misses the body punch
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Henderson throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body punch from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Smith.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Smith throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Henderson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Henderson throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Henderson throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Henderson 's ribs.
Good shot there by Smith.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryan Henderson .
Well Henderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

The fight is ruled a draw!