PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henderson
vs
Crow

185 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Crow!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Henderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Henderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crow 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.
Henderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Henderson is in close to Crow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henderson landing with the ground and pound.
Henderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Crow has wrist control.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henderson works over Crow with some ground and pound from guard.
Henderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crow looks gassed!
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Crow blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crow has momentary wrist control but Henderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Henderson postures up in Crow's guard and throws a big left but Crow blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crow looking for a sweep. Not yet Crow, not yet.
Henderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crow looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crow shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crow throws a one two combo.

Henderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henderson showed some decent athleticism there.
Crow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henderson.
Crow wants to improve his position but Henderson is controlling well.
Henderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Henderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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.
Henderson working Crow over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working Crow over with strikes.
Henderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Crow dodges it nicely.
Henderson throwing shots but Crow is blocking nicely.
Crow wants to get back to his feet.
Henderson winds up and cracks Crow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henderson working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crow is trying to stand up here but Henderson is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Crow shoots in.
Danga de danga de dang - Henderson scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Mac Crow has been cut.

Henderson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crow quickly recovers to half guard.
Henderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Henderson uses his free foot to push down on Crow's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crow.
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 Crow's face.
John Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Henderson raining down shots from the mount!
Henderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow wants to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Henderson landing strikes from the mount and Crow is in trouble!
Henderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Henderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Henderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Crow is trying to escape the mount.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crow is bucking up trying to escape but Henderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Crow takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Henderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Henderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henderson is landing with some decent strikes but Crow is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Crow tries to hold on but Henderson postures up.
Henderson with shots to the head and body - Crow looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henderson landing shots from mount.
Henderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Henderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crow hang on?
The referee warns Crow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Henderson.
Henderson looking to finish Crow with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crow!
Henderson scoring with strikes but Crow is staying in there.
Henderson breaks from Crow's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Henderson with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Henderson lands a big shot there that rocks Crow but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Henderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Henderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crow?
Henderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Henderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Henderson.
Henderson with shots to the head and body - Crow looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Henderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mac Crow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Crow.
Henderson fails with the takedown

and Crow counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henderson's guard now.

Henderson kicks Crow off and gets to his feet.
Crow throws a combination. Henderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Crow 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.
Crow trying to stand up but can't free himself from Henderson's guard.

Crow gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crow swinging wildly here.
Crow throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crow lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson leaves Crow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Crow shoots in.
Crow doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Crow throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.

Henderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Crow taking some punishment here, with Henderson in his half guard.
Crow taking some punishment here, with Henderson in his half guard.
Henderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henderson.
Crow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crow defending well though.
Henderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Henderson gets a takedown into half guard.
Henderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Henderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Henderson with a couple of short strikes.
Henderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson landing strikes from the mount.
Crow is in a horrible position here. Henderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crow looks a forlorn figure.
Henderson lands a big shot there that rocks Crow but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Henderson looking to finish Crow with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crow!
Henderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Henderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Crow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Henderson looking to finish Crow with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crow!
Henderson won't let Crow get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crow?
Henderson landing strikes from the mount.
Crow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henderson lands a big elbow.
Henderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Crow taking shots to the head.
Henderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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 Crow's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Henderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mac Crow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson working the ground and pound effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henderson!