PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wu Tang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tang
vs
Henderson

185 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wu Tang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tang misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henderson fails with the takedown

and Tang counters with a shoot takedown. Henderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Henderson 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 lands an upkick as Tang stands over him.
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tang working some strikes from top position.
Tang forces his way into half guard.
Tang is pressing down on Henderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henderson is holding on for now.
Henderson tries to get to full guard but Tang has control of the leg.
Henderson is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tang connects with a nice short shot to Henderson's temple.
Tang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tang lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henderson is looking to improve his position.
Tang works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Tang.
Tang in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tang looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tang is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Henderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tang working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tang lands with some strikes.
Tang prevents Henderson from getting the reversal.
Tang postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henderson looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tang cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Henderson is rocked!
Henderson can't escape the position.
Henderson looks gassed!
Tang with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Henderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Henderson can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Tang.

Tang goes for an armbar but Henderson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Henderson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working a defensive guard here.

Tang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tang cracks Henderson with a solid left hand.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tang passes Henderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Tang is looking for a kimura but Henderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tang to get the leverage.
Tang scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tang moves into full mount! Henderson won't be happy about that!
Tang working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Henderson is trying to escape the mount.
Tang with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tang in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tang 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 throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tang. What's that going to do exactly?
Henderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henderson wants to hold on but Tang pushes him away.
Henderson is trying to escape the mount.
Henderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Tang goes for an armbar but Henderson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Henderson.
Henderson working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Henderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wu Tang dominated that round.
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.

Henderson shoots and misses

and Tang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tang.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Tang controlling him for the moment.
Tang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Tang throwing strikes but missing.
Tang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Tang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Tang or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson which made him look bad.
Henderson has his takedown stuffed

and Tang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wu Tang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Henderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson trying to hold on to Tang's head to control him but Tang postures up.
Tang blocks the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tang's back!
Henderson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Henderson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tang covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Tang is rocked!
Henderson scoring with big shots to the body. Tang is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Tang was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Henderson!