PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JoeGalvao Fernanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fernanda
vs
Henderson

175 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, JoeGalvao Fernanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernanda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernanda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fernanda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernanda tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Fernanda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Henderson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fernanda clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fernanda tries to escape but Henderson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Henderson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Fernanda is rocked!

It looks like JoeGalvao Fernanda has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson struggling to land strikes to the head as Fernanda covers up.
Fernanda wants to control his opponent's hands but Henderson gets his hands free.

Henderson seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Fernanda's chin but Fernanda turns very nicely into Henderson's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Fernanda.
Fernanda stands and throws Henderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Fernanda controlling from the full mount.
Fernanda throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson is trying to stand.
Fernanda wants to control the pace but Henderson is squirming around nicely.
Henderson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernanda looking to ground and pound but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Fernanda wants to control the pace but Henderson is squirming around nicely.
Fernanda lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henderson hang on?
Poor strikes thrown by Fernanda there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fernanda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
Henderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fernanda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernanda is trying to take his opponent's back.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound.
Henderson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Henderson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Henderson looks gassed!
Fernanda punching from mount but Henderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fernanda throwing strikes here but Henderson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernanda tries to control but Henderson wriggling away.
Henderson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Fernanda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fernanda throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Henderson because Fernanda loaded up on that one.
Fernanda misses with a head shot.
Fernanda wants to control the pace but Henderson is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fernanda has hold of Henderson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Henderson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that JoeGalvao Fernanda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JoeGalvao Fernanda's cut.
That's time! Fernanda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fernanda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson takes a swing at Fernanda's ribcage but misses.
Henderson throws a body punch but Fernanda moves out of range.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Fernanda pushes him off.

Fernanda has taken the fight to the clinch.

Fernanda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Henderson moves into the clinch.

Henderson breaks the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Fernanda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernanda dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Fernanda's head and hops out.

Henderson rushes Fernanda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fernanda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henderson walks away with a smile on his face. Fernanda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernanda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Fernanda persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JoeGalvao Fernanda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Fernanda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Fernanda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernanda slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Good exchange - Henderson coming out on top.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernanda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson scores with a jab.
Dan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fernanda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernanda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fernanda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henderson's waist but Henderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fernanda off to one side.
Henderson jabs at Fernanda's body.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Fernanda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fernanda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernanda scores with a head kick. Henderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fernanda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fernanda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Henderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Fernanda lands a head kick. Henderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fernanda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernanda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Fernanda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henderson tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fernanda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fernanda shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Fernanda pushes him off.
Fernanda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Fernanda persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson tries to bum rush Fernanda with a series of wild strikes but Fernanda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernanda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fernanda misses with a takedown
and Henderson counters with a left to the body.
Henderson misses with the combination.
That kick from Fernanda tenderised Henderson's leg. Henderson is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernanda goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fernanda takes one to the chin there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fernanda wants a takedown but no success here.
Fernanda with a knee to the head.

Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fernanda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fernanda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Fernanda digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JoeGalvao Fernanda'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 lands with a right hand.

Fernanda closes the distance and clinches.
Fernanda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson's efforts to push away.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Fernanda does no damage.
Fernanda shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fernanda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dan Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson tries to clinch but Fernanda moves out of range.
Fernanda tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernanda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Henderson has knocked Fernanda down with a huge combo! Henderson steps away and waves a wobbly Fernanda back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Fernanda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson tries to clinch but Fernanda moves out of range.
Fernanda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Henderson clinches up against the cage.
Fernanda wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Fernanda seems to have got his legs back now.
Henderson gets through Fernanda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fernanda tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Fernanda drops back down to his feet.

Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fernanda avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Fernanda fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JoeGalvao Fernanda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Fernanda circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fernanda.

Fernanda clinches with his opponent.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Fernanda's takedown attempt.

Henderson breaks the clinch.

Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fernanda wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fernanda jumps guard but Henderson stands there with Fernanda around his waist. Fernanda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fernanda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henderson walks away with a smile on his face. Fernanda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fernanda misses its intended target.
Henderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Fernanda.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Fernanda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henderson lands a jab to the nose.

Fernanda takes the fight into the clinch.
Fernanda lands a right hand.
Fernanda has Henderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Henderson tries to clinch but Fernanda is having none of it.
Fernanda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fernanda.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Fernanda circles away and keeps his distance.

Fernanda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fernanda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fernanda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Henderson duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Henderson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Dan Henderson!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Dan Henderson!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Dan Henderson!

Dan Henderson wins by unanimous decision!