PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wei Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sun
vs
Henderson

166 cm
19
146 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wei Sun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sun moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Henderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Sun.
Sun lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
Sun lands an elbow inside.
Sun just leaning against Henderson, taking a breather.
Sun lands an elbow that stopped Henderson in his tracks for a moment.
Sun creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henderson's defenses.
Sun lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
Sun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sun manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sun.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Sun controls the action.
Henderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sun lands an elbow inside.

Henderson is rocked!
Sun content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sun finish him?
Henderson is trying to stall.
Henderson seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Sun lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
Henderson tries a body shot but Sun blocks it.
Henderson taking a breather.
Henderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Sun crunches a lovely knee into Henderson's ribcage.
Henderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sun.
Sun lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Henderson.
Sun creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henderson's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Sun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sun lands a nice elbow.
Sun stalling.
Sun lands an elbow inside that Henderson shrugs off.
Sun stalls.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Sun.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sun.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee calls for Sun to work.
Sun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson being controlled against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wei Sun.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sun as he avoids it easily.
Sun tries a head kick but it misses.
Sun is looking to chop away at Henderson's legs.
Henderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Sun doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.

Sun closes the distance and clinches.
Sun lands a nice elbow.
Sun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sun lands an elbow that stopped Henderson in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson tries to work over Sun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sun leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sun lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sun dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Sun lands an elbow inside that Henderson shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Sun.
Sun avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Sun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sun trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sun as Henderson tries to tie him up.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Sun.
Henderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Sun stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Henderson takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson trying to stall but Sun improves his position.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Sun avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wei Sun dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sun clinches with his opponent.
Sun is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson tries a body shot but Sun blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Sun.
Sun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sun controls his hands.
Sun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sun lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
Sun is stalling here.
Clinched against the cage, Sun lands a big elbow that drops Henderson! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Henderson is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wei Sun!
Wei Sun retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Wei Sun thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.