PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Enter Sandman. This should be fireworks!

Henderson
vs
Anderson

180 cm
23
137 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.

Henderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Henderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
Henderson passes Anderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anderson is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anderson is trying to control but can't.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson is trying to break free.

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

Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Henderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson wants to stand up but Henderson is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Anderson 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.
Anderson looks gassed!
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Henderson rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson lands a two punch combo.
Henderson scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Henderson lands a with a good body shot.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderson.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses the jab.
Henderson checks a low kick from Anderson.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Henderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anderson tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Henderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Henderson prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Henderson stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.

Anderson looking for submissions off his back.

Anderson actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson taking some punishment here, with Henderson in his half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Henderson. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Henderson.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Henderson shoots in.
Henderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henderson blocks a leg kick.
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Henderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Henderson takes it in his stride.
Henderson scores with a jab.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson motions for Henderson to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Henderson drives through with a takedown into guard.

Anderson working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Henderson passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Henderson moves nicely into side control.
Anderson prevents Henderson from improving position.

Henderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anderson, who protects the arm well.
Henderson prevents Anderson from escaping the position.
Anderson tries to buck Henderson off but Henderson is having none of it.
Anderson struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Henderson cracks Anderson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Henderson duly obliges.
Henderson lands a with a good body shot.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson stalks Anderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anderson's face. Anderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Henderson fails with the takedown.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Henderson cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Henderson cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson checks a low kick from Anderson.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.

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 shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
Anderson closes the distance but Henderson moves to the side
and Henderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.

Henderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anderson is staying active underneath Henderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Henderson is looking for a kimura here.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Henderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Henderson throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Henderson.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Henderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Anderson scores with a head kick.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A clash of legs there as Henderson blocks the low kick.
Henderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henderson.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Henderson pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson wants to stall.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henderson prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Henderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
Henderson prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.

Henderson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to stand.
Anderson taking some punishment here, with Henderson in his half guard.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Henderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Anderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
Ryan Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Henderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to escape.
Gerald Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henderson blocks the strikes from Anderson.

Henderson is working for a submission of some sort.
Henderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson is trying to stand up here but Henderson is controlling him well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Anderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

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