PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinisa Veljko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veljko has chosen Stemm - Face the pain as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Henderson
vs
Veljko

185 cm
27
215 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

184 cm
31
201 lbs
25 - 16 - 2

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Sinisa Veljko!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Veljko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Veljko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A good leg kick by Veljko.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and Veljko counters with a nice kick to the body.

Veljko closes the distance and clinches.
Veljko is looking for a takedown.

Veljko has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Henderson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Veljko controls the position.
Veljko lands shots from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson is taking damage to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljko is landing with strikes. Henderson can't take much more of this.
Henderson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Veljko.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Veljko lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Veljko.
Veljko connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Henderson to escape the position.
Veljko is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Veljko gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Veljko gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Veljko apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Veljko tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.

Veljko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veljko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Veljko slips a nice elbow through Henderson's hands, connecting with Henderson's forehead.
Henderson is not content to let Veljko control the position.
Veljko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Henderson!
BOOM! Veljko connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljko cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Veljko on the ground.
Veljko connects with a bit shot that sees Henderson covering up! More strikes from Veljko and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Veljko is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinisa Veljko!