PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Falcon
vs
Henderson

190 cm
28
210 lbs
13 - 19 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses with a hook. Falcon ducked under it nicely.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson walks into a straight right hand from Falcon.
Henderson throws a jab when Falcon was well out of range.
Falcon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Falcon counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Falcon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Falcon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice uppercut there from Falcon.
Henderson walks into a straight right hand from Falcon.
Henderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Falcon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henderson at a distance.
Falcon misses with a wild combination.
Falcon shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Falcon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falcon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcon dives in for a single leg takedown but Henderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Falcon tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson keeps control of Falcon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Falcon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Falcon.
Henderson misses with some punches.

Falcon breaks the clinch.
Falcon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Falcon somewhat.
Falcon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Falcon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Falcon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henderson under the eye.
Falcon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Falcon goes for a double leg but Henderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henderson continues to drive forward.
Henderson has Falcon pressed against the cage, preventing Falcon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Falcon won't allow it.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Falcon won't allow it.
Henderson is trying to push Falcon away but Falcon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Falcon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Adam Falcon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Falcon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Falcon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Falcon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falcon lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Falcon is out of range.
Falcon lands a jab to the head.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Falcon ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falcon.
Henderson misses with a hook
and Falcon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Falcon avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Horrible takedown by Falcon or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson which made him look bad.
Falcon moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Falcon is defended easily by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Falcon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henderson thinking.
Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Falcon staying out of range there.
Falcon lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
Henderson walks into a straight right hand from Falcon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Falcon dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Falcon's head and hops out.
Henderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Falcon ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Falcon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Falcon has time to react.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Falcon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Falcon moved out of range nicely.
Falcon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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 Adam Falcon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Falcon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Falcon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Falcon walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
Henderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falcon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Falcon somewhat.
Falcon lands a jab-cross combination.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Falcon. Falcon gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson scores with a hook.

Falcon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Henderson tries to roll over but Falcon keeps him under control.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Falcon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henderson is doing well to control the position and prevent Falcon from advancing to side control.
Falcon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henderson tries to kick Falcon off but Falcon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Falcon decides to return to a standing position.
Falcon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon thuds a left hand into Henderson's body.
Henderson misses with a hook. Falcon ducked under it nicely.
Falcon works the jab nicely.
Falcon has his takedown stuffed
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Falcon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Falcon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Falcon moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Falcon lands.
Falcon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Falcon scores with a hook to the body. Henderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henderson throws a right hand that Falcon ducks under and follows up with a left that Falcon also avoids with ease.
Falcon fails with the takedown.
Falcon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Falcon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falcon lands a head shot.
Falcon shoots in looking for a takedown but Henderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Falcon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adam Falcon is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falcon 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 Falcon off to one side.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Falcon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falcon.
Henderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henderson wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Falcon is defended easily by Henderson.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Falcon to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Falcon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Falcon gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson throws a body punch but Falcon moves out of range.
Henderson misses the jab.
Falcon jabs Henderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Falcon lands a nice hook to Henderson's body. Henderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson throws a right hand that Falcon ducks under and follows up with a left that Falcon also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcon fails with the takedown.
Falcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Falcon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Falcon swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Adam Falcon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Falcon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Falcon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falcon stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcon was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Falcon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Falcon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falcon.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Falcon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Falcon connects with a nice looking jab.
Falcon misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Falcon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Jab by Falcon.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
Falcon ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Falcon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Falcon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon goes for a double leg but Henderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henderson continues to drive forward.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Falcon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falcon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falcon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Falcon persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Falcon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson drops Falcon with a huge uppercut! Falcon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Henderson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Henderson!