PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aabid Abdul Muiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Abdul Muiz
vs
Henderson

202 cm
27
265 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

200 cm
26
275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aabid Abdul Muiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Abdul Muiz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Henderson wants to stand up but Abdul Muiz is controlling him.
Abdul Muiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abdul Muiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abdul Muiz prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdul Muiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.

Henderson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Abdul Muiz throws a head kick that misses.
Abdul Muiz shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Abdul Muiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Henderson misses with a looping left.

Abdul Muiz takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Abdul Muiz.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Abdul Muiz has hold of one of Henderson's legs. Henderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Abdul Muiz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson wants to stand and escape but Abdul Muiz is having none of it.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdul Muiz.
Abdul Muiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abdul Muiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henderson wants to stand and escape but Abdul Muiz is having none of it.

Henderson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Abdul Muiz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Abdul Muiz wants a takedown.

Abdul Muiz lands a takedown into guard.
Abdul Muiz stops Henderson from standing up.
Abdul Muiz throws a big right hand that misses.

Henderson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but Abdul Muiz has him pressed against the cage.
Abdul Muiz works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Henderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Abdul Muiz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aabid Abdul Muiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Abdul Muiz.
Henderson looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Henderson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Abdul Muiz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Henderson to the mat. Henderson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Abdul Muiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abdul Muiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abdul Muiz throwing strikes but missing.
Abdul Muiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Muiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Henderson pushes Abdul Muiz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Abdul Muiz throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Abdul Muiz instigates a clinch.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Abdul Muiz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdul Muiz prevents Henderson from standing back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abdul Muiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Henderson pushes Abdul Muiz off looking to stand but Abdul Muiz dives back in and keeps control.

Henderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Abdul Muiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Abdul Muiz has hold of one of Henderson's legs. Henderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Abdul Muiz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Henderson has momentary wrist control but Abdul Muiz slips an elbow through the middle.

Henderson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abdul Muiz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Henderson defends well and Abdul Muiz ends up having to push Henderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Abdul Muiz misses with a double jab.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
As Henderson looks to move away, Abdul Muiz throws a big counter combo bu Henderson just gets out of the way.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Abdul Muiz shoots in.
Abdul Muiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdul Muiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Abdul Muiz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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 Aabid Abdul Muiz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdul Muiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Abdul Muiz.

Abdul Muiz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Abdul Muiz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Henderson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A left and a right from Abdul Muiz both land. Nice combination.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdul Muiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Abdul Muiz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abdul Muiz throws an elbow that misses. Henderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abdul Muiz's guard. Nice move by Henderson!

Abdul Muiz wants to get back to his feet but Henderson passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Henderson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdul Muiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.

Abdul Muiz clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Abdul Muiz's takedown attempt.
Abdul Muiz prevents the takedown attempt.
Abdul Muiz can't get the takedown.

Abdul Muiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Abdul Muiz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Henderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Abdul Muiz throws a strike but Henderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Henderson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Abdul Muiz, up you get!
Tim Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a jab to Abdul Muiz's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Abdul Muiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdul Muiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Abdul Muiz persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aabid Abdul Muiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson digs a good hook to Abdul Muiz's body.
Henderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Abdul Muiz clinches up against the cage.
Abdul Muiz wants to take the fight to the mat but Henderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Abdul Muiz wants to take the fight to the mat but Henderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but Abdul Muiz has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Abdul Muiz won't allow it.
Abdul Muiz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henderson prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abdul Muiz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Abdul Muiz is controlling him.

Henderson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Abdul Muiz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Henderson pushes Abdul Muiz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Abdul Muiz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Henderson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Muiz working the ground and pound but Henderson is defending the strikes.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Abdul Muiz drags him back down.

Henderson sneaks out the side door and pushes Abdul Muiz away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdul Muiz slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdul Muiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdul Muiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Abdul Muiz avoids it well.
Abdul Muiz shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Abdul Muiz avoids them all with ease.
Aabid Abdul Muiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk. Henderson catches Abdul Muiz right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Henderson swings for the body but Abdul Muiz moves out of range.

Abdul Muiz gets a clinch.

Abdul Muiz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Henderson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Abdul Muiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdul Muiz.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdul Muiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Abdul Muiz moves out of range.
Abdul Muiz catches Henderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abdul Muiz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Abdul Muiz avoids it well.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Abdul Muiz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henderson lands a nice hook to Abdul Muiz's body. Abdul Muiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Abdul Muiz avoids it well.

Abdul Muiz shoots in and bounces Henderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Henderson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Abdul Muiz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Abdul Muiz avoids nicely.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdul Muiz.
Abdul Muiz slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a double jab.

Abdul Muiz moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Abdul Muiz gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Abdul Muiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Muiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abdul Muiz working over Henderson with some ground and pound. Henderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henderson is trying to stand.
Abdul Muiz with the ground and pound but Henderson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdul Muiz stops Henderson from standing up.
Aabid Abdul Muiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abdul Muiz throws a strike but Henderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Henderson gets to his feet - Abdul Muiz follows without any prompting.
No luck for Abdul Muiz with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abdul Muiz staying out of range there.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Abdul Muiz.

Abdul Muiz moves into the clinch.
Abdul Muiz is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aabid Abdul Muiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Abdul Muiz has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Abdul Muiz keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abdul Muiz has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson goes for a takedown attempt but Abdul Muiz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tim Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Henderson.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdul Muiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Abdul Muiz avoids nicely.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Abdul Muiz.
Aabid Abdul Muiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Abdul Muiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Henderson stops a takedown attempt from Abdul Muiz.

Abdul Muiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson throws a series of punches but Abdul Muiz moves out of range.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdul Muiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdul Muiz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

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