PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jah Wobble (ranked 1172 p4p, 904 weight class) and Ryan Henderson (ranked 164 p4p, 120 weight class). Wobble comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Wobble
vs
Henderson

166 cm
33
162
22 - 10 - 2

170 cm
25
165
9 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jah Wobble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wobble finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wobble.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Wobble.
Henderson throws a body punch but Wobble moves out of range.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wobble.
Henderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Henderson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wobble looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Wobble sets himself, and Henderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Wobble avoids it this time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henderson .
Wobble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wobble tries to counter with a takedown but Henderson is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wobble tries to land a front kick but Henderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wobble moves out of range of the strikes.
Wobble scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wobble.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Wobble.
Wobble lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wobble avoids the body shot from Henderson .
Wobble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Wobble.
Henderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wobble lands with a right hand.
Wobble avoids the body shot from Henderson .
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Wobble moves away and avoids it.
Henderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wobble finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Henderson throws a jab when Wobble was well out of range.
Henderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Wobble's shoulder, as Wobble tries to avoid the shot.
Wobble fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wobble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson .
Wobble is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Henderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henderson walks into a jab.
Wobble uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wobble feints and then cracks Henderson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
Wobble thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Wobble throws the kick towards the body but Henderson avoids it.
Jah Wobble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wobble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Wobble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wobble fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Henderson .
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Wobble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Wobble and move into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wobble scoring well with a low kick there.
Wobble fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Wobble.
A swing and a miss from Wobble.
Henderson takes a swing at Wobble's ribcage but misses.
Wobble shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Wobble tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henderson is able to avoid easily.
Wobble scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wobble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wobble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson .
Wobble lands a right hook to the body.
Wobble throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wobble looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Wobble throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wobble taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wobble.
Wobble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wobble pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wobble tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wobble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wobble throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jah Wobble dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson throws a jab when Wobble was well out of range.
Henderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Wobble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wobble was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson .
Wobble throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson connects with a crisp jab.
Wobble lands a jab to Henderson 's midsection.
Henderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wobble can pounce on him.
Henderson cracks Wobble with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wobble lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wobble.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wobble fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wobble.
A slow jab from Wobble misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Wobble.
Henderson staying out of range there.
Wobble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Wobble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson .
Wobble tries a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
Wobble throws a shot to the body.
Wobble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson .
Henderson checks a low kick from Wobble.
Wobble avoids the body shot from Henderson .
Wobble throws out a leg kick but Henderson moves out of range and Wobble only half commits.
Wobble avoids the body shot from Henderson .
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wobble.
Henderson misses the jab.
Wobble half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wobble takes a swing at Henderson 's ribcage but misses.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wobble throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wobble misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Wobble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wobble on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Henderson .
Henderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wobble looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wobble is just out of range.
Henderson punishes Wobble's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Wobble does it's job there.
Wobble lands a jab to Henderson 's midsection.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wobble lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson lands with a hook. Wobble tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for Wobble.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wobble attempts a counter takedown but Henderson avoids it well and moves away.
Wobble turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wobble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Wobble and move into the clinch position.
Wobble tries a head kick but it misses.
Wobble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson .
Wobble looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson throws a body punch but Wobble moves out of range.
Wobble misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Wobble misses.
Wobble misses with a looping right.
Wobble paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wobbles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wobble was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson .
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wobble misses the shot to the body.
Wobble lands a nice shot that snaps Henderson 's head back.
Wobble avoids the body shot from Henderson .
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson . That snapped Wobble's head back.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Wobble drops down looking for a counter takedown but Henderson sprawls and moves away.
Wobble jabs Henderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wobble lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jah Wobble dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wobble lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henderson at a distance.
Jah Wobble is winning the standup battle so far.
Wobble shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wobble.
The crowd cheers as Wobble lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henderson doesn't seem phased though.
Wobble fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henderson .
Wobble throws a leg kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wobble.
Wobble connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a body punch but Wobble moves out of range.
Wobble lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wobble sizes up Henderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wobble misses the shot to the body.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Wobble moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wobble lands a nice shot to the body.
Wobble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Wobble misses with a wild combination.
Wobble moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Wobble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wobble misses with a low kick.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Wobble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wobble cracks Henderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wobble.
A bone on bone clash there as Henderson blocks the leg kick.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wobble lands with a good body shot.
Henderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wobble catches Henderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wobble swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wobble.
Wobble lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson 's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Wobble.
Henderson throws a hook but Wobble avoids it easily.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henderson 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Wobble moves away and avoids it.
Wobble misses with the combination.
Wobble lands a glancing blow to the side of Henderson 's head.
Wobble pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wobble throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but Wobble shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson . Wobble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick lands for Wobble.
Wobble throws a hook to the side of Henderson 's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Wobble moved out of range nicely.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Wobble uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Wobble was looking to counter with a kick there.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wobble is just out of range.
Wobble scores with a nice strike.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wobble.
Henderson takes a swing at Wobble's ribcage but misses.
Henderson takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wobble has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wobble there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wobble doesn't seem bothered though.
Wobble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wobble appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wobble lands a jab-cross combination.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wobble looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Wobble.
A big right from Wobble misses.
Wobble scores with a nice strike.
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wobble stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wobble circles away quickly and effectively.
Wobble staying out of range there.
Wobble has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Wobble's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jah Wobble clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A nice leg kick from Wobble, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Wobble shakes it off.
Wobble changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wobble defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson lands a jab to the head.
Wobble turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Henderson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wobble manages to avoid it.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wobble is just out of range.
Wobble misses with a hook.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wobble changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wobble.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wobble throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Wobble digs a good hook to Henderson 's body.
Henderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wobble slips under a jab from Henderson .
Wobble bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wobble just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Wobble.
Wobble fakes the leg kick and cracks Henderson in the body.
A big left from Wobble misses.
Wobble moves away from the strike by Henderson .
Wobble looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but Wobble shakes him off and moves away.
Wobble scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wobble throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Wobble jabs at Henderson 's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wobble misses with a two punch combination.
Wobble connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wobble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson .
Wobble scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wobble listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wobble bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henderson 's head backwards.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wobble.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Wobble and move into the clinch position.
Wobble throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wobble.
Wobble lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wobble.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but Wobble shakes him off and moves away.
Wobble just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wobble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Wobble misses.
Wobble sets himself, and Henderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Wobble avoids it this time.
Wobble works over Henderson 's head and body with a nice combination.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Wobble changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wobble takes one to the chin there.
Wobble defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wobble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Wobble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wobble finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wobble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wobble feinted with a counter takedown.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wobble moves away.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Wobble.
Henderson thuds a left hand into Wobble's body.
Wobble connects with a looping right hand.
Wobble moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Wobble shoots in looking for a takedown but Henderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wobble's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wobble throws a front kick that sends Henderson stumbling back into the cage.
Wobble connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jah Wobble had his way with Ryan Henderson in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A big right from Henderson misses.

Wobble closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wobble seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Wobble is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Henderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Henderson is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Henderson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Wobble is on him like a limpet, forcing Henderson back against the cage.
Wobble throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wobble has Henderson pushed against the cage.
Henderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wobble.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wobble - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wobble tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Wobble will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Henderson up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wobble takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jah Wobble.
Wobble lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wobble with a nice cross.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Wobble throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wobble cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Henderson cracks Wobble with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henderson throws out a powerful jab.
Henderson misses the jab.
Wobble digs a good body shot into Henderson 's ribs.
Wobble misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wobble scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Wobble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson .
Wobble throwing a counter right hand but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Wobble swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wobble.
Wobble avoids the body shot from Henderson .
Henderson blocks a jab.
Wobble throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson 's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Wobble.
Henderson lands with a straight right. Wobble didn't see that one coming.
Wobble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Wobble moves away from the strike by Henderson .
Wobble is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wobble feinted with a counter takedown.
Wobble missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wobble's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wobble scrambles back to his feet.
Jah Wobble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wobble.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Wobble ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson moves out of range as Wobble throws a body kick.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wobble lands with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wobble looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Henderson misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wobble.
Ryan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wobble scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jah Wobble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wobble, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jah Wobble!
Jah Wobble is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jah Wobble thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.