PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Henderson (ranked 1217 p4p, 1328 weight class) and Arturo Caldeira (ranked 175 p4p, 194 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Henderson
vs
Caldeira

170 cm
32
165
20 - 19 - 2

176 cm
37
162
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arturo Caldeira!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Henderson misses.
Caldeira misses with a low kick.
Caldeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Caldeira shoots in.
Caldeira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson .
Henderson misses with an uppercut

so Caldeira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Caldeira looking to sit in guard and control but Henderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Henderson wants to get up but he can't break Caldeira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Caldeira wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
Henderson tries to stand but Caldeira is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Caldeira holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henderson wants to stand but Caldeira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Caldeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Caldeira, not yet.

Caldeira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henderson defends well.
Caldeira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson 's guard.

Henderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Caldeira controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Caldeira stops Henderson from standing up.
Caldeira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Caldeira looking to pass the guard.
My spies in Dagestan Grappling Club inform me that Caldeira has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caldeira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caldeira is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We've been hearing good reports from Henderson 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Caldeira with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Caldeira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira dodges the punch combination from Henderson .
Caldeira thuds his right hand into Henderson 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson . Those never looked like landing.
Caldeira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Caldeira!
Caldeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ryan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Caldeira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caldeira circles away quickly and effectively.
Caldeira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Caldeira's head.
Ryan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson swings for the body but Caldeira moves out of range.
Caldeira looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Arturo Caldeira has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henderson throws a body punch but Caldeira moves out of range.
Caldeira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Henderson both land. Nice combination.
Henderson throws the left hand but Caldeira avoids the punch easily.
Caldeira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henderson .
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caldeira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Henderson tries to sprawl but Caldeira drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Henderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Henderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Caldeira back to the cage. Henderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Caldeira's cut.
That's time! Henderson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Caldeira ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Caldeira.
Caldeira changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Caldeira avoids nicely.

Caldeira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henderson did well to prevent Caldeira getting side control.
Caldeira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson 's head.
Caldeira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Caldeira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Henderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Caldeira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson won't allow Caldeira to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira prevents Henderson from standing back up.
Caldeira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Caldeira is looking for a kimura here.

Caldeira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Henderson has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Caldeira seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Caldeira throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Caldeira.

Caldeira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Caldeira is keen to just control but Henderson is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira wants to free his trapped foot but Henderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Henderson is trying to stand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Caldeira avoids them all with ease.
Henderson misses with an uppercut

and Caldeira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Henderson won't be happy with that.
Caldeira just content to control the position.

Caldeira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Henderson defending against the ground and pound.
Arturo Caldeira has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is not content to let Caldeira control the position.
Caldeira throws an elbow but Henderson slips to the side and avoids it well.

Caldeira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Caldeira swings around for an armbar but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Caldeira's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Caldeira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arturo Caldeira's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Henderson throws a body punch but Caldeira moves out of range.
Caldeira tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice body punch from Henderson .
Caldeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson swings for the body but Caldeira moves out of range.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Caldeira tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson swings for the body but Caldeira moves out of range.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Caldeira is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Henderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Caldeira is just out of range.
And Caldeira tries to counter it with a takedown but Henderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Caldeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caldeira ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .
Caldeira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson tries to bum rush Caldeira with a series of wild strikes but Caldeira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caldeira moves away from the strike by Henderson .
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Caldeira moved out of range nicely.
Caldeira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson .
Caldeira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Caldeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caldeira tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Caldeira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira tries to score with a low kick but Henderson moves his leg out of the way.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caldeira can do to turn this around?
Danga de danga de dang - Caldeira scores with a four punch combination!
Caldeira lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caldeira tries to score with a low kick but Henderson moves his leg out of the way.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Caldeira.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Caldeira sprawls and moves away.
Nice body punch from Henderson .
A left lands for Henderson .
A right-left combo lands from Henderson .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Caldeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Henderson .
Caldeira loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Caldeira is just out of range.
A left lands for Henderson .
Henderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Caldeira back to the cage. Henderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Henderson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Caldeira moves out of range.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Caldeira tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Caldeira tries to land a leg kick but Henderson saw it coming and moves away.
Caldeira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson .
Henderson connects with a body shot that sends Caldeira's belly button to the back.
Caldeira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Henderson !
An out of breath and clearly excited Ryan Henderson thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).