PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skip Lakp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skip Lakp could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Henderson's chin.

Lakp
vs
Henderson

190 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skip Lakp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lakp drives through and clinches with Henderson against the cage.
Lakp working aggressively here.
Lakp pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lakp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lakp's face.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Lakp blocks with his arms.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lakp blocks it with crossed arms.
Lakp scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Lakp lands with a right to the head.
Lakp lands with a short shot to the head.
Lakp swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Lakp.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lakp lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
Lakp misses with the head strike.
Lakp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Lakp blocks it.
Lakp lands a shoulder strike.
Lakp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lakp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lakp lands a nice uppercut.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson looks gassed!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lakp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lakp scores with a shoulder strike.
Lakp misses with some punches.
Lakp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lakp lands an uppercut.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lakp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakp has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lakp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lakp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lakp lands with a light punch inside.
Lakp lands a nice uppercut.
Lakp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lakp fails to land.
Lakp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lakp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lakp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Lakp.
Lakp lands with a light punch inside.
Lakp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lakp.
Lakp misses with some punches.
Lakp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Lakp lands a nice uppercut.
Lakp throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson takes a shot to the head.
Lakp lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Lakp.
Lakp blocks an elbow strike from Henderson.
Lakp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lakp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lakp.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lakp lands a right hand.
Lakp scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lakp is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakp misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Lakp.
Lakp avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
A short right from Lakp on the inside.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Lakp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lakp lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Lakp.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lakp is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Lakp.
Lakp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lakp swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lakp lands a shoulder strike.
Lakp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lakp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lakp.
Lakp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Lakp.
Lakp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lakp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Lakp throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Lakp pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lakp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lakp scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakp lands with a left to the head.
Lakp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lakp managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Lakp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lakp lands with a light punch inside.
Lakp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Lakp scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Lakp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lakp.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Lakp throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Lakp blocks it.
Lakp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lakp lands an uppercut.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Lakp has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lakp is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Lakp.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Lakp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Lakp is blocking nicely.
A short left from Lakp.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lakp is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lakp.
Lakp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lakp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four 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.
Lakp has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Lakp scores with a shoulder strike.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lakp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lakp throws a head punch that misses.
Lakp has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lakp throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Lakp avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lakp.
Lakp lands an uppercut.
Lakp takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lakp throws a head punch that misses.
Lakp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lakp.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Lakp avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lakp.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lakp.
Lakp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lakp swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lakp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skip Lakp dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lakp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lakp lands a right hand.
Lakp lands a left hand.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Lakp working aggressively here.
Lakp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Lakp lands a shoulder strike.
Lakp throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lakp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lakp swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lakp.
Lakp lands a right hand.
Lakp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lakp avoids it.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Lakp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lakp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lakp lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lakp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lakp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lakp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lakp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lakp blocks an elbow strike from Henderson.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lakp.
Lakp misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lakp lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lakp.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lakp lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Lakp swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lakp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lakp scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Still in the clinch, Lakp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Lakp is blocking nicely.
Lakp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lakp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lakp lands a left hand.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lakp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lakp misses with some punches.
Lakp throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Lakp misses with the head strike.
Lakp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Skip Lakp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Lakp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Lakp is blocking nicely.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Lakp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lakp has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lakp.
Lakp swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Lakp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lakp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Lakp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lakp throws a head punch that misses.
Lakp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lakp blocks it with crossed arms.
Lakp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lakp.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lakp blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lakp takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lakp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lakp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lakp blocks an elbow strike from Henderson.
Lakp scores with a shoulder strike.
Lakp working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lakp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lakp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lakp avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lakp.
Lakp misses with the head strike.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Lakp working aggressively here.
Lakp blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lakp.
Lakp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Lakp avoids a wild elbow strike from Henderson.
Lakp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Lakp misses with some punches.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Lakp throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Lakp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lakp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson working Lakp over with knees to the body.
Lakp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lakp.
Lakp lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lakp.
Lakp throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Lakp blocks it.
Lakp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lakp lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lakp fails to land.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Lakp on the inside.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lakp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lakp lands a right hand.
Lakp has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson working Lakp over with knees to the body.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Lakp is blocking nicely.
Lakp misses with the head strike.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lakp misses with the head strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lakp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lakp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lakp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lakp working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skip Lakp dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lakp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lakp fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lakp clinches up against the cage.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lakp avoids the damage to the body.
Lakp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lakp lands a left hand.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Lakp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lakp.
A short left from Lakp.
Lakp lands with a right to the head.
Lakp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lakp lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson misses with an elbow strike.
Lakp throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lakp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lakp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lakp pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lakp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lakp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lakp pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lakp avoids it.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lakp lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lakp fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lakp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lakp scores with a shoulder strike.
Lakp lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lakp.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Lakp blocks with his arms.
Lakp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lakp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lakp takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lakp fails to land.
Lakp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lakp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lakp blocks an elbow strike.
Lakp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lakp misses with a punch on the inside.
Lakp takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lakp misses with a punch on the inside.
Lakp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
Henderson working Lakp over with knees to the body.
Lakp lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lakp's face.
Lakp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lakp throws a head punch that misses.
Lakp has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Lakp throws a head punch that misses.
Lakp avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lakp pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Lakp blocks it.
Lakp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lakp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lakp throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lakp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lakp avoids it.
Lakp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lakp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Lakp lands a right hand.
Lakp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lakp avoids it.
Lakp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Lakp lands with a light punch inside.
Lakp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Lakp is blocking nicely.
Lakp lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson working Lakp over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lakp.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lakp swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lakp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Lakp fails to land.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Lakp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lakp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lakp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lakp managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lakp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lakp fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lakp.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lakp lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lakp lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four 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.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lakp is defending well for now.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Lakp blocks with his arms.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lakp lands with a short shot to the head.
Lakp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lakp misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lakp managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Lakp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson takes a shot to the head.
Lakp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lakp blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lakp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lakp scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Lakp has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Lakp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lakp blocks it with crossed arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lakp avoids the damage to the body.
Lakp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lakp scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lakp avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lakp.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skip Lakp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lakp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skip Lakp!