PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ali Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ali Baba has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Baba
vs
Henderson

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ali Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tane Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Henderson lands a couple of digs.
Henderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Baba is rocked!
Henderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Oh Baba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Baba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henderson with a nice head shot there.
Baba trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Henderson distracts Baba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Baba's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henderson cracks Baba with a solid left hand.

Henderson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Baba, up you get!
Baba moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Henderson moves into the clinch.

Henderson looking to score a takedown. He gets a body lock and scores a very heavy trip takedown. That's knocked the wind out of Baba! Henderson lands strikes from the mount and the ref steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Tane Henderson!