PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bunkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ice Ice Baby. Bob Bunkers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henderson
vs
Bunkers

186 cm
23
195 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
193 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Bunkers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunkers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bunkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Bunkers misses with a knee strike.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunkers backwards.
Bunkers is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Bunkers into the cage.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bunkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunkers lands a body shot.
Bunkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bunkers managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Henderson looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Henderson.
Henderson taking a breather.
Bunkers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bunkers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bunkers's brow.
Bunkers presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bunkers won't want to take too many of those.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson dodges an elbow strike from Bunkers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers avoids a wild elbow strike from Henderson.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bunkers.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunkers trying to land knees to the body.
Bunkers lands an elbow inside.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Henderson - that landed with a thud.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Bunkers.
Henderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson avoiding damage as Bunkers throws knees to the body.
Bunkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunkers is defending well for now.
Henderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Bunkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunkers avoids it.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bunkers is keeping busy.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Bunkers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch but Bunkers moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Bunkers.
Bunkers throws a body kick the misses
and Henderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bunkers's knee momentarily.
Bunkers misses with a kick to the body
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bunkers throws a lazy body kick

and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bunkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson avoids the elbow strike from Bunkers, against the cage.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bunkers won't want to take too many of those.
Bunkers misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Henderson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Henderson pushes Bunkers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
Bunkers letting Henderson take a breather here.
Bunkers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henderson trying to control the position but instead, Bunkers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Henderson into the cage.
Bunkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henderson blocks the elbow strike.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunkers avoids it.
Bunkers takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bunkers working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Bunkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bunkers pulls guard effortlessly.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henderson throws a strike but Bunkers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bunkers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunkers advances position into side control!
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 Dan Henderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bunkers throws a head kick that half lands.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Bunkers.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunkers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bunkers tries to land a body kick
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bunkers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Henderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bunkers looks to land a body kick but Henderson moved away.
Bunkers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henderson has time to react.
Dan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Bunkers throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Bob Bunkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bunkers closes the distance and clinches.
Bunkers wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Bunkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Bunkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunkers working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Bunkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunkers misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.

It looks like Bob Bunkers has been cut.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers is breathing heavily.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bunkers ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bunkers no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Henderson wants to stand but Bunkers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Henderson advances position into side control!
Bunkers is not content to let Henderson control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with the ground and pound.
Henderson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Bunkers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bunkers seems a little lost for a moment, as Henderson dominates the positioning.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bunkers defending against the ground and pound.
Bunkers is not content to let Henderson control the position.

That's four 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.
Bunkers wants to control but Henderson postures up.
Bunkers is not content to let Henderson control the position.
Henderson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Henderson misses with the ground and pound.
Henderson trying to control the action but Bunkers is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bob Bunkers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob Bunkers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A head kick by Bunkers misses

and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunkers avoids it.
Bunkers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson digs a right hand underneath Bunkers's ribcage. Bunkers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henderson avoiding damage as Bunkers throws knees to the body.
Bunkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunkers avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Bunkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bunkers.
Bunkers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Bunkers - that landed with a thud.
Bunkers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bunkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson stalling in the clinch.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bunkers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bunkers's face.
Bunkers tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson pushes Bunkers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunkers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson stalling in the clinch but Bunkers improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bunkers or not.
Henderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Bunkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bunkers avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson working Bunkers over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bunkers won't want to take too many of those.
Henderson prevents Bunkers from breaking the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Bunkers in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Bunkers.
Bunkers avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Bunkers throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bunkers swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Bunkers 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dan Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bunkers fails to pull guard.
Henderson stalling.
Bunkers is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bunkers has his back to the cage.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Henderson.
Bunkers with a knee to the head.
Bunkers looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunkers is defending well for now.
Bunkers scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunkers is trying to stall.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bunkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bunkers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers misses with the head strike.
Henderson stops a takedown attempt from Bunkers.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Bunkers.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunkers avoids it.
Bunkers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bunkers avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
A short right from Henderson.
Bunkers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunkers.
Bunkers fails to pull guard.
Bunkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Bunkers lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunkers is defending well for now.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunkers blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunkers tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Bunkers trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
Bunkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.

Bunkers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunkers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henderson. That one must have hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henderson.
Bunkers misses with a double jab
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunkers misses with an uppercut
and Henderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Bunkers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Henderson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bunkers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunkers.
Bunkers misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson counters with a leg kick.
Bunkers checks the leg kick.
Henderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A low kick from Bunkers misses
and Henderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bunkers feints and then cracks Henderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
Bunkers misses with the body kick
and Henderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Henderson is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bunkers jabs Henderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bunkers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henderson. Henderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Henderson.
Bunkers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Bunkers throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson wants to clinch
and Bunkers counters with a head kick.
Bunkers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bunkers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch there but Bunkers circles away.
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bunkers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Henderson counters with a body kick that stops Bunkers in his tracks momentarily.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Bunkers counters with a right hand to the body.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bunkers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bunkers throws a sloppy head kick
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bunkers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bunkers defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Bunkers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunkers.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Bunkers misses
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Bunkers. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick by Bunkers misses

and Henderson counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Henderson had his way with Bob Bunkers in that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bunkers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Henderson looks for the body kick but Bunkers saw that one coming.

Henderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Bunkers in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Bunkers misses with a knee strike.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
A right hand to the body from Bunkers.
Bunkers taking a breather.
Bunkers seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Bunkers landing knees to the body.
Bunkers looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Bunkers is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bunkers's defenses.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bunkers avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson dodges an elbow strike from Bunkers.
Nice elbow from Henderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers has Henderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Bunkers manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
Bunkers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bunkers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dan Henderson just wasn't active enough.
Henderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

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.
Henderson lands a leg kick that knocks Bunkers off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Henderson misses
and Bunkers counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Bunkers.
Bob Bunkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bunkers throws a poor cross that misses
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bunkers thinking.

Bunkers rushes Henderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunkers.
Henderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bunkers is keeping busy.
Knees to the body from Bunkers.
Bunkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Bunkers lands a knee to the head.
Bunkers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bunkers goes for a takedown attempt but Henderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bunkers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunkers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers moves out of range as Henderson throws a body kick.
Bunkers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henderson counters with a nice body kick.
Bunkers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Bunkers misses with a hook
and Henderson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bunkers jabs at Henderson's body.
Dan Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Bunkers is avoiding it.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Henderson.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson retains his middleweight title!