PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen Cochise by Audioslave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gerald Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darwin
vs
Henderson

175 cm
22
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerald Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Darwin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Darwin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Darwin gets back to full guard.

Darwin is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.
Henderson won't allow Darwin to sweep him here.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darwin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Darwin is working hard here to advance position.

Darwin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henderson defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Darwin looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Henderson is defending well. Darwin quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Henderson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Darwin celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Darwin!