PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Mackenzie
vs
Henderson

200 cm
27
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

180 cm
25
214 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Mackenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mackenzie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mackenzie swivels and escapes.
Mackenzie lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
Mackenzie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Mackenzie.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mackenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henderson is defended easily by Mackenzie.
Jab by Mackenzie.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Mackenzie.
Henderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mackenzie finds it's way round the side to connect with Henderson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mackenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Mackenzie misses its intended target.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mackenzie as he jumps to the side.
Nathan Mackenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Henderson.
Mackenzie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mackenzie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mackenzie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mackenzie. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mackenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Mackenzie misses the shot to the body.
Henderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mackenzie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Mackenzie misses the target.
Henderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt - Mackenzie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mackenzie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson counters with a series of strikes. Mackenzie will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackenzie lands with an overhand left.
Mackenzie catches Henderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mackenzie throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mackenzie avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Mackenzie misses with a straight left.
Mackenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mackenzie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mackenzie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Mackenzie scores with a hook to the body. Henderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mackenzie scores with a nice strike.
Mackenzie misses with a looping left.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mackenzie digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
Mackenzie misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mackenzie throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Mackenzie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mackenzie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Henderson scrambles back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mackenzie, as that shot connected.
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mackenzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackenzie stuffs the takedown.
Mackenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
Mackenzie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Mackenzie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mackenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mackenzie thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mackenzie. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nathan Mackenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Mackenzie - just one landing.
Mackenzie cracks Henderson with a good jab.
Mackenzie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mackenzie misses with a looping right.
Mackenzie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mackenzie connects with a crisp jab.
Mackenzie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Mackenzie tries to sprawl out of it but Henderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mackenzie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Mackenzie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henderson doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Mackenzie looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
A jab from Mackenzie misses.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson looks for a takedown but Mackenzie sprawls well.
Henderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mackenzie moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Mackenzie throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie scores with a hook to the body. Henderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Henderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mackenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson defending well as Mackenzie loads up on a big left hand.
Mackenzie with a nice cross.
Mackenzie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henderson momentarily.
A slow jab from Mackenzie misses its intended target.
Mackenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Mackenzie lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie lands with a right hand.
Henderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mackenzie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mackenzie swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Mackenzie misses the jab.
Mackenzie lands with a shot to the body.
Henderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson has a takedown stuffed.
Nathan Mackenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson throws a body punch but Mackenzie moves out of range.
Mackenzie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Mackenzie misses its intended target.
Nathan Mackenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mackenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Mackenzie throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Mackenzie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nathan Mackenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mackenzie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henderson under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mackenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Mackenzie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Henderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mackenzie pushes Henderson off but Henderson dives into side control.

Henderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mackenzie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Henderson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Henderson landing a few strikes.
Henderson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mackenzie!
Henderson looking to control but Mackenzie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mackenzie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mackenzie squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Henderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henderson lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson controlling from the full mount.
Henderson tries to control but Mackenzie wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mackenzie takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Henderson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Henderson!