PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henderson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by HENDERSON!. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Henderson
vs
Tanner

200 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henderson Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanner throws out the jab.
Tanner thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Tanner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tanner misses with a looping right.
Tanner misses with an uppercut.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Tanner throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
Tanner lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That kick from Henderson tenderised Tanner's leg. Tanner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot lands for Tanner.

It looks like Henderson Henderson has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Henderson blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Henderson blocks the leg kick.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson jabs at Tanner's body.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Henderson checks it.
Tanner misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanner avoids a kick to the body.
Tanner throws an off balance right hand
and Henderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Tanner shrugs it off.
Tanner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Henderson clobbers Tanner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tanner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tanner misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Tanner looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Tanner.
Henderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tanner's sensitive parts.
Tanner tried to score with a low kick but Henderson checks it.
Jason Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner throws a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
Tanner throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Henderson lands a nice looking body kick.
Tanner lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick from Henderson lands but Tanner takes it in his stride.
Henderson cracks the inside of Tanner's front leg.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Henderson - that will leave a mark!
Henderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Henderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henderson scores with a head kick.
Henderson scores with a head kick.
Henderson scores with a nice strike.
Tanner loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Tanner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henderson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanner throws out the jab.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanner looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Henderson.
Tanner looks gassed!
Tanner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner moves out of range of the body kick from Henderson.
Tanner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tanner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tanner throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson cracks Tanner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henderson.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tanner misses the jab.
Tanner thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Henderson blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner is looking to score with low kicks.
Henderson checks a low kick from Tanner.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henderson.
Tanner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 Henderson Henderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henderson Henderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tanner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Tanner misses with a low kick as Henderson jumps back.
Tanner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Tanner lands a big head kick that sends Henderson tumbling to the mat! Tanner takes a step backwards and waves Henderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Henderson is rocked!
Tanner tries a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanner throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Tanner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Tanner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Henderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jason Tanner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tanner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tanner misses with a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Tanner misses
and Henderson counters with a big head kick but Tanner shrugs it off.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Tanner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson throws a head kick that Tanner semi-blocks.
Tanner missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Henderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Henderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tanner.
Henderson is looking to wear down Tanner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tanner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Henderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson lands a jab to Tanner's midsection.
Tanner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tanner blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Tanner throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanner throws a poor cross that misses
and Henderson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tanner misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanner misses with a looping right.
Tanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tanner. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson lands with a nice body kick.
Tanner throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanner.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanner throws out the jab.
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tanner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henderson checks it well.
Tanner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a body shot.
Henderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tanner.
Tanner looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Tanner loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Tanner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
Henderson throws a shot to the body.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henderson counters with a head kick. That will keep Tanner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tanner wants to slow Henderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanner moves forwards but Henderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Henderson slips a straight right by Tanner.
Henderson is looking to slow Tanner down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tanner throws a poor cross that misses
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Tanner thows a leg kick but Henderson checks it
and Henderson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tanner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Henderson Henderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henderson Henderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tanner misses the shot to the body.
Tanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Danga de danga de dang - Henderson scores with a four punch combination!
Henderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanner. That did some damage!
Tanner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson looks to land a body kick but Tanner moved away.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson lands with a slapping head kick.
Tanner looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Henderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henderson misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henderson, right into the meat.
Tanner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson dips to his left and cracks Tanner with an uppercut!
Tanner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Tanner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Tanner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a head kick that Tanner semi-blocks.
Tanner misses with a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Tanner throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Tanner throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Tanner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henderson tries to land a front kick but Tanner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Henderson scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Henderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Tanner.
Tanner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tanner lands a really nice looking cross but Henderson seems unphased.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanner.
Tanner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanner missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jason Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson slips under a jab from Tanner.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tanner misses with an uppercut
and Tanner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tanner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.
Henderson Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henderson with a hook.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Tanner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tanner just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Tanner.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.
Henderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tanner if he has to take too many more of those.
Tanner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henderson Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Henderson Henderson!
Henderson Henderson really struggled to get his t-shirt was on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.