PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nad Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
Stanley

200 cm
26
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

197 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nad Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ric Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Stanley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stanley walks into a jab.

It looks like Ric Stanley has been cut.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Stanley avoids it well.
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson looks to land a body kick but Stanley moved away.
Stanley looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
Nad Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ric Stanley.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanley dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Stanley's head and hops out.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stanley shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stanley lands with a shot to the body.
Stanley shoots in looking for a takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl out of it but Stanley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to the liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Stanley moves out of range easily.
Nad Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stanley.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson leaves Stanley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stanley.
Stanley moves out of range of the body kick from Henderson.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Stanley moves out of range easily.
Stanley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Henderson throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stanley is out of range and Henderson settles back down.
A cross from Henderson lands.
The crowd cheers as Henderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stanley doesn't seem phased though.

That has opened up Ric Stanley's cut even more.
Stanley moves out of range of the body kick.
Stanley is trying desperately to land a takedown but Henderson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Stanley.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Stanley moves out of range easily.
Stanley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanley shoots for a double leg takedown but Henderson sprawls well. He's pushed Stanley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Stanley swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Stanley avoids nicely.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Stanley moves out of range easily.
Stanley avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown by Stanley or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson which made him look bad.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson throws a head kick but Stanley moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stanley gets slowly back to his feet.
Stanley shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nad Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ric Stanley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Stanley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Henderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stanley blocks a leg kick.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Stanley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nad Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Stanley fails with the takedown
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stanley thinking.
Nad Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ric Stanley.
Henderson stalks Stanley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stanley's face. Stanley staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Stanley shoots in.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stanley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stanley is breathing heavily.
Stanley has his takedown stuffed
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stanley tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Henderson drops Stanley with a left and a right! Oh, Stanley is hurt - Henderson dives into side control looking to finish!

The cut above Ric Stanley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stanley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Henderson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stanley to his feet.
Henderson lands a nice hook to Stanley's body. Stanley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Henderson throws a head kick but Stanley moves out of range.

Stanley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stanley showed some decent athleticism there.
Henderson tries to kick Stanley off but Stanley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Henderson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Stanley is trying for a kimura here. Henderson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Stanley wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ric Stanley!