PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sekur Arian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arian
vs
Henderson

150 cm
29
140 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

169 cm
28
143 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sekur Arian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henderson throws a one two combo.

It looks like Sekur Arian has been cut.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Arian throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Arian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Arian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sekur Arian. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Arian shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arian wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson trying to control but Arian postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson tries to get to full guard but Arian has control of the leg.
Henderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henderson missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson trying to control but Arian postures up.
Arian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Henderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Arian works his way into full mount!
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding Arian's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding Arian's attempts to control the action.
Arian blocks Henderson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Henderson is in a horrible position here. Arian smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arian avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
Arian landing punches.
Arian wants to control the pace but Henderson is squirming around nicely.
Arian landing punches.
Arian lands a nice shot to the head.
Arian scoring with strikes but Henderson is staying in there.
Arian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henderson?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arian trying to control but Henderson is having none of it.
Arian with shots to the head and body - Henderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Arian controlling the position easily from mount.
Arian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Arian controlling from the full mount.
Arian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Henderson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arian lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henderson hang on?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arian prevents Henderson from getting the reversal.
Henderson is in a horrible position here. Arian smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Henderson tries to lock up and control but Arian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Arian working Henderson over with strikes here.
Arian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henderson looks a forlorn figure.
Arian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Henderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henderson is still in real trouble! Can Arian finish him?
Henderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Henderson is bucking up trying to escape but Arian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Arian looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arian lands a big shot there that rocks Henderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Arian scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Arian landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sekur Arian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sekur Arian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Arian shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Henderson is trying to defend but Arian finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Henderson is doing well to control the position and prevent Arian from advancing to side control.
Arian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Arian winds up and cracks Henderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Arian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Henderson is trying to maintain the position but Arian is very close to passing his half guard.
Henderson tries to get to full guard but Arian has control of the leg.
Arian lands strikes from half guard.
Henderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Arian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henderson punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arian stalling away here and it's allowed Henderson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Arian wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Arian advances to half guard.
Arian working Henderson over with strikes.
Arian is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henderson is staying active underneath Arian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arian is working away from the top position though.
Arian passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Henderson!
Arian lands a big shot there that rocks Henderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arian with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arian trying to control but Henderson is having none of it.
Arian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Henderson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sekur Arian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arian breaks from Henderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Arian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Henderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Arian has a good base and remains in mount.
Arian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arian with shots to the head and body - Henderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Arian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.
Arian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
Henderson wants to hold on but Arian pushes him away.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding Arian's attempts to control the action.
Arian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.
The referee warns Henderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Henderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arian landing shots from mount.
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding Arian's attempts to control the action.
Arian controlling his opponent.
Arian landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arian lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henderson hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson wants to hold on but Arian pushes him away.
Arian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
Arian landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!
Arian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arian with the ground and pound from mount.
Arian looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Henderson covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sekur Arian!