PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chisto Almighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Don Henderson enters the cage!

Almighty
vs
Henderson

181 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chisto Almighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almighty fails with the takedown.

Almighty shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Henderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Almighty lands a nice short elbow.

Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Almighty looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Almighty winds up and cracks Henderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henderson is looking to control Almighty's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henderson avoid being mounted?
Henderson is looking to improve his position.
Henderson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Almighty distracts Henderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson is trying to keep Almighty in close.

Henderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Almighty defends well.
Henderson controls Almighty momentarily but Almighty frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almighty landing with the ground and pound.
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Henderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Almighty is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Almighty scoring with some ground and pound.

Henderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Almighty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Almighty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almighty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almighty has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Almighty is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
Almighty postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almighty working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson controls Almighty momentarily but Almighty frees himself.
Almighty throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henderson trying to keep a closed guard but Almighty is proving a slippery customer.

Henderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Almighty is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almighty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Henderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Almighty defends well.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Henderson looking for a guillotine here but Almighty defends easily.
Almighty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Almighty scoring with punches to the head and body.
Almighty throws a strike but Henderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Almighty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Almighty tries to get out of the position.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Almighty is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almighty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henderson postures up and lands a big shot to Almighty's brow.
Henderson throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Almighty blocks nicely.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henderson stops Almighty from standing up.
Almighty can't keep his opponent in guard - Henderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Henderson prevents Almighty from standing back up.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Henderson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Almighty defend it? Henderson steps over the head and cranks it - Almighty is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Henderson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Henderson!
A very excited looking Don Henderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.