PBP Commentary

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

Henderson
vs
Pommi

198 cm
31
280 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

220 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Pommi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pommi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Pommi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pommi throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pommi.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Pommi.

Pommi has managed to clinch.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Pommi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pommi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Pommi pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pommi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Pommi has wrist control.
Henderson stops Pommi from standing up.

Pommi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Henderson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Pommi counters with a body kick.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Pommi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Pommi instigates a clinch.
Pommi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pommi fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pommi is working for takedown but Henderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Pommi blocks with his arms.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Pommi blocks it.
Henderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Pommi breaks the clinch.

Pommi moves into the clinch.
Henderson is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Henderson.

Pommi successfully pulls guard.
Henderson prevents Pommi from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pommi keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henderson prevents Pommi from getting back to his feet.
Henderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pommi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.

Henderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Henderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pommi wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henderson trying to control but Pommi is working from the bottom.
Pommi wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pommi wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pommi wants to stand and escape but Henderson is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Henderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Henderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson prevents Pommi from getting back to his feet.
Henderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olli Pommi dominated that round.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pommi throws a front kick that sends Henderson stumbling back into the cage.
Pommi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Pommi there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson wants to clinch

and Pommi counters with a head kick that drops Henderson to the mat! Henderson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Henderson is rocked!
Pommi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pommi throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pommi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henderson takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pommi avoids the head kick by Henderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson moves out of range as Pommi throws a body kick.
Pommi looks for the body kick but Henderson saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Henderson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pommi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olli Pommi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pommi was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pommi.
Pommi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Pommi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pommi wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Pommi jumps guard but Henderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pommi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pommi.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Pommi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pommi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henderson is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pommi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olli Pommi.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson moves to clinch but Pommi breaks away
and Pommi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pommi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pommi tries to clinch up.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Pommi circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pommi throws a head kick that misses.
Pommi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Henderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pommi throws the kick towards the body but Henderson avoids it.
Pommi misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pommi misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pommi looks for the body kick but Henderson saw that one coming.

Pommi clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olli Pommi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pommi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson counters with a nice body shot.
Pommi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pommi tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Pommi does no damage.
A head kick misses from Pommi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson tries to clinch but Pommi is having none of it.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
Henderson lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Pommi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Pommi.

Pommi forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.
Henderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pommi is defending well.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pommi jumps guard.
Pommi wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henderson passes into half guard.
Pommi is trying to stand.
Henderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pommi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Henderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Pommi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pommi is looking to escape.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pommi on the ground.

Henderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Pommi has one foot on Henderson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pommi.
Pommi scores with a head kick. Henderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pommi.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pommi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses
and Pommi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pommi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pommi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.

Henderson tries to keep at a distance but Pommi has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pommi manages to break the clinch.
Olli Pommi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pommi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olli Pommi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pommi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olli Pommi!