PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by American Bad Ass. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Egardo
vs
Henderson

168 cm
20
154 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

176 cm
22
151 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

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Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Egardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Egardo.
Egardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Egardo.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Egardo as he jumps to the side.
Henderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Egardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Egardo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Egardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egardo.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Egardo moved away.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Henderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Egardo.
Egardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mike Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Egardo.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henderson lands a jab.
Egardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson throws a good cross that connects.
Egardo throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Henderson throws a body punch but Egardo moves out of range.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Egardo moved out of range.
Henderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Egardo on the side of the head.
Egardo throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Egardo. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Egardo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henderson throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Egardo is just out of range.
Henderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Egardo if he has to take too many more of those.
Egardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson shoots in but Egardo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Egardo thows a left - swing and a miss!

Henderson forces Egardo back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Egardo fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Egardo's brow.
Egardo digs a right hand underneath Henderson's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Egardo has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Egardo misses with a body punch.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Egardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henderson presses Egardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Egardo avoids it.
Egardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Egardo can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Egardo working aggressively here.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fernando Egardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Egardo has managed to clinch.
Egardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson works on Egardo's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egardo tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Egardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Egardo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Egardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Egardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egardo throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Egardo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
Egardo looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Egardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egardo moves away.

Egardo clinches with his opponent.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egardo blocks an elbow strike from Henderson.
Egardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.
Egardo managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Egardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.

Henderson pushes Egardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Egardo tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Egardo blocking some punches.
Egardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Egardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henderson gets through Egardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henderson lands with a left to the head.

Henderson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Henderson manages to end up in side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Henderson controlling from side mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Egardo wants to control but Henderson postures up.
Henderson in side control, throwing shots but Egardo defends.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo defending against the ground and pound.
Henderson works to advance to full mount. Egardo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Henderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Henderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Egardo's face.
Henderson controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Henderson.
Henderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Egardo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henderson on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Egardo tries to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
Henderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Egardo looks a forlorn figure.
Henderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson controlling from the full mount.
Henderson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Henderson controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Egardo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Egardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Egardo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henderson.

Egardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.

Henderson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Egardo can't fight it off and eventually Henderson manages to take the fight to the floor. Egardo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Egardo is keeping the position.
Egardo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Egardo tries to get out of the position.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson stays in close to Egardo's body and controls the position.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Egardo is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henderson distracts Egardo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Henderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Egardo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Henderson moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Egardo backwards.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Henderson as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Egardo scores with a nice short uppercut.

Henderson has clasped his hands together around Egardo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
You can see the frustration on Egardo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henderson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Henderson is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Egardo seems a little lost for a moment, as Henderson dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egardo is trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson lands a few punches from side control.
Henderson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mike Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egardo is trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Henderson!
A victorious Mike Henderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.