PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keron Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre - Kush ft. Snoop Dogg, Akon . Dan Henderson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Henderson
vs
Douglas

190 cm
21
232 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
259 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keron Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henderson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Douglas clinches.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson wants to break free but Douglas has control.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Douglas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Douglas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Douglas tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Douglas tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henderson, right into the meat.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Henderson has closed the distance and engaged Douglas in a clinch.

Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Douglas wants to clinch but Henderson slips to the side
and Henderson counters with a series of strikes. Douglas will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Douglas clinches.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Douglas gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Henderson breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Douglas throws a half hearted mid kick.

Douglas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Douglas looks up at the clock and then as Henderson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Douglas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Henderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Henderson is looking for a sweep.

Douglas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Douglas stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a leg kick which misses Douglas's front leg but catches the back leg as Douglas tries to avoid it.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Henderson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Douglas was covering up waiting for the punch and Henderson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson prevents Douglas from getting back to his feet.
Douglas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henderson controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Douglas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dan Henderson.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet.
Douglas looks winded!
Henderson throws a nice head kick!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Douglas has eaten all the pies!
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Douglas moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson shoots in for a double leg but Douglas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Douglas tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henderson tries to break free but Douglas pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Douglas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Douglas landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Douglas keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.

Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Douglas tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Douglas tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.

Douglas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Douglas has the dominant position.
Henderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Douglas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Douglas obliges.

Douglas breaks from the clinch.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas fails in his attempt to clinch.

Douglas pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Douglas missing with knees to the body.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Douglas tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Douglas shows good takedown defense.
Douglas tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Douglas looks to clinch
and Henderson counters with a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Douglas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Douglas is looking to clinch.
Douglas is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Douglas moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
Douglas wants to clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Douglas won't want to take too many of those.
Henderson tries to circle away but Douglas has him pinned against the cage.

Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglas tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henderson.

Douglas moves into the clinch successfully.

Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Henderson clinches with his opponent.
Henderson throws an elbow that misses.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henderson tries to circle away but Douglas has him pinned against the cage.

Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Henderson gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Henderson working away.
Douglas is not content to let Henderson control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas is trying to buck Henderson off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keron Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Douglas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Douglas wants it to stay on the feet.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Douglas 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.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Douglas manages to break the clinch.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
Douglas is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.

Henderson clinches up with Douglas and pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.

Henderson breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
Henderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Douglas takes a step back to recover.
Douglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Douglas tries to avoid it but Henderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Douglas to the ground. Douglas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henderson with a jab.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas tries to clinch but Henderson moves away

and Henderson counters by clinching up.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.

Douglas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Henderson is trying to keep an underhook but Douglas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson won't allow Douglas to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas 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.
Douglas wants to free his trapped foot but Henderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Henderson wants to control but Douglas is keeping busy.
Douglas is keen to just control but Henderson is a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Henderson wants to improve his position but Douglas is controlling well.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henderson won't allow Douglas to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Douglas tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Henderson closes the distance and pushes Douglas back into the cage.
Henderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Douglas prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Douglas stalling.
Henderson has Douglas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Douglas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Douglas manages to break the clinch.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Douglas's hands.
Henderson throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Douglas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Henderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!

Henderson gets to his feet. Douglas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Douglas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Henderson is trying to control but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Henderson.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!