PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Shavershian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shavershian comes to the cage accompanied by John O'callaghan - Zyzz Version V2, - Find Yourself feat. Sarah Howells (Re. Dan Henderson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Shavershian
vs
Henderson

188 cm
21
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
203 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

BeastMode

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aziz Shavershian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lands a body shot.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Shavershian wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Shavershian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henderson .
Henderson throws a good cross that connects.
Shavershian misses the shot to the body.
Shavershian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Shavershian misses.
Shavershian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shavershian scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shavershian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Henderson does it's job there.
Henderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Shavershian avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shavershian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shavershian.

Shavershian pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Shavershian keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Shavershian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavershian throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Shavershian.
Henderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shavershian misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Shavershian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shavershian tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shavershian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson throws a hook but Shavershian avoids it easily.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Shavershian counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shavershian lands a lovely overhand right.
Shavershian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson throws a hook but Shavershian blocks it.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Shavershian swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
Henderson swings for the body but Shavershian moves out of range.
Henderson tries to work over Shavershian's front leg with a kick but Shavershian checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shavershian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shavershian tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Shavershian moves out of range.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shavershian slips a jab and a cross from Henderson .
Shavershian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shavershian slips a jab and a cross from Henderson .
Shavershian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shavershian ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .
Shavershian ducks right into an uppercut from Henderson .
Shavershian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shavershian lands a lovely overhand right.
Shavershian misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Donk. Shavershian catches Henderson right on the button with a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Shavershian scores with a four punch combination!
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Shavershian moves out of range easily.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shavershian.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shavershian.
Shavershian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henderson throws a leg kick

and Shavershian counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Henderson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Henderson looks to land a right hand but Shavershian moved out of range.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shavershian.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shavershian.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Shavershian moves out of range easily.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Shavershian moves out of range.
Henderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Henderson .
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henderson throws a right hand that Shavershian ducks under and follows up with a left that Shavershian also avoids with ease.
Henderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Shavershian.
Shavershian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Shavershian scores with a hook.
Shavershian checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses the jab.
Shavershian is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Aziz Shavershian is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Henderson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shavershian thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Henderson moves forwards but Shavershian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shavershian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Shavershian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Shavershian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shavershian misses with a wild combination.
Henderson 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shavershian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shavershian is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice combination there by Henderson .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shavershian dodges the punch combination from Henderson .
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shavershian is looking to clinch.
Shavershian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henderson .
Shavershian cracks Henderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shavershian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Shavershian is out of range.
Shavershian looks to land a body kick but Henderson moved away.
Shavershian connects with an inside leg kick.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shavershian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Shavershian avoids it well.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shavershian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shavershian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shavershian.
Shavershian scoring well with a low kick there.
Shavershian misses with a two punch combination.
Shavershian is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shavershian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by Henderson .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 throws a leg kick
and Shavershian counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Shavershian's head but Shavershian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shavershian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Henderson s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shavershian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shavershian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henderson at a distance.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Shavershian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Shavershian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson misses with a combination
and Shavershian counters with a stiff right hand.
Shavershian moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aziz Shavershian dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Henderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shavershian is able to avoid easily.
Shavershian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shavershian throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shavershian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson . Those never looked like landing.

Shavershian clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson is trying to stall.
Henderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Shavershian trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson avoiding damage as Shavershian throws knees to the body.
Shavershian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shavershian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Shavershian won't allow it.
Shavershian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson 's efforts to push away.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Shavershian keeps him there for the moment.
Shavershian works on Henderson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Shavershian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Shavershian scores with a nice short uppercut.

Shavershian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shavershian.
Shavershian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian blocks a leg kick.
Henderson cracks Shavershian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Shavershian has Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Shavershian fails to land.

Shavershian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shavershian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shavershian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shavershian was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson .
Shavershian scores with a punch to the head.
Henderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shavershian.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Shavershian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson throws a right hand that Shavershian ducks under and follows up with a left that Shavershian also avoids with ease.
Shavershian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shavershian lands a head shot.

Shavershian moves into the clinch.

Henderson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson misses with a shot to the body

and Shavershian holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Henderson .

Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson throws a one two combo.
Shavershian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shavershian scrambles back to his feet.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses

and Shavershian counters by moving into the clinch.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shavershian missing with knees to the body.
Shavershian lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shavershian has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson stalling in the clinch but Shavershian improves position.
Shavershian lands an elbow inside.
Henderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shavershian seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Henderson can turn it around.
Shavershian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Shavershian lands with a short head shot on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aziz Shavershian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shavershian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aziz Shavershian!
An intense looking Aziz Shavershian took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'U mirin brah? I kno u mire! FUUUAAAARRRK!'.