PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiko Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
Zeus

175 cm
25
150 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

165 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Sydney BEAST Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zeus counters with a nice leg kick.
Zeus staying out of range there.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Zeus should have avoided that one.
Henderson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zeus tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zeus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Zeus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henderson.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Zeus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Zeus misses.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Zeus defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Zeus.
Henderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zeus checks it well.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Zeus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Henderson.
Zeus throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zeus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zeus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a leg kick.
Zeus lands a nice shot that snaps Henderson's head back.
A head kick from Zeus lands but Henderson takes it in his stride.
Zeus throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Zeus throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Zeus's shoulder, as Zeus tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson takes one on the button.
Zeus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Zeus avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Zeus counters with a big head kick but Henderson shrugs it off.
Henderson misses with a kick to the body.
Henderson fails with the takedown.
Aiko Zeus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zeus misses with a head kick.
Zeus moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Henderson misses.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Zeus.
Zeus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zeus scrambles back to his feet.
Jordan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zeus!
A shot to the body from Henderson misses
and Zeus counters with a three punch combo that has Henderson backing up. Henderson nods at Zeus to acknowledge the strikes.
Henderson thuds his right hand into Zeus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henderson misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson punishes Zeus's body with a nice straight punch.
Zeus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zeus's waist but Zeus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henderson off to one side.
Zeus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Zeus.
Zeus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zeus throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Henderson.
Zeus throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Zeus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zeus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zeus counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zeus defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Zeus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Zeus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Henderson really felt that one!
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeus tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Zeus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zeus at a distance.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Zeus ducks down to avoid it.
Zeus throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Henderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zeus throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aiko Zeus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Zeus.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeus.
Henderson motions for Zeus to come forward. Henderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aiko Zeus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Zeus, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Zeus against the cage but Zeus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zeus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zeus misses with a wild combination.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Zeus.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson looks for a takedown but Zeus sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Zeus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson throws a body punch but Zeus moves out of range.
Zeus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Zeus.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Henderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zeus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Zeus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson is looking to chop away at Zeus's legs.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Zeus tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Henderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zeus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus tries to bench press Henderson off him but Henderson keeps the position.
Henderson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zeus tries to buck Henderson off but Henderson is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zeus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Zeus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Henderson's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Henderson! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Zeus has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jordan Henderson!
Jordan Henderson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.