PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter Sandman. Gerald Henderson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dan Quinn's chin.

Quinn
vs
Henderson

170 cm
21
146 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
137 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Quinn.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Quinn moves out of range.
Quinn misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by Quinn or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson which made him look bad.

Henderson pushes Quinn up against the cage in a clinch.
Quinn is stalling here.
Quinn scores a nice knee to the body.

Quinn jumps guard and drags Henderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Quinn is adopting a defensive guard.
Quinn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henderson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Quinn is proving hard to escape from.

Henderson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a straight left.

Quinn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Quinn is controlling the position.

Quinn breaks from the clinch.
Gerald Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson throws out a powerful jab.
Quinn misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quinn.

Quinn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henderson did well to prevent Quinn getting side control.
Henderson is staying active underneath Quinn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Quinn not doing much here.
Quinn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
Henderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Henderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quinn manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quinn is working an open guard so Henderson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.

Henderson clinches up with Quinn and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Quinn scores with a nice short uppercut.

Quinn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Quinn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn wants to sweep but no luck.

Quinn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henderson is aware though and is defending well.
Quinn is breathing heavily.
Quinn trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Quinn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Henderson gets to his feet. Quinn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a double jab
and Quinn counters with a right hand to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Henderson.
Quinn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Quinn is trying to control Henderson's posture but Henderson avoids it.
Quinn is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Henderson decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quinn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henderson fails to land the takedown.
Quinn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No luck for Quinn with that takedown attempt.

Henderson clinches up against the cage.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quinn backwards.
Quinn jumps guard but Henderson stands there with Quinn around his waist. Quinn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Quinn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Henderson uses from the top position.

Henderson stands and steps away. Quinn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Quinn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henderson's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quinn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dan Quinn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Quinn instigates a clinch.
Henderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Quinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Henderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Quinn which made him look bad.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Quinn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Henderson is looking for a sweep. Quinn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Quinn working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quinn 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn trying to pass the guard but Henderson defending well.
Quinn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Quinn seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Henderson kicks off Quinn and gets to his feet.

Quinn gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Quinn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dan Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quinn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Quinn misses.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.

Quinn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quinn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Quinn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Quinn has the dominant position.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Quinn.
Decent striking displayed by Henderson there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quinn.
Quinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henderson.

Quinn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Quinn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is refusing to be controlled, as Quinn sits in half guard.

Quinn seems to be working for a kimura but Henderson defends the submission attempt.
Quinn wants to pass the guard but Henderson is defending well.

Henderson pushes Quinn off and gets back to his feet.
Henderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Quinn counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Henderson scrambles and gets back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quinn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Quinn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quinn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Quinn has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Quinn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Quinn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quinn as he avoids it easily.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Quinn misses with a takedown
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quinn moves forwards but Henderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Quinn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Henderson kicks off Quinn and gets to his feet.
Quinn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quinn misses with a wild combination.
Quinn avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Quinn closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Quinn pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henderson fails with the takedown

and Quinn counters with a takedown into side control.
Henderson stops Quinn from passing to mount.
Quinn landing strikes.

Quinn stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.

Quinn feints and as Henderson raises his hands in defense, Quinn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quinn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Quinn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Quinn from controlling successfully.
Quinn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Quinn postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Quinn postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Dan Quinn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quinn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Quinn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quinn throws a combination that misses

and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Quinn pulls guard.
Gerald Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Henderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Quinn is trying to keep Henderson in close.

Henderson gets to his feet - Quinn follows without any prompting.
Donk. Quinn catches Henderson right on the button with a cross.
Quinn throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson misses with a combination

and Quinn counters with a shoot takedown. Henderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Quinn isn't so interested in that idea.
Dan Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quinn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quinn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Quinn!