PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen Can't Tell Me Nothing as his entrance music. Sammy Bach has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bach
vs
Henderson

170 cm
26
145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

169 cm
19
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Bach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bach misses with an uppercut.
Henderson moves out of range as Bach strikes.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henderson wants to slow Bach down by chopping away at his legs.
Bach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bach.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Henderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bach's head.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bach.
Bach keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Bach moved away.
Bach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Bach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bach's elbow.
Henderson working aggressively here.

Bach manages to break the clinch.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Bach.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Bach manages to break the clinch.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bach throws out the jab.
Bach clobbers Henderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Bach misses.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bach counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Bach circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson defending well as Bach loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.

Bach clinches.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bach.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bach's efforts to push away.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bach manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Bach connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
enabling Bach to counter with a crisp jab.
Bach dips to his left and cracks Henderson with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson lands with a shot to the body.
Bach scores with a sloppy right hand. Henderson should have avoided that one.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson drops his hands momentarily and Bach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bach with a jab.
Bach scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bach throws out a powerful jab.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson looks gassed!
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson takes one to the chin there.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Bach counter with a right hand.
Henderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bach misses with a hook.
Bach scores with a nice right hand.
Henderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bach to score with a decent uppercut.
Bach misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bach throws a good cross that connects.
Bach is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bach finds it's way round the side to connect with Henderson's head.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bach.
Jamie Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bach misses with a straight right.
Henderson looks for the body kick but Bach saw that one coming.
Bach missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson walks into a left hand.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach scores with a sloppy right hand. Henderson should have avoided that one.
Bach throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bach scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Bach throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson wants to clinch
and Bach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Bach uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bach connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bach connects with a nice looking jab.
Bach lands with an uppercut that bounces Henderson off the cage and back into rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Bach dominated that round.
That's time! Bach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bach misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Bach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bach cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Henderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bach checks it well.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Bach.

Henderson gets tackled into the cage by Bach. Bach maintains the clinch.

Bach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Bach tests Henderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bach misses the jab.
Bach throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Bach misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bach with a nice cross.
Horrible takedown by Bach or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson which made him look bad.
Bach lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Bach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson needs to keep his hands up - Bach had a free shot at his head there.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bach.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Bach pushes him off.
Bach throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Bach works the jab nicely.
Henderson wants to clinch but Bach slips to the side
and Bach counters with a nice uppercut.
Jamie Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bach misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Bach finds it's target.
Bach lands a head shot.
Bach is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bach throws a big shot that misses.
Bach cracks Henderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bach cracks Henderson with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bach scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson misses with a low kick.

Bach throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Henderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Bach finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bach is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bach gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bach misses with a looping left.
Bach moves out of range of the body kick.
Henderson moves out of range as Bach strikes.
Bach misses with a looping right.
Henderson takes one on the button.
Bach scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.

Bach looking to score a takedown here. Henderson is defending well but Bach drives through and ends up in Henderson's guard.
Bach is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bach stands and steps away. Henderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bach is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bach tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Bach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Bach's corner calls for a 1-2. Bach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Bach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Bach as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Bach misses its intended target.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Bach.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bach counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Bach dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bach looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Henderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bach connects with a crisp jab.
Henderson slips under a jab from Bach.
Henderson walks into a stiff left hand from Bach.
Bach's corner calls for a 1-2. Bach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Bach is out of range.
Sammy Bach is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Bach swings widly with a right hand
and Henderson counters with a low kick, right behind Bach 's knee.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bach shoots in and gets a takedown into Henderson's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bach stands up from Henderson's guard - Bach perhaps looking for a knockout.
Henderson walks into a stiff left hand from Bach.
Henderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Bach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Bach drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Bach decides to stand up, so the ref orders Henderson to his feet.
Bach's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henderson under the eye.
Bach lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bach keeps the fight on the outside.
Bach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henderson slips under a jab from Bach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bach misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson tries to clinch up
enabling Bach to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Bach as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bach keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bach throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Bach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bach lands a jab to the head.
Bach scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Bach counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bach connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henderson's hands.
Bach lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Bach. That snapped Henderson's head back.
Henderson throws a head kick but Bach moves out of range.
Bach lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jamie Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henderson's head backwards.
Bach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Bach with a nice cross.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bach cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Henderson takes one on the button.
Bach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henderson on the side of the head.
Bach with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bach scores with a decent looking hook.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bach throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Bach does it's job there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bach lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sammy Bach is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Decent striking displayed by Bach there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Bach showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bach 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Bach!