PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jimmy Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jackson
vs
Henderson

184 cm
18
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson gets the takedown into side control.

Henderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Henderson advances nicely into full mount.

Henderson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jackson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Jackson can't escape the position.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Henderson jumps into side control!
Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Henderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Henderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Henderson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Jackson is having none of it.
Henderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.

Henderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.

Jackson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Henderson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Henderson looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackson tries to improve his position but instead Henderson has taken his back!

Henderson is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Jackson has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Henderson has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Jackson taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Henderson doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dan Henderson!