PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes into the arena with Ice Ice Baby blaring out of the sound system. Bad has chosen Bad to the bone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johnny Bad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henderson
vs
Bad

186 cm
24
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
183 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bad!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson scores with a body shot.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Bad avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Bad catches Henderson right on the button with a cross.
Bad throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson connects with a crisp jab.
Bad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Henderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Bad moves into the clinch.
Bad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bad misses with a body punch.
Bad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henderson up against the cage.
Bad taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bad managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henderson as Bad tries to tie him up.
Bad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bad tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Bad struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Bad blocks an elbow strike.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Bad.
Bad can't get the takedown.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Bad avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Bad 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Bad.
With the fighters up against the cage, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Bad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bad tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson tries a body shot but Bad blocks it.
Bad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bad misses with some punches.
Bad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Bad blocks the elbow strike.
Bad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bad looking to stall.
Bad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bad.
Bad misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Bad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bad tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bad dodges an elbow strike from Henderson.
Bad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bad.
Bad struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Bad.
Bad misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bad's brow.
Bad is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bad has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Bad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Bad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Bad.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bad fails to land.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bad can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Bad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Henderson avoiding damage as Bad throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henderson works on Bad's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Henderson lands a head shot.
Bad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bad takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Bad.

Henderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bad, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bad misses with a punch to the body.
Bad can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Bad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bad misses with a body punch.
Bad blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bad as the two fighters clinch.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bad.
Bad managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Johnny Bad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
Bad can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bad can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Bad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bad lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bad fails to land.
Bad controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bad's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Bad.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Bad looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson tries a body shot but Bad blocks it.
Bad swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bad tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henderson tries a body shot but Bad blocks it.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bad backwards.
Henderson tries to work over Bad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bad backwards.
Bad takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bad trying to land knees to the body.
Bad tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Bad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bad is working Henderson over against the cage.
Henderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bad backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bad.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Bad tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Bad.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Bad's takedown attempt.
Bad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bad has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bad has Henderson pressed against the cage.
Bad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bad tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Henderson.
Bad misses the shot to the body.
Bad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bad misses with a hook
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.

Bad has Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bad avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.

Bad has picked Henderson up - he's going for a ride! Bad dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Henderson trying to control but Bad postures up.
Henderson moves into full guard.
Bad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad is fighting to break Henderson's control of his arms but Henderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bad advances position into side control!
Henderson regains half guard.
Henderson won't allow Bad to pass to mount.
Bad working Henderson over with strikes.
Bad trying to mount his opponent but Henderson defends it.
Bad is just content to waste time from the top position. Henderson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henderson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bad thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henderson trying to control the position.
Bad thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Bad from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad postures up and lands a big shot to Henderson's brow.
Bad trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson pulls Bad in to control the position.
Bad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bad stands and throws Henderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Henderson is trying to improve his position.
Bad cracks Henderson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnny Bad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad working the ground and pound.
Bad sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Henderson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Bad are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A lull in the action here as Bad stalls from top position.
Henderson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Bad looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bad!