PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Trea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Henderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
Trea

180 cm
23
137 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

160 cm
23
142 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

No Shit Nutrition

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Trea!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson scores with a three punch combo!
Trea takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Trea.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trea.
Henderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Henderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trea's waist but Trea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henderson off to one side.

Henderson clinches.
Trea prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trea keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson pushes Trea back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henderson is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson tries to stall but Trea uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Trea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Trea circles away.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trea misses the shot to the body.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trea swivels and escapes.
Trea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.
Henderson lunges at Trea with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trea's hand.
Trea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson staying out of range there.
Henderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Henderson slips under a jab.

Trea shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Trea was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Trea has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.
Trea with shots to the head and body - Henderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henderson is bucking up trying to escape but Trea cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trea has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.

Henderson is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trea postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henderson looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Henderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trea scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henderson?
Henderson regains half guard.
Henderson punching from the bottom.
Trea passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Henderson!
Henderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Henderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Henderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Trea lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Trea with good strikes from the mount here!
Henderson can't escape the position.

Trea swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Henderson is now in Trea's guard. A big mistake from Trea there, giving up the dominant position!

Henderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trea wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Trea working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.
Trea manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Trea throws a big right hand that misses.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Trea from controlling successfully.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Trea tries to pass.
Trea thows a big elbow that misses.
Trea must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trea throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Henderson looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Trea throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Henderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Trea throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Henderson is controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson tries to pass to full mount but Trea defends it.
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 Gerald Henderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trea throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trea tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Trea counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Trea working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henderson's head.
Henderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trea's guard.
Henderson won't allow Trea to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Henderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trea punching to the body, from the bottom.

Trea throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trea looking for a sweep. Not yet Trea, not yet.
Henderson is working Trea over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Trea has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Henderson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Trea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trea is looking for a sweep.
Trea is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henderson advances nicely into full mount.
Steve Trea has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trea keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Trea is bucking up trying to escape but Henderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trea sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Trea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trea trying to get back to full guard but Henderson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Trea is working to get back to half guard.
Trea throwing hammer fists to the chest of Henderson. What's that going to do exactly?
Trea is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henderson landing punches.
Henderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
Trea really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson with a couple of short strikes.
Trea is working to get back to half guard.
Henderson content just to control the position here.

Henderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Trea is having none of it.
Trea is looking to get to half guard.
Henderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

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 looking to finish Trea with some ground and pound. This is bad for Trea!
Trea is desperately trying to improve his position but Henderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Henderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Trea can't escape the position.
Henderson with a couple of short strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trea can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trea is looking to get to half guard.
Trea is bucking up trying to escape but Henderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Henderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henderson dominating with strikes here.
Trea is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steve Trea will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Henderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Trea throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trea looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henderson works the jab nicely.
Trea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Trea, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Trea against the cage but Trea circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Trea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trea takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trea is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Henderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henderson moves out of range as Trea strikes.

Henderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Trea tries to pass.
Trea stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.

Trea thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trea wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trea's guard.
Henderson stopping the sweep attempt from Trea.
Trea throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henderson controlling from the top position.

Trea is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henderson won't allow Trea to sweep him here.
Trea is striking but Henderson is not phased and passes to half guard.
Trea is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trea is refusing to be controlled, as Henderson sits in half guard.
Trea is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Henderson jumps into side control!
Henderson working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is putting a hurting on Trea here, landing some big shots from side control.
Trea sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Henderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trea is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trea moves into full guard.
Henderson lands a couple of digs.
Trea looking for a sweep. Not yet Trea, not yet.
Trea trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Trea lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henderson!
Trea landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trea landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henderson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Trea working Henderson over with strikes.
Henderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Trea drops an elbow to the side of Henderson's head.
Trea prevents Henderson from improving his position.
Trea lands strikes from half guard.
Henderson punching from the bottom.
Henderson wants to get back to full guard.
Henderson is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Trea persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Trea misses with a takedown attempt
and Trea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Trea.
I think Trea has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve Trea!