PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Afhak Asadi (ranked 6326 p4p, 601 weight class) and Mark Henderson (ranked 6594 p4p, 618 weight class). Henderson has chosen 2Pac - Ambitionz Az A Ridah as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Asadi
vs
Henderson

190 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
199 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Afhak Asadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Asadi moved out of range.
Asadi throws a counter high kick but Henderson was just alert enough to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Asadi is looking for a counter combo.
Afhak Asadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Asadi.
It seemed like Henderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henderson misses with a right hand
letting Asadi counter with a right hand.
Henderson lands with an overhand left.
Asadi is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson swings for the body but Asadi moves out of range.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Asadi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Asadi ducks down to avoid it.
Asadi avoids the body shot from Henderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asadi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Asadi somewhat.
Henderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Asadi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Asadi's shoulder, as Asadi tries to avoid the shot.
Asadi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asadi. Asadi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Asadi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asadi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henderson's calf.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Asadi slips the punch.
Asadi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Henderson manages to circle out of the way.
Asadi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Asadi with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asadi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Asadi somewhat.
Henderson throws out a counter right but Asadi avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afhak Asadi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Asadi or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson, which made it look bad.
Asadi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Asadi ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Asadi attempts a counter takedown but Henderson avoids it well and moves away.
Asadi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asadi.
Henderson moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asadi shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Asadi dives in for a single leg takedown but Henderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Asadi is just out of range.
Asadi slips under a jab from Henderson.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asadi has a takedown stuffed.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson throws a hook but Asadi blocks it.
Asadi walks into a left hand.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asadi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a jab when Asadi was well out of range.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Asadi ducks down to avoid it.
Asadi defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson with a nice cross.
Asadi slips under a jab.
Asadi moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Asadi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asadi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asadi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Asadi feinted with a counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson sizes up Asadi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Asadi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Henderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asadi in his tracks.
Asadi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Afhak Asadi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asadi misses with a takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asadi shoots and misses
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Henderson cracks Asadi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Asadi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Asadi is rocked!
Henderson throws a jab when Asadi was well out of range.
Asadi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Asadi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Asadi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asadi misses with a wild combination.
Henderson has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asadi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
As Henderson tries to get set, Asadi tries to push him back and clinch up but Henderson manages to avoid the attempt.
Asadi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afhak Asadi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mark Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson misses with a hook
and Asadi counters with a two punch combo.
Asadi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asadi shoots in looking for a takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl out of it but Asadi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Asadi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asadi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asadi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Asadi slips under a jab from Henderson.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Asadi is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Asadi's head but Asadi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asadi closes the distance but Henderson moves to the side
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asadi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asadi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henderson jabs Asadi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Asadi ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asadi tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Asadi does no damage.
Asadi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Henderson lands a jab to Asadi's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henderson, as that shot connected.
Asadi misses with a low kick.
Henderson punishes Asadi's body with a nice straight punch.
Asadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Asadi.
Nice defenses there by Asadi.
Asadi dives in for a single leg takedown but Henderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asadi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Asadi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Asadi staying out of range there.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
Asadi tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
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 lands a body shot.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Asadi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Asadi tries to clinch
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asadi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asadi shoots and misses
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Asadi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Asadi wants to clinch but Henderson slips to the side
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Asadi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Asadi moved out of range.
Asadi tries to counter with a takedown but Henderson is quick to defend against it.
Asadi glances at the clock... BAM! Henderson nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Asadi crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Asadi is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Henderson!
Mark Henderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Afhak Asadi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ah fuck.'.