PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 5153 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Sidrovitch (ranked 5178 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes into the arena with Perturbator-Future Club blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Henderson
vs
Sidrovitch

180 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vasily Sidrovitch!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sidrovitch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sidrovitch scores with a hook to the body.
Sidrovitch stalling against the cage.

Henderson decides to pull guard.
Sidrovitch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Sidrovitch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sidrovitch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidrovitch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidrovitch postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sidrovitch wants to get up but he can't break Henderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Sidrovitch clinches up against the cage.
Sidrovitch misses with some punches.
Sidrovitch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Henderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sidrovitch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sidrovitch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sidrovitch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sidrovitch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Henderson up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidrovitch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sidrovitch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.

Sidrovitch pulls guard successfully.
Sidrovitch doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sidrovitch should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Sidrovitch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Henderson passes into side control.
Sidrovitch striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Henderson wants to control for a moment but Sidrovitch uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sidrovitch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sidrovitch on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sidrovitch is pressing down on Henderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sidrovitch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson's guard.

Henderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sidrovitch controlling from the top position.
Henderson wants to hit a switch here but Sidrovitch passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Henderson there!
Sidrovitch controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidrovitch raining down hammerfists from mount.
Henderson tries to hold on but Sidrovitch postures up.
Sidrovitch controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sidrovitch is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasily Sidrovitch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sidrovitch has a takedown stuffed.
As Sidrovitch looks to move away, Henderson throws a big counter combo but Sidrovitch just gets out of the way.
Henderson gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Sidrovitch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sidrovitch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson is looking to improve his position.
Sidrovitch stops Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Sidrovitch is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Sidrovitch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henderson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sidrovitch jumps into side control!
Henderson wants to control but Sidrovitch postures up.
Sidrovitch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Henderson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Henderson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sidrovitch asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Henderson tries to bench press Sidrovitch off him but Sidrovitch keeps the position.

That's two 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.

Sidrovitch has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Henderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sidrovitch's head backwards.

Sidrovitch clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.

Sidrovitch drags the fight down to the ground.
Sidrovitch trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sidrovitch wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Sidrovitch keeps moving.
Sidrovitch pulls Henderson in close to prevent any damage.

Henderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sidrovitch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sidrovitch looking for a sweep. Not yet Sidrovitch, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sidrovitch trying to strike off his back.
Henderson prevents Sidrovitch from getting back to his feet.
Sidrovitch working a defensive guard but Henderson passes into half guard.
Henderson is trying to control. Sidrovitch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sidrovitch tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sidrovitch can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sidrovitch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Henderson content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Sidrovitch has locked up a guillotine! Sidrovitch's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Henderson is holding on here and Sidrovitch must be using up a lot of energy. Henderson has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Sidrovitch gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vasily Sidrovitch!