PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Tesser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tesser
vs
Henderson

183 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

175 cm
23
159 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laurent Tesser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benson Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson clinches with his opponent.
Henderson landing knees to the body.

Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tesser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tesser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Tesser.
Henderson is looking to clinch.

Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tesser throws a head punch that misses.

Henderson breaks the clinch.

Tesser darts in and clinches Henderson up against the cage.
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's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tesser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tesser moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Tesser moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Tesser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.

Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Tesser doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tesser tries to clinch up.
Tesser keeps the fight on the outside.
Tesser misses with a double jab.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tesser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tesser moves to clinch but Henderson breaks away
and Henderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Tesser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Henderson clinches with his opponent.

Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Tesser. Those never looked like landing.
Laurent Tesser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Tesser lands.

It looks like Benson Henderson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tesser circles away.

Henderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tesser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tesser is trying to push Henderson away but Henderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.

Tesser is rocked!
Henderson working the clinch nicely. Tesser is working for position but Henderson cracks him with a big knee to the head! Tesser crumples up against the cage and Henderson lands two more shots before the ref can save Tesser! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Benson Henderson!
Benson Henderson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.