PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Cung Lau has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lau
vs
Henderson

180 cm
31
155 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

175 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benson Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson fails to land the takedown.
Henderson fails with the takedown
and Lau counters with a leg kick.
Henderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lau counters with a good low kick that Henderson was not able to check.
Cung Lau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benson Henderson.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Lau circles away easily
and Lau counters with a slapping leg kick.
No luck for Henderson with that takedown attempt.
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lau counters with an inside leg kick.
Lau thows a body kick. Henderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Henderson looks gassed!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lau.
Henderson has his takedown stuffed
and Lau counters with a low kick, right behind Henderson 's knee.

Lau gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cung Lau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lau counters with an outside leg kick.

Lau has Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Lau lands a good knee to the midsection. Henderson won't want to take too many of those.
Lau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lau with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lau.
Lau with a knee to the head.
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!
Lau connects with a knee to the head.
Lau working Henderson over with knees to the body.
Henderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lau with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Lau connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
A knee to the head by Lau.

Henderson is rocked!
Lau lands a big knee to the head and Henderson goes down! Lau pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cung Lau!