PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob MacGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rob MacGregor enters the cage!

Henderson
vs
MacGregor

175 cm
24
159 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
34
158 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benson Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob MacGregor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson drives through and clinches with MacGregor against the cage.

MacGregor pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Henderson tries to stand but MacGregor is controlling from the bottom.
Henderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

MacGregor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but MacGregor is retaining full guard.
Henderson trying to control but MacGregor is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Benson Henderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacGregor jumps guard but Henderson stands there with MacGregor around his waist. MacGregor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
MacGregor managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacGregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
MacGregor takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Rob MacGregor has been cut.
MacGregor looks gassed!
MacGregor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.

Henderson clinches with his opponent.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacGregor's face.
Henderson has MacGregor pressed against the cage, preventing MacGregor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacGregor is trying to pull guard but Henderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Benson Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob MacGregor.
MacGregor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henderson pulls his leg out and moves away.

Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson stalls.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacGregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacGregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson stalling against the cage.
MacGregor takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Henderson.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working MacGregor over with knees to the body.
Henderson working MacGregor over with knees to the body.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson is working MacGregor over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Henderson.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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 working MacGregor over with knees to the body.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. MacGregor won't want to take too many of those.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. MacGregor won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Henderson as the two fighters clinch.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but MacGregor avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacGregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henderson cracks MacGregor with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacGregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. MacGregor won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacGregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
MacGregor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob MacGregor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Henderson has MacGregor up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson lands a body punch.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Henderson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson digs a right hand into MacGregor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MacGregor's gas tank.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henderson stalling against the cage.
MacGregor is breathing heavily.
Henderson presses MacGregor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henderson lands a body punch.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a shot to the body.
Henderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacGregor can do to turn this around?
Henderson working MacGregor over with knees to the body.
Henderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacGregor's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacGregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacGregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henderson working MacGregor over with knees to the body.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. MacGregor won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into MacGregor's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Henderson.
MacGregor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Henderson.
Good body shot from Henderson.
MacGregor avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Benson Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into MacGregor's ribcage.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into MacGregor's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacGregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacGregor or not.
Henderson works on MacGregor's body with a couple of short punches.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacGregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henderson pushes MacGregor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into MacGregor's ribcage.
MacGregor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henderson taking a breather.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. MacGregor won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson working MacGregor over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rob MacGregor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Henderson drives through and clinches with MacGregor against the cage.
MacGregor is trying to pull guard but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
MacGregor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
MacGregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Henderson moves into the clinch.
MacGregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into MacGregor's ribcage.
MacGregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
A right hand to the body from Henderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson digs a right hand into MacGregor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MacGregor's gas tank.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Henderson - that landed with a thud.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Henderson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacGregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henderson lands a body punch.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacGregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacGregor or not.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Henderson is leaning against MacGregor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Henderson is working MacGregor over against the cage.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacGregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Benson Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob MacGregor.

Henderson clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson is leaning against MacGregor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson effectively controlling the action here.
Benson Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
MacGregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
MacGregor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson pushes MacGregor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Rob MacGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.