PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luc La Fleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Fleur has chosen Raining Blood as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
La Fleur

175 cm
25
159 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

171 cm
27
148 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benson Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luc La Fleur!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson darts in and clinches La Fleur up against the cage.
La Fleur has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.

La Fleur breaks the clinch.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson tries to clinch there but La Fleur circles away.
La Fleur misses the jab.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but La Fleur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson is looking to clinch but La Fleur is avoiding it.
La Fleur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Fleur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Benson Henderson has been cut.
La Fleur shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Henderson tries to clinch there but La Fleur circles away.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Henderson.
La Fleur swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
La Fleur closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. La Fleur pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
La Fleur shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Benson Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc La Fleur.
Some wild striking there from La Fleur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by La Fleur.
Henderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but La Fleur pushes him off.
La Fleur just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but La Fleur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Fleur with a jab.

Henderson is rocked!
La Fleur throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

La Fleur takes the fight into the clinch.
Henderson has La Fleur pressed against the cage, preventing La Fleur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
La Fleur misses with an elbow over the top.

La Fleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

La Fleur lands a huge takedown. Henderson is out but the ref is slow to react and La Fleur lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Henderson lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc La Fleur!
A less than humble Luc La Fleur misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.