PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tella Bunteknete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tella Bunteknete will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Henson
vs
Bunteknete

200 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

181 cm
20
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tella Bunteknete!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henson moves into the clinch.
Bunteknete is looking to break free of the clinch but Henson has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Henson.
Bunteknete is trying to break the clinch but Henson has him pressed against the ropes.

Henson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henson throws a hook but Bunteknete avoids it easily.
Bunteknete with a jab.
Bunteknete lands a jab to the head.
Henson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henson avoids the head kick by Bunteknete.
Henson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bunteknete circles away quickly and effectively.
Bunteknete tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Henson rushes Bunteknete and presses him up against the ropes.
Henson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Henson manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bunteknete.
Henson misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunteknete wants to clinch.

Henson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunteknete is trying to break the clinch but Henson has him pressed against the ropes.
Henson has Bunteknete pressed against the ropes, preventing Bunteknete from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bunteknete trying to control the position but instead, Henson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bunteknete into the ropes.
Bunteknete misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunteknete misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Henson. Bunteknete shrugs it off though.
Bunteknete has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henson finds it's way round the side to connect with Bunteknete's head.
Henson cracks Bunteknete with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henson misses with a two punch combination.
Bunteknete throws a head kick but Henson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henson. Bunteknete does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bunteknete scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henson lands a head kick. Bunteknete smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henson looks to throw the jab but Bunteknete is out of range.
Henson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunteknete throws the kick towards the body but Henson avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunteknete lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henson is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunteknete looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson looks to land a left hand but Bunteknete moved out of range nicely.
Bunteknete throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunteknete scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Henson.
Henson tries to clinch up but Bunteknete circles away and keeps his distance.
Henson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bunteknete tries to clinch up but Henson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henson throws a head kick that misses.
Bunteknete pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henson throws a lazy right hand but Bunteknete sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bunteknete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunteknete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson swings for the body but Bunteknete moves out of range.
Bunteknete moves in looking to clinch but Henson pushes him off.
Bunteknete throws a head kick but Henson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunteknete looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bunteknete misses with a double jab.
Henson avoids the head kick by Bunteknete.
Bunteknete wants to clinch.

Henson has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Henson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tella Bunteknete dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Henson throws a sloppy head kick and Bunteknete moves out of range easily.
Henson scores with a punch to the head.
Henson is looking to clinch but Bunteknete is avoiding it.
Henson moves out of range of the body kick from Bunteknete.
Henson moves in looking to clinch but Bunteknete pushes him off.
Tella Bunteknete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunteknete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henson manages to avoid it.
Henson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mark Henson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunteknete goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Henson misses with a wild body shot.
Henson throws a body punch but Bunteknete moves out of range.
Bunteknete tries to clinch up but Henson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunteknete looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henson misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunteknete closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunteknete tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunteknete counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henson thinking.
Mark Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunteknete digs a good hook to Henson's body.

Bunteknete clinches up against the ropes.
Bunteknete tries to circle away but Henson has him pinned against the ropes.
Bunteknete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunteknete's efforts to push away.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henson tries to clinch but Bunteknete moves away
and Bunteknete counters with a big head kick but Henson shrugs it off.
Bunteknete lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunteknete tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunteknete is looking to clinch but Henson is avoiding it.
Henson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunteknete tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bunteknete misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Henson misses.
Henson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunteknete.
Bunteknete is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henson rather than just go for the knockout.
Bunteknete tries to clinch but Henson is having none of it.
Henson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunteknete is looking to clinch.
Bunteknete throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bunteknete tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henson misses with a wild combination.
Bunteknete throws a shot to the body.

Bunteknete clinches with his opponent.
Bunteknete has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bunteknete tries a knee to the head but Henson blocks it.
Henson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henson as Bunteknete tries to tie him up.
Bunteknete looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunteknete lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Henson is trying to break free.
Bunteknete wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henson has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Henson can't break the clinch.
Henson working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Henson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunteknete tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Henson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henson throws a sloppy head kick and Bunteknete moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tella Bunteknete showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bunteknete wants to clinch.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bunteknete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henson tries to clinch but Bunteknete moves out of range.
Bunteknete is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bunteknete doesn't manage to clinch there - Henson circles away.
Bunteknete misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bunteknete doesn't manage to clinch there - Henson circles away.
A head kick from Henson lands but Bunteknete takes it in his stride.
Bunteknete dodges the punch combination from Henson.
Bunteknete lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henson backs up against the ropes.

Henson is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bunteknete closes the distance and pushes Henson back into the ropes.
Oh Henson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunteknete can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson working hard to break the clinch.
Bunteknete trying to control the position but instead, Henson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bunteknete into the ropes.
Bunteknete trying to land knees to the body.
Bunteknete working hard to break the clinch.
Henson seems to have got his legs back now.
Henson blocks a body shot from Bunteknete.

Henson breaks from the clinch.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bunteknete lands a nice looking body shot.
Henson slips a jab and a cross from Bunteknete.
Bunteknete throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bunteknete avoids the body shot from Henson.
Bunteknete moves out of range of the body kick.
Bunteknete tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bunteknete fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bunteknete lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Bunteknete, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bunteknete tries to close the distance and clinch but Henson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bunteknete has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Bunteknete to work.
Bunteknete wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henson has him pressed against the ropes.
Bunteknete trying to control the position but instead, Henson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bunteknete into the ropes.
Bunteknete is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Henson has denied him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henson breaks the clinch.
Henson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bunteknete counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henson thinking.
Bunteknete fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunteknete fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunteknete scores with a jab. Henson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunteknete looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunteknete fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunteknete throws a combination that misses
and Henson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bunteknete is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Bunteknete.
Henson lands a right hook to the body.
Bunteknete lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunteknete wants to clinch up but Henson keeps it at a distance.
Henson misses with a wild combination.
Henson looks to land a combination but Bunteknete avoids it well.
Mark Henson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunteknete scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bunteknete wants to clinch up but Henson keeps it at a distance.
Bunteknete tries a head kick but it misses.
Tella Bunteknete is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bunteknete tries to clinch but Henson is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tella Bunteknete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bunteknete has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tella Bunteknete!