PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes to the ring accompanied by I Surrender. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henson
vs
Aldo

180 cm
19
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Machiavelli Boutique
Instinct [out of stock until Feb 03 2016]

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henson.
Henson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henson looks to land a right hand but Aldo moved out of range.
Henson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldo. Aldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Henson.
Henson backing away here, and Aldo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Henson doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aldo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Henson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Nice defenses there by Aldo.
Henson misses with a low kick.
Aldo feints a counter leg kick.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Henson is looking to chop away at Aldo's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Aldo.
Henson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aldo.
Henson misses with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Henson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aldo - the referee stops the clock and Henson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aldo. Henson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Henson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henson.

It looks like Jorge Aldo has been cut.
Henson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aldo momentarily.
Aldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aldo slips a straight right by Henson.
Good work by Aldo as he checks the leg kick.
Aldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Aldo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Henson forces Aldo back against the ropes and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Our sources have told us that Henson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Henson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henson moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Aldo misses with a kick to the body.
Henson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michael Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Henson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henson misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aldo defending well as Henson loads up on a big left hand.
Aldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo lands a nice looking body kick.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henson tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Henson misses with a hook

and Aldo moves into the clinch.
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
Henson managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henson tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson wants to clinch.
Henson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Henson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Henson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Aldo's cut.
That's time! Henson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Henson moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Henson tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Henson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henson tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Michael Henson is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson throws a chopping leg kick but Aldo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henson misses with a body kick.
Aldo throws a body kick that misses
and Henson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henson.
Henson tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Henson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo tries a quick counter leg kick but Henson is wise to it.
Henson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henson connects with an inside leg kick.
Henson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Aldo responds with a good body kick, but Henson manages to step out the way in time.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henson lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Henson.
Henson tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henson.
A good leg kick by Henson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aldo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Henson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Henson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A jab from Henson does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henson throws out a loose jab but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henson wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Aldo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Henson blocks it well.
Henson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henson, right into the meat.
Henson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldo.
Henson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aldo takes a step back to recover.
Henson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson scores with a hook to the body. Aldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henson misses with a straight left.
Henson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henson missing with a left hand there. Aldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Aldo is predictable there
and Henson counters with an inside leg kick.
Henson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Aldo misses
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Henson gets a clinch.
Aldo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henson trying to land knees to the body.
Aldo avoiding damage.
Henson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldo.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henson is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Aldo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Henson lands but Aldo takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henson tries to clinch up.
Aldo tries a quick counter leg kick but Henson is wise to it.
Henson looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
Henson is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Henson is looking to score with low kicks.
Henson cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Aldo misses with a leg kick.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo wants to counter the offense by Henson and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Henson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Aldo's cut.
That's time! Henson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Henson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Henson is looking to clinch.
Henson wants to slow Aldo down by chopping away at his legs.
Henson throws a hook but Aldo blocks it.
Henson misses with an uppercut. Aldo saw that one coming.
Aldo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henson with a hook.
Aldo feints and then cracks Henson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henson down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson throws a hook but Aldo avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henson wants to land a leg kick but Aldo is out of range.
Aldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aldo - that will leave a mark!
Henson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henson.
Aldo slips under a jab from Henson.
Henson backing away here, and Aldo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Henson misses its intended target.
Henson looks to clinch
and Aldo counters with a body kick that stops Henson in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aldo counters with an outside leg kick.
Aldo lands a leg kick that knocks Henson off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Henson.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henson jabs Aldo right on the nose. Aldo blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Henson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henson checks a low kick from Aldo.
Henson throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo throws a push kick but Henson slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Henson.
Aldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henson scores with a head kick. Aldo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Henson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Henson.
Henson tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Henson wants to clinch.
Aldo tries a quick counter leg kick but Henson is wise to it.
Aldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henson misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henson.
Henson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henson wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Henson.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henson's sensitive parts.
Michael Henson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henson lands a high kick!
Henson tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Henson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aldo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Henson counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Henson.
Jorge Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henson doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Henson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Henson!
Michael Henson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Instinct [out of stock until Feb 03 2016], into his post fight interview.