PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lords Of Salem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Henley
vs
Romero

176 cm
30
156 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

177 cm
32
160 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
Milwaukee's Best 160

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Nicodemo Romero!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero scores with a decent looking hook.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero lands a lovely overhand right.
Romero tries to bum rush Henley with a series of wild strikes but Henley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Romero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henley swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Henley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Romero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henley dodges the punch combination from Romero.
Henley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero thuds his right hand into Henley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Romero misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Henley counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Nicodemo Romero has been cut.
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romero digs a good hook to Henley's body.
Romero moves in looking to clinch but Henley pushes him off.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Henley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Henley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Romero.
Henley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Henley slips the punch.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Henley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henley throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Henley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henley slips under a jab.
Henley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero connects with a looping right hand.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Henley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Henley.
Romero throws a hook but Henley blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Henley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with the left hand. Henley knows he should have avoided that one.
Romero has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Henley staying out of range there.
Romero punishes Henley's body with a nice straight punch.
Henley throws a big shot that misses.
Romero scores with the left hand. Henley knows he should have avoided that one.
Romero misses with a shot to the body
and Henley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Henley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero lands a nice hook to Henley's body. Henley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Romero lands a head shot.

Henley is rocked!
Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Henley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oh Henley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero digs a good body shot into Henley's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Henley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Henley misses its target.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Henley seems to have got his legs back now.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Henley moves out of range easily.
Henley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Henley throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero lunges at Henley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henley's hand.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Henley moved out of range.
Henley throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicodemo Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicodemo Romero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Henley thinks about countering with a head kick.
Henley avoids the body shot from Romero.
Henley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henley moves out of range of the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Henley might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Romero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Romero scores with the left hand. Henley knows he should have avoided that one.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Henley moves away and avoids it.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henley.
Nicodemo Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henley counters with a straight right hand.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicodemo Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Romero misses.
Henley misses with a body punch
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That has opened up Nicodemo Romero's cut even more.
Romero lands a head shot.
Romero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Henley.
Henley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henley blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Henley misses the target.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henley thinks about countering with a head kick.

Henley drops Romero with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Romero looks back up at him and smiles so Henley waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Romero is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Henley scores with a counter punch that sends Romero to the canvas! Henley smells blood - he's punishing Romero with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Romero has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Henley!
Ben Henley made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 in his post fight interview.