PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pepeng Pinakamalupet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pinakamalupet
vs
Henderson

155 cm
22
169 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

178 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Pinakamalupet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benson Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinakamalupet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinakamalupet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pinakamalupet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Pinakamalupet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinakamalupet tries to land a front kick but Henderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pinakamalupet will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pinakamalupet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.

It looks like Pepeng Pinakamalupet has been cut.
Pinakamalupet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinakamalupet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinakamalupet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinakamalupet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson jabs Pinakamalupet right on the nose. Pinakamalupet blinks but takes it well.
Pinakamalupet misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pinakamalupet.
Pinakamalupet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Pinakamalupet to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Pinakamalupet looks to clinch but Henderson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Pinakamalupet taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Benson Henderson !
A very excited looking Benson Henderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.