PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aldo
vs
Henderson

193 cm
28
174 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

178 cm
20
179 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benson Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson clinches up against the cage.
Henderson lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henderson .
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Henderson lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson gets through Aldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Henderson .
A hook to the body from Henderson .
Good body shot from Henderson .
Henderson is leaning against Aldo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries to circle away but Henderson has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Henderson .
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Aldo is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aldo.
Aldo seems to have got his legs back now.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Henderson digs a right hand into Aldo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aldo's gas tank.
Henderson pushes Aldo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson pushes Aldo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Henderson .
A hook to the body from Henderson .
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Henderson lands a right hand.
Henderson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Aldo to his knees! Henderson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Henderson !
After winning the bout, Benson Henderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.