PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Kapaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henson Benderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Time is Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kapaldi
vs
Benderson

158 cm
32
155 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

168 cm
25
148 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

FORCEE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Kapaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benderson moves out of range as Kapaldi strikes.
Kapaldi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kapaldi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benderson misses with an uppercut. Kapaldi saw that one coming.
And Kapaldi counters with a quick kick to the body but Benderson blocks it.
Kapaldi digs a good hook to Benderson's body.
Kapaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Benderson clinches.
Kapaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kapaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kapaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapaldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benderson scores with a knee to the head.
Benderson tries to stall but Kapaldi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benderson tries a knee to the head but Kapaldi blocks it.
Kapaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kapaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kapaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi tries to throw a body punch but Benderson avoids it by throwing Kapaldi back against the cage.
Kapaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kapaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Benderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benderson is stalling here.
Benderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kapaldi pushes Benderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kapaldi lands with a light punch inside.
Benderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kapaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Kapaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Benderson.
Benderson blocking some punches.
Kapaldi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Benderson controls his hands.
Kapaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Kapaldi tries a body shot but Benderson blocks it.
Kapaldi lands a body punch.
Kapaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kapaldi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Benderson wants to stall.
Benderson prevents a body shot from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi misses with a body punch.
Kapaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Benderson is looking to control Kapaldi's arms but Kapaldi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benderson has his back to the cage.
Benderson trying to control the position but instead, Kapaldi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benderson into the cage.
Benderson seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Kapaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Benderson looking to stall.
Benderson slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi tries to throw a body punch but Benderson avoids it by throwing Kapaldi back against the cage.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benderson looking to stall.
Benderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kapaldi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kapaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Kapaldi scores with a shoulder strike.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benderson blocks an uppercut.
Benderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Benderson has Kapaldi pushed against the cage.
Kapaldi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Kapaldi lands with a left to the head.
Kapaldi scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Benderson tries a knee to the head but Kapaldi blocks it.
Kapaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Kapaldi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kapaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Benderson controls his hands.
Kapaldi cracks Benderson with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapaldi misses with the head strike.
Kapaldi lands a shoulder strike.
Benderson looking to throw knees to the head but Kapaldi is blocking nicely.
Benderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kapaldi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kapaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Kapaldi.
Benderson tries for a takedown but Kapaldi manages to get underhooks.
Kapaldi gets through Benderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Kapaldi dominated that round.
That's time! Kapaldi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kapaldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benderson walks into a left hand.
Benderson looks to clinch
and Kapaldi counters with a three punch combo that has Benderson backing up. Benderson nods at Kapaldi to acknowledge the strikes.
Kapaldi misses the jab.
Benderson misses with a straight right.
Kapaldi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pedro Kapaldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Benderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kapaldi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kapaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benderson.
Kapaldi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kapaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Benderson avoids a kick to the body.
Benderson throws a looping overhand right but Kapaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Kapaldi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kapaldi misses the shot to the body.
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!
A head kick misses from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi walks into a straight right hand from Benderson.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benderson.
Kapaldi moves away from the strike by Benderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi misses with a body kick.
Kapaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Benderson is just out of range.
Kapaldi motions for Benderson to come forward. Kapaldi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kapaldi misses with an uppercut. Benderson saw that one coming.
Kapaldi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benderson takes a step back to recover.
Kapaldi swats away the attempt to clinch by Benderson.
Kapaldi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kapaldi. That's going to slow Benderson down.
Kapaldi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Kapaldi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kapaldi lands a lovely overhand right.
Benderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kapaldi. Benderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kapaldi.
A little jabbing left from Benderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson throws a head kick that misses.
Kapaldi throws a low kick, looking for Benderson's leg but Benderson calmly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapaldi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benderson on the side of the head.
Kapaldi ducks right into an uppercut from Benderson.
Kapaldi punishes Benderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Kapaldi swats away the attempt to clinch by Benderson.
Benderson checks a leg kick.
Benderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kapaldi.
Benderson is looking for the big counter here.
Pedro Kapaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kapaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kapaldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benderson can do to turn this around?
Benderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kapaldi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kapaldi slips under a jab from Benderson.
Kapaldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kapaldi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benderson on the side of the head.
Kapaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kapaldi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson lands with a cross.
Nice jab there from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kapaldi throws the left hand but Benderson avoids the punch easily.
Benderson tries to clinch but Kapaldi is having none of it.
Kapaldi loads up on a big right hand but Benderson slips the punch.
Kapaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kapaldi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benderson's head.
Kapaldi misses with the body kick
letting Benderson counter with a right hand.
Benderson scores with a leg kick.
Benderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kapaldi, right into the meat.
Kapaldi misses with a left hand
and Benderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kapaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benderson.
Kapaldi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kapaldi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Benderson misses
enabling Kapaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Benderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big left from Benderson misses.
Kapaldi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kapaldi throws an off balance right hand
enabling Benderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Benderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kapaldi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benderson scrambles back to his feet.
Benderson misses with a straight left.
Kapaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kapaldi.
Kapaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benderson's sensitive parts.
A big left from Kapaldi misses.
Benderson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot
and Benderson counters with a good low kick that Kapaldi was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kapaldi misses the shot to the body.
Kapaldi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benderson misses with a head kick.
Benderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kapaldi is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Kapaldi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kapaldi connects with a body shot that sends Benderson's belly button to the back.
Benderson avoids the body shot from Kapaldi.
Benderson loads up on a big right hand but Kapaldi slips the punch.
Kapaldi misses the shot to the body.
Benderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kapaldi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Benderson cracks Kapaldi with a good jab.
Kapaldi tries to land a front kick but Benderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kapaldi slips under a jab.
That kick from Kapaldi tenderised Benderson's leg. Benderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benderson closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kapaldi counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapaldi scores with a sloppy right hand. Benderson should have avoided that one.
Crunch! Kapaldi slams his shin into Benderson's torso.
Kapaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Benderson is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benderson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benderson.
Kapaldi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benderson tries to clinch up but Kapaldi circles away and keeps his distance.
Kapaldi tried to counter with a leg kick but Benderson avoided it.
Kapaldi throws a body kick that misses.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick but Benderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kapaldi slips under a jab.
Kapaldi missing with a left hand there. Benderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kapaldi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot
and Benderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kapaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kapaldi in his tracks.
Benderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kapaldi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benderson slips under a jab from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Benderson drives through and clinches with Kapaldi against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benderson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benderson taking a breather.
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!
Kapaldi lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kapaldi fails to land.
Benderson blocking some punches.
Benderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kapaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Kapaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kapaldi tries to work over Benderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Benderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kapaldi up against the cage.
Kapaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi tries a body shot but Benderson blocks it.
Kapaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Benderson controls his hands.
Kapaldi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Kapaldi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kapaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Benderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kapaldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kapaldi fails to land.
Kapaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Benderson.
Kapaldi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bendersons head.
Benderson stalling the fight.
Kapaldi tries to throw a body punch but Benderson avoids it by throwing Kapaldi back against the cage.
A short right from Kapaldi on the inside.
Benderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kapaldi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kapaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benderson looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benderson blocks an uppercut.
Kapaldi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benderson.
Kapaldi misses with the head strike.
Benderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kapaldi blocks it with crossed arms.
Benderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Benderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henson Benderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kapaldi pushes Benderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pedro Kapaldi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left hand lands to the body for Kapaldi.
Benderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kapaldi blocks it with crossed arms.
Benderson takes a shot to the head.
Benderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kapaldi avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Kapaldi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kapaldi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Kapaldi!
Pedro Kapaldi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FORCEE, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Henson Benderson had this to say: 'Damn...'.