PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henson Benderson (ranked 1679 p4p, 175 weight class) and Pretentious Kneecap (ranked 2899 p4p, 266 weight class). Benderson comes to the cage accompanied by The Time is Now. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Benderson
vs
Kneecap

168 cm
32
148 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

170 cm
27
147 lbs
12 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pretentious Kneecap!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneecap loads up on a big right hand but Benderson slips the punch.
Kneecap throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kneecap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benderson.
Benderson scores with a nice head shot.

Kneecap throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Benderson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kneecap is in Benderson's guard.

Kneecap is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Benderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Benderson has escaped and now he's on top!

Kneecap looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benderson is one step ahead there.
Benderson is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson with a nice head shot there.
Benderson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Westside Martial Arts that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kneecap holds on and takes a little breather.
Kneecap wants to sweep here but Benderson controlling him for the moment.
Benderson trying to control but Kneecap is working from the bottom.
Kneecap is trying to keep Benderson in close.
Benderson wants to control from the top but Kneecap keeps moving.
Kneecap has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at XFighter. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Benderson preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kneecap can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Benderson controls the pace.
Kneecap controlling Benderson's posture.
Benderson wants to pass the guard but Kneecap is keeping the position.
Kneecap wants to sweep but no luck.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kneecap has control of Benderson's left arm, preventing Benderson from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Benderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benderson misses with a hook.
Kneecap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kneecap.
Kneecap throws a right hand that Benderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benderson also avoids with ease.
Henson Benderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kneecap, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap misses the shot to the body.
Kneecap misses with a low kick.
Kneecap tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kneecap dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benderson. That did some damage!
Benderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kneecap moves to clinch but Benderson breaks away
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benderson tries to clinch up.
Benderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kneecap misses with a hook. Benderson ducked under it nicely.
Benderson connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benderson.
Kneecap throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benderson throws a right and a left that Kneecap avoids nicely.
Benderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Kneecap ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kneecap is looking to chop away at Benderson's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap digs a good hook to Benderson's body.
Kneecap sizes up Benderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kneecap on the side of the head.
Kneecap throws a series of punches but Benderson moves out of range.
It looked like Benderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kneecap.
Jab by Kneecap.
Benderson cracks Kneecap with an open hand slap.
Kneecap steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benderson.
Kneecap tries to clinch up.
Benderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kneecap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benderson.

Kneecap bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benderson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Kneecap is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kneecap looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henson Benderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kneecap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benderson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Benderson. Kneecap shrugs it off though.
Kneecap scores with a three punch combo!
Benderson cracks Kneecap with an open hand slap.
A jab from Kneecap misses.
Benderson is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Benderson finds it's way through Kneecap's defenses.
Benderson thuds a left hand into Kneecap's body.
Kneecap throws a low kick but Benderson avoids it.
Kneecap walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benderson.
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!
Kneecap lands a high kick!
Kneecap stuns Benderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kneecap ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
Benderson misses with a head kick.
Kneecap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benderson connects with a body shot that sends Kneecap's belly button to the back.
Pretentious Kneecap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneecap lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benderson takes a step back to recover.
Kneecap tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kneecap cracks Benderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benderson feints and then cracks Kneecap's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kneecap down.
Kneecap looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kneecap throws a shot from downtown. Benderson moves away and avoids it.
Benderson looks to land a right hand but Kneecap moved out of range.
Kneecap with a nice cross.
Kneecap dips to his left and cracks Benderson with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Benderson coming out on top.
Benderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kneecap.
Benderson slips a jab from Kneecap.
Henson Benderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kneecap wants to slow Benderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Benderson lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kneecap.
An attempted straight right counter from Benderson misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Kneecap.
Benderson misses with an uppercut
and Kneecap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kneecap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benderson blocks a leg kick.
Kneecap throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benderson is looking to chop away at Kneecap's legs.
Nice defenses there by Benderson.
Benderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kneecap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Kneecap blocks the leg kick.
Benderson throws a lazy right hand but Kneecap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kneecap on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kneecap swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kneecap swings for the body but Benderson moves out of range.
Kneecap defending well as Benderson loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benderson's calf.

Kneecap takes the fight into the clinch.
Benderson lands a knee to the body.
Kneecap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bendersons head.
Kneecap goes for a takedown attempt but Benderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Benderson clinches up against the cage.
Benderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benderson landing knees to the head.
Kneecap can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but Kneecap blocks with his arms.
Kneecap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap tries to throw a body punch but Benderson avoids it by throwing Kneecap back against the cage.
Kneecap misses with a body punch.
Kneecap swings wildly with an uppercut but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneecap misses with a punch to the body.
Kneecap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Benderson.

It looks like Pretentious Kneecap has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneecap tries to throw a body punch but Benderson avoids it by throwing Kneecap back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kneecap.
Kneecap struggles to land a body shot inside as Benderson controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Kneecap.
Kneecap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneecap tries to work over Benderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneecap tries for a takedown but Benderson manages to get underhooks.
Benderson scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benderson trying to control the position but instead, Kneecap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benderson into the cage.
Benderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kneecap lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pretentious Kneecap will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pretentious Kneecap's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kneecap blocks a jab.
Kneecap uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benderson throws a one two combo.
Benderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some bone on bone action there as Benderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kneecap slips a jab from Benderson.
Kneecap misses with a combination
and Benderson counters with a leg kick.
Benderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benderson defending well as Kneecap loads up on a big left hand.
Kneecap missing with a left hand there. Benderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson misses with a hook. Kneecap ducked under it nicely.
Kneecap shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kneecap doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a 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!
Kneecap moves out of range as Benderson strikes.
Kneecap tries a head kick but it misses.
Kneecap throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneecap clobbers Benderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Benderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kneecap doesn't manage to clinch there - Benderson circles away.
Kneecap feints and then cracks Benderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benderson down.
Benderson blocks a leg kick.
Benderson lunges at Kneecap with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kneecap's hand.
Kneecap throws a right hand that Benderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benderson also avoids with ease.
Benderson thumps Kneecap with a low kick.
Kneecap tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benderson lands with a kick to the temple. Kneecap shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kneecap moves out of range of the body kick.
Kneecap feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bendersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kneecap.
Benderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Benderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kneecap on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneecap misses with a looping right.
Kneecap throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kneecap sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kneecap looks to score with a jab to the body but Benderson is just out of range.
Kneecap throws a sloppy head kick
and Benderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kneecap misses with an uppercut.
Benderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kneecap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benderson.
Benderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benderson throws the left hand but Kneecap avoids the punch easily.
Kneecap misses with an uppercut. Benderson saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Benderson finds it's target.
Benderson tries to clinch up but Kneecap circles away and keeps his distance.
Kneecap lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benderson lands a head shot.

Kneecap is rocked!
Benderson defending well as Kneecap loads up on a big left hand.
Kneecap is still on wobbly legs! Can Benderson finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap misses with a body kick.
Kneecap has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Benderson.
Kneecap throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kneecap throws a big shot that misses.
Kneecap seems to have recovered his senses.
Kneecap throws a right and a left that Benderson avoids nicely.
Jab by Benderson.
Benderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kneecap.
A telegraphed right hand from Kneecap misses the target.
Kneecap scores with a nice body kick.
Kneecap throws a hook but Benderson blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Benderson misses the target.
That kick from Kneecap tenderised Benderson's leg. Benderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kneecap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benderson moves away.
Benderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Kneecap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson throws a hook to the side of Kneecap's head but Kneecap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kneecap connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benderson's hands.
Benderson throws a jab when Kneecap was well out of range.
A cross from Kneecap lands.
Benderson slips under a jab from Kneecap.
Benderson has his takedown stuffed
and Kneecap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kneecap tries to clinch up.
Benderson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Benderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kneecap connects with a body shot.
Benderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kneecap sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneecap misses with a kick to the body
and Benderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kneecap throws a low kick, looking for Benderson's leg but Benderson calmly moves out of range.
Benderson staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Benderson. Those never looked like landing.
Kneecap changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henson Benderson.
I think Benderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henson Benderson!
After the big win, Henson Benderson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors IniTech Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.