PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henson Benderson (ranked 2077 p4p, 220 weight class) and Ramon Carlos (ranked 1954 p4p, 206 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
Carlos

168 cm
36
145 lbs
23 - 19 - 0

170 cm
31
148 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Condemned

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 23 - 19 - 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Carlos !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos throws a lazy right hand but Benderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benderson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carlos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benderson.
Carlos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benderson tries to clinch up.
Carlos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benderson.
Carlos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carlos misses with an uppercut.
Carlos throws a jab when Benderson was well out of range.
Benderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Carlos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carlos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benderson moves out of range as Carlos throws a body kick.
Carlos digs a good hook to Benderson's body.
Benderson throws an overhand right that lands on Carlos 's shoulder, as Carlos tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlos misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Carlos misses.
Benderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlos .
Benderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos throws a combination that misses
and Benderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carlos misses with a right hand
and Benderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benderson jabs Carlos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carlos throws a jab when Benderson was well out of range.
Carlos throws a leg kick
and Carlos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Benderson.
Benderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos .
Carlos misses with the body kick
and Benderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlos throws a right hand that Benderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benderson also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Carlos misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carlos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carlos scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos . Benderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Carlos misses
and Benderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carlos throws an overhand right that lands on Benderson's shoulder, as Benderson tries to avoid the shot.

Benderson moves into the clinch.
Carlos working hard to break the clinch.
Benderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carlos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benderson stalling in the clinch.
Benderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlos 's elbow.
Carlos is trying to force a seperation but Benderson has the dominant position.
Benderson letting Carlos take a breather here.
Carlos avoids the elbow strike from Benderson, against the cage.
Carlos blocks an uppercut.

Carlos breaks the clinch.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Benderson misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benderson tries to clinch up but Carlos circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Carlos misses.
Carlos throws a shot from downtown. Benderson moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Benderson misses.
A right-left combo lands from Benderson.
Carlos lands with a right hand.

Carlos drops Benderson with a beautiful combination! Benderson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Carlos is looking for the KO!

Benderson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oh Benderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benderson throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benderson seems to have got his legs back now.
We've been told by Benderson's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carlos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos scores with the left hand. Benderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Benderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos .
Carlos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carlos tries a head kick but it misses.
Benderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benderson.
Benderson misses with a hook.
Benderson misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Carlos .
Benderson is looking for a counter combo.
Carlos throws a poor cross that misses
and Benderson counters with a straight right hand.
Carlos throws a looping overhand right but Benderson ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Benderson does it's job there.
Carlos misses with an uppercut
and Benderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Carlos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Benderson closes the distance and clinches.
Benderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carlos is defending well for now.
Benderson is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Benderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ramon Carlos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Benderson defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.
Benderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carlos misses with a hook
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benderson 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 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlos .
A little feinted left hand from Benderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Carlos throws the left hand but Benderson avoids the punch easily.
As Carlos looks to move away, Benderson throws a big counter combo but Carlos just gets out of the way.
Carlos misses with a right hand
and Benderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benderson tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Benderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Benderson clinches up with Carlos and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benderson lands a body punch.
Carlos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carlos tries a body shot but Benderson blocks it.

Carlos breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Benderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Benderson.
Benderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Carlos is rocked!
Carlos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carlos is still on wobbly legs! Can Benderson finish him?
Carlos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Benderson misses.
Carlos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Benderson! Carlos is backing up but he can't get away as Benderson lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Carlos and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henson Benderson!
Henson Benderson gave a mention to IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).