PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ching Chang Bing Bang (ranked 641 p4p, 2870 weight class) and Henson Benderson (ranked 83 p4p, 290 weight class). Benderson has chosen The Time is Now as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bing Bang
vs
Benderson

173 cm
32
148
11 - 10 - 0

168 cm
39
145
27 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ching Chang Bing Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Benderson misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bing Bang misses its target.
Sloppy strikes from Benderson. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Bing Bang was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A slow jab from Benderson misses its intended target.

Benderson forces Bing Bang back against the cage and clinches.
Benderson misses with a body punch.
Benderson trying to stall but Bing Bang improves his position.
Benderson avoiding damage as Bing Bang throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bing Bang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bing Bang can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Benderson blocks a body shot from Bing Bang.
Nice body punch from Bing Bang - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson stalling in the clinch but Bing Bang improves position.
A right hand to the body from Bing Bang.
Benderson's coach down at Westside Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Benderson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice body punch from Bing Bang - that landed with a thud.
Benderson looking to stall.
Benderson is looking to control Bing Bang's arms but Bing Bang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benderson has his back to the cage.
Benderson seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Benderson is trying to stall.
Bing Bang tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Bing Bang lands with a light punch inside.
Bing Bang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Bing Bang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bing Bang tries a knee to the head but Benderson blocks it.
Bing Bang missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson gets through Bing Bang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bing Bang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bing Bang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bing Bang missing with knees to the body.

Bing Bang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Benderson.
Benderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benderson thows a leg kick but Bing Bang checks it
and Bing Bang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Benderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benderson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing Bang can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Benderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bing Bang.
Bing Bang misses with some punches.
Benderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bing Bang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bing Bang misses with a knee to the head.
Bing Bang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Bing Bang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Benderson avoiding damage.
A bit of stalling here from Benderson.
Bing Bang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Bing Bang lands an uppercut.
Bing Bang working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson prevents a body shot from Bing Bang.
Nice body punch from Bing Bang - that landed with a thud.
Benderson has Bing Bang pressed against the cage.
Bing Bang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Henson Benderson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benderson blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Bing Bang.
Benderson is stalling here.
Bing Bang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bing Bang.
Benderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ching Chang Bing Bang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henson Benderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Benderson throws an overhand right that lands on Bing Bang's shoulder, as Bing Bang tries to avoid the shot.

It looks like Ching Chang Bing Bang has been cut.
Benderson misses with a hook

and Bing Bang counters by clinching up.
Bing Bang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bing Bang misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bing Bang connects with a knee to the head.
Bing Bang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ching Chang Bing Bang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bing Bang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Benderson.

Bing Bang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benderson looks to land a left hand but Bing Bang moved out of range nicely.
Benderson throws an off balance right hand
and Bing Bang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bing Bang tries to keep at a distance but Benderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bing Bang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bing Bang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Bing Bang.
Benderson can't find room to land a body shot as Bing Bang controls the action.
Bing Bang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bing Bang misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bing Bang throws a punch but it's blocked by Benderson.
Bing Bang avoids the elbow strike from Benderson, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing Bang tries to break free but Benderson pushes him back against the cage.
Benderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benderson misses with the head strike.
Bing Bang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Benderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Bing Bang lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bing Bang scores a nice knee to the body.
Bing Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bing Bang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benderson's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benderson blocks a body shot from Bing Bang.
Bing Bang struggles to land a body shot inside as Benderson controls his hands.
Benderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bing Bang lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing Bang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
A head punch on the inside from Benderson fails to land.
Bing Bang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Come on Benderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bing Bang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bing Bang tries a knee to the head but Benderson blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bing Bang presses Benderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bing Bang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benderson can do to turn this around?
Bing Bang misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bing Bang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benderson throws a lazy right hand but Bing Bang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benderson throws a right hand that misses
and Bing Bang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benderson misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Bing Bang misses the target.
Benderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bing Bang's hands.
Bing Bang swats away the attempt to clinch by Benderson.
It looked like Bing Bang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benderson.
Benderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bing Bang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ching Chang Bing Bang dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Benderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benderson misses with a looping left.
Bing Bang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benderson.
A little feinted left hand from Bing Bang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benderson throws out a powerful jab.
Bing Bang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bing Bang takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Benderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bing Bang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Benderson manages to circle out of the way.
Benderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bing Bang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bing Bang.
Bing Bang wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Benderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bing Bang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benderson swings widly with a right hand
and Bing Bang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bing Bang throws a big counter combination but Benderson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bing Bang.
Benderson swings widly with a right hand
and Bing Bang counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Benderson! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ching Chang Bing Bang!
During a confident post fight interview, Ching Chang Bing Bang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Henson Benderson was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn...'.