PBP Commentary

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

Henderson
vs
Nieddds

175 cm
24
159 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

168 cm
32
150 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benson Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Nieddds!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nieddds counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Nieddds misses its intended target.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Nieddds shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Henderson eats them both and turns towards Nieddds to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Benson Henderson has been cut.
Nieddds slips under a jab from Henderson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nieddds misses with a double jab.
Nieddds ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Benson Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Nieddds as he connects with a hook.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Nieddds pushes him off.
Henderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nieddds to score with a decent uppercut.

Henderson clinches up with Nieddds and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieddds avoiding damage.
Henderson prevents Nieddds from breaking the clinch.
Nieddds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nieddds managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nieddds.
Nieddds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nieddds tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nieddds avoids it.
Henderson being controlled against the cage.
Nieddds working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Nieddds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Nieddds - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nieddds holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bobby Nieddds.
Nieddds throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Henderson darts in trying to clinch
and Nieddds counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson tries to clinch but Nieddds moves out of range.
Nieddds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nieddds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Nieddds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nieddds counters with a right hand to the body.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Nieddds pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Nieddds.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nieddds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nieddds throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Nieddds.
Henderson lands a jab.
Henderson looks to clinch
and Nieddds counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nieddds counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Henderson darts in and clinches Nieddds up against the cage.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Nieddds avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nieddds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
Nieddds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nieddds taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Nieddds will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benson Henderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nieddds misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nieddds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nieddds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Nieddds staying out of range there.
Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nieddds counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Nieddds circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieddds's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nieddds scrambles back to his feet.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nieddds misses the shot to the body.
Nieddds misses with a few strikes there.
Nieddds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bobby Nieddds seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Henderson rushes Nieddds and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nieddds avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.

Nieddds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nieddds fails to land with a series of punches.
Bobby Nieddds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Nieddds keeps the fight on the outside.
Nieddds staying out of range there.
Henderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nieddds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Nieddds lands a slapping body shot.
Nieddds goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Henderson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nieddds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nieddds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nieddds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nieddds cracks Henderson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Henderson falls to his knees and Nieddds doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Nieddds!
Bobby Nieddds took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Black Market Pharmacy and Laundromat for their support in the buildup to the fight.