|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henderson (ranked 2258 p4p, 348 weight class) and Malaquias Teixeira (ranked 8319 p4p, 816 weight class). The key to victory for Benson Henderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
22
179 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
|
175 cm
29
179 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benson Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Malaquias Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Teixeira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson cracks Teixeira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Teixeira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Teixeira throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson moves out of range as Teixeira strikes.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Teixeira is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Teixeira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Teixeira misses.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson .
Henderson closes the distance and pushes Teixeira back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teixeira lands with a short shot to the head.
Teixeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teixeira misses with the head strike.
Teixeira manages to break the clinch.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Teixeira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teixeira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Teixeira fails to land.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Teixeira blocks an uppercut.
Teixeira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Teixeira tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Teixeira misses with a body punch.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teixeira working aggressively here.
Teixeira blocking some punches.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Teixeira fails to land.
Teixeira misses with a body punch.
Teixeira misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Henderson .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Teixeira.
Teixeira swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Teixeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Henderson .
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Teixeira.
Teixeira misses with the head strike.
Teixeira lands a body punch.
Teixeira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henderson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Teixeira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teixeira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teixeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teixeira can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson .
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Henderson .
Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Teixeira backwards.
Teixeira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Henderson .
Teixeira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teixeira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson presses Teixeira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Teixeira looks winded!
Teixeira can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Teixeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teixeira misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henderson .
Teixeira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henderson tries to work over Teixeira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Teixeira misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Teixeira swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teixeira misses with the head strike.
Teixeira prevents a body shot from Henderson .
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teixeira tries to work over Henderson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Teixeira fails to land.
Teixeira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teixeira lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Teixeira backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson .
Teixeira lands a damaging elbow.
Teixeira blocking some punches.
Teixeira lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teixeira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Teixeira pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Teixeira.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Teixeira backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Benson Henderson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Teixeira keeps it at a distance.
Teixeira throws out a counter right but Henderson avoids it with no problem.
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson .
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Teixeira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teixeira swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Teixeira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Teixeira. Teixeira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to clinch but Teixeira is avoiding it.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Teixeira misses
and Teixeira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Teixeira misses with a wild combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Henderson misses its target.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teixeira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teixeira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Teixeira is just out of range.
Teixeira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henderson clinches up against the cage.
Teixeira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Teixeira.
Teixeira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teixeira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson 's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson 's elbow.
Teixeira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Teixeira.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Teixeira manages to break the clinch.
Malaquias Teixeira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teixeira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Teixeira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Teixeira counters with a nice uppercut.
Teixeira misses with a hook.
Teixeira jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teixeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson tries to clinch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Teixeira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Teixeira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Teixeira's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson is looking to counter punch.
Henderson dips to his left and cracks Teixeira with an uppercut!
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teixeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Teixeira feints a counter leg kick.
Henderson sends Teixeira crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Henderson is motioning to the referee to let Teixeira up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Teixeira is rocked!
BAM! Henderson delivers a spinning backfist that drops Teixeira like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Benson Henderson !
A determined Benson Henderson didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
