PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes to the cage accompanied by A Warrior's Call by Volbeat. Bender Rodriguez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Henson
vs
Rodriguez

180 cm
26
192 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

185 cm
30
201 lbs
17 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henson throws a low kick but Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Henson drives through and clinches with Rodriguez against the cage.
Henson prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez avoids the elbow strike from Henson, against the cage.
Henson has Rodriguez pressed against the cage, preventing Rodriguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Henson is controlling the position.
Henson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henson pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henson prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Henson tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henson.
Henson lands a right hand.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henson lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Henson digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
A short left from Henson.
Rodriguez is trying to push Henson away but Henson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Henson.
Henson tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodriguez as Henson tries to tie him up.
Henson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Henson - that landed with a thud.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Rodriguez is trying to push Henson away but Henson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Henson won't allow it.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henson misses with an uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson throws a head kick that misses.
Bender Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a hook
and Henson counters with a nice uppercut.
Henson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Henson moves out of range.
Henson tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Henson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez defending well as Henson loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez scores with a nice head shot.
Henson wants to clinch
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henson gets slowly back to his feet.
Henson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Henson misses.
Henson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodriguez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Henson moved out of range nicely.
Henson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henson.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Rodriguez with a nice cross.
Rodriguez cracks a nice hook into Henson's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Henson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Henson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Henson blocks it.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Henson misses.
Rodriguez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Henson ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Rodriguez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Henson feints and as Rodriguez raises his hands in defense, Henson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Henson isn't so interested in that idea.
Henson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodriguez controls Henson momentarily but Henson frees himself.
Henson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henson is looking to advance position but Rodriguez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Henson can't escape the position.
Henson is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rodriguez stands up from mount. Strange move.
Henson throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Henson slips the punch.
Henson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Henson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away.

Henson clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Henson.
Henson has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Henson.
Henson is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns Henson into the cage.
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henson tries to pull guard but Rodriguez won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Henson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Henson fails to land.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Henson won't allow it.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henson pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henson has him pressed against the cage.
Henson scores with a shoulder strike.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Rodriguez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Henson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rodriguez to the mat. Rodriguez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Henson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henson looks to land a body kick but Rodriguez moved away.
Rodriguez misses with a hook
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henson tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henson throws out the jab.
Rodriguez misses with a lunging right hand
and Henson counters with a right hand to the body.
Henson scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henson.
Rodriguez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Henson wants to clinch
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Henson moved out of range nicely.
Henson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodriguez. That did some damage!
Bender Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez cracks Henson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Rodriguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henson is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Henson.
Rodriguez throws a predictable looking body shot

and Henson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Henson thows a huge punch but Rodriguez dodges it nicely.
Henson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Henson trying to control the pace.
Henson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodriguez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rodriguez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henson in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mickey Henson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mickey Henson.
Henson tried to score with a low kick but Rodriguez checks it.
Henson is looking to land body kicks.
Rodriguez misses with a jab to the body

and Henson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rodriguez!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Henson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Henson!