PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Wright struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henson
vs
Wright

175 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benson Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Wright!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wright looks to land a combination but Henson avoids it well.
Henson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wright throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright misses with the combination.

Wright gets caught napping as Henson dives in and scores a takedown. Wright manages to retain guard.
Henson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Henson wants to stand but Wright is controlling his posture from full guard.
Henson with a nice head shot there.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henson working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright 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.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson wants to stand but Wright has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Henson prevents Wright from improving his position.
Wright is trying to stand.

Wright has one foot on Henson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wright swinging wildly here.
Wright throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Henson gets the takedown into side control.
Wright looks gassed!
Wright can't do much from the bottom here.

Henson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Henson moves into full mount!
Wright controls the position.
Wright tries to improve his position but instead Henson has taken his back!
Henson punishes Wright with strikes from the back mount.

Wright is trying to shake Henson off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Henson won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoids the head kick by Henson.
Henson moves out of range of the body kick.
Henson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Henson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wright is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henson trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright wants to stand up but Henson is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wright working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
Henson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.

Wright gets caught flat footed, as Henson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Henson manages to pass to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Henson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Henson wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Wright.
Wright swinging wildly here.
A combination from Wright does no damage.

Henson instigates a clinch.

Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Henson clinches with his opponent.

Henson breaks the clinch.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benson Henson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henson wants to clinch.
Henson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Henson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wright is trying to defend but Henson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Henson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wright wants to control but Henson passes into side.
Wright wants to control but Henson postures up.

Henson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wright struggling a bit here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to buck Henson off.

Henson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
You can see the frustration on Wright's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wright is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Henson asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Henson stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wright leaves Henson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wright sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright misses with a double jab.
Wright tries to bum rush Henson with a series of wild strikes but Henson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright misses with a double jab

and Henson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wright's guard.
Henson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wright working a defensive guard here.

Henson stands and steps away. Wright gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Henson scores with a takedown into Wright's guard.

Henson drops back looking for a leg! Wright is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wright manages to kick Henson off! Henson jumps back into Wright's guard.
Henson won't allow Wright to get back to his feet.
Wright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright is trying to control the position but Henson postures up.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Henson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Henson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Eric Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright tries to bum rush Henson with a series of wild strikes but Henson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henson lunges at Wright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wright's hand.
Wright throws a series of punches but Henson moves out of range.

Henson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wright's guard.
Henson wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright is looking to stand up but Henson isn't so interested in that idea.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Benson Henson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henson slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is looking to control Henson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wright avoid being mounted?
Henson controlling the action here.
Henson prevents Wright from standing back up.
Wright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henson is controlling the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Henson decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Henson slips a jab and a cross from Wright.

Henson scores a takedown into full mount!
Henson controlling from mount.
Henson lands a nice shot to the head.
Wright wants to control but Henson is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson controlling his opponent.
Henson raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wright tries to hold on but Henson postures up.
Wright wants to try and get back to his feet.

Henson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Henson with the ground and pound from mount.
Henson raining down shots from the mount!
Henson tries to control but Wright wriggling away.
Henson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wright hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson dominating with strikes here.
Wright wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Wright tries to improve his position but instead Henson has taken his back!
Henson punches Wright on the ear.
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!
Henson biding his time, looking for the opening.
Wright is trying to get back to his feet but Henson has full control of the position and if anything, Wright has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Eric Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright prevents Henson from getting a body triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Henson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

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