PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Garota de Ipanema as his entrance music. Ben Henley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Neymar Santos's chin.

Henley
vs
Santos

176 cm
29
163 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

175 cm
29
170 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neymar Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santos tries to work over Henley's front leg with a kick but Henley checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Henley misses the target.
Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santos, right into the meat.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Henley moves away and avoids it.
Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos stuns Henley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henley throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos throws the left hand but Henley avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Henley misses the jab.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henley. That did some damage!
Santos slips a jab from Henley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a hook
and Henley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Santos throws a front kick aimed at Henley's knee but Henley avoids it well.
Henley is looking to counter punch.
Santos cracks Henley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Henley's head.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santos misses with a low kick as Henley jumps back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santos.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santos lunges at Henley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henley's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neymar Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Henley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Henley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Neymar Santos has been cut.
Henley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
An inside leg kick lands from Santos.
Henley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Henley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Santos is rocked!
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Henley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Henley finish him?
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Santos.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos cracks the inside of Henley's front leg.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Henley checks a leg kick nicely.
Henley swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Henley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Santos throws a right and a left that Henley avoids nicely.
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santos throws a right hand that misses

and Henley counters with a beautiful punch that sends Santos to the canvas!
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!
Santos controls Henley momentarily but Henley frees himself.
Henley stops Santos from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henley preventing the sweep.
Henley postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.
Henley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henley gets to his feet and stands over Santos, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Santos felt that one! Henley unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Santos from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Henley!
Ben Henley made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry) in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Neymar Santos stepped up to the mic, saying 'Merda!'.