PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temel Dilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Henley
vs
Dilli

176 cm
32
156 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

176 cm
34
155 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Sully's Bar & Grill
KAISER

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 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temel Dilli!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henley misses with a straight right.
We've been informed that Dilli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Temel Dilli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilli throws a body punch but Henley moves out of range.
Dilli scores with a nice strike.
Henley has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Henley misses with a body shot.
Dilli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilli.
Henley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dilli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dilli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Dilli drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dilli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Henley is looking for a triangle but Dilli pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilli looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley has his hands on Dilli's head, controlling the position.

Dilli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dilli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dilli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dilli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henley's guard.
Henley tries to roll over but Dilli keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dilli wants to control but Henley is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Henley actively working from the bottom here.
Henley is trying to maintain the position but Dilli is very close to passing his half guard.
Henley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Henley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henley trying to control from the bottom.
Henley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dilli.

Henley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dilli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dilli lands a jab to Henley's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henley gets caught napping as Dilli dives in and scores a takedown. Henley manages to retain guard.
Henley trying to keep a closed guard but Dilli is proving a slippery customer.

Henley looking for a guillotine here but Dilli defends easily.
Henley controls Dilli momentarily but Dilli frees himself.

Henley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dilli wants to control from the top but Henley keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli is in close to Henley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dilli wants to control from the top but Henley keeps moving.

Henley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dilli is aware though and is defending well.
Henley trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henley is adopting a defensive guard.
Henley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dilli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Temel Dilli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dilli throws out a powerful jab.
Henley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henley.

It looks like Temel Dilli has been cut.
A solid body kick from Dilli.
Henley throws a body shot but no joy.
Henley slips a jab from Dilli.
Henley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dilli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henley.
A slow jab from Dilli misses its intended target.
Henley takes a swing at Dilli's ribcage but misses.
Dilli steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dilli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Henley sends Dilli crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Henley is motioning to the referee to let Dilli up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Dilli is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henley dodges the punch combination from Dilli.
Dilli is still on wobbly legs! Can Henley finish him?
Dilli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dilli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henley somewhat.
Dilli looks to land a right hand but Henley moved out of range.
Dilli seems to have recovered his senses.
Henley misses with an uppercut. Dilli saw that one coming.
Henley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dilli's corner calls for a 1-2. Dilli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Dilli shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Henley is pressing down on Dilli's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dilli must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dilli trying to control the position from guard on top but Henley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dilli trying to control but Henley is working from the bottom.

Henley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Henley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henley pulls Dilli in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dilli has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Henley to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dilli is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Henley pulls down on the head and he's put Dilli to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ben Henley!
Ben Henley really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.