PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Sheedy (ranked 1420 p4p, 156 weight class) and Henson Benderson (ranked 1517 p4p, 169 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Benderson's choice of entrance music: The Time is Now. Kevin Sheedy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sheedy
vs
Benderson

172 cm
28
160 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

168 cm
36
145 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Sheedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheedy.
Benderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Sheedy misses.
Benderson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benderson throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheedy misses the target.
Benderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheedy throws a body punch but Benderson moves out of range.
Sheedy throws a poor cross that misses
letting Benderson counter with a right hand.
Sheedy throws an overhand right that lands on Benderson's shoulder, as Benderson tries to avoid the shot.
Benderson throws the left hand but Sheedy avoids the punch easily.
Sheedy connects with the punch.
Sheedy throws a low kick but Benderson moves out of range easily.
Sheedy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheedy lands a jab.

Sheedy clinches up with Benderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Benderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheedy controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheedy working aggressively here.
Sheedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benderson's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Sheedy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benderson misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Benderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sheedy avoids it.
Benderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sheedy's elbow.
Sheedy stalls.
Benderson lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheedy.
Sheedy misses with the head strike.
Sheedy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheedy swings wildly with an uppercut but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benderson throws an elbow that misses.
Sheedy dodges an elbow strike from Benderson.
Benderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheedy blocks a body shot from Benderson.
Sheedy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bendersons head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheedy.
Sheedy misses with some punches.
Benderson trying to land knees to the body.
Sheedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheedy has a couple of punches blocked by Benderson.
Benderson takes a shot to the head.
Sheedy misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benderson slows down the pace here.
Benderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sheedy backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheedy.
Benderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Benderson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benderson.
Sheedy throws a head punch that misses.
Benderson has Sheedy pushed against the cage.
Benderson missing with knees to the body.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sheedy avoids it.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but Sheedy blocks with his arms.
Sheedy has a couple of punches blocked by Benderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sheedy.
Sheedy misses with the head strike.
A short left from Sheedy.
Benderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Benderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sheedy's brow.
Sheedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheedy misses with some punches.
Sheedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheedy stalling.
Benderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Benderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benderson tries a knee to the head but Sheedy blocks it.
Sheedy avoiding damage as Benderson throws knees to the body.
Sheedy misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Sheedy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Benderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheedy moves out of range as Benderson strikes.
Benderson throws a hook to the side of Sheedy's head but Sheedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sheedy throws an off balance right hand
and Benderson counters with a straight right hand.

Sheedy closes the distance and clinches.
Benderson trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheedy working aggressively here.
Benderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheedy misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheedy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson blocks a body shot from Sheedy.
Benderson blocks an uppercut.
Benderson blocks an uppercut.
Benderson tries to throw a body punch but Sheedy avoids it by throwing Benderson back against the cage.
Benderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson gets through Sheedy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sheedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benderson can do to turn this around?
Benderson crunches a lovely knee into Sheedy's ribcage.
Benderson throws a head punch that misses.
Benderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sheedy is keeping busy.
Sheedy misses with some punches.
Benderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheedy controls his hands.
Benderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benderson.
Benderson tries a body shot but Sheedy blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy misses with the head strike.
Benderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sheedy takes an elbow to the temple.
Benderson blocks a body shot from Sheedy.
Sheedy misses with some punches.
Benderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheedy misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sheedy lands with a right to the head.
Benderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson blocks an uppercut.
Benderson takes a shot to the head.
Benderson slows down the pace here.
Sheedy gets through Benderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sheedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheedy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sheedy fails to land.
Sheedy stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Benderson.
Sheedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Benderson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Benderson stalling in the clinch.
Sheedy has a couple of punches blocked by Benderson.
Sheedy misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson tries a knee to the head but Sheedy blocks it.
Benderson trying to stall but Sheedy improves his position.
Benderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sheedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sheedy misses with a punch to the body.
Sheedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Benderson.
Sheedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sheedys head.
Kevin Sheedy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sheedy tries a body shot but Benderson blocks it.
Come on Sheedy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benderson effectively controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benderson pushes Sheedy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Benderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Henson Benderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Sheedy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sheedy instigates a clinch.
Benderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sheedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benderson lands with a light punch inside.
Benderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Benderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sheedy backwards.
Benderson stalls.
Benderson is pushing Sheedy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benderson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benderson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheedy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bendersons head.
Sheedy blocks an elbow strike.
Benderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Benderson taking a breather.
Sheedy misses with the head strike.
Benderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sheedy blocks an uppercut.
Sheedy tries to stall but Benderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benderson pushes Sheedy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Benderson.
Benderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Benderson taking a breather.
Sheedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheedy lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy working aggressively here.
Sheedy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sheedy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sheedy throws a head punch that misses.
Benderson tries to stall but Sheedy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Benderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Benderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sheedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benderson lands a shot to the body.
Benderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benderson stalling against the cage.
Benderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Benderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sheedy is defending well for now.
Benderson is looking to control Sheedy's arms but Sheedy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benderson has his back to the cage.
Sheedy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benderson trying to stall but Sheedy improves his position.
Benderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheedy.
Sheedy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benderson throws a head punch that misses.
Benderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sheedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheedy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy working aggressively here.
Benderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benderson.
Benderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheedy.
Sheedy scores with a shoulder strike.
Sheedy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sheedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Benderson.
Sheedy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Benderson.
Benderson prevents a body shot from Sheedy.
Benderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheedy backwards.
Benderson lands an elbow inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henson Benderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kevin Sheedy!
Henson Benderson spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn...'.