PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 296 p4p, 1093 weight class) and Pascal Henry (ranked 35 p4p, 141 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benedetti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bajafondo. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benedetti
vs
Henry

179 cm
28
170
19 - 5 - 0

170 cm
34
165
22 - 12 - 2

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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Pascal Henry!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti with a jab.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Henry counters with a two punch combo.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Q Club in the buildup to the fight.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Henry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Benedetti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
As Benedetti backs off Henry throws a huge counter combo but Benedetti manages to avoid it all.
Henry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
Henry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benedetti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benedetti backing away here, and Henry unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benedetti, as that shot connected.
Henry throws a combination that misses
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Benedetti stuns Henry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedetti throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Benedetti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henry misses with a hook.
Henry staying out of range there.
Henry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti lands a head shot.
Henry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mario Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice cross by Benedetti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Henry throws a combination that misses
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Benedetti swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benedetti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry blocks a jab.
Henry scores with a punch to the head.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti lands a nice shot that snaps Henry's head back.
Benedetti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react.
Benedetti throws an off balance right hand
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Henry's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti lands an overhand right.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Henry is looking for the big counter here.
Henry slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henry misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Benedetti misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henry's hands.
Benedetti digs a good hook to Henry's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Benedetti. That snapped Henry's head back.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henry momentarily.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the ropes and back into range.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Henry counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Benedetti dominated that round.
That's time! Benedetti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Benedetti takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benedetti thuds his right hand into Henry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Henry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti misses with a combination
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Henry has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Henry misses with a hook
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henry appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benedetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Henry staying out of range there.
Henry slips under a jab.
Benedetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Henry 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Henry misses.
Benedetti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henry slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Henry thows a leg kick but Benedetti checks it
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benedetti throws out a powerful jab.
Henry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti cracks Henry with an open hand slap.
Henry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Henry misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti lands a nice shot that snaps Henry's head back.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.
Henry throws a right hand that Benedetti ducks under and follows up with a left that Benedetti also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Henry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Henry blocks a jab.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Henry throws out a counter right but Benedetti avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Henry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti scores with a jab. Henry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Benedetti dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Benedetti lands a nice hook to Henry's body. Henry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benedetti scores with a nice head shot.
Henry misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Henry throws out a counter right but Benedetti avoids it with no problem.
Henry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benedetti moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Henry might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Benedetti has got the better of the exchanges.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henry throws a leg kick
and Benedetti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henry thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benedetti to score with a decent uppercut.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henry unleashes a big counter combination but Benedetti bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Benedetti catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benedetti cracks a nice hook into Henry's ribs.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti throws an off balance right hand
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a right hand to the body.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Henry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Benedetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti misses with a leg kick.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benedetti lands a head shot.
Pascal Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry walks into a straight right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Henry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henry misses with a double jab
and Benedetti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benedetti connects with a looping right hand.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti misses with a hook
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti scores with a nice strike.
Henry staying out of range there.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by Benedetti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benedetti.
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!
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry flicks out a counter leg kick but Benedetti steps away.
Benedetti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henry momentarily.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mario Benedetti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benedetti tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henry moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Henry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benedetti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Benedetti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benedetti 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hardcore Sports Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.