PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henson Benderson (ranked 3247 p4p, 662 weight class) and Domonic Dilbrandt (ranked 318 p4p, 83 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Time is Now. Dilbrandt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Champ is Here. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Benderson
vs
Dilbrandt

168 cm
39
145
27 - 27 - 0

173 cm
23
148
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Vanguard Athletics and Laundry
Arcticus University: London

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 27 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domonic Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benderson misses with an uppercut. Dilbrandt saw that one coming.
Benderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilbrandt.
As Dilbrandt looks to move away, Benderson throws a big counter combo but Dilbrandt just gets out of the way.
Nice shot by Benderson.
Benderson misses with an uppercut.
Dilbrandt tried to score with a low kick but Benderson checks it.
Benderson throwing a counter right hand but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dilbrandt.
Benderson throws out a leg kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range and Benderson only half commits.
Dilbrandt misses the shot to the body.
Dilbrandt looks to throw the jab but Benderson is out of range.
Benderson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Benderson avoids it easily.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
It looked like Benderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
Benderson walks into a straight right hand from Dilbrandt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Dilbrandt off the cage and back into range.
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benderson checks it well.
Dilbrandt misses with a series of wild punches.
Benderson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dilbrandt digs a good hook to Benderson's body.
Dilbrandt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benderson avoids the head kick by Dilbrandt.
An attempted straight right counter from Benderson misses the target.
Benderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dilbrandt scores with a punch to the head.
Dilbrandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson throws out a loose jab but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Domonic Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt tries to land a leg kick but Benderson saw it coming and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Benderson misses.
Donk. Benderson catches Dilbrandt right on the button with a cross.
Dilbrandt tries to score with a low kick but Benderson moves his leg out of the way.
As Dilbrandt tries to get set, Benderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Dilbrandt manages to avoid the attempt.
A swing and a miss from Benderson.
A good leg kick by Dilbrandt.
Benderson lands with a straight right. Dilbrandt didn't see that one coming.
Benderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Benderson misses the target.
Benderson missing with a left hand there. Dilbrandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Benderson darts in and clinches Dilbrandt up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dilbrandt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dilbrandt trying to land knees to the body.
Dilbrandt throws an elbow but it misses.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Benderson.
Benderson blocks a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside.
Benderson wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Benderson seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Dilbrandt is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Benderson prevents a body shot from Dilbrandt.
Benderson is looking to control Dilbrandt's arms but Dilbrandt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benderson has his back to the cage.
Dilbrandt tries to throw a body punch but Benderson avoids it by throwing Dilbrandt back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Benderson.

It looks like Domonic Dilbrandt has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson is pushing Dilbrandt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dilbrandt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benderson avoiding damage as Dilbrandt throws knees to the body.
Dilbrandt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dilbrandt lands with a light punch inside.
Dilbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
Dilbrandt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dilbrandt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Benderson avoiding damage as Dilbrandt throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dilbrandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benderson throws a shot from downtown. Dilbrandt moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domonic Dilbrandt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Domonic Dilbrandt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Benderson throws a lazy right hand but Dilbrandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dilbrandt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benderson duly obliges.

Dilbrandt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dilbrandt as the two fighters clinch.
Dilbrandt throws a head punch that misses.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dilbrandt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson lands with a right to the head.
Benderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dilbrandt blocks it with crossed arms.
Benderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Dilbrandt gets an underhook and turns Benderson into the cage.
Benderson blocks an elbow strike.
Dilbrandt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt has Benderson pushed against the cage.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Benderson.
Benderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dilbrandt avoids it.
Dilbrandt managing to block the knees to the body from Benderson.
Domonic Dilbrandt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dilbrandt blocks the elbow strike.
Dilbrandt lands a hook that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Dilbrandt lands a body punch.
Dilbrandt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benderson's elbow.
Dilbrandt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a head punch that misses.
Dilbrandt lands with a short shot to the head.
Benderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Dilbrandt avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt dodges an elbow strike from Benderson.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt struggles to land a body shot inside as Benderson controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dilbrandt.
Benderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dilbrandt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dilbrandt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
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!
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benderson is trying to stall.
Benderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dilbrandt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dilbrandt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dilbrandt lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benderson's elbow.
Dilbrandt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dilbrandt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dilbrandt managing to block the knees to the body from Benderson.
Benderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dilbrandt blocking some punches.
Benderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dilbrandt throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dilbrandt throws an elbow but misses.
Benderson stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson avoiding damage.
Benderson has a couple of punches blocked by Dilbrandt.
Benderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dilbrandt blocks an elbow strike.
Dilbrandt lands an uppercut.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt tries a body shot but Benderson blocks it.
Benderson scores with a shoulder strike.

Dilbrandt breaks the clinch.
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!
Dilbrandt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benderson wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domonic Dilbrandt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Domonic Dilbrandt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Benderson misses with a leg kick
and Dilbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dilbrandt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benderson counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Benderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dilbrandt swinging wildly here.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Benderson misses the target.
Benderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilbrandt is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benderson is looking to slow Dilbrandt down with leg kicks.
Dilbrandt throws a combination that misses
and Benderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dilbrandt under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson loads up on a big right hand but Dilbrandt slips the punch.
Benderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Dilbrandt instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Benderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benderson misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Benderson.
Dilbrandt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dilbrandt pushes off an throws an elbow but Benderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dilbrandt scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt scores with a shoulder strike.
Benderson misses with a knee strike.
Dilbrandt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benderson lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dilbrandts head.
Benderson trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dilbrandt throws an elbow but misses.
Dilbrandt is trying to break the clinch but Benderson is controlling him.
Benderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dilbrandt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt tries to throw a body punch but Benderson avoids it by throwing Dilbrandt back against the cage.
Benderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dilbrandt tries to throw a body punch but Benderson avoids it by throwing Dilbrandt back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Dilbrandt tries to work over Benderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Benderson misses with the head strike.
Domonic Dilbrandt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dilbrandt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson avoiding damage as Dilbrandt throws knees to the body.
Benderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henson Benderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dilbrandt takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benderson is trying to stall.
Dilbrandt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dilbrandt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dilbrandt throws a punch but it's blocked by Benderson.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henson Benderson.
I think Dilbrandt 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domonic Dilbrandt!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Domonic Dilbrandt waved his t-shirt featuring Arcticus University: London's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Henson Benderson had this to say: 'Damn...'.