PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 3394 p4p, 6081 weight class) and Randy Miller (ranked 435 p4p, 676 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Bennett
vs
Miller

187 cm
28
203
19 - 6 - 0

185 cm
37
202
21 - 24 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Miller!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennett circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Bennett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Bennett with a nice calf kick.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Bennett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Bennett connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Miller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennett loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Miller's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett lands a slapping body shot.
Bennett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Bennett throws a chopping leg kick but Miller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Bennett.
Bennett lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett with a jab.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennett is out of range and Miller settles back down.
It looked like Bennett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller feints and then cracks Bennett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bennett down.
Miller with the inside leg kick.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Bennett wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennett thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennett.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Bennett is predictable there
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
Miller slips a jab from Bennett.
Miller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bennett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett tries to work over Miller's front leg with a kick but Miller checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bennett as he connects with a hook.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett scores with a nice strike.
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Bennett scores with a shot to the body.
Bennett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Bennett scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett takes one to the side of the head.
Bennett is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bennett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Bennett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Miller looks to move away, Bennett throws a big counter combo but Miller just gets out of the way.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bennett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miller momentarily.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick from Bennett, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
Miller avoids the head kick by Bennett.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Bennett lands a nice shot that snaps Miller's head back.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch lands to the side of Bennett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bennett feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
Miller digs a good body shot into Bennett's ribs.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bennett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bennett!
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bennett.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennett.
Bennett is looking to land body kicks.
John Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Miller moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Bennett moves away and avoids it.
Bennett scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Bennett scores with a jab. Miller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bennett wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
Miller cracks Bennett with a good jab.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Bennett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bennett swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Bennett dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Bennett. That's going to slow Miller down.
Bennett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Miller misses.
Bennett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Bennett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Miller moved away.
Bennett connects with an inside leg kick.
Miller moves out of range of the leg kick from Bennett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett thumps Miller with a low kick.
Bennett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bennett needs to keep his hands up - Miller had a free shot at his head there.
Bennett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bennett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennett checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bennett misses the target.
Randy Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett throws a leg kick that misses.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett connects with a crisp jab.
Bennett connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
John Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick from Bennett, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miller. Miller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennett is out of range and Miller settles back down.
Bennett with a hook.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Bennett throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Bennett only half commits.
Bennett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett scores with a nice strike.
A nice combination there by Bennett.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Bennett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennett 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 George Francis scores the fight for John Bennett!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for John Bennett!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for John Bennett!

John Bennett wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking John Bennett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.