PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bennett (ranked 2296 p4p, 1418 weight class) and Xi Li (ranked 283 p4p, 182 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Tyron Woodley . Li has chosen HYFR by Drake featuring Lil Wayne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bennett
vs
Li

190 cm
24
222
8 - 4 - 0

197 cm
32
213
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Conquer
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xi Li!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett keeps the fight on the outside.

Bennett rushes Li and presses him up against the cage.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett lands with a left to the head.
Bennett tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett lands with a right to the head.
Bennett lands an uppercut.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Bennett avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Li - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Li blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Li to work.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Bennett is blocking nicely.
Li misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Bennett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li blocking some punches.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bennett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Li scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Come on Li - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Bennett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bennett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett lands with a right to the head.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Li.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li trying to control the position but instead, Bennett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Li into the cage.
Bennett tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Li.
Li pushes Bennett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
Li working aggressively here.
Bennett works on Li's body with a couple of short punches.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li is trying to maintain a safe position but Bennett gets an underhook and turns Li into the cage.
Li lands a nice elbow.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Li gets through Bennett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Bennett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Bennett manages to break the clinch.

Li moves into range and clinches up with Bennett.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Bennett gets through Li's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett presses Li against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Li.
Bennett blocks the elbow strike.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bennett as Li tries to tie him up.
Li throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Li is trying to stall.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robert Bennett will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Li moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xi Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.

Li rushes Bennett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett lands a nice uppercut.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Li lands a body punch in the clinch.
Li misses with the head strike.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bennett.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Li throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bennett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennett avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennett.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Bennett misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bennett.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li is breathing heavily.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett lands an uppercut.
Bennett lands with a right to the head.

Li is rocked!
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Bennett avoids the damage to the body.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Bennett finish him?
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett lands with a short shot to the head.
Bennett lands a big right hand that drops Li! The killer instinct kicks in and Bennett finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bennett!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Bennett!
Robert Bennett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Xi Li was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm young , I'll be back. '.