PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between D.C. Benny (ranked 631 p4p, 1504 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 88 p4p, 205 weight class). Benny comes to the cage accompanied by DC Benny - Unagi. D.C. Benny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Benny
vs
Lankinen

185 cm
31
175
15 - 14 - 0

180 cm
31
177
9 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benny connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lankinen's hands.
Benny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lankinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Lankinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benny throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Lankinen to counter with a crisp jab.

Benny forces Lankinen back against the cage and clinches.
Lankinen stalling.
Benny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Benny.
A hook to the body from Benny.
Benny presses Lankinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Benny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benny keeps control of Lankinen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lankinen is struggling to control the position.

Lankinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benny scores with a jab 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!
Benny just misses with a punch to the body.
Benny connects with the punch.

It looks like Nova Lankinen has been cut.
Benny swings for the body but Lankinen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Benny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lankinen.
Benny digs a good hook to Lankinen's body.

Benny has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lankinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benny lands a hook that snaps the head of Lankinen backwards.
Lankinen working aggressively here.
Lankinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benny.
Benny is leaning against Lankinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Lankinen.
Lankinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benny scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lankinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benny lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lankinen.
Benny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benny throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lankinens head.
Benny lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benny misses with a punch to the body.
Lankinen tries to work over Benny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lankinen stalls.
Lankinen gets through Benny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benny tries a body shot but Lankinen blocks it.
Benny lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Lankinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Benny feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lankinen sprawling to the canvas! Lankinen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Benny finish him?!

Lankinen is rocked!
Jab from Benny.
Lankinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Benny finish him?
Benny circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Lankinen to the canvas! Lankinen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Benny keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). D.C. Benny!
D.C. Benny thanked the fans post fight for their support.