PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Beneke (ranked 2638 p4p, 24144 weight class) and Raining Blood (ranked 343 p4p, 617 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Beneke
vs
Blood

182 cm
23
184
8 - 8 - 0

188 cm
23
170
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Beneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raining Blood!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beneke misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Blood.

Blood closes the distance and clinches.
Beneke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood pushes off an throws an elbow but Beneke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Beneke working hard to break the clinch.
Beneke jumps guard but Blood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Beneke missing with knees to the body.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beneke's elbow.
Good body shot from Blood.
Blood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beneke or not.
Beneke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beneke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blood to keep the fight standing.
Blood lands with a light punch inside.

Beneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beneke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.

Blood darts in and clinches Beneke up against the cage.
Blood prevents Beneke from breaking the clinch.
Blood working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Blood.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood lands with a left to the head.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Beneke.
A short right from Blood.
Blood pushes Beneke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beneke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
Blood has Beneke pressed against the cage, preventing Beneke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beneke working hard to break the clinch.
Beneke is looking to break free of the clinch but Blood has double underhooks.
Beneke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Blood lands a body punch.
Beneke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Beneke can't break the clinch.
Beneke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Beneke breaks the clinch.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Beneke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beneke throws a shot from downtown. Blood moves away and avoids it.
Blood is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - Beneke circles away.
Blood looks to land a combination but Beneke avoids it well.
Beneke connects with a jab.
Beneke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blood swings for the body but Beneke moves out of range.
Blood slips a straight right by Beneke.
Blood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beneke.
Blood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Beneke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Beneke throws a leg kick but Blood checks it.

Beneke gets tackled into the cage by Blood. Blood maintains the clinch.
Beneke blocks an uppercut.

Beneke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blood clinches with his opponent.
Beneke wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Beneke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood is working Beneke over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Blood.
Blood gets through Beneke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beneke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blood smiles and moves away.
Blood tries to bum rush Beneke with a series of wild strikes but Beneke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Blood moves into range and clinches up with Beneke.
Blood digs a right hand into Beneke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beneke's gas tank.
Beneke is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blood presses Beneke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benekes head.
Blood works on Beneke's body with a couple of short punches.
Blood scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Blood - that landed with a thud.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood digs a right hand into Beneke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beneke's gas tank.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Beneke avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
Beneke tries to break the clinch but Blood is controlling the position.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Beneke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beneke tries to break free but Blood pushes him back against the cage.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Beneke tries to pull guard but Blood forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Beneke can't break the clinch.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blood gets through Beneke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beneke tries to break free but Blood pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Beneke takes a shot to the head.
Blood prevents Beneke from breaking the clinch.
Blood throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raining Blood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blood tries to clinch there but Beneke circles away.
Beneke stuns Blood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beneke misses with a hook. Blood ducked under it nicely.
Blood blocks a jab.
Blood tries to clinch there but Beneke circles away.

Blood clinches up with Beneke and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Beneke blocking some punches.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Beneke.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Blood.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Beneke avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blood.

Beneke jumps guard and drags Blood to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Blood stops Beneke from standing up.
Blood wants to stand and escape but instead Beneke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Beneke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beneke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beneke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beneke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beneke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Beneke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beneke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beneke stops Blood from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Beneke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beneke is controlling him.
Blood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Beneke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beneke stops Blood from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blood can do anything to dispel that myth.

Beneke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beneke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beneke throws a looping overhand right but Blood ducks down to avoid it.
Blood throws a series of punches but Beneke moves out of range.
Beneke swings widly with a right hand
and Blood counters with a one-two to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blood pushes off an throws an elbow but Beneke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beneke tries to pull guard but Blood won't allow it.
Raining Blood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beneke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blood walks away with a smile on his face. Beneke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Beneke circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blood rushes Beneke and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Blood.
A short right from Blood.
Beneke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beneke has had enough of the clinch but Blood keeps him there for the moment.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
Beneke is trying to pull guard but Blood turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Beneke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood misses with an elbow over the top.
Beneke is trying to push Blood away but Blood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood has Beneke pressed against the cage, preventing Beneke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood tries to work over Beneke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Beneke's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Beneke breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Blood rushes Beneke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beneke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blood throws an elbow that misses.
Beneke is trying to drag Blood to the mat but Blood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Beneke is trying to break the clinch but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Blood scores with a hook to the body.
Beneke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blood misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood lands a shot to the body.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raining Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Beneke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Blood rushes Beneke and presses him up against the cage.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beneke's defenses.

It looks like Mark Beneke has been cut.
Beneke wants to break free but Blood has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Beneke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beneke is trying to break the clinch but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Blood.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beneke's brow.
Blood gets through Beneke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blood lands an elbow that stopped Beneke in his tracks for a moment.
Beneke takes a shot to the head.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
Beneke blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Beneke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beneke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beneke blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
Beneke is trying to break free.
Blood gets through Beneke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Beneke is rocked!
Beneke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Beneke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blood moves away from the strike by Beneke.
Beneke throws a low kick, looking for Blood's leg but Blood calmly moves out of range.
Blood throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Beneke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beneke throws a right hand that misses
and Blood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beneke thinking.
Blood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Blood clinches.
Blood tries to work over Beneke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blood working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Beneke jumps guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Beneke manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blood lands a right hand.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Beneke avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood misses with an elbow over the top.
Blood is leaning against Beneke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beneke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blood smiles and moves away.
Beneke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beneke closes the distance and clinches up with Blood, looking for a takedown. Beneke pushes Blood against the cage but Blood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beneke moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBlood.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Beneke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood slips under a jab.
Blood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beneke throws an overhand right that lands on Blood's shoulder, as Blood tries to avoid the shot.
Blood is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beneke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Beneke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raining Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Blood has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beneke drags the fight down to the ground.
Blood wants to stand and escape but instead Beneke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Beneke won't allow Blood to get back to his feet.
Beneke postures up in Blood's guard and throws a big left but Blood blocks it.

Beneke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beneke pushes down on Blood's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Beneke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beneke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Raining Blood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Beneke decides to stand and escape the position.
Beneke misses with a straight right.

Blood closes the distance and pushes Beneke back into the cage.
Blood has Beneke pressed against the cage, preventing Beneke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beneke has had enough of the clinch but Blood keeps him there for the moment.
Mark Beneke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beneke tries to circle away but Blood has him pinned against the cage.
Beneke is trying to break free.
Blood cracks Beneke with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raining Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raining Blood!
Raining Blood thanked the fans post fight for their support.