PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benoit
vs
Harper

180 cm
24
180 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

White Gorilla Nutrition
Fortitude Apparel

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Benoit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Harper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Harper.

Harper rushes Benoit and presses him up against the cage.

Benoit breaks the clinch.
Benoit misses the jab.
Benoit throws a solid leg kick but Harper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benoit.
Benoit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benoit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper's corner calls for a 1-2. Harper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benoit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benoit throws a low kick but Harper avoids it.
Benoit just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit moves out of range of the strikes.
Harper misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper stuns Benoit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benoit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harper doesn't seem bothered though.
Harper lands with a straight right. Benoit didn't see that one coming.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benoit manages to avoid it.
Benoit wants to land a leg kick but Harper is out of range.
No joy there for Benoit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
Benoit throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benoit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands with a shot to the body.
Benoit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benoit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harper.
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harper counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benoit. Benoit obviously looking to wear him down.
Harper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benoit rather than just go for the knockout.
Benoit throws a leg kick
and Harper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benoit lands a body shot.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Harper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper looks to land a combination but Benoit avoids it well.
Nice shot by Benoit.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benoit moves away.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit dodges the punch combination from Harper.
Benoit fails to land with a series of punches.
Benoit slips a straight right by Harper.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Harper slips the punch.
Harper lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Benoit swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Benoit circles away.
Benoit looks to land a combination. Harper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Benoit throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benoit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benoit counters with a good low kick that Harper was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit misses with a double jab
and Harper counters with a stiff right hand.
Benoit misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel Harper will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Harper.
Benoit works the jab nicely.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Benoit lands a nice shot that snaps Harper's head back.
Harper dips to his left and cracks Benoit with an uppercut!
Benoit takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harper.
Benoit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benoit throws a leg kick
and Benoit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sean Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper is looking to clinch but Benoit is avoiding it.
Benoit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit slips under a jab.
Harper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harper misses with a body punch
and Benoit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benoit throws a combination that misses
and Harper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benoit throws a right and a left that Harper avoids nicely.
Harper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sean Benoit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benoit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benoit moves away.
Harper throws a series of punches but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benoit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit jabs at Harper's body.
Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Benoit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harper checks it well.
Benoit swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Harper to counter with a crisp jab.
Benoit connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Harper instigates a clinch.

Benoit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Harper slips the punch.
Benoit misses with a kick to the body.
Harper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benoit throws out the jab.
Harper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benoit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper slips a straight right by Benoit.
Benoit misses with a combination
and Harper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sean Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
Harper throws a body punch but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harper's sensitive parts.
Benoit wants to slow Harper down by chopping away at his legs.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benoit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benoit throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Benoit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benoit throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
Harper throws a hook but Benoit avoids it easily.
Benoit avoids the body shot from Harper.
Benoit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benoit scores with a body shot.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Benoit throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benoit throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Harper stumbling backwards into the cage! Harper bounces back off the cage towards Benoit, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Benoit lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Benoit celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Benoit!
Sean Benoit retains his welterweight title!