PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Emergence Of Talents kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jay Fuller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fuller
vs
Benson

183 cm
24
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Benson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuller with a nice cross.
Benson moves in looking to clinch but Fuller pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuller with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuller. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson tries to clinch but Fuller moves out of range.
Fuller misses with a few strikes there.
Fuller lands an overhand right.
Fuller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ben Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuller misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fuller.
Benson tries to clinch up but Fuller circles away and keeps his distance.
Benson slips a jab and a cross from Fuller.
Fuller connects with a jab.
Benson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fuller takes a swing at Benson's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
Fuller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benson tries to clinch but Fuller is having none of it.
Fuller lands with a straight right. Benson didn't see that one coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fuller scores with a jab to the body.
Fuller loads up on a big right hand but Benson slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Fuller misses with a low kick.
Benson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fuller scores with a hook to the body. Benson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fuller misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Fuller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Benson checks a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Benson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fuller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benson is looking to clinch.
Benson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fuller.
Fuller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fuller circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuller scores with a leg kick.
Benson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuller.
Fuller keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Fuller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benson's hands.
Fuller lands a really nice looking cross but Benson seems unphased.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fuller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Fuller coming out on top.
Fuller misses with a body shot.
Fuller is looking to wear down Benson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fuller misses with a wild body shot.
Benson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benson is breathing heavily.
Fuller works the jab nicely.
Fuller lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Ben Benson has been cut.
Fuller scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson takes one to the side of the head.
Fuller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fuller thuds his right hand into Benson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuller lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller lands with a straight right. Benson didn't see that one coming.
That kick from Fuller tenderised Benson's leg. Benson is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Fuller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Benson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fuller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fuller feints and then cracks Benson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benson down.
Fuller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fuller duly obliges.
Benson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuller looks to land a combination. Benson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fuller lands a jab.
Benson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Fuller. Beautiful body shot.
Fuller works Benson's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Fuller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fuller lands with an uppercut that bounces Benson off the cage and back into rage.

That has opened up Ben Benson's cut even more.
Fuller lands a jab to the head.
Jay Fuller is winning the standup battle so far.
Fuller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Fuller thumps Benson with a low kick.
Fuller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Fuller.
Fuller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benson can do to turn this around?
Fuller lands a really nice looking cross but Benson seems unphased.
A lazy left from Fuller finds it's target.
Fuller scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fuller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jay Fuller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ben Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuller scores with a body shot.
Fuller connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Fuller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fuller 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Fuller!