PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet comes to the cage accompanied by SmashinSomethin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bennet
vs
Draven

166 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
26
143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
Bennet avoids a kick to the body.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bennet checks the leg kick.
Bennet misses with a hook.
Draven misses with an uppercut
and Bennet counters with a nice uppercut.
Draven misses with a right hand
and Bennet counters with a three punch combo that has Draven backing up. Draven nods at Bennet to acknowledge the strikes.
Draven throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bennet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven closes the distance but Bennet moves to the side
and Bennet counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennet looks to land a right hand but Draven moved out of range.
Bennet takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven throws a head kick but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet slips under a jab from Draven.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Draven is looking to land body kicks.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Draven looks to land a body kick but Bennet moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a front kick that sends Bennet stumbling back into the cage.
Bennet tests Draven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick from Draven.
Draven swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Draven lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
Bennet misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Draven connects with a body shot.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Draven lands with a nice body kick.
Draven lands a right hook to the body.
Draven misses with a looping right.
Draven throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bennet will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Draven throws a series of punches but Bennet avoids them all with ease.
Bennet misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draven misses with a low kick as Bennet jumps back.
Draven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bennet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Draven throws a head kick that Bennet semi-blocks.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Draven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Draven thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick by Draven misses
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Draven.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bennet misses its intended target.
Bennet has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bennet throws a jab when Draven was well out of range.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Draven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bennet counters with a three punch combo that has Draven backing up. Draven nods at Bennet to acknowledge the strikes.
Draven is looking to slow Bennet down with leg kicks.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven is breathing heavily.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Bennet moves out of range easily.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennet.
Eric Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven misses with a leg kick
and Bennet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a right hand
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
Bennet lands a nice shot that snaps Draven's head back.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Draven.
Draven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Draven darts in trying to clinch
and Bennet counters with a nice body shot.
A solid body kick from Draven.
Draven scores with a spinning back kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennet checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Bennet lands a really nice looking cross but Draven seems unphased.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick
and Bennet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draven moves away.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven blocks a jab.
Bennet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Draven.
Bennet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Draven throws a push kick but Bennet slaps the foot to one side.
Bennet connects with a nice looking jab.
Draven throws a head kick that misses
and Draven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennet slips a jab and a cross from Draven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bennet dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Draven looks for the body kick but Bennet saw that one coming.
Draven lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Draven tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draven throws a combination that misses
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bennet throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennet moves out of range of the leg kick from Draven.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennet is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Draven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Draven slips under a jab from Bennet.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven misses with the body kick
letting Bennet counter with a right hand.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bennet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven throws a head kick but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet misses with a looping left.
Draven throws a body kick that misses.
Draven throws a wild body kick that Bennet sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Draven misses.
Draven throws a right hand that misses
and Bennet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennet tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Draven is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven moves to clinch but Bennet breaks away
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
Draven takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven throws a head kick that misses
and Bennet counters with a nice uppercut.
Draven staying out of range there.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Bennet moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Bennet. Beautiful body shot.
Bennet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Draven misses with a shot to the body
and Draven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draven has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Draven there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick by Draven misses
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
Bennet avoids the head kick by Draven.
Draven takes one to the chin there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Bennet misses with a head kick.
Bennet jabs Draven right on the nose. Draven blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bennet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bennet has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bennet!