PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Knocke Bensmock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunts has chosen Cypress Hill - Hits From the Bong as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bensmock
vs
Blunts

190 cm
29
195 lbs
16 - 5 - 2

182 cm
27
196 lbs
19 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Rivers Edge Nutrition (Disciples of Pain)
PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 6 and Laundering 90% )

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knocke Bensmock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Knocke Bensmock has been cut.
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!
Blunts avoids a kick to the body.
Blunts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bensmock blocks a low kick nicely.
Blunts loads up on a big right hand but Bensmock slips the punch.
Blunts shoots in looking for a takedown. Bensmock tries to sprawl out of it but Blunts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bensmock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blunts with a nice cross.
Bensmock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blunts on the side of the head.
Blunts scores with a jab to the head.
Blunts misses with a two punch combination.
Blunts thows a body shot but no joy.
Blunts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bensmock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blunts's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensmock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blunts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bensmock.
Blunts throws a low kick, looking for Bensmock's leg but Bensmock calmly moves out of range.
Blunts lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Blunts finds it's way through Bensmock's defenses.
Blunts takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
J Blunts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blunts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bensmock throws a big shot that misses.
Bensmock motions for Blunts to come forward. Bensmock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blunts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bensmock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blunts scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blunts lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bensmock backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blunts.
Bensmock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Blunts misses its intended target.
Blunts misses with a shot to the body
and Bensmock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bensmock misses with a hook.
Bensmock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blunts throws an overhand right that lands on Bensmock's shoulder, as Bensmock tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Blunts does no damage.
Blunts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bensmock lands a nice hook to Blunts's body. Blunts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blunts on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blunts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bensmock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bensmock circles away.
Bensmock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Bensmock takes the fight into the clinch.
Blunts gets through Bensmock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Bensmock on the inside.
Blunts working hard to break the clinch.
Bensmock is leaning against Blunts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blunts looks gassed!
Blunts misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bensmock as Blunts tries to tie him up.
Blunts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Bensmock.
Bensmock tries a body shot but Blunts blocks it.
Bensmock pushes Blunts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bensmock is leaning against Blunts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blunts has had enough of the clinch but Bensmock keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bensmock working Blunts over with knees to the body.
Bensmock lands a hook that snaps the head of Blunts backwards.
Bensmock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bensmock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bensmock tries to throw a body punch but Blunts avoids it by throwing Bensmock back against the cage.
Bensmock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blunts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bensmock tries to throw a body punch but Blunts avoids it by throwing Bensmock back against the cage.
A short right from Bensmock on the inside.
Bensmock gets through Blunts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bensmock swings wildly with an uppercut but Blunts uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bensmock manages to break the clinch.
Blunts misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blunts misses the shot to the body.
Bensmock moves out of range as Blunts throws a body kick.
Bensmock feints and then cracks Blunts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blunts down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but J Blunts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Knocke Bensmock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bensmock looks to throw the jab but Blunts is out of range.
Bensmock is looking to slow Blunts down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Blunts.
Bensmock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Blunts.
Blunts connects with a body shot.
Bensmock throws a leg kick but Blunts moved away.
Bensmock thows a body shot but no joy.
Bensmock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
J Blunts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blunts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bensmock.
Crunch! Bensmock slams his shin into Blunts's torso.
Blunts is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bensmock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blunts misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Bensmock.
Blunts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bensmock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blunts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bensmock throws out the jab.
Bensmock checks a leg kick.
Bensmock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bensmock misses with a wild body shot.
Blunts misses with a looping right.
Blunts throws a body punch but Bensmock moves out of range.
Blunts looks to throw a body kick
and Bensmock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bensmock lands a nice shot that snaps Blunts's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bensmock misses with a leg kick.
Blunts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bensmock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bensmock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blunts.
Blunts misses with a double jab
and Bensmock counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheers as Bensmock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blunts doesn't seem phased though.
Bensmock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bensmock misses with a straight left.
Blunts works Bensmock's body with a nice hook.
Blunts misses with a low kick.
Blunts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bensmock clobbers Blunts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good work by Blunts as he checks the leg kick.
That kick from Bensmock tenderised Blunts's leg. Blunts is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensmock wants to clinch up but Blunts keeps it at a distance.
Blunts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Bensmock misses.
Bensmock misses with a kick to the body.
Bensmock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bensmock loads up on a big right hand but Blunts slips the punch.
Blunts moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bensmock takes a swing at Blunts's ribcage but misses.
Blunts shoots for a takedown but Bensmock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blunts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blunts throws a poor cross that misses
and Bensmock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Bensmock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bensmock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blunts.
Bensmock slips a straight right by Blunts.
Bensmock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blunts lands with a nice body kick.
Blunts misses with a left hand
and Bensmock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blunts misses the body punch
and Bensmock counters with a nice uppercut.
Blunts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blunts there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blunts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Blunts is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bensmock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blunts is still on wobbly legs! Can Bensmock finish him?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bensmock.
Blunts seems to have recovered his senses.
Blunts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blunts takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knocke Bensmock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Knocke Bensmock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Blunts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bensmock is fending him off so far but Blunts persists. Nope, Bensmock circles away and we're back to standing.
Bensmock tries to move into range but Blunts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blunts throws a leg kick but Bensmock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blunts misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Blunts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bensmock.
Blunts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bensmock.
Blunts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bensmock.
Bensmock misses with a looping left.
Blunts misses with a body shot.
Blunts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bensmock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bensmock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blunts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bensmock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts avoids the body shot from Bensmock.
Bensmock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blunts swings for the body but Bensmock moves out of range.
Blunts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bensmock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bensmock throws a sloppy head kick
and Blunts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bensmock thinking.
Blunts throws a body punch but Bensmock moves out of range.
Blunts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bensmock tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Bensmock finds it's target.
Blunts seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Bensmock shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Blunts is backing up but Bensmock catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Blunts covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Bensmock Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knocke Bensmock!
Knocke Bensmock is the new middleweight champion!