PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bleed It Out. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bennett
vs
Maia

180 cm
26
198 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

185 cm
25
193 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheldon Maia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
Maia is looking to land body kicks.
Maia is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
Good exchange - Maia coming out on top.
Maia checks a leg kick nicely.
Maia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett connects with the punch.
Maia missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett scores with a leg kick.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Maia lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia connects with a crisp jab.
Bennett looks for the body kick but Maia saw that one coming.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Bennett tries to clinch there but Maia circles away.
Maia throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
Bennett blocks the body kick.
Bennett cracks Maia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Sheldon Maia has been cut.
Richard Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bennett throws a wild body kick that Maia sees coming a mile off.
Maia scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia with a hook.
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennett throws the left hand but Maia avoids the punch easily.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia moves out of range as Bennett throws a body kick.
Bennett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maia connects with a crisp jab.

Bennett is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Bennett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maia.
Maia throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maia lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Maia throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennett seems to have got his legs back now.
Maia throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Maia circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Bennett to the canvas! Bennett doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Maia keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sheldon Maia!