PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between PJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benn comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - Chop Suey!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Liddell's choice of entrance music: DMX - Its dark and hell is hot. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Benn
vs
Liddell

189 cm
21
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, PJ Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Benn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Liddell is defending against the submission attempts here by Benn.
Benn wants to advance to full mount but Liddell doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Liddell wants to stand up but Benn is controlling him.
Liddell looking to control.
Benn landing some decent shots from guard.
Liddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn won't allow Liddell to sweep him here.
Benn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benn passes into half guard.
Benn is controlling the pace.
Liddell won't allow Benn to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Liddell is trying to stand back up but Benn is controlling him

Benn is working for a kimura but Liddell is defending it quite comfortably.
Benn tries to pass to full mount but Liddell defends it.
Liddell tries to roll over but Benn keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Benn prevents Liddell from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Benn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the body from Liddell misses

and Benn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Benn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benn advances position into side control!
Liddell sneaks back into half guard.
Liddell is trying to escape back to his feet but Benn uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Benn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Benn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Benn is breathing heavily.

Benn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Benn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liddell keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

PJ Benn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Benn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.

Benn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Benn lands in his opponent's guard.
Benn looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benn wants to pass the guard but Liddell is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn is working hard here to advance position.
Benn won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
Benn forces his way into half guard.
Benn is thwarting Liddell's attempts to control the position.
Liddell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Benn kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Benn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Benn.
Benn throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benn won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
Benn trying to control but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Benn tries to free his leg and advance position but Liddell is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet but Benn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Benn trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Benn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Benn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn trying to control the action but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Liddell is trying to stand up here but Benn is controlling him well.

Benn wants to work for an arm triangle but Liddell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Liddell is trying to stand back up but Benn is controlling him
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Benn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

PJ Benn dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Benn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benn there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Benn scores with a takedown into Liddell's guard.
Benn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn forces his way into half guard.
Benn moves nicely into side control.
Benn is looking to take a break and control but Liddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Liddell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Benn fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Benn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Liddell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Benn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Liddell, who protects the arm well.

Benn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Liddell, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn working away.
Benn throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Liddell works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Benn wants to pass the guard but Liddell is defending well.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet.

Benn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Benn is looking for a kimura but Liddell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Benn to get the leverage.
Quinton Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Liddell kicks off Benn and gets to his feet.
Liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Benn avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benn misses with a jab to the body
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Benn backing up. Benn nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Quinton Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell misses with a combination

and Benn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
PJ Benn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PJ Benn!