PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes to the ring accompanied by Nas ft. Damian Marley - Nah Mean. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Orton
vs
Benn

201 cm
21
212 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Hellbent
Down Under! - Supplements (AXES)

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nigel Benn!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benn checks a leg kick.
Jab from Benn.

Orton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benn, pushing him back against the ropes.
Benn throws a punch but it's blocked by Orton.
Orton trying to land knees to the body.

Orton jumps into guard, dragging Benn to the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Benn wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Benn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton is looking to stand up but Benn isn't so interested in that idea.
Benn wants to get up but he can't break Orton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Orton has managed to clinch.
Benn takes a knee to the side of the body.

Orton breaks from the clinch.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benn throws a combination that misses

and Orton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Orton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Benn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Orton connects with a couple of short punches.
Benn controls Orton momentarily but Orton frees himself.

Orton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton chips away with some ground and pound.
Orton throwing strikes from guard but Benn blocks nicely.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton is looking to work some ground and pound but Benn has wrist control.

Benn is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Benn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orton scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Nigel Benn has been cut.
Benn misses with the head strike.
Benn is working Orton over against the ropes.
Orton scores a nice knee to the body.
Benn looks gassed!
Benn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Orton has clasped his hands together around Benn's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Orton lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Orton grinds an elbow into Benn's temple.
Orton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Benn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Orton has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Orton shoots in and drives through. Benn sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Orton rushes Benn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Benn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orton lands a knee to the head.
Benn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn gets underhooks to prevent Orton's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benn.
Benn swings wildly with an uppercut but Orton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orton lands a knee to the body.
Orton connects with a knee to the head.

Orton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Orton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Orton landing with the ground and pound.
Orton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton cracks Benn with a solid left hand.
Orton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Orton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Orton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn's cut.
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.

Orton tries to clinch there but Benn circles away.
Orton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benn sprawls well. Benn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Orton gets slowly back to his feet.
Orton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn.
Orton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn can do to turn this around?
Benn misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Orton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Orton stands up.

Orton looking to score a takedown here. Benn is defending well but Orton drives through and ends up in Benn's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
Orton scoring with some ground and pound.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton won't allow Benn to get back to his feet.
Orton working some strikes from top position.
Benn controls Orton momentarily but Orton frees himself.
Orton scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn trying to keep a closed guard but Orton is proving a slippery customer.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Orton is in close to Benn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Benn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Orton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benn's head.
Orton lands a couple of digs.
Orton lands a couple of digs.
Orton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Orton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Orton scoring with some ground and pound.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton scoring with some ground and pound.
Benn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Orton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Orton connects with a couple of short punches.
Orton stands up over Benn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Orton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orton is one step ahead there.
Benn is breathing heavily.
Benn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orton with a nice head shot there.
Orton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Benn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orton is aware though and is defending well.
Orton landing some decent shots from guard.
Orton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benn's head.
Orton postures up and lands a big shot to Benn's brow.
Orton stands up over Benn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orton connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Benn is working an open guard so Orton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Orton avoids the head kick by Benn.

Orton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Orton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Benn misses with a shot to the body

and Orton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orton postures up in Benn's guard and throws a big left but Benn blocks it.
Orton chips away with some ground and pound.
Randy Orton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Benn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Orton is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Benn.
Benn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Orton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Orton is putting a hurting on Benn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Benn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Orton lands some shots froms side control.
Orton is working Benn over with some ground and pound from side control.

Benn is rocked!
Benn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orton lands a strong strike to the head of Benn. That's dazed him! Orton looking to finish here. Benn is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Orton lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Orton!
An out of breath Randy Orton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.