PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart comes to the cage accompanied by Celly cel - Its Goin Down Tonight . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Stewart
vs
Bennett

183 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stewart manages to avoid it.
Stewart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bennett thuds his right hand into Stewart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stewart swings widly with a right hand
and Bennett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stewart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stewart thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennett throws a solid leg kick but Stewart takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bennett.
Stewart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Donald Stewart has been cut.
Bennett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
Good shot there by Bennett.
Stewart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Stewart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Stewart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Erik Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Stewart misses.
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stewart throws a leg kick which misses Bennett's front leg but catches the back leg as Bennett tries to avoid it.
Bennett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stewart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stewart just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stewart lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bennett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bennett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Stewart is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bennett's half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bennett can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bennett wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bennett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stewart sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bennett's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bennett is looking for a sweep. Stewart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart trying to control from half guard but Bennett is working away.
Stewart is stalling here. Bennett is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stewart seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bennett has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bennett works to advance to full mount. Stewart defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bennett prevents Stewart from getting the reversal.
Bennett is landing with some decent strikes but Stewart is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stewart is looking to escape.
Bennett lands a big shot there that rocks Stewart but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bennett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to control but Stewart wriggling away.
Bennett throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bennett misses with a head shot.
Stewart is working to get back to half guard.
Bennett looking to ground and pound but Stewart is blocking nicely.
Bennett controlling his opponent.
Stewart wants to hold on but Bennett pushes him away.
Bennett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stewart hang on?
Bennett unloading with bombs!
Stewart tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Stewart moves into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart tries to strike from the bottom.
Bennett preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett scoring with some ground and pound.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stewart pulls Bennett in close to his closed guard and prevents Bennett from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stewart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Bennett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Stewart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stewart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Erik Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart is just out of range.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stewart.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
Stewart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bennett.
Bennett lands with a hook. Stewart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stewart misses with a wild body shot.
Bennett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stewart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Stewart throws a looping overhand right but Bennett ducks down to avoid it.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Stewart takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stewart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stewart manages to avoid it.
Stewart cracks a nice hook into Bennett's ribs.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Bennett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bennett stuffs the takedown.
Stewart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett tests Stewart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bennett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bennett throws a sloppy body shot
and Stewart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stewart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart lands with a shot to the body.
Stewart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stewart shoots in looking for a takedown. Bennett tries to sprawl out of it but Stewart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bennett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stewart manages to avoid it.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Bennett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stewart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart thows a body shot but no joy.
Stewart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stewart misses with a body shot.
Stewart cracks the inside of Bennett's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart misses the jab.
Stewart thows a body shot but no joy.
Stewart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stewart. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stewart is looking to wear down Bennett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stewart.
Bennett moves out of range of the body kick from Stewart.
Stewart moves out of range of the strikes.

Stewart scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bennett tries to buck Stewart off but Stewart is having none of it.
Bennett manages to get back to half guard.
Bennett is not content to let Stewart control the position.
Stewart trying to mount his opponent but Bennett defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Stewart jumps into side control!
Bennett is trying to get back to half guard.
Bennett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett regains half guard.
Bennett is staying active underneath Stewart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bennett is pressing down on Stewart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bennett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stewart is one step ahead there.
Stewart passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stewart takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Donald Stewart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donald Stewart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stewart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.

Stewart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bennett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bennett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stewart's guard.
Stewart trying to control the position.
Bennett sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bennett manages to get himself to full guard.
Stewart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stewart stands and throws Bennett's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stewart landing a few strikes.
Bennett gets back to half guard.
Bennett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stewart is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bennett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Erik Bennett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stewart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bennett is trying to escape the mount.
Stewart controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart wants to control the pace but Bennett is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is desperately trying to improve his position but Stewart has a good base and remains in mount.
Stewart with shots to the head and body - Bennett looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stewart working Bennett over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Stewart.
Stewart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stewart prevents Bennett from getting the reversal.
Stewart lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Stewart connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Erik Bennett has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart trying to control but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bennett swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bennett regains half guard.
Bennett tries to get to full guard but Stewart has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart is pressing down on Bennett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bennett is holding on for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stewart 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Donald Stewart!
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