PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet comes to the cage accompanied by Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. Brian Redban has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bennet
vs
Redban

166 cm
22
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

171 cm
20
143 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Redban!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redban connects with a right hand. Bennet shakes it off.
Redban misses with an uppercut
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.

Bennet shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Redban manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Redban is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bennet stopping the sweep attempt from Redban.
Bennet advances to half guard.
Redban is looking to control Bennet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Redban avoid being mounted?
Bennet wants to pass to mount but Redban is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Redban looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bennet tries to pass to full mount but Redban defends it.
Still in half guard, Bennet seems content to control.
Redban blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bennet.
Bennet content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet wants to advance to full mount but Redban doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Redban wants to stand but Bennet is controlling the position.
Redban working a defensive guard here.
Redban looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bennet puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Redban wants to get back to his feet.
Bennet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Redban with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bennet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Redban does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Bennet seems content to control.
Redban manages to get to full guard.
Bennet looking to pass the guard.
Bennet throws a big elbow that misses.
Redban working a defensive guard but Bennet passes into half guard.
Redban is looking to improve his position.
Bennet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redban wants to improve his position but Bennet is controlling well.
Bennet controlling the pace.
Bennet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Redban wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Redban with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Redban is not content to let Bennet control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redban tries to roll over but Bennet keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bennet dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bennet cracks Redban with an open hand slap.
Redban connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennet. Bennet circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Redban lands with an overhand left.
Redban connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennet. Bennet circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Redban lands with a nice combination. Bennet backs away looking to recover.
Nice jab there from Redban.
Redban circles away from the clinch attempt.
Redban thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Redban uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Redban's head backwards.
Bennet lands with a nice body punch.
Bennet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bennet throws a lazy right hand but Redban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennet missing with a left hand there. Redban was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redban falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bennet counters with a single leg into guard. Redban didn't expect that.
Bennet trying to control but Redban is working from the bottom.
Redban trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet is fighting to break Redban's control of his arms but Redban is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bennet cracks Redban with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redban is trying to control the position but Bennet postures up.
Redban has control of Bennet's left arm, preventing Bennet from doing any damage.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brian Redban wasn't active enough on the ground.
Redban lands with a hook. Bennet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Redban attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Bennet.
Redban fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redban ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Redban misses with an uppercut
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Redban blocks a jab.
Bennet moves out of range as Redban strikes.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Redban.
Redban throws a right hand that Bennet ducks under and follows up with a left that Bennet also avoids with ease.
Redban throws a big shot that misses.
Redban lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with an uppercut. Redban saw that one coming.
Redban takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bennet avoids the head kick by Redban.
Brian Redban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Bennet closes the distance and pushes Redban back into the cage.
Bennet pushes Redban back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennet is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Redban pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bennet goes for a takedown in the clinch but Redban prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet has Redban pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Redban manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bennet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Bennet has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Redban after a bit of a struggle.
Redban pushes Bennet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brian Redban will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bennet misses with an uppercut. Redban saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Bennet.
Redban lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Redban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good exchange - Bennet coming out on top.
Redban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Redban scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet throws a hook to the side of Redban's head but Redban sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Bennet misses.
Redban moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bennet staying out of range there.
Redban throws out a loose jab but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redban jabs at Bennet's body.
Redban misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet works Redban's body with a nice hook.
Bennet avoids the body shot from Redban.
Bennet is looking to clinch.
Redban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brian Redban seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Redban throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bennet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bennet needs to keep his hands up - Redban had a free shot at his head there.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Redban is just out of range.
Bennet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redban.
Brian Redban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redban throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redban misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Bennet counter with a right hand.
Redban scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charles Bennet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redban misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Bennet. Those never looked like landing.
Redban misses the shot to the body.
Redban wants to slow Bennet down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennet moves to clinch but Redban breaks away
letting Redban counter with a right hand.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redban was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redban throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
Redban tests Bennet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redban misses with a series of wild punches.
Redban swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
Redban stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Bennet. Those never looked like landing.
Bennet throws a looping overhand right but Redban ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Redban comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Redban has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Redban!
A victorious Brian Redban thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.