PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Benton
vs
Boss

185 cm
33
265 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

150 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Boss!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss looks to land a combination but Benton avoids it well.
Benton is breathing heavily.

Boss darts in and clinches Benton up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Boss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boss tries to circle away but Benton has him pinned against the cage.
Benton controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss is trying to stall.
Benton has Boss pushed against the cage.
Boss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benton is defending well for now.
Benton is pushing Boss up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boss effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Boss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boss trying to stall but Benton improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sam Benton.

Boss moves into the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Boss has eaten all the pies!
Stalling in the clinch from Benton.
Boss wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Boss fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benton has him pressed against the cage.
Boss is looking to control Benton's arms but Benton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boss has his back to the cage.
Benton stalling in the clinch.
Boss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but The Boss will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boss has closed the distance and engaged Benton in a clinch.
Benton avoiding damage.
Boss tries to break the clinch but Benton is controlling the position.
Boss trying to stall but Benton improves his position.
Benton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sam Benton.
Boss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Boss pushes Benton up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss is trying to maintain a safe position but Benton gets an underhook and turns Boss into the cage.
Boss working hard to break the clinch.
Boss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boss throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss being controlled against the cage.
Boss lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss is looking to control Benton's arms but Benton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boss has his back to the cage.
Boss has had enough of the clinch but Benton keeps him there for the moment.
Benton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boss's efforts to push away.
Boss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benton is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Benton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The Boss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benton as Boss tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Boss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Benton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boss stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boss misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss is trying to break the clinch but Benton is controlling him.
Boss throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boss being controlled against the cage.
Boss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benton is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Benton has denied him.
Benton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Benton gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sam Benton.
Boss throws a push kick but Benton slaps the foot to one side.

Boss instigates a clinch.
Benton prevents Boss from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boss tries to land knees in the clinch but Benton avoids the damage to the body.
Boss is trying to force a seperation but Benton has the dominant position.
Benton stalling in the clinch.
Boss tries to break the clinch but Benton is controlling the position.
Boss is trying to force a seperation but Benton has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Boss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for The Boss!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for The Boss!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for The Boss!

The Boss wins by unanimous decision!