PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benoit's entrance music is Praise. A fine choice. Dettman has chosen Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks as his entrance music. Michael Benoit has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Benoit
vs
Dettman

170 cm
27
140 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

150 cm
26
146 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

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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 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Dettman!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Benoit misses.
Dettman throws a hook but Benoit blocks it.
Dettman slips a jab from Benoit.
Dettman misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Dettman misses.
Dettman checks a low kick from Benoit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dettman 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 Benoit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benoit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benoit lunges at Dettman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dettman's hand.
Benoit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dettman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benoit.
Benoit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dettman misses with a wild body shot.
Benoit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dettman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Benoit misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Dettman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benoit lands a jab to the head.
Benoit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dettman was well out of range. Poor timing from Benoit.
Dettman misses with a body shot.
Benoit throws a hook but Dettman avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benoit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dettman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Dettman.
Michael Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dettman misses with an uppercut.
Benoit moves out of range of the body kick from Dettman.
Nice cross by Dettman.
Benoit connects with a crisp jab.
Dettman tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.
Dettman tries to clinch there but Benoit circles away.
Benoit checks a low kick from Dettman.
A big left from Benoit misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dettman misses the target.
Benoit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dettman can pounce on him.
Benoit misses with a wild combination.
Dettman scores with a nice body kick.
Benoit moves out of range of the body kick from Dettman.
Benoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dettman moves away.
A jab from Benoit finds it's way through Dettman's defenses.
Dettman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Benoit.
Benoit throws a big shot that misses.
Dettman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benoit is able to avoid easily.
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!
Benoit lands a nice shot that snaps Dettman's head back.
Benoit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dettman scores with a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dettman, as that shot connected.
Dettman throws a right and a left that Benoit avoids nicely.
Benoit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dettman. Benoit shrugs it off though.
A jab from Benoit does it's job there.
Benoit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dettman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benoit scores with a nice head shot.
Benoit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dettman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dettman tries to land a front kick but Benoit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benoit checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Dettman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Benoit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dettman. That's going to slow Benoit down.
Dettman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benoit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benoit lands a two punch combo.
Dettman tries to score with a low kick but Benoit moves his leg out of the way.
Dettman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Dettman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benoit catches Dettman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dettman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dettman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benoit thows a body shot but no joy.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch but Benoit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benoit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dettman misses with a body kick.
Benoit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dettman ducks under a wild hook from Benoit.
Dettman is looking to land body kicks.
Benoit just misses with a punch to the body.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Dettman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dettman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dettman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benoit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benoit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dettman connects with a looping right hand.
Benoit avoids a kick to the body.
Dettman fakes the leg kick and cracks Benoit in the body.
Benoit blocks the body kick.
Benoit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dettman moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.
Benoit thows a body shot but no joy.
Dettman throws a big shot that misses.
Dettman fails to land with a series of punches.
Benoit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benoit misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dettman circles away quickly and effectively.
Dettman misses with a body kick.
Benoit thows a body shot but no joy.
Dettman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benoit.
Benoit thuds his right hand into Dettman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Dettman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dettman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Dettman.
Dettman wants to clinch.
Benoit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dettman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benoit throws out the jab.
Benoit scores with a nice right hand.
Benoit throws out a loose jab but Dettman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benoit misses with a hook.
Benoit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dettman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benoit.
Benoit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dettman connects with the punch.
Dettman checks the leg kick.
Dettman defending well as Benoit loads up on a big left hand.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
Benoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dettman moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benoit. Dettman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Benoit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dettman thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benoit throws a series of punches but Dettman avoids them all with ease.
Dettman slips a jab from Benoit.
Benoit throws a hook but Dettman blocks it.
Benoit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dettman throws a wild body kick that Benoit sees coming a mile off.
Dettman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dettman looks for the body kick but Benoit saw that one coming.
Benoit moves out of range of the body kick.
Dettman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benoit looks to land a combination but Dettman avoids it well.
Dettman walks into a stiff left hand from Benoit.
Dettman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benoit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benoit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Benoit defending well as Dettman loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dettman, right into the meat.
Bobby Dettman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benoit lands with a cross.
Dettman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Benoit misses.
Nice body punch from Benoit.
Benoit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit looks to land a combination but Dettman avoids it well.
Benoit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benoit throws a hook to the side of Dettman's head but Dettman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benoit ducks right into an uppercut from Dettman.
Benoit tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dettman throws a body punch but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dettman wants to clinch.
Dettman misses with a hook.
Dettman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dettman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dettman swings for the body but Benoit moves out of range.
Dettman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benoit scores with a jab.
Dettman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dettman throws an overhand right that lands on Benoit's shoulder, as Benoit tries to avoid the shot.
Benoit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benoit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benoit.
Dettman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dettman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benoit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benoit digs a good hook to Dettman's body.
Benoit moves out of range of the leg kick from Dettman.
Dettman defending well as Benoit loads up on a big left hand.
Benoit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benoit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dettman.
Dettman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dettman throws a leg kick which misses Benoit's front leg but catches the back leg as Benoit tries to avoid it.
Benoit scores with a jab to the jaw.
That kick from Dettman tenderised Benoit's leg. Benoit is trying to keep his angry face on.

Dettman pushes Benoit up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dettman.
Dettman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dettman can't find room to land a body shot as Benoit controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Benoit fails to land.
Dettman crunches a lovely knee into Benoit's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benoit is defending well for now.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benoit avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but Benoit blocks with his arms.
Dettman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benoit scores with a shot to the side of Dettman's head.
Benoit blocking some punches.
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit scores with a shot to the side of Dettman's head.
Dettman working aggressively here.
Benoit misses with the head strike.
Dettman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit misses with some punches.
Benoit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dettman tries a body shot but Benoit blocks it.
Benoit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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 Michael Benoit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Some bone on bone action there as Benoit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benoit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dettman ducks under a wild hook from Benoit.
Benoit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benoit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dettman tries to work over Benoit's front leg with a kick but Benoit checks it.
Benoit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dettman circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benoit. Dettman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benoit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benoit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dettman moves away.
Dettman tries a low kick but Benoit avoids it.
Benoit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benoit clobbers Dettman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benoit!
Benoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benoit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dettman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benoit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benoit keeps the fight on the outside.
Benoit lands with a nice combination. Dettman backs away looking to recover.
Dettman lands a slapping body shot.
Dettman misses with a body shot.

Dettman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benoit, pushing him back against the cage.
Dettman cracks Benoit with a nice body shot.
Benoit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit misses with a punch to the body.
Benoit misses with some punches.
Dettman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dettman misses with the head strike.
Dettman misses with some punches.
Benoit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benoit misses with a punch on the inside.
Benoit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit digs a right hand into Dettman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dettman's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dettman looking to throw knees to the head but Benoit is blocking nicely.
Dettman lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Benoit.
Dettman blocks an uppercut.
Dettman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benoit gets through Dettman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dettman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dettman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Benoit.
Benoit struggles to land a body shot inside as Dettman controls his hands.
Benoit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dettman blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Dettman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Benoit fails to land.
Dettman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dettman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dettman lands with a short shot to the head.
Benoit is trying to stall.
Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
Dettman stalling in the clinch but Benoit improves position.
Dettman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benoit throws a punch but it's blocked by Dettman.
Benoit lands with a short shot to the head.
Benoit throws a punch but it's blocked by Dettman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benoit avoids it.
Dettman blocks a body shot from Benoit.
Benoit is looking to control Dettman's arms but Dettman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benoit has his back to the cage.
Dettman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benoit backwards.
Benoit lands with a left to the head.
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!
Benoit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dettman backwards.
Benoit throws a head punch that misses.
Benoit working aggressively here.
Benoit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benoit misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benoit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dettman trying to control the position but instead, Benoit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dettman into the cage.
Dettman looking to throw knees to the head but Benoit is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benoit misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Benoit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benoit 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!