PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tantor
vs
Bennet

190 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

191 cm
21
219 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Tantor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bennet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tantor thinking.
Bennet avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Tantor misses.
Bennet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bennet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the liver by Bennet. Beautiful body shot.
Tantor throws a right and a left that Bennet avoids nicely.
Bennet throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Tantor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Bennet throws a hook but Tantor blocks it.
Tantor misses with a left hand
and Bennet counters with a good low kick that Tantor was not able to check.
Tantor blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a hook. Tantor ducked under it nicely.
Bennet misses with a hook. Tantor ducked under it nicely.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Tantor tests Bennet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Bennet.
Bennet throws a leg kick which misses Tantor's front leg but catches the back leg as Tantor tries to avoid it.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses.
Tantor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tantor missing with a left hand there. Bennet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tantor scores with a nice strike.
Tantor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tantor throws a hook but Bennet blocks it.
Bennet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bennet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tantor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tantor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennet misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Tantor. Beautiful body shot.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tantor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bennet thows a body shot but no joy.
Tantor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bennet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Tantor is predictable there
and Bennet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tantor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor is looking to land body kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tantor, right into the meat.
Bennet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tantor doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice cross by Bennet.
Bennet scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tantor in his tracks.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tantor throws out the jab.
Bennet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tantor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet misses with a low kick.
Bennet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tantor missing with a left hand there. Bennet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a good cross that connects.
Bennet throws a solid leg kick but Tantor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bennet.
Danga de danga de dang - Tantor scores with a four punch combination!
Tantor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Tantor misses.
Tantor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bennet momentarily.
Tantor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bennet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tantor scrambles back to his feet.
Tantor misses with a head kick.
Almu Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tantor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bennet is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet misses with a head kick.
Tantor swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
Tantor misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scotty Bennet will probably get the nod.
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.

Tantor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Tantor feints a jab promting Bennet to slip. Tantor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bennet slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tantor lands a body shot.
Bennet tries to land a leg kick but Tantor saw it coming and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennet.
Bennet misses with a low kick as Tantor jumps back.
Bennet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bennet in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tantor walks into a stiff left hand from Bennet.
Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tantor connects with a body shot that sends Bennet's belly button to the back.
Tantor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor avoids a kick to the body.
Scotty Bennet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tantor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Tantor scores with a nice right hand.
Bennet tries to clinch up.
Tantor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bennet momentarily.
Bennet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bennet tries to close the distance and clinch but Tantor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Tantor lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Bennet misses.
Tantor throws a nice looking combination but Bennet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bennet rushes Tantor and presses him up against the cage.
Bennet scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tantor is looking to control Bennet's arms but Bennet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tantor has his back to the cage.
Tantor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Bennet lands with a left to the head.
Tantor wants to get back to striking at distance but Bennet won't allow it.
Tantor takes an elbow to the temple.
Tantor working aggressively here.
Bennet lands a shot to the body.
Tantor wants to stall.
Bennet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bennet lands an uppercut.
Bennet throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Tantor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bennet.

Tantor is rocked!
Tantor stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tantor avoids the elbow strike from Bennet, against the cage.
Tantor is trying to break the clinch but Bennet is controlling him.
Bennet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bennet misses with a body punch.

Tantor breaks the clinch.
Tantor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Bennet tenderised Tantor's leg. Tantor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bennet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tantor can pounce on him.
Bennet slips under a jab.
Bennet takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bennet is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennet checks a low kick from Tantor.
Bennet throws a front kick aimed at Tantor's knee but Tantor avoids it well.
Bennet takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
Tantor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bennet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tantor moves out of range of the leg kick from Bennet.
Bennet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bennet misses with a low kick as Tantor jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet is looking to clinch but Tantor is avoiding it.
Tantor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bennet's sensitive parts.
Bennet throws a hook but Tantor avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Bennet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bennet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tantor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Bennet.
Bennet scores with a leg kick.
Bennet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bennet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bennet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tantor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tantor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bennets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet sizes up Tantor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Bennet throws a series of punches but Tantor moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor fails to land with a series of punches.
Tantor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bennet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tantor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bennet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tantor throws a leg kick but Bennet sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bennet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tantor at a distance.

Bennet rushes Tantor and presses him up against the cage.
Tantor tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Tantor back against the cage.
Bennet scores with a shot to the side of Tantor's head.
Good body shot from Bennet.
Scotty Bennet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennet lands an elbow that stopped Tantor in his tracks for a moment.
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 pushes off an throws an elbow but Tantor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bennet lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bennet on the inside.
Tantor trying to control the position but instead, Bennet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tantor into the cage.
Bennet lands a body shot.
Bennet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennet.
Bennet misses with an elbow over the top.
Bennet lands with a short shot to the head.
Bennet lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Almu Tantor has been cut.
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tantor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Bennet presses Tantor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tantor avoids the elbow strike from Bennet, against the cage.
Bennet misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tantor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bennet lands with a short shot to the head.
Bennet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bennet connects with a knee to the head.
Bennet lands a damaging elbow.
Tantor takes an elbow to the temple.
Bennet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
Oh Tantor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennet pushes Tantor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tantor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bennet lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tantor to his knees! Bennet keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scotty Bennet!
An out of breath Scotty Bennet thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.