PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by I Buy the Drugs. Benjamin Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beheaded in Paris by Cradled To Grave. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Valentine
vs
Benjamin Jr

181 cm
28
180 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

180 cm
30
185 lbs
19 - 11 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benjamin Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benjamin Jr can pounce on him.

Valentine gets a clinch.

Benjamin Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benjamin Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Valentine is able to avoid easily.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benjamin Jr.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benjamin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine missing with a left hand there. Benjamin Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin Jr throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine closes the distance but Benjamin Jr moves to the side
enabling Benjamin Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Benjamin Jr tries to clinch up.
Benjamin Jr is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjamin Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Benjamin Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Valentine's head backwards.
Benjamin Jr avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Benjamin Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Valentine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Benjamin Jr is predictable there
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine is looking to wear down Benjamin Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benjamin Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick but Valentine moved away.
A cross from Valentine lands.
Good leg kick by Benjamin Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valentine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benjamin Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjamin Jr ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a looping right.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Benjamin Jr slips the punch.
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!
Valentine swings for the body but Benjamin Jr moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Valentine.
Benjamin Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benjamin Jr.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches up with Benjamin Jr, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes Benjamin Jr against the cage but Benjamin Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benjamin Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
Benjamin Jr moves forwards but Valentine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benjamin Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benjamin Jr can pounce on him.
Benjamin Jr connects with the punch.
Benjamin Jr throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Benjamin Jr finds it's target.
Benjamin Jr scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr connects with a body shot that sends Valentine's belly button to the back.
Benjamin Jr tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Benjamin Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valentine momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
Benjamin Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benjamin Jr cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.
Benjamin Jr slips a jab from Valentine.
Valentine checks a low kick from Benjamin Jr.
Valentine is looking to clinch.
Benjamin Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valentine tries to clinch but Benjamin Jr is having none of it.

Benjamin Jr forces Valentine back against the cage and clinches.
Benjamin Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valentine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benjamin Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Benjamin Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Valentine.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benjamin Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benjamin Jr misses with a punch to the body.

Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine moves out of range as Benjamin Jr throws a body kick.
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Benjamin Jr moved out of range nicely.
Valentine wants to clinch up but Benjamin Jr keeps it at a distance.
Valentine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benjamin Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentine should have avoided that one.
Valentine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benjamin Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Valentine shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Valentine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benjamin Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin Jr avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Benjamin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benjamin Jr punishes Valentine's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benjamin Jr. That's going to slow Valentine down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Benjamin Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Benjamin Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valentine doesn't seem bothered though.
Benjamin Jr connects with a leg kick. Valentine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thomas Benjamin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Benjamin Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valentine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benjamin Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valentine thinking.
Thomas Benjamin Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benjamin Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Valentine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benjamin Jr.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches up with Benjamin Jr, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes Benjamin Jr against the cage but Benjamin Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valentine wants to clinch but Benjamin Jr slips to the side
and Benjamin Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentine takes a swing at Benjamin Jr's ribcage but misses.
Benjamin Jr digs a good hook to Valentine's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benjamin Jr can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benjamin Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentine.
Benjamin Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benjamin Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valentine throws the left hand but Benjamin Jr avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valentine has a takedown stuffed.
Benjamin Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Benjamin Jr cracks Valentine with an open hand slap.
Benjamin Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Benjamin Jr jabs Valentine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benjamin Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjamin Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Benjamin Jr clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr lands a left hand.

Benjamin Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benjamin Jr, right into the meat.
Benjamin Jr cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.
Benjamin Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!
Benjamin Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benjamin Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Valentine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benjamin Jr.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Benjamin Jr.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benjamin Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benjamin Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benjamin Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Valentine backs up against the cage.
Benjamin Jr dips to his left and cracks Valentine with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benjamin Jr with a nice cross.
Benjamin Jr feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
Valentine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick but Valentine moved away.
Benjamin Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Benjamin Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Benjamin Jr tenderised Valentine's leg. Valentine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentine misses with a takedown attempt - Benjamin Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benjamin Jr can pounce on him.
A jab from Benjamin Jr finds it's way through Valentine's defenses.
Benjamin Jr cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benjamin Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benjamin Jr.
Valentine moves forwards but Benjamin Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benjamin Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valentine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Valentine slips a jab and a cross from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Valentine doesn't manage to clinch there - Benjamin Jr circles away.
Benjamin Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valentine's head.
Valentine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benjamin Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Benjamin Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Valentine eats them both and turns towards Benjamin Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benjamin Jr, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Benjamin Jr.
A jab from Valentine misses.
Benjamin Jr staying out of range there.
Benjamin Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Benjamin Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Valentine swings for the body but Benjamin Jr moves out of range.
Benjamin Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Benjamin Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
Valentine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valentine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benjamin Jr throws a head kick that Valentine semi-blocks.
Benjamin Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Benjamin Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valentine's sensitive parts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valentine.
Valentine changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benjamin Jr tries to avoid it but Valentine manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benjamin Jr to the ground. Benjamin Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valentine takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Valentine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benjamin Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benjamin Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benjamin Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Valentine tries to clinch up but Benjamin Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Benjamin Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valentine tries to clinch but Benjamin Jr moves out of range.
Benjamin Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benjamin Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A clash of legs there as Valentine blocks the low kick.
Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick that misses.

Valentine moves into the clinch.
Benjamin Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Benjamin Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine wants to clinch.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Valentine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Valentine misses.
Benjamin Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benjamin Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benjamin Jr checks a low kick from Valentine.
Valentine checks a leg kick nicely.
Benjamin Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Valentines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Valentine fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Benjamin Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr catches Valentine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benjamin Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valentine is out of range and Benjamin Jr settles back down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valentine.
Benjamin Jr lands a jab to Valentine's midsection.
Benjamin Jr is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Benjamin Jr.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benjamin Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentine should have avoided that one.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Benjamin Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valentine shoots in but no luck this time.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjamin Jr manages to avoid it.
Benjamin Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Benjamin Jr.
Valentine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benjamin Jr lands with a nice combination. Valentine backs away looking to recover.
Benjamin Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benjamin Jr tries to move into range but Valentine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Valentine tries to keep at a distance but Benjamin Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benjamin Jr.
Valentine working hard to break the clinch.
Benjamin Jr has Valentine pressed against the cage, preventing Valentine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benjamin Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Dick Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine throws a body punch but Benjamin Jr moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Benjamin Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benjamin Jr 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Benjamin Jr!
After winning the bout, Thomas Benjamin Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.