PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykloni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is David Arkenstone - Carrickfergus. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sykloni
vs
Bennett

188 cm
25
190 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

180 cm
31
196 lbs
29 - 15 - 1

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Sykloni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykloni throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
Bennett takes a swing at Sykloni's ribcage but misses.
Bennett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bennett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sykloni lands a right hook to the body.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Sami Sykloni has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykloni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett tries to clinch but Sykloni moves out of range.
Bennett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sykloni moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Sykloni lands a jab.
Sykloni thuds a left hand into Bennett's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bennett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sykloni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Bennett.

Sykloni fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bennett to the ground. Sykloni is now in Bennett's guard.
Bennett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sykloni wants to control from the top but Bennett keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sykloni throws a big elbow that misses.
Bennett keeping moving, preventing Sykloni from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sami Sykloni wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bennett swings for the body but Sykloni moves out of range.
A jab from Bennett misses.
Sykloni connects with an inside leg kick.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sykloni was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a shot from downtown. Sykloni moves away and avoids it.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Sykloni.
Sykloni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bennett but Bennett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bennett misses with a low kick as Sykloni jumps back.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Sykloni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sykloni is looking to wear down Bennett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bennett throws a body punch but Sykloni moves out of range.
Bennett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni checks the leg kick.
Sykloni throws a series of punches but Bennett moves out of range.
Sykloni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sykloni blocks a head kick by Bennett.
Sykloni shoots for a takedown but Bennett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sykloni checks a low kick from Bennett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sykloni misses with an uppercut
and Bennett counters with a body kick.
Sykloni missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett scoring well with a low kick there.
Sykloni is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sykloni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennett scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Bennett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Sykloni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bennett jabs Sykloni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett cracks a nice hook into Sykloni's ribs.
Bennett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sykloni.
Sykloni swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.

Bennett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bennett works on Sykloni's body with a couple of short punches.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Sykloni.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennett.
Bennett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Sykloni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bennett keeps control of Sykloni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Sykloni breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykloni throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.

Bennett clinches.
Sykloni throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Sykloni tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bennett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sykloni backwards.
Bennett pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sykloni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sykloni tries to circle away but Bennett has him pinned against the cage.
Sykloni tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Sykloni back against the cage.
Sykloni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sykloni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sykloni blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sykloni wants to break free but Bennett has control.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bennett is pressed up against the cage. Sykloni has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bennett down to the mat. Bennett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bennett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sykloni takes a step back to recover.
Sykloni tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Bennett lands a big uppercut and Sykloni crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sykloni looks OK. Bennett waves Sykloni back to his feet!

Sykloni is rocked!
Bennett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Sykloni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennett throws an uppercut from hell that sends Sykloni clean off his feet! He's out cold! Bennett stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Bennett!
Our winner, Richard Bennett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.