PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Riverboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scotty Bennet has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bennet
vs
Riverboat

191 cm
23
215 lbs
14 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
215 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scotty Bennet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Riverboat!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet is looking to chop away at Riverboat's legs.
Riverboat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scotty Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet cracks Riverboat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Riverboat connects with a body shot.
Bennet sizes up Riverboat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Riverboat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riverboat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bennet throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Bennet misses
and Riverboat counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet throws a push kick but Riverboat slaps the foot to one side.
Bennet slips a straight right by Riverboat.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Riverboat checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riverboat looks to clinch

and Bennet moves into the clinch.
Riverboat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riverboat swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Bennet.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Riverboat lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Bennet.
Bennet trying to stall but Riverboat improves his position.
Bennet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riverboat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Bennet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riverboat backwards.
Riverboat swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Bennet.

It looks like Brett Riverboat has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Bennet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riverboat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennet.
Riverboat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riverboat working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riverboat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riverboat.
Bennet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet lands an uppercut.
Riverboat tries to circle away but Bennet has him pinned against the cage.
Riverboat tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.
Bennet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riverboat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bennet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riverboat misses with some punches.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Riverboat misses with some punches.
Riverboat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riverboat being controlled against the cage.
Bennet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet prevents Riverboat from breaking the clinch.
Riverboat lands a body punch.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riverboat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bennet blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riverboat misses with an elbow strike.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riverboat's elbow.
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!
Riverboat has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet tries a body shot but Riverboat blocks it.
Riverboat misses with a punch on the inside.
Riverboat can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Bennet is pushing Riverboat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Riverboat misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riverboat backwards.
Bennet misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Riverboat - that landed with a thud.
Riverboat prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Bennet avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riverboat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riverboat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brett Riverboat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brett Riverboat's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bennet thows a leg kick but Riverboat checks it
and Riverboat counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennet slips under a jab from Riverboat.
Riverboat blocks a low kick nicely.
Riverboat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bennet missing with a left hand there. Riverboat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riverboat blocks a jab.
Riverboat misses with a right hand
letting Bennet counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riverboat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bennet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Riverboat.
Riverboat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bennet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bennet.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennet staying out of range there.
Riverboat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bennet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riverboat has time to react.
Bennet throws a jab but it's blocked by Riverboat.
Bennet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bennet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Riverboat misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riverboat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riverboat lands a jab to the head.
Bennet takes a swing at Riverboat's ribcage but misses.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Riverboat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet misses with a double jab
and Riverboat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bennet closes the distance and pushes Riverboat back into the cage.
Riverboat tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Riverboat back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riverboat.
A short right from Bennet on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riverboat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
A short uppercut from Bennet.
Riverboat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riverboat tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Riverboat back against the cage.
Riverboat swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riverboat has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Riverboat can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
A short left from Riverboat.
Bennet tries to work over Riverboat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riverboat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Riverboat prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Bennet scores with a shot to the side of Riverboat's head.
Brett Riverboat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riverboat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riverboat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riverboat can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Bennet swings wildly with an uppercut but Riverboat uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a shot to the side of Riverboat's head.

That has opened up Brett Riverboat's cut even more.
Bennet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riverboat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riverboat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennet.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Riverboat struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennet controls his hands.
Good body shot from Bennet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riverboat takes a shot to the head.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Riverboat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Bennet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brett Riverboat's cut.
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.

Riverboat misses with a left hand
and Bennet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Riverboat's knee momentarily.
Riverboat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scotty Bennet is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Riverboat blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Riverboat. That snapped Bennet's head back.
Bennet throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riverboat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bennet moves out of range as Riverboat strikes.
Riverboat lands the left hand.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Bennet attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riverboat was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet tries to move into range but Riverboat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Riverboat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Riverboat throws an overhand right that lands on Bennet's shoulder, as Bennet tries to avoid the shot.
Riverboat lands a jab to the head.
Bennet scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bennet fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Riverboat checks it well.
Riverboat takes one to the chin there.
Riverboat closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bennet, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lands a glancing blow to the side of Riverboat's head.
Bennet scores with a kick to the midsection.
Riverboat loads up on a big right hand but Bennet slips the punch.
Riverboat might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bennet tries to land a leg kick but Riverboat saw it coming and moves away.
Riverboat cracks Bennet with a good jab.
Bennet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bennet clobbers Riverboat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bennet scoring well with a low kick there.
Riverboat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riverboat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riverboat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennet can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet moves in looking to clinch but Riverboat pushes him off.
Riverboat will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riverboat tries to clinch up
and Bennet counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennet throws the left hand but Riverboat avoids the punch easily.
Bennet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riverboat.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riverboat.
Bennet connects with an inside leg kick.
Bennet scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet connects with the punch.

The cut above Brett Riverboat's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet looks to land a right hand but Riverboat moved out of range.
Bennet slips a straight right by Riverboat.
Riverboat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riverboat tries to clinch but Bennet moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Riverboat clinches up with Bennet and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bennet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riverboat throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Bennet clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Riverboat's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bennet tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bennet dodges the punch combination from Riverboat.
Riverboat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riverboat misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Bennet.
Bennet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Riverboat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riverboat wants to clinch but Bennet slips to the side
and Bennet counters with a nice body shot.
Bennet connects with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennet.
Riverboat is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riverboat on the side of the head.

Bennet cracks Riverboat with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bennet has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Riverboat to stand back up!

Riverboat is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riverboat tries to get into range but Bennet steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Riverboat! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Bennet scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scotty Bennet!
Scotty Bennet is the new light heavyweight champion!
Scotty Bennet decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.