PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jirka Fukala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beheaded in Paris by Cradled To Grave. Fukala has chosen Baby Bash featuring T-Pain as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Benjamin Jr
vs
Fukala

180 cm
31
185 lbs
23 - 16 - 2

185 cm
33
182 lbs
24 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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 23 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jirka Fukala!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benjamin Jr throws a lazy right hand but Fukala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benjamin Jr throws a body punch but Fukala moves out of range.
Fukala connects with a right hand. Benjamin Jr shakes it off.
Fukala misses with a straight left.
Benjamin Jr tries to clinch there but Fukala circles away.
Fukala throws a shot from downtown. Benjamin Jr moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Benjamin Jr misses
and Fukala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benjamin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fukala moves away.
Fukala misses with a hook. Benjamin Jr ducked under it nicely.
Fukala throws out a loose jab but Benjamin Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukala misses the jab.
Benjamin Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benjamin Jr tries to bum rush Fukala with a series of wild strikes but Fukala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fukala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benjamin Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benjamin Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Fukala's head.
A leg kick checked by Benjamin Jr.
A left lands for Fukala.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benjamin Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Fukala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook. Fukala ducked under it nicely.
Benjamin Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fukala misses with a looping right.
Benjamin Jr scores with a one two! Fukala had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fukala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fukala lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benjamin Jr backs up against the cage.
Fukala misses the shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fukala at a distance.
Fukala throws a right hand that misses

and Benjamin Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Fukala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjamin Jr tries a body shot but Fukala blocks it.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Fukala looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fukala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benjamin Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Fukala.
Benjamin Jr tries to throw a body punch but Fukala avoids it by throwing Benjamin Jr back against the cage.
Benjamin Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Fukala.
A right hand to the body from Fukala.
Benjamin Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benjamin Jr misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Benjamin Jr to work.
Good body shot from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr lands a body punch.
Benjamin Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benjamin Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fukala backwards.
Benjamin Jr lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benjamin Jr as Fukala tries to tie him up.
Fukala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fukala.
Fukala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benjamin Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fukala blocks it with crossed arms.
Benjamin Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Fukala.
Benjamin Jr taking a breather.
Fukala is stalling here.
Fukala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fukala can't find room to land a body shot as Benjamin Jr controls the action.
Benjamin Jr misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fukala.
Fukala is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Benjamin Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fukala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benjamin Jr or not.
Benjamin Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fukala managing to block the knees to the body from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fukala lands a hook that snaps the head of Benjamin Jr backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjamin Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Fukala controls the action.
Benjamin Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Benjamin Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Fukala.
Fukala lands a right hand.
Benjamin Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Benjamin Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benjamin Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fukala working aggressively here.
Fukala taking a breather.
Fukala struggles to land a body shot inside as Benjamin Jr controls his hands.
Fukala struggles to land a body shot inside as Benjamin Jr controls his hands.
Fukala looking to stall.
Fukala misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin Jr takes a shot to the head.
Benjamin Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fukala misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Benjamin Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Benjamin Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Fukala counters with a left to the body.
Fukala dives in and grabs Benjamin Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benjamin Jr pushes down on Fukala's head and hops out.
Benjamin Jr is looking to clinch but Fukala is avoiding it.
Fukala misses with an uppercut. Benjamin Jr saw that one coming.
Benjamin Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fukala is out of range.
Fukala misses the jab.
Fukala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benjamin Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fukala.
Fukala throws a body punch but Benjamin Jr moves out of range.
Benjamin Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fukala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benjamin Jr.
Jirka Fukala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benjamin Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benjamin Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benjamin Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fukala misses with the combination.
Benjamin Jr lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukala misses with an uppercut.
Fukala misses with a body shot.
Benjamin Jr motions for Fukala to come forward. Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benjamin Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Fukala. Fukala gets slowly back to his feet.
Fukala throws a shot from downtown. Benjamin Jr moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr missing with a left hand there. Fukala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benjamin Jr loads up on a big right hand but Fukala slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benjamin Jr. Fukala does a little dance to reset his feet.

Fukala tries to keep at a distance but Benjamin Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thomas Benjamin Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benjamin Jr.
Fukala tries to break the clinch but Benjamin Jr is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukala wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benjamin Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fukala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fukala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fukala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benjamin Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fukala backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukala prevents a body shot from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr tries a body shot but Fukala blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fukala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fukala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fukala just leaning against Benjamin Jr, taking a breather.
Fukala lands with a light punch inside.
Fukala takes a shot to the head.
Benjamin Jr presses Fukala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benjamin Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr misses with a body punch.
Fukala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benjamin Jr is working Fukala over against the cage.
Fukala is breathing heavily.
Benjamin Jr lands a body shot.
Fukala misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benjamin Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benjamin Jr stalls.
Benjamin Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fukala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fukala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benjamin Jr is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjamin Jr misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benjamin Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fukala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benjamin Jr misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fukala is trying to break the clinch but Benjamin Jr is controlling him.
Benjamin Jr lands a body punch.
Fukala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benjamin Jr up against the cage.
Fukala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benjamin Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fukalas head.
Fukala blocking some punches.
Fukala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Benjamin Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Fukala fails to land.
Benjamin Jr tries a body shot but Fukala blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benjamin Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fukala misses with the head strike.
Benjamin Jr is working Fukala over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Benjamin Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fukala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fukala misses with a straight left.
Benjamin Jr blocks a jab.
Benjamin Jr throws a body punch but Fukala moves out of range.
Fukala seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Benjamin Jr shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Fukala is backing up but Benjamin Jr catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Fukala covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Benjamin Jr Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Benjamin Jr!
A relieved looking Thomas Benjamin Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.