PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bee Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Benson
vs
Stirling

191 cm
26
194 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

186 cm
23
181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

DJs Locker

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bee Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Stirling!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stirling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benson.
Stirling throws a chopping leg kick but Benson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benson tries to clinch but Stirling moves out of range.
Stirling moves out of range as Benson strikes.
Benson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Bee Benson has been cut.
Benson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stirling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benson scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Stirling.
Stirling scores with a head kick. Benson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stirling moves out of range as Benson strikes.
Stirling has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benson finds it's way round the side to connect with Stirling's head.
Benson misses with a hook
and Stirling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stirling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stirling throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stirling tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benson is able to avoid easily.
Stirling keeps the fight on the outside.
Stirling lands with a slapping head kick.
Benson throws the left hand but Stirling avoids the punch easily.
Stirling throws out a loose jab but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stirling blocks a jab.
Benson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stirling's head.
A slow jab from Benson misses its intended target.
Stirling lands a leg kick that knocks Benson off balance momentarily.
A big left from Stirling misses.
Benson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stirling momentarily.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stirling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benson.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Stirling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stirling.
Benson scores with a jab to the head.
Stirling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson avoids the body shot from Stirling.
Stirling misses with a straight left.
Benson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stirling cracks Benson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benson avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stirling bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benson's head backwards.
Stirling misses the jab.
Benson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stirling misses with a head kick.
Benson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stirling.
Benson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benson takes one to the chin there.
Stirling ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Benson avoids the body shot from Stirling.
Benson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stirling. Stirling circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stirling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benson moves away.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch but Stirling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stirling ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stirling lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stirling delivers a nice body kick.
Benson tries to clinch there but Stirling circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Stirling. That snapped Benson's head back.
Stirling tries to land a leg kick but Benson saw it coming and moves away.
Stirling is looking to land body kicks.
Stirling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stirling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stirling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bee Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Benson misses.
Stirling slips a straight right by Benson.
Benson avoids the body shot from Stirling.
Stirling walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stirling fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A combination from Stirling does no damage.
Benson clobbers Stirling with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stirling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Benson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stirling staying out of range there.
Stirling takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Stirling is rocked!
Stirling bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stirling is still on wobbly legs! Can Benson finish him?
Benson avoids the body shot from Stirling.
Benson throws a hook but Stirling avoids it easily.
Stirling seems to have recovered his senses.
Benson cracks Stirling with a good jab.
Decent striking displayed by Benson there.
Stirling circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stirling counters with a nice leg kick.
Benson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stirling counters with a nice kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Benson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stirling ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Benson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stirling scores with a nice strike.
Stirling throws a front kick aimed at Benson's knee but Benson avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Stirling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bee Benson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Benson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stirling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stirling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stirling.
Stirling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stirling wants to land a leg kick but Benson is out of range.
Stirling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benson darts in trying to clinch
and Stirling counters with a nice uppercut.
Stirling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benson tries to move into range but Stirling moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stirling digs a good hook to Benson's body.
Stirling connects with a single shot there.
Stirling lands a jab to Benson's midsection.
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!
Stirling just misses with a punch to the body.
Stirling throws a leg kick but Benson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stirling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Benson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stirling lands a leg kick that knocks Benson off balance momentarily.
Benson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stirling throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
Stirling takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stirling on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Stirling.
Stirling on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benson throws a series of punches but Stirling moves out of range.
Benson moves in looking to clinch but Stirling pushes him off.
Benson misses with a straight right.
A jab from Benson misses.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Stirling.
Benson cracks Stirling with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stirling lands with a shot to the body.
Benson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Benson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson can't break the clinch.
Stirling lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benson backwards.

Stirling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stirling slips a straight right by Benson.
Benson lands a really nice looking cross but Stirling seems unphased.
Stirling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benson throws a right hand that misses
and Stirling counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stirling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benson is looking to clinch but Stirling is avoiding it.
Benson misses with a looping left.
Benson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jack Stirling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stirling connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benson momentarily.
Benson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Stirling gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Stirling!
Jack Stirling decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.