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. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Benjamin Jr
vs
Fukala

180 cm
32
185 lbs
25 - 16 - 2

185 cm
34
182 lbs
24 - 19 - 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 25 - 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 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jirka Fukala!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benjamin Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benjamin Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fukala stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fukala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benjamin Jr on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Fukala or perhaps it was just good defense by Benjamin Jr which made him look bad.
Benjamin Jr thuds his right hand into Fukala's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fukala throws a one two combo.
Benjamin Jr misses with a double jab
and Fukala makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benjamin Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benjamin Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benjamin Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Fukala's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Benjamin Jr misses.
Benjamin Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick
and Fukala counters with a nice body shot.

Benjamin Jr has closed the distance and engaged Fukala in a clinch.
Benjamin Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Benjamin Jr misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr tries to work over Fukala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Benjamin Jr.
Fukala is trying to maintain a safe position but Benjamin Jr gets an underhook and turns Fukala into the cage.
A hook to the body from Benjamin Jr.
Fukala is trying to break the clinch but Benjamin Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Benjamin Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benjamin Jr.
Fukala lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fukala lands a right hand.
Benjamin Jr tries to throw a body punch but Fukala avoids it by throwing Benjamin Jr back against the cage.
Fukala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benjamin Jr's elbow.
Fukala blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fukala.
Fukala lands a nice shot to the body.
Fukala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fukala content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fukala lands with a light punch inside.
Fukala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fukala looking to slow down the pace here.
Benjamin Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fukala or not.
Benjamin Jr lands an uppercut.
Fukala digs a right hand underneath Benjamin Jr's ribcage. Benjamin Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benjamin Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Fukala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benjamin Jr tries to work over Fukala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Fukala.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fukala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benjamin Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fukala has had enough of the clinch but Benjamin Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Benjamin Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fukala's efforts to push away.
Fukala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benjamin Jr is keeping busy.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fukala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukala prevents a body shot from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr lands a right hand.
Benjamin Jr is working Fukala over against the cage.
Fukala lands with a light punch inside.
Fukala stalling.
Benjamin Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Fukala controls the action.
Benjamin Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Benjamin Jr scores with a shot to the side of Fukala's head.
Benjamin Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fukala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fukala taking a breather.
Fukala misses with some punches.
Benjamin Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fukala displaying some good clinch control by pressing Benjamin Jr up against the cage.
Fukala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukala content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fukala misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fukala tries a body shot but Benjamin Jr blocks it.
Benjamin Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fukala has a couple of punches blocked by Benjamin Jr.
Fukala is trying to stall.
Fukala is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Benjamin Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benjamin Jr tries to stall but Fukala uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benjamin Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Fukala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Benjamin Jr prevents a body shot from Fukala.
Benjamin Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Fukala.
A left hand lands to the body for Benjamin Jr.
Fukala dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fukala throws a good cross that connects.
Benjamin Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fukala was well out of range. Poor timing from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fukala works over Benjamin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Fukala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fukala misses with a body shot.
Benjamin Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fukala was well out of range. Poor timing from Benjamin Jr.
Fukala misses with a double jab
and Benjamin Jr counters with a leg kick.
Benjamin Jr misses with a looping right.
Fukala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Benjamin Jr.
Fukala missing with a left hand there. Benjamin Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benjamin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fukala moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benjamin Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Benjamin Jr connects with a body shot that sends Fukala's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook.
Benjamin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fukala moves away.
Benjamin Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fukala.
Horrible takedown by Fukala or perhaps it was just good defense by Benjamin Jr which made him look bad.
Fukala misses with a straight left.
Fukala does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from Fukala misses its intended target.
Benjamin Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fukala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benjamin Jr moves away.
Benjamin Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fukala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benjamin Jr.
Fukala lands a two punch combo.
Benjamin Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Fukala counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Benjamin Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fukala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benjamin Jr's head backwards.
Benjamin Jr jabs at Fukala's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fukala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benjamin Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Benjamin Jr misses.
A big left from Benjamin Jr misses.
Fukala ducks under a wild hook from Benjamin Jr.
Fukala throws a shot from downtown. Benjamin Jr moves away and avoids it.
Fukala ducks under a wild hook from Benjamin Jr.
Fukala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benjamin Jr.
A good leg kick by Fukala.
Nice uppercut lands for Fukala. That snapped Benjamin Jr's head back.
Benjamin Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fukala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benjamin Jr scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukala moves away from the strike by Benjamin Jr.
Fukala looks to throw the jab but Benjamin Jr is out of range.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fukala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fukala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benjamin Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fukala was well out of range. Poor timing from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr takes a swing at Fukala's ribcage but misses.
Fukala connects with a leg kick. Benjamin Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fukala misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Benjamin Jr misses.
Benjamin Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Fukala's shoulder, as Fukala tries to avoid the shot.
Benjamin Jr slips a jab from Fukala.
Fukala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benjamin Jr momentarily.
Fukala lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Fukala throws a combination. Benjamin Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fukala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr looks to throw the jab but Fukala is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Fukala.
Fukala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benjamin Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukala keeps the fight on the outside.
Benjamin Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Fukala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benjamin Jr.
Fukala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benjamin Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Fukala jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benjamin Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fukala looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benjamin Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fukala fails with the takedown.
Benjamin Jr swings for the body but Fukala moves out of range.
Benjamin Jr looks to land a left hand but Fukala moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jirka Fukala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Benjamin Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fukala scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fukala throws a looping overhand right but Benjamin Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Fukala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fukala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fukala throws a hook but Benjamin Jr blocks it.
Fukala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benjamin Jr.
Fukala throws a low kick, looking for Benjamin Jr's leg but Benjamin Jr calmly moves out of range.
Benjamin Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Fukala counters with a nice leg kick.
Fukala looks to land a right hand but Benjamin Jr moved out of range.
Fukala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benjamin Jr.
Fukala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benjamin Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Fukala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy left from Benjamin Jr finds it's target.
Benjamin Jr throws a jab when Fukala was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Fukala.
Fukala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benjamin Jr slips a jab and a cross from Fukala.
Benjamin Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benjamin Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benjamin Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fukala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fukala tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fukala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Fukala.
Fukala lands with an overhand left.
Fukala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fukala misses with a lunging right hand

and Benjamin Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benjamin Jr.
Fukala lands with a left to the head.
Fukala avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fukala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benjamin Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Benjamin Jr fails to land.
Fukala swings wildly with an uppercut but Benjamin Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukala lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Benjamin Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.

Fukala breaks from the clinch.
Benjamin Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fukala.
Benjamin Jr misses with a looping right.
Benjamin Jr takes one on the button.
Fukala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benjamin Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Fukala's head.
Benjamin Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fukala.
A swing and a miss from Benjamin Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Fukala does no damage.
Fukala throws a nice looking combination but Benjamin Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice combination there by Benjamin Jr.
Fukala works the jab nicely.
Fukala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benjamin Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benjamin Jr 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 an overhand left.
Fukala misses with a right hand

and Benjamin Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fukala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benjamin Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Benjamin Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Benjamin Jr fails to land.
Jirka Fukala seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benjamin Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Fukala.
Benjamin Jr lands a right hand.
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!
Benjamin Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fukala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benjamin Jr landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Benjamin Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fukala breaks from the clinch.
Benjamin Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fukala. That did some damage!

Benjamin Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Fukala trying to control the position but instead, Benjamin Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fukala into the cage.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Benjamin Jr.

Fukala is rocked!
Fukala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fukala is still on wobbly legs! Can Benjamin Jr finish him?
Benjamin Jr dips a shoulder and cracks Fukala with a mighty uppercut! Fukala falls back against the cage and Benjamin Jr unloads with a barrage of strikes! Fukala is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Benjamin Jr screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 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.