PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Stone
vs
Benson

172 cm
29
197 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

179 cm
23
190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Benson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Benson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benson.

It looks like Tony Benson has been cut.
Good shot there by Benson.
Benson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Benson settles back down.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benson's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benson is out of range and Stone settles back down.
A head kick misses from Benson.
A good leg kick by Benson.
Stone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benson.
Benson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Benson tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Benson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Benson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benson!
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Benson throws a solid leg kick but Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benson.
Stone tries to clinch but Benson is having none of it.

Stone clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone has Benson pressed against the ropes, preventing Benson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.

Stone breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
A head kick from Benson lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stone moves away from the strike by Benson.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson tries to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Benson breaks the clinch.
Stone wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
Benson cracks Stone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benson, as that shot connected.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Benson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
Benson feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Benson tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benson.
Benson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stone throws a wild body kick that Benson sees coming a mile off.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone throws a series of punches but Benson avoids them all with ease.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benson takes the fight into the clinch.
Benson misses with a knee to the head.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Benson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the ropes.

Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Benson misses.
Benson throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Stone rushes Benson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benson's face.
Benson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Benson breaks from the clinch.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Benson misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stone lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone lands a nice hook to Benson's body. Benson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stone to score with a decent uppercut.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benson.
Benson throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Benson takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone lands a nice hook to Benson's body. Benson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.

Stone moves into range and clinches up with Benson.
Benson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.

Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Stone blocks the leg kick.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Chris Stone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Benson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
Stone 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.
Stone lands a front kick.
Benson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Benson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Benson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Benson takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chris Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone misses with the combination.
Stone blocks a leg kick.
Stone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chris Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone moves out of range as Benson throws a body kick.
Stone wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Benson.
Benson is breathing heavily.
Stone throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Benson.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Stone closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Stone.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Benson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson blocks a head kick by Stone.
Benson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stone blocks a head kick by Benson.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Stone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.

Stone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.

Stone breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Benson walks into a jab.
Benson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Benson throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benson on the side of the head.
Benson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benson at a distance.
Stone is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benson avoids the head kick by Stone.
Benson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benson lands a jab to the nose.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benson throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
Benson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benson throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone tries to bum rush Benson with a series of wild strikes but Benson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benson thuds his right hand into Stone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Benson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
A combination from Benson does no damage.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Stone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Benson's cut.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone throws a right hand that Benson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benson also avoids with ease.
Benson throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Benson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Benson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone scores with a kick to the body.

Stone tries to keep at a distance but Benson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benson's efforts to push away.
Stone is working Benson over against the ropes.
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Benson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benson managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.

Benson breaks from the clinch.
Benson cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Stone jabs Benson right on the nose. Benson blinks but takes it well.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benson throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Stone there.
Some wild striking there from Benson.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson scores with a nice head shot.

Stone closes the distance and pushes Benson back into the ropes.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.

Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benson, pushing him back against the ropes.

Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stone scores with a jab to the head.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benson misses with a wild combination.
Benson tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
Stone avoids the body shot from Benson.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
Stone checks a low kick from Benson.
Stone connects with a crisp jab.

Stone forces Benson back against the ropes and clinches.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
Benson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benson misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone pushes Benson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Benson is blocking nicely.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.

Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benson circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson blocks a head kick by Stone.

Benson rushes Stone and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson blocks a head kick by Stone.
Benson cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Benson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson takes a knee to the side of the body.

Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stone has Benson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Stone.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone has Benson pressed against the ropes, preventing Benson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benson avoids it.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Benson is blocking nicely.
Benson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Stone breaks the clinch.
Benson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Stone wants to slow Benson down by chopping away at his legs.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone thumps Benson with a low kick.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.

Stone clinches up against the ropes.
Tony Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Stone!
Our winner, Chris Stone, 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.