PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Pol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Benton
vs
Pol

180 cm
29
165 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Pol!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pol lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Benton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pol delivers a nice body kick.
Pol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benton.
Benton throws a hook but Pol blocks it.
Benton wants to clinch.
Pol chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pol. That's going to slow Benton down.
A lazy left from Pol finds it's target.
Pol cracks the inside of Benton's front leg.
Pol has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Benton is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Benton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pol. Pol obviously looking to wear him down.
Pol uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benton has time to react.

It looks like Grant Benton has been cut.
Benton cracks Pol with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Benton instigates a clinch.
Pol avoiding damage.
Benton blocking some punches.
Benton is looking to control Pol's arms but Pol gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benton has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol is trying to stall.

Pol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pol plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pol takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pol feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benton's calf.
Pol misses with a head kick.
Pol lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A swing and a miss from Benton.
Pol lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from Pol lands but Benton takes it in his stride.
Crunch! Pol slams his shin into Benton's torso.
Pol lands with a nice body kick.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benton swings for the body but Pol moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton doesn't manage to clinch there - Pol circles away.
Good leg kick by Pol there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pol lands a leg kick that knocks Benton off balance momentarily.
Pol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Benton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pol connects with a leg kick. Benton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benton is breathing heavily.
Pol takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That kick from Pol tenderised Benton's leg. Benton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benton misses with a looping right.
Pol lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pol keeps Benton at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick from Pol lands but Benton takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pol moves away.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pol.
Benton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pol. Pol obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pol.
Pol bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pol. Pol obviously looking to wear him down.
Benton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pol.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pol throws a front kick that sends Benton stumbling back into the cage.
Pol lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Benton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pol misses with a two punch combination.
Benton lands a nice looking body shot.
Pol misses with a head kick.
Pol lands with a kick to the temple. Benton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pol throws a shot to the body.
Benton misses with a double jab.
Benton tries to clinch up but Pol circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pol.
Benton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pol throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pol dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benton. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pol.
Pol moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body kick there by Pol.
Benton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Pol slams his shin into Benton's torso.
Pol scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pol.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pol. Benton shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Pol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pol lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Benton drops his hands momentarily and Pol takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pol throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benton.
Benton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pol stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pol lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Benton tries to clinch there but Pol circles away.
Benton throws a series of punches but Pol moves out of range.
Pol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pol scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pol, right into the meat.
Benton is looking to wear down Pol with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A solid body kick from Pol.
Pol lands with a slapping head kick.

Benton is rocked!
Van Pol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick there by Pol.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pol - that will leave a mark!
Pol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Benton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pol lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benton seems to have got his legs back now.

Pol cracks Benton with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Benton looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pol finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Pol.
Benton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benton loads up on a big right hand but Pol slips the punch.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Pol has cracked Benton with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Pol lands another huge swinging hook and Benton tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Benton, before Pol can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Van Pol!