PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gall Bakketoppen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin - Orchestra. Gall Bakketoppen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jonny Benson's chin.

Benson
vs
Bakketoppen

180 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gall Bakketoppen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakketoppen tries a head kick but it misses.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Bakketoppen tries a head kick but it misses.
Gall Bakketoppen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakketoppen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benson but Benson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benson throws a right and a left that Bakketoppen avoids nicely.
Bakketoppen throws a leg kick but Benson checks it.
Bakketoppen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson misses with a looping left.
Benson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Benson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bakketoppen is out of range and Benson settles back down.
Bakketoppen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Bakketoppen loads up on a big right hand but Benson slips the punch.
Benson misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benson 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 Bakketoppen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bakketoppen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benson throws a body kick that misses.
Bakketoppen tries a head kick but it misses.
Benson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bakketoppen checks it well.
Benson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bakketoppen throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
Benson misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakketoppen misses with a low kick.
Benson is looking to slow Bakketoppen down with leg kicks.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Bakketoppen moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Benson misses the target.
Bakketoppen tried to score with a low kick but Benson checks it.
Benson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benson blocks a head kick by Bakketoppen.
Benson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bakketoppen blocks a head kick by Benson.
Benson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bakketoppen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bakketoppen is defended easily by Benson.
Jonny Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gall Bakketoppen.
An inside leg kick from Benson misses.
Benson misses with an uppercut. Bakketoppen saw that one coming.
Bakketoppen misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Benson.
A jab from Benson misses.
Benson lands a jab.
Bakketoppen throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Jonny Benson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bakketoppen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson misses with a wild combination.
Bakketoppen staying out of range there.
Bakketoppen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benson counters with a head kick. That will keep Bakketoppen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson avoids the head kick by Bakketoppen.
Bakketoppen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benson throws the kick towards the body but Bakketoppen avoids it.
Bakketoppen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakketoppen slips under a jab from Benson.
Benson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bakketoppen is out of range.
Bakketoppen moves away from the strike by Benson.
Bakketoppen defending well as Benson loads up on a big left hand.
Benson throws a hook to the side of Bakketoppen's head but Bakketoppen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Benson.
Benson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bakketoppen checks a low kick from Benson.
A swing and a miss from Benson.
Bakketoppen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benson avoids it really well and circles away.
Benson misses with a double jab.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bakketoppen moves away from the strike by Benson.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakketoppen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benson.
Bakketoppen throws a head kick that misses.
Benson throws a body kick that misses.
Benson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bakketoppen.
Benson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bakketoppen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Benson misses its intended target.
Bakketoppen slips a jab and a cross from Benson.
Bakketoppen throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Benson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benson avoids the head kick by Bakketoppen.
Benson throws a right hand that Bakketoppen ducks under and follows up with a left that Bakketoppen also avoids with ease.
Benson is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakketoppen tries to clinch there but Benson circles away.
Benson misses with a few strikes there.
Bakketoppen fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson tried to score with a low kick but Bakketoppen checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Benson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Benson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bakketoppen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benson throws a series of punches but Bakketoppen avoids them all with ease.
Jonny Benson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bakketoppen avoids the head kick by Benson.
Bakketoppen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson blocks a jab.
Benson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bakketoppen. Bakketoppen gets slowly back to his feet.
Bakketoppen is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Bakketoppen. Those never looked like landing.
Bakketoppen is looking to chop away at Benson's legs.
Bakketoppen wants to clinch but Benson slips to the side
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
Bakketoppen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson is looking to slow Bakketoppen down with leg kicks.
Bakketoppen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bakketoppen there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bakketoppen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jonny Benson is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Benson misses.
Benson blocks a head kick by Bakketoppen.
Bakketoppen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bakketoppen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakketoppen tries to score with a low kick but Benson moves his leg out of the way.
Bakketoppen misses with a head kick.
Benson dodges the punch combination from Bakketoppen.
Benson looks to land a right hand but Bakketoppen moved out of range.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakketoppen moves out of range as Benson throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bakketoppen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bakketoppen tries to clinch
and Benson counters with a thumping low kick.
Bakketoppen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakketoppen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bakketoppen throws a head kick that misses.
Benson misses with a leg kick.
Benson tries to bum rush Bakketoppen with a series of wild strikes but Bakketoppen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bakketoppen.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Bakketoppen throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Benson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bakketoppen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benson blocks a head kick by Bakketoppen.
Bakketoppen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bakketoppen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bakketoppen tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Benson as he checks the leg kick.
Bakketoppen ducks under a wild hook from Benson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakketoppen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benson is able to avoid easily.
Benson misses with a hook.
Bakketoppen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bakketoppen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bakketoppen is defended easily by Benson.
Benson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bakketoppen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bakketoppen is looking to chop away at Benson's legs.
Benson checks a leg kick.
Bakketoppen shoots in for a takedown but Benson shows good takedown defense.
Jonny Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gall Bakketoppen.
Benson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benson misses with an uppercut. Bakketoppen saw that one coming.
Bakketoppen throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
Bakketoppen throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Benson does no damage.
Benson thows a body shot but no joy.
Benson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakketoppen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benson blocks a head kick by Bakketoppen.
A big right from Benson misses.
Bakketoppen blocks a head kick by Benson.
Bakketoppen staying out of range there.
Benson cracks Bakketoppen with a good jab.
Benson throws a nice looking combination but Bakketoppen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Benson. Those never looked like landing.
Benson misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakketoppen shoots in for a double leg but Benson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Bakketoppen throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
Benson checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jonny Benson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Benson misses.
Benson throws a series of punches but Bakketoppen avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Benson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bakketoppen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benson.
Sloppy strikes from Benson. Those never looked like landing.
Bakketoppen is looking to score with low kicks.
Bakketoppen with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakketoppen with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bakketoppen checks a leg kick.
Benson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bakketoppen slips a straight right by Benson.
A head kick misses from Bakketoppen.
Benson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benson throws the left hand but Bakketoppen avoids the punch easily.
Benson connects with a leg kick. Bakketoppen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throws a hook but Bakketoppen blocks it.
Bakketoppen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benson.
Bakketoppen misses with a leg kick.
Bakketoppen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bakketoppen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benson.
Bakketoppen throws a head kick that misses.
Bakketoppen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bakketoppen throws a head kick that misses.
Benson is looking to land body kicks.
Benson misses with a two punch combination.
Bakketoppen blocks a head kick by Benson.
Bakketoppen misses with a body kick.
Bakketoppen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bakketoppen avoids the head kick by Benson.
Bakketoppen checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakketoppen throws a low kick but Benson avoids it.
Bakketoppen misses with a head kick.
Benson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bakketoppen.
Benson avoids the head kick by Bakketoppen.
A head kick misses from Bakketoppen.
Benson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Benson throws a right and a left that Bakketoppen avoids nicely.
Bakketoppen throws a head kick that misses.
Bakketoppen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benson swinging wildly here.
Bakketoppen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Benson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bakketoppen.
Benson throws a series of punches but Bakketoppen moves out of range.
Bakketoppen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benson blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakketoppen tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a leg kick but Bakketoppen moved away.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Bakketoppen ducks down to avoid it.
Bakketoppen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bakketoppen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benson tried to score with a low kick but Bakketoppen checks it.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakketoppen was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Bakketoppen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab by Benson.
Benson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bakketoppen.
Bakketoppen tries for a takedown but Benson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jonny Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gall Bakketoppen.
Bakketoppen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benson is out of range and Bakketoppen settles back down.
Bakketoppen misses with a head kick.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Benson does no damage.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bakketoppen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benson throws a big shot that misses.
Gall Bakketoppen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bakketoppen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bakketoppen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bakketoppen misses with a head kick.
Bakketoppen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Benson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakketoppen tries to work over Benson's front leg with a kick but Benson checks it.
Benson staying out of range there.
Bakketoppen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benson.
Bakketoppen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Benson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benson 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Benson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonny Benson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.