PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucho Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maiden comes to the cage accompanied by Walk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maiden
vs
Benitez

185 cm
27
179 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

170 cm
35
165 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Maiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chucho Benitez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez digs a good hook to Maiden's body.
Benitez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maiden.
Maiden moves away from the strike by Benitez.
Benitez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maiden misses with a wild body shot.
Benitez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maiden throws out the jab.
Benitez misses with a wild combination.
Benitez throws a head kick that misses
and Maiden counters with a stiff right hand.
Benitez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been informed that Benitez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Maiden throws a hook but Benitez blocks it.
Benitez throws a shot from downtown. Maiden moves away and avoids it.
Maiden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benitez.
Benitez misses with a two punch combination.
Maiden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benitez. That did some damage!
Benitez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Maiden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maiden misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maiden manages to break the clinch.
Benitez misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Maiden there.
Benitez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Maiden lands.
Benitez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maiden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benitez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benitez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Maiden counters by clinching up.
A short right from Maiden.
Maiden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maiden lands with a light punch inside.
Benitez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maiden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maiden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maiden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maiden is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benitez is defending well.
Maiden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maiden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maiden missing with knees to the body.

Benitez manages to break the clinch.
Benitez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maiden.

It looks like Eddy Maiden has been cut.
A head kick misses from Benitez.
Benitez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maiden misses with a wild body shot.
Benitez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maiden misses with an uppercut. Benitez saw that one coming.
Benitez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benitez looks to land a right hand but Maiden moved out of range.
Benitez fails to land with a series of punches.
Maiden misses with a straight right.
Benitez throws a series of punches but Maiden avoids them all with ease.
Benitez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Maiden to counter with a crisp jab.
Maiden looks to land a right hand but Benitez moved out of range.
Benitez looks to land a combination but Maiden avoids it well.
Maiden misses with a straight right.
Maiden slips a jab and a cross from Benitez.
Maiden thows a body kick. Benitez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maiden lands a glancing blow to the side of Benitez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez looks to land a combination but Maiden avoids it well.
Maiden cracks Benitez with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Benitez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benitez throws a series of punches but Maiden moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Maiden misses the target.
Maiden misses with a hook. Benitez ducked under it nicely.
Maiden is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Benitez misses with a looping right.
Benitez scores with a three punch combo!
Benitez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maiden counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Maiden.
Benitez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maiden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Benitez is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maiden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benitez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benitez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maiden.
Benitez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maiden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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 Eddy Maiden will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddy Maiden's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Maiden lands with a cross.
Chucho Benitez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benitez throws a series of punches but Maiden avoids them all with ease.
Maiden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benitez.
Benitez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Benitez.
Benitez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benitez throws a sloppy head kick
and Maiden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Maiden moves into range and clinches up with Benitez.

Maiden breaks from the clinch.
Maiden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maiden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benitez throws a sloppy head kick and Maiden moves out of range easily.
Benitez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maiden slips under a jab from Benitez.
Benitez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maiden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benitez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Benitez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benitez tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Benitez misses its intended target.
Benitez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Maiden counters by moving into the clinch.

Maiden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maiden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benitez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maiden lands with an uppercut that bounces Benitez off the cage and back into range.
Benitez walks into a left hand.
Benitez throws a nice looking combination but Maiden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maiden lands a nice hook to Benitez's body. Benitez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benitez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Benitez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maiden slips a jab and a cross from Benitez.
Maiden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benitez is out of range.
Benitez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benitez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benitez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Benitez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maiden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benitez moves away.
Maiden lands a jab to the head.
Benitez tries a head kick but it misses.
Maiden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maiden scores with a nice head shot.
Benitez is still on wobbly legs! Can Maiden finish him?
Maiden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benitez has time to react.
Benitez throws a head kick but Maiden moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden blocks a jab.
Benitez misses with a left hand

and Maiden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maiden.
Maiden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benitez seems to have recovered his senses.
Maiden struggles to land a body shot inside as Benitez controls his hands.
Maiden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benitezs head.
I was talking to Maiden's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Maiden gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Benitez is staying active underneath Maiden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Maiden seems content to control.

Maiden is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Benitez trying to control here.
Benitez wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maiden content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Maiden.
Benitez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maiden in particular looking to stall.
Benitez tries to get to full guard but Maiden has control of the leg.
Benitez is staying active underneath Maiden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Benitez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benitez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maiden moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benitez can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddy Maiden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddy Maiden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maiden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maiden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benitez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maiden. Maiden obviously looking to wear him down.
Benitez lands an overhand right.
Benitez throws a hook but Maiden avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Maiden.
Nice jab there from Maiden.
Benitez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maiden counters with a good low kick that Benitez was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benitez fails to land with a series of punches.
Benitez throws a head kick that misses.
Maiden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benitez misses with a series of wild punches.
Benitez throws a right hand that Maiden ducks under and follows up with a left that Maiden also avoids with ease.
Benitez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benitez has time to react.
No joy there for Benitez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benitez misses with a two punch combination.
Benitez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maiden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maiden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benitez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Maiden! Benitez is backing up but he can't get away as Maiden lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Benitez and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eddy Maiden!
Eddy Maiden seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.