PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the ring accompanied by Dizzy Rascal - Sirens. Benson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alice Cooper - Schools Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Harrison
vs
Benson

172 cm
30
157 lbs
26 - 8 - 2

181 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Harrison gets tackled into the ropes by Benson. Benson maintains the clinch.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Benson.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Benson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harrison's brow.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Harrison is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Benson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harrison pushes off an throws an elbow but Benson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Benson has Harrison pushed against the ropes.
Benson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Harrison.
Benson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Benson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benson lands an uppercut.
Harrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Benson gets an underhook and turns Harrison into the ropes.
Benson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Benson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Benson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Benson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benson lands a good knee to the midsection. Harrison won't want to take too many of those.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Benson is controlling him.
Harrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benson lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrison blocks the elbow strike.
Harrison taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Benson.
Benson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Benson prevents a body shot from Harrison.
Harrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Benson lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Benson back against the ropes.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Benson won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson pushes Harrison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Benson lands an uppercut.
Benson with a knee to the head.
Benson working Harrison over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Benson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Harrison tries to keep at a distance but Benson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benson scores with a shoulder strike.
Benson managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Benson just leaning against Harrison, taking a breather.
Harrison takes a shot to the head.
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Benson.
Benson lands a shoulder strike.
Harrison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harrison misses with an elbow strike.
Benson lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
Benson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harrison.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike from Benson.
Benson takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson avoids the elbow strike from Harrison, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Benson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
A short right from Benson on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Benson.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Harrison throws an elbow but misses.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Harrison dodges an elbow strike from Benson.
Benson throws an elbow that misses.
Benson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Benson - that landed with a thud.
Harrison avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Benson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benson lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
Harrison trying to stall but Benson improves his position.
Benson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Benson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Harrison misses with the head strike.
Harrison tries to break free but Benson pushes him back against the ropes.
Benson pushes Harrison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
Benson misses with some punches.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Benson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Harrison throws an elbow but misses.
Benson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benson blocks an elbow strike.
Benson lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Benson dodges an elbow strike from Harrison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Benson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harrison jabs at Benson's body.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson lands a really nice looking cross but Harrison seems unphased.
Benson misses with a leg kick
and Harrison counters with a solid body kick.
Harrison lands a really nice looking cross but Benson seems unphased.
Benson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Benson misses its intended target.
Benson swinging wildly here.
Benson slips a jab from Harrison.
Benson walks into a straight right hand from Harrison.
Benson connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson lands a nice looking body shot.
Harrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson scores with a jab to the head.

Benson clinches with his opponent.
Benson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benson lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike.
Benson throws an elbow but it misses.
Benson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Benson looking to throw knees to the head but Harrison is blocking nicely.

Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrison jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Benson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrison tests Benson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Benson saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrison.
Benson misses with a looping right.
Harrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Benson's shoulder, as Benson tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson thuds a left hand into Harrison's body.
Benson's corner calls for a 1-2. Benson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Benson.
Benson blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Benson really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Benson.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison misses with a left hand
and Benson counters with a nice leg kick.
Harrison throws a hook but Benson avoids it easily.
Harrison defending well as Benson loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Benson.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrison misses the jab.
Benson tried to score with a low kick but Harrison checks it.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson feints and then cracks Harrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrison down.
Benson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Benson pushes Harrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the ropes.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harrison misses with some punches.
Benson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Benson.
Harrison is looking to control Benson's arms but Benson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harrison has his back to the ropes.
Benson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harrison misses with an elbow strike.
Harrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Benson.
Benson lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Benson back against the ropes.
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Benson as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Benson scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Benson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benson gets through Harrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harrison wants to stall.
Benson lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands an uppercut.
Harrison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harrison avoids the elbow strike from Benson, against the ropes.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrison misses with an elbow strike.
Harrison dodges an elbow strike from Benson.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Benson won't allow it.
Benson scores with a shot to the side of Harrison's head.
Benson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Nice body punch from Benson.
Benson lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Benson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Benson working Harrison over with knees to the body.
Harrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Benson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Benson throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrison lands with a hook. Benson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benson lands with a cross.

Benson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrison, pushing him back against the ropes.
Harrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Benson avoids the damage to the body.
Wolfgang Benson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Benson keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Benson has double underhooks.
Benson blocks a body shot from Harrison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Benson keeps him there for the moment.
Benson is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benson.
Harrison misses with the head strike.
Harrison has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Benson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harrison lands an elbow inside that Benson shrugs off.

It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Harrison dodges an elbow strike from Benson.
Benson lands a nice elbow.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
Benson misses with a knee to the head.
Benson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Harrison fails to land.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Benson has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison digs a right hand into Benson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benson's gas tank.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson avoids the elbow strike from Harrison, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harrison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Benson throws an elbow but misses.
Liam Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Benson.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liam Harrison.
Well Benson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Benson!
Wolfgang Benson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.