PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rod Stiffington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiffington comes into the arena with I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred blaring out of the sound system. Rod Stiffington could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert Bennett's chin.

Stiffington
vs
Bennett

178 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rod Stiffington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Stiffington's head but Stiffington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Donk. Bennett catches Stiffington right on the button with a cross.
Stiffington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett loads up on a big right hand but Stiffington slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Stiffington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bennett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stiffington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stiffington changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bennett tries to avoid it but Stiffington manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bennett to the ground. Bennett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stiffington shoots in but no luck this time.
Bennett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robert Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stiffington walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stiffington lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stiffington. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stiffington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stiffington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennett.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Stiffington moved out of range.
Stiffington takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett throws a good cross that connects.
Bennett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A left and a right from Bennett both land. Nice combination.
Stiffington on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bennett looks to throw the jab but Stiffington is out of range.
Bennett with a nice cross.
Bennett 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Stiffington misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bennett connects with a looping right hand.
Stiffington fails to land with a series of punches.
Stiffington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Bennett throws a jab when Stiffington was well out of range.
Bennett swings for the body but Stiffington moves out of range.
Stiffington fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Stiffington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennett is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stiffington had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stiffington shoots in for a takedown but Bennett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Stiffington. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bennett, as that shot connected.
Bennett lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stiffington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stiffington has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bennett.
Bennett misses the jab.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Stiffington looks for a takedown but Bennett sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Stiffington.
Bennett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stiffington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bennett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stiffington under the eye.
Bennett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stiffington's hands.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stiffington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands with a good body shot.
Stiffington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stiffington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennett.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stiffington.
A cross from Bennett lands.
Bennett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stiffington on the side of the head.
Bennett misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bennett, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stiffington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Stiffington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stiffington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Bennett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bennett slips under a jab from Stiffington.
Bennett lands with a good body shot.
Bennett lands a jab to the nose.
Stiffington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Stiffington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stiffington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stiffington fails with a takedown attempt.
Bennett has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bennett lands an overhand right.
Stiffington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett lands with an uppercut that bounces Stiffington off the cage and back into range.
Stiffington swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws a jab when Stiffington was well out of range.
Stiffington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stiffington.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Stiffington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stiffington moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Nice defenses there by Stiffington.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stiffington might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bennett scores with a nice strike.
Bennett scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Stiffington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Bennett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stiffington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stiffington in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Stiffington uses good head movement to avoid it.

Stiffington dives in and scores a takedown into Bennett's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stiffington wants to control from the top but Bennett keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stiffington showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bennett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stiffington is one step ahead there.
Stiffington stands and throws Bennett's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stiffington tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stiffington has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Stiffington tries for a kimura but Bennett is defending well.
Bennett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stiffington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Stiffington tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stiffington has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stiffington is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bennett is trying to escape and Stiffington transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bennett is forced to tap! Nice work there by Stiffington! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rod Stiffington!
A less than humble Rod Stiffington misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.