PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson has chosen Alice Cooper - Schools Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kanitz
vs
Benson

186 cm
26
172 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

181 cm
26
174 lbs
12 - 1 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Kanitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Kanitz misses with a hook. Benson ducked under it nicely.
Benson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Benson.
Kanitz looks to land a right hand but Benson moved out of range.
Benson throws a leg kick but Kanitz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanitz.
Benson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
Kanitz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Kanitz.
Kanitz misses with a head kick.
Kanitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kanitz throws an off balance right hand
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benson.
Benson scores with a three punch combo!
Wolfgang Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Benson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kanitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benson checks a low kick from Kanitz.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Kanitz checks a leg kick.
Kanitz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kanitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanitz throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
Kanitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanitz is looking to counter punch.
Kanitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanitz throws a hook but Benson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kanitz with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kanitz.
Kanitz lands a nice looking body kick.
Benson misses with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Benson finds it's target.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kanitz misses the target.
Benson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanitz can pounce on him.
Benson misses with a looping left.
Benson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kanitz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz throws a hook but Benson blocks it.
Kanitz misses with a wild body shot.
Kanitz tried to score with a low kick but Benson checks it.
Benson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kanitz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanitz. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson lands a nice looking body kick.
Kanitz keeps Benson at a distance using the push kick.
Kanitz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benson.
Benson lands a really nice looking cross but Kanitz seems unphased.
Benson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kanitz.
Kanitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanitz.
Kanitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benson.
Benson connects with a leg kick. Kanitz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kanitz checks the leg kick.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but Benson moved away.
Kanitz misses with a looping right.
Benson lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kanitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy body kick from Benson
and Kanitz counters with a solid body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benson, as that shot connected.
Benson tests Kanitz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Kanitz finds it's way through Benson's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wolfgang Benson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Benson keeps Kanitz at a distance using the push kick.
Benson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kanitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
Benson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kanitz misses with a looping left.
Kanitz lands a nice looking body shot.
Benson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benson swings widly with a right hand
and Kanitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kanitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson looks to land a body kick but Kanitz moved away.
Kanitz walks into a left hand.
Benson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson tries to land a leg kick but Kanitz saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kanitz, right into the meat.
Kanitz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Benson.
Kanitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kanitz misses with an uppercut. Benson saw that one coming.
Kanitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanitz.
Kanitz walks into a stiff left hand from Benson.
Benson misses with a hook. Kanitz ducked under it nicely.
Kanitz moves out of range as Benson strikes.
Kanitz tried to counter with a leg kick but Benson avoided it.
Benson misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Kanitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanitz misses with a body shot.
Benson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz takes one to the side of the head.
Kanitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a nice leg kick.
Kanitz lands a head shot.
Simon Kanitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Kanitz as he checks the leg kick.
Benson scores with a jab to the body.
Benson scores with a nice strike.
Benson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benson scoring well with a low kick there.
Benson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kanitz misses with a low kick.
Benson wants to slow Kanitz down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Kanitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kanitz misses the target.
Benson throws a lazy body kick
and Kanitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz throws a hook but Benson blocks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kanitz - that will leave a mark!
Kanitz cracks a nice hook into Benson's ribs.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benson.
Kanitz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Benson.
Kanitz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kanitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benson moves out of range of the strikes.
Benson throws a hook but Kanitz avoids it easily.
Kanitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kanitz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson pushes Kanitz away with a front kick.
Nice shot lands for Kanitz.
Kanitz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benson misses with a body punch
and Kanitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kanitz checks it well.
Kanitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kanitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Kanitz throws a head kick that Benson semi-blocks.

That has opened up Wolfgang Benson's cut even more.
Benson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kanitz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Benson avoids it.
Benson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanitz's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kanitz.
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 Simon Kanitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Benson looks to land a body kick but Kanitz moved away.
Kanitz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kanitz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kanitz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benson blocks the body kick.
Kanitz walks into a jab.
Benson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benson throws the left hand but Kanitz avoids the punch easily.
Kanitz looks for the body kick but Benson saw that one coming.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kanitz is looking to counter punch.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Kanitz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kanitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanitz is just out of range.
Benson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kanitz throws a jab when Benson was well out of range.
Benson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benson takes one on the button.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kanitz slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz misses with a hook.
Benson digs a good hook to Kanitz's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Benson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kanitz, right into the meat.
Benson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kanitz throws a front kick that sends Benson stumbling back into the ropes.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Kanitz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson looks to throw the jab but Kanitz is out of range.
Kanitz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kanitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanitz throws a lazy uppercut
and Benson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kanitz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kanitz works Benson's body with a nice hook.
Kanitz throws a sloppy head kick
and Benson counters with a good low kick that Kanitz was not able to check.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson tries a low kick but Kanitz avoids it.
Benson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Kanitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kanitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Benson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benson.
Benson connects with a solid leg kick.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz throws a shot from downtown. Benson moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanitz. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson lands a right hook to the body.
Benson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kanitz is looking to land body kicks.
Kanitz slips under a jab.
Kanitz throws a shot from downtown. Benson moves away and avoids it.
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Benson tenderised Kanitz's leg. Kanitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Benson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Benson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kanitz's hands.
Kanitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benson is out of range and Kanitz settles back down.
Benson walks into a straight right hand from Kanitz.
Kanitz misses with a straight right.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kanitz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benson thinking.
Benson misses with a straight right.
Benson throws a lazy body kick
and Kanitz counters with a straight right hand.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Kanitz ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kanitz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
Benson throws a hook but Kanitz blocks it.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Kanitz lands with a shot to the body.
Kanitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanitz can pounce on him.
Kanitz misses with a looping right.
Benson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kanitz's head.
Benson slips a jab from Kanitz.
Benson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanitz.
Benson misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Kanitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanitz's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson throws a body kick that misses
enabling Kanitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Benson moves away from the strike by Kanitz.
Benson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanitz throws out the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Kanitz misses
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
Benson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kanitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
Kanitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benson checks it well.
Benson looks to land a right hand but Kanitz moved out of range.
Benson throws a chopping leg kick but Kanitz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kanitz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kanitz moves away.
Nice jab there from Kanitz.

The cut above Wolfgang Benson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kanitz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kanitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kanitz drops his hands momentarily and Benson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kanitz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kanitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kanitz scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Kanitz misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson punishes Kanitz's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut there from Benson.
Benson misses with a body kick.
A jab from Kanitz does it's job there.
Kanitz misses with an uppercut. Benson saw that one coming.
Kanitz cracks Benson with a good jab.

Benson is rocked!
Kanitz throws a leg kick but Benson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kanitz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanitz finish him?
Kanitz checks a leg kick.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanitz.
An inside leg kick from Benson misses.
Kanitz throws a head kick that misses.
Benson seems to have recovered his senses.
Benson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Simon Kanitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Benson throws a low kick but Kanitz avoids it.
Kanitz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benson with a nice cross.
Benson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kanitz lands a jab to the head.
Kanitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanitz. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanitz moves out of range as Benson strikes.
Benson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kanitz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanitz throws a big shot that misses.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanitz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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 Kanitz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kanitz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kanitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benson throws out the jab.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson connects with a single shot there.
Benson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kanitz is looking to chop away at Benson's legs.
Benson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kanitz slips a jab from Benson.
Kanitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kanitz checks a leg kick.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Kanitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson scores with a punch to the head.
Kanitz scores with a nice strike.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
Benson swings for the body but Kanitz moves out of range.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Benson is predictable there
and Kanitz counters with a nice body shot.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Kanitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kanitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benson.
Benson works the jab nicely.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Kanitz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanitz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kanitz connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kanitz misses with a looping right.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kanitz moves away.
Kanitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benson's head.
Kanitz throws a hook but Benson blocks it.
Kanitz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kanitz.
Benson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kanitz momentarily.
Kanitz misses with a wild body shot.
Benson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Benson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanitz.
Kanitz takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanitz misses with a looping left.
Benson throws a body punch but Kanitz moves out of range.
Kanitz works Benson's body with a nice hook.
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanitz avoids the body shot from Benson.
Benson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kanitz works the jab nicely.

Wolfgang Benson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kanitz lands a nice shot that snaps Benson's head back.
Kanitz with a nice cross.
Benson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kanitz is out of range and Benson settles back down.

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 Simon Kanitz.
I think Kanitz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Kanitz!
Simon Kanitz is the new welterweight champion!
Wolfgang Benson spoke after the fight, saying 'Sometimes u win, sometimes u lose. I'll go back and do my homework. Come back stronger.'.