PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All Fired Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tony Benson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddie Clark's chin.

Benson
vs
Clark

179 cm
32
175 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

186 cm
31
179 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Pearson Specter Litt

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 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Clark!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark stuns Benson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tony Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson slips under a jab.
Clark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clark scores with a nice strike.
Benson throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Clark misses with a lunging right hand
and Benson counters with a body kick.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
Benson cracks the inside of Clark's front leg.
Clark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Clark.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark sizes up Benson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Benson blocks the leg kick.
Benson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson lands with an uppercut that bounces Clark off the cage and back into range.
Benson throws an off balance right hand
and Clark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Benson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clark takes a swing at Benson's ribcage but misses.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benson.
Clark looks to land a body kick but Benson moved away.
Benson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clark.
Benson throws a big shot that misses.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benson.
Clark tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benson lands with an uppercut that bounces Clark off the cage and back into range.
Benson tries to land a front kick but Clark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab by Clark.
Benson misses with a left hand
and Clark finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson throws an off balance right hand
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Tony Benson has been cut.
Benson throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benson misses with a leg kick
and Clark makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Benson really felt that one!
Benson swings widly with a right hand
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clark - the referee stops the clock and Benson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clark. Benson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Benson is looking to land body kicks.
Clark takes one on the button.

Clark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Benson back against the cage.
Benson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
Benson struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of Benson's head.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson tries to break free but Clark pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Benson.
Good body shot from Clark.
Benson takes a shot to the head.
Clark misses with some punches.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Benson.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.
Clark cracks Benson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark slips a straight right by Benson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark lands with a nice body kick.
Benson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clark to score with a decent uppercut.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clark throws a body kick that misses.
Benson throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
Benson throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Benson looks to land a body kick but Clark moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clark.
Clark is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Benson throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony 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.

Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Clark.
Benson misses with a kick to the body
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benson defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
Benson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Benson misses the target.
Clark throws a big counter head kick but Benson avoids it with no problem.
Clark throws a jab when Benson was well out of range.
Benson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clark throws the left hand but Benson avoids the punch easily.
Benson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benson lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark walks into a jab.
Benson misses with a few strikes there.
Benson sets himself, and Clark steps forward looking for the clinch! Benson avoids it this time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eddie Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark lands with a good body shot.
Clark lands a front kick.
A low kick from Benson is predictable there
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benson blocks a head kick by Clark.
Benson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clark.
Clark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Clark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark throws a series of strikes that have Benson backpedaling.
Benson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Clark checks a low kick from Benson.
Clark tries to counter with a clinch but Benson shakes him off and moves away.
Clark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Benson moved out of range nicely.
Clark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benson.
The crowd cheers as Benson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clark doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut there from Clark.
Benson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Clark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good body shot from Benson.
A right hand to the body from Benson.

Benson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benson is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.
Benson throws a leg kick but Clark moved away.
Benson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Benson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benson is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Clark cracks Benson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benson looks to land a left hand but Clark moved out of range nicely.
Benson misses with a lunging right hand
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benson throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benson misses with an uppercut
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Benson is rocked!
Benson throws a leg kick but Clark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oh Benson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benson blocks a head kick by Clark.
Benson seems to have got his legs back now.
Clark connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benson. Benson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Benson misses the jab.
Clark throws out a counter right but Benson avoids it with no problem.
Benson throws a low kick but Clark avoids it.
Benson misses with a hook
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Clark cracks Benson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Benson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Clark finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Benson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Benson moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benson is looking to chop away at Clark's legs.
Benson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Benson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Benson misses the target.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Benson fakes the leg kick and cracks Clark in the body.
Clark lands a body shot.
Benson looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Clark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clark throws out a powerful jab.
A solid body kick from Benson.

Clark drops Benson with a beautiful combination! Benson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Clark is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson throws a wild body kick that Clark sees coming a mile off.
Clark steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Benson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benson throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benson is out of range.
Benson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clark tries to land a front kick but Benson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benson tried to counter with a leg kick but Clark avoided it.
A good leg kick by Benson.
Clark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clark connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benson scrambles back to his feet.
Benson lands an overhand right.
Benson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Clark counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Benson misses

and Clark counters with a crisp one two that drops Benson! Clark thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Benson to his feet! Benson is in big trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benson wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Clark throws a big counter head kick but Benson avoids it with no problem.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark moves out of range of the leg kick from Benson.
Clark replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Benson blocks it well.
Clark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark misses with a head kick.
Benson misses with a leg kick
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a big right hand! Oh Benson is in trouble here! Clark follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Clark!
A victorious Eddie Clark thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Tony Benson was interviewed post fight and said 'Another loss in EVO. Here is some good competition.'.