PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Insigne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alice Cooper - Schools Out. Insigne has chosen Outlawz - Gatz Up as his entrance music. 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?

Benson
vs
Insigne

181 cm
28
174 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

183 cm
38
177 lbs
38 - 13 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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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 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Insigne!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Insigne blocks a low kick nicely.
Benson slips under a jab.
Insigne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Insigne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Insigne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benson lands a head shot.
Insigne looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Benson cracks Insigne with an open hand slap.
A leg kick checked by Insigne.
Insigne throws a leg kick
and Benson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Benson lands with a nice body kick.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Insigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Insigne throws a leg kick but Benson moved away.
Insigne throws a sloppy body shot
and Benson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Insigne checks the leg kick.
Insigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Insigne lands a leg kick that knocks Benson off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Insigne counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benson.
Benson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Benson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Insigne. Those never looked like landing.
Benson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Insigne counter with a right hand.
Roberto Insigne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Insigne throws a big shot that misses.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Insigne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Insigne throws the left hand but Benson avoids the punch easily.
Benson is looking to counter punch.
Benson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Insigne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
Benson throws a leg kick that misses.
Benson tries to clinch up.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Insigne.
Benson wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insigne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benson at a distance.
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!
Insigne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Insigne avoids the head kick by Benson.
Benson tries to clinch but Insigne moves out of range.
Insigne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benson moves out of range of the leg kick from Insigne.
Insigne misses with a leg kick
and Benson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Insigne's knee momentarily.
Insigne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Insigne tests Benson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Insigne misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benson checks a leg kick.
Benson fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 Wolfgang Benson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Benson throws the left hand but Insigne avoids the punch easily.
Insigne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benson!
Insigne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Insigne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benson.
Insigne blocks a head kick by Benson.
Insigne flicks out a counter leg kick but Benson steps away.
Benson tries a low kick but Insigne avoids it.
Insigne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Benson does it's job there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benson.
Insigne moves out of range as Benson strikes.
Benson takes one to the side of the head.
Insigne misses with a hook.
Insigne keeps the fight on the outside.
Insigne tests Benson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Insigne tries a low kick but Benson avoids it.
Insigne misses the jab.
Insigne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benson's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Insigne throws out a powerful jab.
Benson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice straight punches there by Insigne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Insigne.
Benson throws a push kick but Insigne slaps the foot to one side.
Benson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benson!
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Insigne.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch but Insigne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benson scores with a push kick.
Insigne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Insigne defending well as Benson loads up on a big left hand.
Insigne looks to land a combination. Benson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Insigne. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson misses with a leg kick.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Insigne.
A little feinted left hand from Benson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Insigne tried to score with a low kick but Benson checks it.
It looked like Benson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Benson.
Insigne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benson.
Insigne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Insigne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benson throws the kick towards the body but Insigne avoids it.
Benson throws a chopping leg kick but Insigne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Insigne.
Benson throws the kick towards the body but Insigne avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benson connects with a leg kick. Insigne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Insigne throws a low kick, looking for Benson's leg but Benson calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Insigne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice straight punches there by Insigne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Insigne.
Insigne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benson will feel that in the morning.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benson!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Insigne.
A right-left combo lands from Benson.
Benson is looking to clinch.
Jab by Insigne.
Benson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Insigne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Benson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Insigne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Insigne misses with a hook
and Benson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Insigne throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Benson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Insigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Benson thuds his right hand into Insigne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Insigne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Insigne.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Insigne, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Insigne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Insigne looks to move away, Benson throws a big counter combo bu Insigne just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Benson misses its intended target.
Insigne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy left from Insigne finds it's target.
Benson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Insigne.
Insigne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Insigne tries to land a leg kick but Benson saw it coming and moves away.
Insigne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benson at a distance.
Insigne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson is looking to clinch.
Benson misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Benson misses.
Benson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benson tries to work over Insigne's front leg with a kick but Insigne checks it.
Insigne is looking to slow Benson down with leg kicks.
Benson is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insigne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benson counters with a thumping low kick.
Benson lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Insigne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roberto Insigne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Insigne throws a leg kick but Benson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benson feints and then cracks Insigne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Insigne down.

Benson rushes Insigne and presses him up against the ropes.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Insigne lands a nice uppercut.
Benson tries a body shot but Insigne blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Insigne connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Roberto Insigne just about did enough to take it.
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.

Insigne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Insigne avoids a kick to the body.
Benson jabs at Insigne's body.
Benson connects with a body shot that sends Insigne's belly button to the back.
Benson connects with a high kick.
Insigne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson is looking to counter the offense by Insigne and move into the clinch.
Insigne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benson cracks Insigne with an open hand slap.
Insigne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Insigne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Benson.
Insigne misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Insigne.
Insigne connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Insigne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Insigne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Insigne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Insigne.
An inside leg kick lands from Benson.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Insigne. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Insigne works the jab nicely.
Insigne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benson cracks Insigne with an open hand slap.
Benson misses with a looping right.
Insigne throws a jab but it's blocked by Benson.
Benson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Insigne misses.
Benson throwing a counter right hand but Insigne manages to avoid it.
Insigne tests Benson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Benson.
Benson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Insigne will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Insigne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
A low kick from Insigne is predictable there
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
Benson tries to move into range but Insigne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Insigne is able to avoid easily.
Benson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Insigne.
Benson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benson throws a shot to the body.
Insigne avoids the head kick by Benson.
Insigne throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Insigne misses with a body shot
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Insigne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Insigne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benson avoids the body shot from Insigne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Benson had his way with Roberto Insigne in that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Benson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Insigne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Insigne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Insigne checks a leg kick.
Benson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson tries to clinch
and Insigne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Insigne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benson can pounce on him.
Insigne connects with a jab.
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Insigne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Insigne scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson looks to land a body kick but Insigne moved away.
Insigne pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benson back to the ropes. Insigne follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Insigne is looking for the big counter here.
Benson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Benson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Insigne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Benson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Insigne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good work by Insigne as he checks the leg kick.
Insigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from Insigne lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benson, as that shot connected.
Insigne throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
Insigne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Insigne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Insigne ducks right into an uppercut from Benson.

Benson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Insigne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insigne lands a glancing blow to the side of Benson's head.
Insigne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Insigne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Insigne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benson.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Insigne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benson doesn't manage to clinch there - Insigne circles away.
Benson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Benson tries to land a front kick but Insigne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Insigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Insigne connects with a body shot.
Insigne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Insigne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Insigne is looking to score with low kicks.
Benson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Insigne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Insigne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:49
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Roberto Insigne!
A very excited looking Roberto Insigne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Wolfgang Benson had this to say: 'Sometimes u win, sometimes u lose. I'll go back and do my homework. Come back stronger.'.