PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Cotchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Bengazzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cotchin
vs
Bengazzoni

177 cm
27
167 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

183 cm
29
181 lbs
18 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Cotchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Bengazzoni!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotchin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bengazzoni.
A swing and a miss from Bengazzoni.
Cotchin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cotchin connects with a solid leg kick.
Bengazzoni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Trent Cotchin has been cut.
Cotchin staying out of range there.
Bengazzoni lands a jab-cross combination.
Cotchin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bengazzoni throws out the jab.
Bengazzoni jabs Cotchin right on the nose. Cotchin blinks but takes it well.
Cotchin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benjamin Bengazzoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotchin misses with a body shot.
Bengazzoni looks to land a left hand but Cotchin moved out of range nicely.
Bengazzoni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotchin manages to avoid it.
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!
Cotchin connects with the punch.
Bengazzoni throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Cotchin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bengazzoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cotchin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Cotchin rushes Bengazzoni and presses him up against the cage.
Cotchin trying to stall but Bengazzoni improves his position.
Cotchin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bengazzoni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cotchin backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bengazzoni fails to land.
Cotchin lands with a short shot to the head.
Cotchin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bengazzoni controls his hands.
Bengazzoni misses with a punch on the inside.

Bengazzoni breaks from the clinch.

Bengazzoni pushes Cotchin up against the cage in a clinch.
Bengazzoni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cotchin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Bengazzoni pulls guard successfully.
Cotchin trying to control but Bengazzoni is working from the bottom.
Cotchin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bengazzoni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bengazzoni trying to keep a closed guard but Cotchin is proving a slippery customer.
Cotchin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bengazzoni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bengazzoni looking for a sweep. Not yet Bengazzoni, not yet.
Cotchin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cotchin is looking to work some ground and pound but Bengazzoni has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bengazzoni controlling Cotchin's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bengazzoni keeping moving, preventing Cotchin from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cotchin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bengazzoni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cotchin.
Cotchin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bengazzoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benjamin Bengazzoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bengazzoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cotchin to counter with a crisp jab.
Cotchin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bengazzoni.

Cotchin rushes Bengazzoni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bengazzoni tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bengazzoni prevents a body shot from Cotchin.
Cotchin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.

Bengazzoni manages to break the clinch.
Cotchin scoring well with a low kick there.

Bengazzoni darts in and clinches Cotchin up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cotchin.
Bengazzoni prevents a body shot from Cotchin.
A shot in the inside from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cotchin's elbow.

Bengazzoni manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Cotchin.
Cotchin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bengazzoni is just out of range.
Bengazzoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotchin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bengazzoni.
Cotchin lands a leg kick that knocks Bengazzoni off balance momentarily.
Bengazzoni connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Bengazzoni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cotchin throws a jab when Bengazzoni was well out of range.
Cotchin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cotchin needs to keep his hands up - Bengazzoni had a free shot at his head there.
Bengazzoni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotchin manages to avoid it.

Bengazzoni clinches up with Cotchin and pushes him back against the cage.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
Bengazzoni has a couple of punches blocked by Cotchin.
Cotchin lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bengazzoni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cotchin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Bengazzoni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Cotchin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A good leg kick by Cotchin.
Bengazzoni throws a body shot but no joy.
Cotchin misses with a looping right.
Bengazzoni misses with a low kick as Cotchin jumps back.
Cotchin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cotchin walks into a jab.
Bengazzoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cotchin counters with a nice body shot.
Cotchin lands a body shot.
Cotchin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bengazzoni tries to avoid it but Cotchin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bengazzoni to the ground. Bengazzoni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bengazzoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bengazzoni throws a nice looking combination but Cotchin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cotchin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cotchin moves forwards but Bengazzoni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bengazzoni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Cotchin finds it's way through Bengazzoni's defenses.
Bengazzoni throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin throws a hook to the side of Bengazzoni's head but Bengazzoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotchin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cotchin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bengazzoni misses with a low kick.
Cotchin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bengazzoni. Bengazzoni obviously looking to wear him down.
Cotchin throws a looping overhand right but Bengazzoni ducks down to avoid it.
Cotchin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bengazzoni finds it's way round the side to connect with Cotchin's head.
Cotchin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Cotchin.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Bengazzoni scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotchin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Bengazzoni breaks the clinch.
Cotchin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Cotchin lands a big right hand that sends Bengazzoni crashing to the mat! Cotchin stays standing though and waves Bengazzoni back to his feet!

Bengazzoni is rocked!
Cotchin circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Bengazzoni tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Cotchin wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trent Cotchin!
A relieved looking Trent Cotchin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.