PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Rocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ki:Theory - Stand By Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benson
vs
Rocker

179 cm
34
175 lbs
29 - 12 - 0

180 cm
35
170 lbs
32 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Bullet Proof System
Max Octane Fight Wear

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 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Rocker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rocker is out of range and Benson settles back down.
Benson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from Rocker.
Rocker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Benson connects with a crisp jab.
Rocker connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rocker is looking to land body kicks.
Rocker connects with a right hand. Benson shakes it off.
Benson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benson tried to counter with a leg kick but Rocker avoided it.
Benson misses the jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rocker has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rocker misses with a straight right.
It appears Benson was looking to counter with a kick there.
A head kick misses from Rocker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocker delivers a nice body kick.
Rocker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rocker 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.
Rocker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker throws a looping overhand right but Benson ducks down to avoid it.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Rocker throws a jab but it's blocked by Benson.
Rocker misses with the combination.
Benson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Rocker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rocker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rocker.
Benson feints and then cracks Rocker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rocker down.
Rocker throws a lazy head kick
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Tony Benson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rocker jabs Benson right on the nose. Benson blinks but takes it well.
Rocker misses with a two punch combination.
Benson tries to score with a low kick but Rocker moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body kick there by Benson.
Decent striking displayed by Rocker there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rocker throws the left hand but Benson avoids the punch easily.
Rocker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rocker slips a straight right by Benson.
Rocker misses with a wild body shot.
Rocker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocker.
A lazy left from Rocker finds it's target.
Benson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rocker wants to slow Benson down by chopping away at his legs.
Rocker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocker scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Rocker. Beautiful body shot.
Rocker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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 Rocker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rocker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rocker throws an off balance right hand
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
Rocker misses with a leg kick
and Benson counters with a thumping low kick.
Rocker 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.
Rocker scoring well with a low kick there.
Rocker scores with the left hand. Benson knows he should have avoided that one.
Rocker lands with a straight right. Benson didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Rocker misses.
Rocker connects with a looping right hand.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Rocker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Rocker as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rocker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rocker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benson swings widly with a right hand
and Rocker counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson dodges the punch combination from Rocker.
Benson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab by Rocker.
Rocker misses with a lunging right hand
and Benson counters with a low kick, right behind Rocker 's knee.
Rocker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rocker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benson's head.
Rocker throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rocker is defended easily by Benson.
It looked like Benson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocker throws a shot from downtown. Benson moves away and avoids it.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocker moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Rocker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rocker throws a combination. Benson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rocker connects with a nice looking jab.
Rocker misses with a low kick as Benson jumps back.
Rocker with a hook.
Nice cross by Rocker.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Benson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocker is just out of range.
Rocker punishes Benson's body with a nice straight punch.
Rocker misses with a straight left.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rocker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Benson defends it well.
Rocker thuds a left hand into Benson's body.
Rocker checks the leg kick.
Rocker throws a body kick that misses.
Benson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rocker will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocker connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rocker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rocker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Benson is positioning himself well to prevent Rocker advancing to mount.
Rocker wants to advance to full mount but Benson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rocker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rocker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rocker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rocker throws an elbow that misses. Benson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rocker's guard. Nice move by Benson!

Rocker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rocker holds on and takes a little breather.

Rocker looking for subs off his back but Benson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rocker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rocker wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson trying to mount his opponent but Rocker defends it.
Rocker has a hand on Benson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Benson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Benson controlling the pace for now.
Rocker working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker wants to hold on but Benson pushes him away.
Rocker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Benson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocker wants to hold on but Benson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Rocker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rocker throws out a loose jab but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rocker connects with a nice looking jab.
Rocker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocker tries to score with a low kick but Benson moves his leg out of the way.
Rocker misses with a wild body shot.
Benson cracks Rocker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rocker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rocker looks for the body kick but Benson saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rocker cracks the inside of Benson's front leg.
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Rocker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benson defending well as Rocker loads up on a big left hand.
Rocker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson walks into a straight right hand from Rocker.
Rocker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rocker just manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Rocker.
A swing and a miss from Rocker.
Rocker walks into a stiff left hand from Benson.
Benson clobbers Rocker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocker.
A low kick from Benson misses
and Rocker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricky Rocker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rocker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benson's calf.
Rocker is looking to slow Benson down with leg kicks.
Rocker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benson throws a leg kick but Rocker checks it.
Benson scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rocker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rocker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rocker looks for the body kick but Benson saw that one coming.
Rocker misses the shot to the body.
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 is looking to slow Rocker down with leg kicks.
Rocker misses with a kick to the body
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
Rocker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricky Rocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benson with a body shot.
Benson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rocker.
Benson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rocker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker takes a swing at Benson's ribcage but misses.
Rocker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rocker throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Rocker lands a head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Benson scores with a four punch combination!
A lazy left from Rocker finds it's target.
Rocker cracks Benson with a good jab.
Benson throws a right hand that misses
and Rocker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benson cracks Rocker with a good jab.
Rocker connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson connects with a solid leg kick.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benson tries to move into range but Rocker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocker just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocker misses with a low kick as Benson jumps back.
Rocker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rocker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rocker checks a low kick from Benson.
Rocker misses with a hook.
Benson throws an overhand right that lands on Rocker's shoulder, as Rocker tries to avoid the shot.
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Rocker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rocker tries a quick counter leg kick but Benson is wise to it.
Rocker just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocker throws the left hand but Benson avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Rocker really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Benson walks into a left hand.
Rocker swings widly with a right hand
and Benson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benson scores with a jab to the body.
Rocker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rocker throws a leg kick but Benson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benson walks into a straight right hand from Rocker.
Rocker connects with a single shot there.
Rocker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rocker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Benson blocks the leg kick.
Rocker throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a thumping low kick.
Benson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Benson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker misses with a takedown
and Benson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rocker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rocker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benson checks a low kick from Rocker.
Benson misses with a hook
and Rocker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benson feints and then cracks Rocker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rocker down.
Benson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rocker off the cage and back into range.
Benson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rocker is out of range and Benson settles back down.
Rocker replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Benson blocks it well.
Benson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocker is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker lands with a straight right. Benson didn't see that one coming.
Benson throws a hook but Rocker avoids it easily.
Rocker throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Benson misses its target.
Rocker throws a leg kick which misses Benson's front leg but catches the back leg as Benson tries 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!
Rocker misses with a leg kick
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rocker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rocker can pounce on him.
Benson takes a swing at Rocker's ribcage but misses.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Rocker throws a jab when Benson was well out of range.
Rocker with a jab.
Rocker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rocker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocker looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Rocker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rocker is looking to score with low kicks.
Rocker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rocker connects with a nice looking jab.
Rocker throws a leg kick but Benson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A cross from Rocker lands.
Benson tries to land a front kick but Rocker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rocker misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Rocker is predictable there
letting Benson counter with a right hand.
Benson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocker.
Rocker throws a leg kick but Benson moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Benson misses the target.
Rocker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benson backs up against the cage.
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!
Benson scores with a hook to the body. Rocker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rocker is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice defenses there by Benson.
Benson tried to counter with a leg kick but Rocker avoided it.
Benson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocker.
Benson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rocker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rocker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson tries a low kick but Rocker avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Rocker. Beautiful body shot.
Benson throws a front kick aimed at Rocker's knee but Rocker avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Rocker dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rocker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rocker, right into the meat.
Rocker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rocker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Rocker scores with a hook.
Rocker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benson but Benson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benson misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocker throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benson slips a jab and a cross from Rocker.
Rocker swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rocker slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rocker.
Benson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rocker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Benson misses with a hook. Rocker ducked under it nicely.
Benson misses with a looping right.
Rocker ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Rocker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Benson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rocker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocker fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Benson.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Benson misses with a leg kick
and Rocker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benson moves out of range of the body kick from Rocker.
Benson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benson wants it to stay on the feet.
Benson throwing a counter right hand but Rocker manages to avoid it.
Tony Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Rocker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Rocker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Benson.
Rocker misses with a takedown attempt
and Benson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Rocker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Rocker.
Benson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Rocker.
Tony Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson takes one to the side of the head.
Rocker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocker. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocker throws a body shot but no joy.
Benson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rocker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rocker throws a right and a left that Benson avoids nicely.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Benson misses with a right hand
and Rocker counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocker scores with a nice strike.
Benson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocker cracks Benson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rocker scores with a one two! Benson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benson's calf.
Rocker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rocker lands a two punch combo.
Benson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rocker tests Benson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Rocker finds it's way through Benson's defenses.
Benson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rocker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Rocker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocker thuds his shin into the meat of Benson's side.
Benson misses with a leg kick.
Rocker connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Rocker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rocker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Rocker!
Ricky Rocker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.