PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howlett has chosen X-Men Theme Music as his entrance music. Scotty Bennet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Howlett's chin.

Bennet
vs
Howlett

191 cm
39
187 lbs
48 - 19 - 0

181 cm
29
186 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scotty Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett dips to his left and cracks Bennet with an uppercut!
Bennet lands a leg kick that knocks Howlett off balance momentarily.
Howlett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Howlett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Howlett 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.
Bennet misses with a looping left.
Howlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howlett throws a shot from downtown. Bennet moves away and avoids it.
Bennet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howlett.
Howlett throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Bennet.
Bennet lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good leg kick by Howlett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Howlett misses the target.
Howlett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennet blocks a low kick nicely.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howlett throws out a leg kick but Bennet moves out of range and Howlett only half commits.
Bennet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Howlett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howlett lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet misses with an uppercut. Howlett saw that one coming.
Bennet works Howlett's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Bennet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bennet.
Bennet throws a right hand that misses
and Howlett counters with a nice leg kick.
Howlett swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet moves out of range of the leg kick from Howlett.
Howlett misses with a body shot.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Bennet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howlett throws a looping overhand right but Bennet ducks down to avoid it.
Bennet throws a hook but Howlett avoids it easily.
Howlett digs a good body shot into Bennet's ribs.
Bennet misses with a hook.
Bennet throws an off balance right hand
and Howlett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Howlett.
Bennet throws a nice looking combination but Howlett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howlett avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Howlett.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Howlett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlett staying out of range there.
Howlett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scotty Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet misses with a looping right.
Bennet takes a swing at Howlett's ribcage but misses.
Howlett was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Howlett misses.
Howlett throws a hook to the side of Bennet's head but Bennet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howlett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Howlett 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.
Howlett throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Bennet misses.
Howlett cracks the inside of Bennet's front leg.
Howlett slips a straight right by Bennet.
Bennet throws a right hand that misses
and Howlett counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bennet if he has to take too many more of those.
Howlett throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Bennet.
Howlett slips under a jab from Bennet.
Bennet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Howlett throws a hook to the side of Bennet's head but Bennet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howlett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Howlett moves out of range as Bennet strikes.
Howlett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bennet moves out of range as Howlett throws a body kick.
Bennet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Howlett throws a nice head kick!
Howlett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Howlett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet backing away here, and Howlett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bennet throws a hook but Howlett avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howlett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bennet lands a front kick.
Howlett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howlett.
Bennet throws a looping overhand right but Howlett ducks down to avoid it.
Bennet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennet misses with an uppercut. Howlett saw that one coming.
Howlett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennet to score with a decent uppercut.
Howlett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Howlett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bennet looks to land a left hand but Howlett moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howlett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.
Howlett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Howlett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bennet's calf.
Bennet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howlett's sensitive parts.
Howlett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Howlett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bennet lands with a good body shot.
James Howlett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howlett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennet looks to land a left hand but Howlett moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennet misses the target.
Bennet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bennet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bennet jabs Howlett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennet throws a shot from downtown. Howlett moves away and avoids it.
Howlett looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Howlett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Howlett just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Howlett.
Howlett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet avoids the body shot from Howlett.
Howlett slips under a jab from Bennet.
Bennet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennet lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bennet throws a hook but Howlett avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Bennet.
Howlett appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennet lands a really nice looking cross but Howlett seems unphased.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howlett.
Bennet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bennet throws a right hand that misses
and Howlett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Howlett misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Howlett 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 Bennet has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bennet and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Bennet on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Howlett tries to work over Bennet's front leg with a kick but Bennet checks it.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Howlett throws a leg kick

and Bennet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bennet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bennet.
Bennet stalls.
Howlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Howlett.
Bennet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Bennet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennet throws a jab when Howlett was well out of range.
Howlett throws a hook to the side of Bennet's head but Bennet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howlett throws a head kick that misses
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennet takes a swing at Howlett's ribcage but misses.
Howlett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Bennet misses.
Howlett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Howlett is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Howlett blocks the low kick.
Howlett feints a counter leg kick.
Howlett throws a head kick but Bennet moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bennet on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Howlett misses with a left hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Bennet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bennet walks into a left hand.
Howlett ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Howlett misses with a low kick.
Howlett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.
Bennet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howlett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennet misses with an uppercut
and Howlett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Bennet.
Bennet misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howlett.
Howlett scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howlett tests Bennet's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howlett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howlett throws a body shot but no joy.
Howlett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennet on the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Howlett.
Howlett needs to keep his hands up - Bennet had a free shot at his head there.
Howlett misses with a right hand
and Bennet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet throws a poor cross that misses
and Howlett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howlett moves out of range of the strikes.
Howlett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Howlett throws a shot from downtown. Bennet moves away and avoids it.
Howlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennet was well out of range. Poor timing from Howlett.
Bennet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Bennet misses.
Howlett throws out a leg kick but Bennet moves out of range and Howlett only half commits.
Howlett cracks Bennet with a right hand to the side of the head.
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 Scotty Bennet will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bennet checks the leg kick.
Bennet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Howlett throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennet.
Bennet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howlett.
Bennet works the jab nicely.
Bennet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howlett.
Bennet lands with a slapping head kick.
Howlett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Howlett throws an overhand right that lands on Bennet's shoulder, as Bennet tries to avoid the shot.
Bennet throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennet blocks a low kick nicely.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Howlett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bennet is looking to slow Howlett down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet clobbers Howlett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howlett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howlett throws a jab when Bennet was well out of range.
Bennet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Howlett counters with a low kick, right behind Bennet 's knee.
Bennet throws a lazy uppercut
and Howlett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bennet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Howlett throws a shot from downtown. Bennet moves away and avoids it.
Howlett digs a good hook to Bennet's body.
Bennet throws a big shot that misses.
Bennet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howlett throws out the jab.
Bennet throwing a counter right hand but Howlett manages to avoid it.
Bennet throws a good cross that connects.
Howlett staying out of range there.
Bennet misses with a hook
and Howlett counters with a nice body shot.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howlett tries to score with a low kick but Bennet moves his leg out of the way.
Howlett misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Howlett.
Bennet slips a jab from Howlett.
Howlett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bennet.
Howlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Howlett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Howlett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Howlett.
Bennet misses with a left hand
and Howlett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Howlett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bennet's calf.
Howlett moves out of range of the body kick from Bennet.
Howlett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Howlett.
Howlett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Howlett walks into a stiff left hand from Bennet.
Bennet scores with a one two! Howlett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Howlett ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howlett. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howlett thuds a left hand into Bennet's body.
Bennet throws a jab but it's blocked by Howlett.
Howlett keeps Bennet at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Howlett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet throws a hook but Howlett avoids it easily.
Bennet throws a jab but it's blocked by Howlett.
Bennet throws a hook but Howlett blocks it.
Howlett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Howlett is out of range.
Howlett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Howlett throws a leg kick but Bennet checks it.
Bennet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Howlett.
Howlett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennet misses the target.
Bennet throws a series of punches but Howlett avoids them all with ease.
Howlett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Bennet finds it's target.
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!
Howlett misses the shot to the body.
Howlett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bennets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bennet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bennet misses with a lunging right hand
and Howlett counters with a nice uppercut.
Howlett misses with a leg kick.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howlett.
The fighters circling - Bennet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howlett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Howlett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.
Bennet misses with a looping left.
Howlett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Howlett.
I think Howlett 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Howlett!
A very excited looking James Howlett 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.
In defeat, Scotty Bennet stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm shop worn and injury riddled. Time to call it a career.'.