PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mad Rob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stu Bennett struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Stu Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rob
vs
Bennett

200 cm
26
170 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

183 cm
31
170 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stu Bennett!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett 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.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
Rob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Rob.
Bennett misses with a wild combination.
Rob lands a jab.
Rob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Rob moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rob catches Bennett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rob. That's going to slow Bennett down.
Rob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Bennett unleashes a big counter combination but Rob bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Rob misses.
Bennett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Rob misses.
Bennett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bennett slips under a jab from Rob.
Rob with a jab.
Rob throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennett counters with a one-two to the body.
Rob throws a head kick that misses
and Bennett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Rob is rocked!
Rob slips a straight right by Bennett.
Oh Rob is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rob throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Mad Rob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rob cracks Bennett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rob seems to have got his legs back now.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Rob.
Bennett appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rob motions for Bennett to come forward. Rob throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rob connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Rob blocks the low kick.

Bennett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rob napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rob is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bennett's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rob punching from the bottom.
Rob tries to get to full guard but Bennett has control of the leg.
Rob is working hard here to advance position.
Rob 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.
Rob tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rob really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rob is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rob is looking for a sweep. Bennett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bennett wants to take a breather but Rob is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rob slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rob looking for a sweep. Not yet Rob, not yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Bennett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Bennett lands a left and a right that send Rob crashing to the mat, dazed. Bennett thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Mad Rob has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rob.
Rob misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Rob.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rob misses with a double jab.
Rob just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Rob tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bennett manages to circle out of the way.
Rob takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rob throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Rob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
A leg kick checked by Rob.
Rob throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett throws a counter combo.
Rob misses with the combination.
A big left from Rob misses.
Rob throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stu Bennett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mad Rob's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rob cracks Bennett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rob connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bennett momentarily.
Rob scores with a push kick.
Rob scores with a body shot.
Rob misses with a hook.
Bennett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Rob lands.
Bennett throws a body punch but Rob moves out of range.
Bennett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rob.
Rob looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Bennett moves out of range as Rob throws a body kick.
Mad Rob is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rob looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Rob connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Rob finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Rob.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rob.
A bone on bone clash there as Bennett blocks the leg kick.
Rob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rob. That's going to slow Bennett down.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Bennett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mad Rob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett slips under a jab from Rob.
As Rob backs off Bennett throws a huge counter combo but Rob manages to avoid it all.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rob looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett slips a jab from Rob.
Rob has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Rob.
Rob dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bennett. That did some damage!
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rob checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rob.
Rob connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rob avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Rob misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Bennett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Rob misses the target.
Rob pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett defending well as Rob loads up on a big left hand.
Bennett slips a jab from Rob.
A countering left hand to the body from Bennett misses.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rob takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rob.
Rob pushes Bennett away with a front kick.
Rob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rob connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rob misses with a jab to the body
and Bennett counters with a two punch combo.
Rob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Rob does it's job there.
Bennett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rob throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rob lands with a straight right. Bennett didn't see that one coming.
Rob throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett slips a straight right by Rob.
Bennett unleashes a big counter combination but Rob bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rob throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bennett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Rob.
Rob lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Both fighters circling a little - Rob finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rob is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rob throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Rob dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mad Rob's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rob misses with a looping right.
Bennett connects with a leg kick. Rob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bennett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rob uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Rob is looking to counter the offense by Bennett and move into the clinch.
Rob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Bennett connects with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rob lands a lovely overhand right.
Bennett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rob.
Rob throws a push kick but Bennett slaps the foot to one side.
Bennett feints a counter leg kick.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rob lands with a cross.
Rob is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rob as he jumps to the side.
Bennett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rob lands a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Rob finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rob throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Rob misses with a right hand
and Bennett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rob misses with a few strikes there.
Bennett unleashes a big counter combination but Rob bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bennett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rob. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rob missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rob.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rob counters by clinching up.

Bennett jumps guard.
Bennett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bennett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rob.
Rob is working Bennett over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rob wants to control from the top but Bennett keeps moving.
Rob sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bennett's guard.
Bennett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rob will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bennett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rob postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bennett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rob.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rob lands a couple of elbows.
Rob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is pulling down on Rob's head to control his posture.
Rob in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rob throws a big elbow that misses.
Rob in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rob throws a big right hand that misses.
Rob throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bennett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Rob lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rob looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bennett slips a jab from Rob.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Rob wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Rob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rob has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Rob!
Our winner, Mad Rob, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.