PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zerk Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zerk Benjamin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pettis
vs
Benjamin

192 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zerk Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Benjamin misses.
Pettis slips under a jab.
Benjamin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pettis.
A little feinted left hand from Pettis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benjamin throws an overhand right that lands on Pettis's shoulder, as Pettis tries to avoid the shot.
Benjamin misses with a hook.
Pettis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pettis slips a jab from Benjamin.
Pettis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benjamin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pettis under the eye.
Benjamin throws a lazy right hand but Pettis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benjamin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Benjamin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pettis. That's going to slow Benjamin down.
Pettis slips under a jab from Benjamin.
A jab from Benjamin finds it's way through Pettis's defenses.

Pettis is rocked!
BAM! Benjamin delivers a spinning backfist that drops Pettis like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Zerk Benjamin!
A very excited looking Zerk Benjamin 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.