PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Williams looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Bennett
vs
Williams

153 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clyde Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Williams.
Bennett feinted with a counter takedown.
Williams looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bennett takes a kick to the side of the head.

Bennett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Bennett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Bennett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bennett.
Bennett gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bennett really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett taking a breather.

Bennett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennett circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Bennett, which made it look bad.

Bennett takes the fight into the clinch.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Bennett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Bennett really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...

Bennett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bennett has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
Bennett just leaning against Williams, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bennett.
Bennett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bennett has Williams pressed against the cage.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bennett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bennett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Bennett - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Bennett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett lands a shot to the body.
Bennett stalling against the cage.
Bennett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett landing knees to the body.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams being controlled against the cage.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bennett digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bennett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bennett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bennett is struggling to control the position.
Bennett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Bennett - that landed with a thud.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennett tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Bennett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bennett is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Williams throws a body shot but no joy.

Bennett gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Bennett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
Bennett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Clyde Bennett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Bennett.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Bennett.

Bennett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bennett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams has Bennett pressed against the cage, preventing Bennett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Bennett.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Bennett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennett.

Bennett pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Bennett tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bennett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Williams prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Bennett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bennett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bennett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bennett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bennett just leaning against Williams, taking a breather.
Williams avoiding damage as Bennett throws knees to the body.
Bennett trying to land knees to the body.
Bennett scores a nice knee to the body.
Bennett wants to stall.
Bennett working Williams over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams works over Bennett's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Bennett's knee but Bennett avoids it well.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Bennett clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
We've been informed that Williams has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bennett is struggling to control the position.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bennett breaks the clinch.
Clyde Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.

Bennett drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennett stalling the fight.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clyde Bennett dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bennett clinches.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Come on Bennett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Williams avoiding damage as Bennett throws knees to the body.
Bennett blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bennett obliges.
Bennett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bennett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett trying to land knees to the body.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bennett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bennett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bennett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Bennett.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bennett crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bennett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams avoiding damage as Bennett throws knees to the body.
Bennett tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bennett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Bennett.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bennett sprawls well. Bennett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Clyde Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Williams.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Omar Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Williams misses

and Bennett counters by moving into the clinch.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bennett trying to land knees to the body.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bennett.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bennett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams leaning against his opponent.
Bennett working Williams over with knees to the body.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Williams prevents a body shot from Bennett.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bennett.
Bennett stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennett stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennett feinted with a counter takedown.
Bennett wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Bennett wants to clinch.
Williams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A swing and a miss from Williams.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clyde Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bennett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clyde Bennett!