PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Alison (ranked 1883 p4p, 203 weight class) and Bennie Benson (ranked 2460 p4p, 260 weight class). Alison comes to the cage accompanied by The Greatest (I am). This should be fireworks!

Alison
vs
Benson

193 cm
26
267 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

RISE Nutrition
RAGS of a RONIN

WarHorse Fightwear
XFighter Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Alison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bennie Benson !
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alison takes a swing at Benson 's ribcage but misses.
Benson connects with a single shot there.

Benson clinches up against the cage.
I was talking to Alison's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alison tries to pull guard but Benson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Alison jumps guard and drags Benson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Benson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Benson wanted to stand there but Alison had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Benson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Benson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alison is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alison controlling Benson 's posture.

Benson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alison, up you get!
Benson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bennie Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Benson closes the distance and pushes Alison back into the cage.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson working aggressively here.
Benson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alison backwards.
Benson misses with the head strike.
Benson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alison.
Benson lands a nice uppercut.
Alison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson working aggressively here.
Benson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Alison.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alison tries to pull guard but Benson holds him up against the cage and eventually Alison drops back down to his feet.
Benson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alison.
Benson working aggressively here.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Alison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Benson walks away with a smile on his face. Alison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Alison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benson lands with an overhand left.
Benson digs a good hook to Alison's body.

Benson has managed to clinch.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alison blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Alison pulls Benson into guard.
Benson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Benson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Benson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alison's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bennie Benson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Benson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alison has a takedown stuffed.
Benson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Benson takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Benson as the two fighters clinch.
Benson working aggressively here.
Benson misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson lands a hook that snaps the head of Alison backwards.
Alison misses with a punch to the body.
Benson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Benson fails to land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Benson . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Benson misses with some punches.
Benson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Alison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson moves in looking to clinch but Alison pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alison is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Benson jabs Alison to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Benson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alison, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alison.
Alison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benson working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Alison.
A nice left hand lands by Benson .
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Alison avoids it by throwing Benson back against the cage.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alison tries to pull guard but Benson holds him up against the cage and eventually Alison drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alison.
Benson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Benson .
Benson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennie Benson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alison - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Benson throws a head punch that misses.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Benson fails to land.
Benson working aggressively here.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson tries to work over Alison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alison.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Alison is trying to pull guard but Benson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Alison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benson working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Alison avoids it by throwing Benson back against the cage.
Benson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benson misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Benson .
Alison blocks an uppercut.
Benson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alison.
Benson scores with a shot to the side of Alison's head.
Benson lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alison.
Benson lands a nice shot to the body.
Alison blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bennie Benson 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!

Benson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch but Alison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson .
Nice body punch from Benson .
Benson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alison rather than just go for the knockout.
Benson misses with a series of wild punches.
Benson misses with a jab to the body
and Alison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benson thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Benson moves into the clinch.
Benson can't find room to land a body shot as Alison controls the action.
Alison fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Alison.
Alison blocks an uppercut.
Alison blocking some punches.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Alison.
Benson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Benson fails to land.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Alison.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Alison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Benson gets a clinch.
Benson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alison.
Benson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alison controls his hands.
Benson working aggressively here.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alison blocks an uppercut.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.

Alison ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alison no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Alison wants to sweep here but Benson controlling him for the moment.
Benson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Benson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Benson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Benson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alison is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson controls from within his opponent's guard.

Alison is working an open guard so Benson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Benson moves into the clinch.
Benson throws a head punch that misses.
Alison blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alison.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benson misses with the head strike.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benson just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Benson gets a clinch.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Alison.
Benson lands a nice shot to the body.
Alison blocks an uppercut.
Benson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alison or not.
Alison blocks an uppercut.
Alison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alison uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Benson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Alison.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson scores with a shoulder strike.
Benson lands a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alison backwards.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Benson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benson misses with some punches.
Alison blocks an uppercut.
Benson lands a hook that snaps the head of Alison backwards.
A right hand to the body from Benson .
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benson .
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Alison.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Benson fails to land.
Benson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alisons head.
Benson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benson .
Alison fails to pull guard.
Benson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alison blocking some punches.
Alison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Alison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alison backwards.
Benson lands an uppercut.
Alison wants to stall.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson misses with the head strike.
Benson misses with the head strike.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Alison avoids it by throwing Benson back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benson .
Benson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alison.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benson misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson tries a body shot but Alison blocks it.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Alison.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alison blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benson .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benson .
Benson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alison backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alison blocks a body shot from Benson .
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Alison avoids it by throwing Benson back against the cage.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Benson fails to land.
Alison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bennie Benson dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alison.
Alison blocks an uppercut.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benson .
Alison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alison blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Alison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alison is trying to maintain a safe position but Benson gets an underhook and turns Alison into the cage.
Benson scores with a shoulder strike.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alison prevents a body shot from Benson .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alison.
Alison controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benson .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alison.
Alison leaning against his opponent.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alison.
Benson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson working aggressively here.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Alison avoids it by throwing Benson back against the cage.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Alison.
Alison blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benson .
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson lands a nice uppercut.

Alison pulls guard.

Alison is working an open guard so Benson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alison in his tracks.
Alison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benson tries to clinch but Alison moves out of range.
Bennie Benson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alison shoots in but no luck this time.
A shot to the liver by Benson . Beautiful body shot.
Benson stuns Alison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benny Alison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alison gets tackled into the cage by Benson . Benson maintains the clinch.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Alison.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benson .
Benson lands a nice shot to the body.
Benson working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Benson .
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Benson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alison.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Benson .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benson .
Benson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennie Benson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alisons head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bennie Benson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Benson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 43:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 43:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bennie Benson !
Bennie Benson is the new heavyweight champion!
Bennie Benson very nearly forgot to thank XFighter Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Benny Alison had this to say: 'Disgrace. Obviously I was winning the fight. This referee and judges should be fired. To let them work again in this profession would be a disgrace. My manager and the entire RISE organization will not stand for such an injustice.'.