PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wolfgang Benson (ranked 12735 p4p, 700 weight class) and Chong Starbowski (ranked 4217 p4p, 428 weight class). Benson comes to the ring accompanied by Alice Cooper - Schools Out. Starbowski has chosen Traditional Thai Music as his entrance music. Wolfgang Benson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Benson
vs
Starbowski

181 cm
39
179 lbs
28 - 9 - 1

175 cm
22
183 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Blue Moon

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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 28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Starbowski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson thows a leg kick but Starbowski checks it
and Starbowski counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Benson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Starbowski checks it well.
Benson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Starbowski throws a head kick that misses.
Starbowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Starbowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Benson counters with a body kick that stops Starbowski in his tracks momentarily.
Benson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Starbowski's sensitive parts.
Starbowski throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Starbowski throws the left hand but Benson avoids the punch easily.
Starbowski drops his hands momentarily and Benson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Starbowski ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starbowski. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starbowski wants to clinch but Benson slips to the side
and Benson counters with a body kick.
Benson lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Benson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Benson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Benson - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Benson.
Benson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Starbowski avoids the elbow strike from Benson, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Benson.
Benson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Starbowski.
Starbowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson has Starbowski pressed against the ropes, preventing Starbowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Starbowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Starbowski tries to circle away but Benson has him pinned against the ropes.
Starbowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Benson controls his hands.
Benson lands a nice elbow.
A right hand to the body from Benson.
Benson lands a shoulder strike.
Benson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Starbowski backwards.
Starbowski has had enough of the clinch but Benson keeps him there for the moment.
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starbowski working hard to break the clinch.
Benson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Starbowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starbowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Starbowski backwards.
Starbowski tries to break the clinch but Benson is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Benson.
Starbowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson digs a right hand underneath Starbowski's ribcage. Starbowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Starbowski is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Benson has Starbowski pressed against the ropes, preventing Starbowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benson pushes Starbowski back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Benson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Starbowski.
A frustrated look appears on Starbowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benson lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Benson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Benson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Starbowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Starbowski is rocked!
Benson connects with a quick right hand that sends Starbowski tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wolfgang Benson!
During a confident post fight interview, Wolfgang Benson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.