PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 19914 p4p, 616 weight class) and Wolfgang Benson (ranked 12593 p4p, 658 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McDonnell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. Benson has chosen Alice Cooper - Schools Out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McDonnell
vs
Benson

183 cm
26
185 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

181 cm
39
170 lbs
29 - 9 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Fast

Voodoo Nutrition
Blue Moon

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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDonnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDonnell tries to clinch but Benson moves out of range.

Benson gets a clinch.
McDonnell misses with a body punch.
McDonnell misses with some punches.
Benson struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonnell controls his hands.
Benson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Benson working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Benson controls his hands.
McDonnell avoids the elbow strike from Benson, against the ropes.
Benson lands a damaging elbow.
Benson lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonnell backwards.
McDonnell tries a body shot but Benson blocks it.
McDonnell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonnell working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell working aggressively here.
McDonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonnell lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
McDonnell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDonnell takes an elbow to the temple.
McDonnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benson lands with a light punch inside.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
McDonnell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Benson obliges.
McDonnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Benson controls his hands.
Benson lands a damaging elbow.
Benson's coach down at Marijuana Gardens was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Benson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McDonnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
McDonnell tries a body shot but Benson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson trying to control the position but instead, McDonnell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benson into the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Benson as the two fighters clinch.
McDonnell tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing McDonnell back against the ropes.
McDonnell cracks Benson with a nice body shot.
McDonnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from McDonnell.
McDonnell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McDonnell misses with a punch to the body.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
McDonnell lands a left hand.
Benson blocks an uppercut.
Benson misses with the head strike.
Benson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from McDonnell fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wolfgang Benson will probably get the nod.
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 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
McDonnell throws a looping overhand right but Benson ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Benson.
McDonnell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benson jabs McDonnell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDonnell checks a low kick from Benson.
Benson keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonnell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benson is able to avoid easily.
Benson drops his hands momentarily and McDonnell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McDonnell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benson misses with a low kick.
McDonnell is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Benson avoids the body shot from McDonnell.
Benson is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
Benson misses with a low kick.
McDonnell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McDonnell fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonnell blocks the body kick.
Cory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a straight left.
A clash of legs there as McDonnell blocks the low kick.
Benson moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonnell.
McDonnell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Benson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonnell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McDonnell checks the leg kick.
McDonnell moves out of range as Benson strikes.
Benson throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson lands an overhand right.
Benson misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from McDonnell misses the target.
McDonnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benson's sensitive parts.
McDonnell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDonnell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benson scrambles back to his feet.
McDonnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benson. Benson obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson tries to land a leg kick but McDonnell saw it coming and moves away.
Benson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by McDonnell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some wild striking there from Benson.
McDonnell wants to clinch
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for McDonnell.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson moves out of range as McDonnell strikes.
McDonnell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonnell tries a low kick but Benson avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benson! But no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benson avoids a kick to the body.
Benson throws a wild body kick that McDonnell sees coming a mile off.
Benson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benson misses with a jab to the body
and McDonnell counters with a leg kick.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Benson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cory McDonnell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

McDonnell blocks a jab.
Benson throws a low kick but McDonnell moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by McDonnell.
Benson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonnell misses with a left hand
and Benson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonnell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Benson takes the fight into the clinch.
McDonnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Benson.
Benson blocking some punches.
McDonnell working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonnell throws a head punch that misses.
Benson pushes McDonnell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benson with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benson blocks an uppercut.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benson misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from McDonnell.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Benson working McDonnell over with knees to the body.
Benson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Benson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McDonnell fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benson.
Benson lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonnell backwards.
McDonnell lands a right hand.
Benson misses with some punches.
McDonnell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonnell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benson.
A short uppercut from Benson.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by McDonnell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDonnell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonnell lands with a left to the head.
McDonnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDonnell misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson lands an elbow that stopped McDonnell in his tracks for a moment.
McDonnell misses with the head strike.
Benson lands a nice elbow.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDonnell is defending well for now.
Benson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benson pushes McDonnell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonnells head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell avoids the elbow strike from Benson, against the ropes.
Benson takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Benson.
Benson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McDonnell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McDonnell lands a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Benson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Benson!
An out of breath Wolfgang Benson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.