PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 788 p4p, 103 weight class) and Do You Really Want To Hurt (ranked 2631 p4p, 280 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bennett
vs
You Really Want To Hurt

187 cm
21
220 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

185 cm
28
285 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bennett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Do You Really Want To Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
You Really Want To Hurt wants to clinch.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
You Really Want To Hurt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
You Really Want To Hurt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - You Really Want To Hurt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
You Really Want To Hurt tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennett punishes You Really Want To Hurt's body with a nice straight punch.
You Really Want To Hurt darts in trying to clinch
and Bennett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but You Really Want To Hurt uses good head movement to avoid it.
You Really Want To Hurt fails with an attempt to clinch.

You Really Want To Hurt rushes Bennett and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bennett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennett tries to work over You Really Want To Hurt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bennett.

It looks like Do You Really Want To Hurt has been cut.
Bennett scores with a hook to the body.
You Really Want To Hurt looks winded!
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
Bennett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bennett works on You Really Want To Hurt's body with a couple of short punches.
You Really Want To Hurt takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bennett.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of You Really Want To Hurt backwards.
Bennett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bennett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bennett presses You Really Want To Hurt against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bennett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennett gets through You Really Want To Hurt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Bennett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennett tests You Really Want To Hurt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
You Really Want To Hurt doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
You Really Want To Hurt wants to clinch but Bennett slips to the side
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a hook.
You Really Want To Hurt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bennett lunges at You Really Want To Hurt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by You Really Want To Hurt's hand.
You Really Want To Hurt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bennett scores with a decent looking hook.

You Really Want To Hurt is rocked!
You Really Want To Hurt tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bennett misses the target.
You Really Want To Hurt is still on wobbly legs! Can Bennett finish him?
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
You Really Want To Hurt seems to have recovered his senses.
You Really Want To Hurt walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! You Really Want To Hurt is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Bennett!
John Bennett retains his heavyweight title!