PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny McCartney (ranked 1501 p4p, 171 weight class) and Justin Bennett (ranked 2174 p4p, 231 weight class). McCartney 's entrance music is Fade to Black- Metallica. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

McCartney
vs
Bennett

190 cm
20
250 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
288 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny McCartney !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Bennett!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett misses with a jab to the body
enabling McCartney to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bennett misses with an uppercut
and McCartney counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCartney .
Bennett misses with a left hand
and McCartney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett catches McCartney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCartney throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCartney was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
McCartney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCartney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McCartney looks to land a combination. Bennett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCartney avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett throws a right hand that misses
letting McCartney counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCartney misses with a hook
and Bennett counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennett misses with an uppercut
and McCartney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCartney moves away.
McCartney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCartney throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett throws a body punch but McCartney moves out of range.
Justin Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
McCartney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fighters circling - McCartney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCartney misses with a looping left.
Bennett slips under a jab.
Bennett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCartney lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennett slips a jab from McCartney .
Bennett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCartney rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for McCartney , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bennett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCartney manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCartney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCartney gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Johnny McCartney has been cut.
Bennett misses with a hook
and McCartney counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
McCartney throws a shot from downtown. Bennett moves away and avoids it.
Bennett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bennett misses with the combination.
McCartney quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. McCartney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett throws a body punch but McCartney moves out of range.
Bennett scores with a jab to the body.
McCartney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCartney missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCartney misses with an uppercut.
Bennett throws the left hand but McCartney avoids the punch easily.
McCartney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
An attempted straight right counter from McCartney misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCartney throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCartney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCartney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McCartney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCartney throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
Bennett swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCartney counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bennett moves out of range as McCartney strikes.
Bennett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McCartney looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Bennett misses with an uppercut
enabling McCartney to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCartney .
McCartney works the jab nicely.
McCartney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bennett slips a jab from McCartney .
McCartney throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCartney sizes up Bennett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bennett connects with the punch.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
McCartney throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett moves out of range as McCartney strikes.
Bennett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body kick there by McCartney .
Bennett misses with a hook to the body
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennett scores with the left hand. McCartney knows he should have avoided that one.
Bennett digs a good body shot into McCartney 's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett misses with a body shot
and McCartney counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennett defending well as McCartney loads up on a big left hand.
McCartney throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny McCartney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny McCartney '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.

McCartney moves forwards but Bennett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bennett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennett throws a shot from downtown. McCartney moves away and avoids it.
McCartney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bennett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCartney looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
McCartney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
It looked like McCartney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett slips a straight right by McCartney .
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCartney .
Bennett misses with a hook
and McCartney counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnny McCartney is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCartney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
McCartney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on McCartney 's shoulder, as McCartney tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCartney is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCartney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCartney throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
Bennett throws a body punch but McCartney moves out of range.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCartney .
McCartney looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Bennett misses with a hook
and McCartney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCartney swings widly with a right hand
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
Bennett slips a straight right by McCartney .
McCartney connects with a right hand. Bennett shakes it off.
Bennett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice uppercut lands for Bennett. That snapped McCartney 's head back.
McCartney misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCartney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from McCartney .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bennett! But no joy.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
As Bennett looks to move away, McCartney throws a big counter combo but Bennett just gets out of the way.
Bennett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McCartney . That one must have hurt.
McCartney misses with a right hand
and Bennett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. McCartney saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for McCartney .
Bennett cracks McCartney with an open hand slap.
Bennett jabs McCartney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennett moves away from the strike by McCartney .
Bennett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bennett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCartney .
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting McCartney here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but McCartney moved out of range nicely.
Bennett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bennett lands a glancing blow to the side of McCartney 's head.
Bennett slips a jab from McCartney .
McCartney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bennett misses the body punch
and McCartney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCartney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennett to score with a decent uppercut.
Bennett throws a jab when McCartney was well out of range.
McCartney is looking to counter punch.
McCartney misses the jab.
Bennett connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Bennett throws a body punch but McCartney moves out of range.
McCartney walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCartney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
A swing and a miss from McCartney .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCartney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett throws a sloppy body shot
and McCartney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCartney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCartney throws a big shot that misses.
McCartney misses with a wild body shot.
McCartney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Bennett. Beautiful body shot.
McCartney blocks a jab.
Bennett misses with a hook to the body
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCartney tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCartney .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Justin Bennett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny McCartney 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bennett misses with a body shot
and McCartney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by McCartney .
McCartney swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCartney ducks right into an uppercut from Bennett.
Bennett moves in looking to clinch but McCartney pushes him off.
McCartney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
McCartney is looking to counter punch.
McCartney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett misses with a hook.
McCartney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCartney pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCartney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
letting McCartney counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCartney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McCartney moves away from the strike by Bennett.
McCartney takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Bennett has taken the fight to the clinch.
McCartney is trying to break the clinch but Bennett has him pressed against the cage.
McCartney tries to circle away but Bennett has him pinned against the cage.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bennett misses with some punches.
McCartney blocks a body shot from Bennett.
McCartney blocks a body shot from Bennett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett presses McCartney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett gets through McCartney 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Bennett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett pushes McCartney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bennett.

McCartney is rocked!
Bennett scores with a hook to the body.
Oh McCartney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bennett creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends McCartney 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! McCartney drops to his knees and Bennett pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Bennett!
Justin Bennett managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sportivité, into his post fight interview.