GAMMA: Contenders #172 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pitt's choice of entrance music: Pitt Don't Play Dat. Dirk Pitt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Benz
vs
Pitt

171 cm
29
199 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

188 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Benz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt throws a right hand that Benz ducks under and follows up with a left that Benz also avoids with ease.
Pitt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benz under the eye.

Pitt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benz, pushing him back against the cage.
Pitt throws a head punch that misses.
Benz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Benz blocking some punches.
Pitt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Benz.
Benz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pitt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benz moves out of range as Pitt throws a body kick.
Pitt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benz.
Benz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pitt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benz somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Benz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benz shoots in looking for a takedown but Pitt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Benz gets tackled into the cage by Pitt. Pitt maintains the clinch.
Pitt scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt lands a right hand.
Benz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Benz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitt misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pitt misses with a punch on the inside.
Benz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitt is leaning against Benz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pitt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pitt misses with a body punch.
Benz misses with a punch to the body.
Pitt lands with a right to the head.
Benz takes a shot to the head.
Benz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pitt is leaning against Benz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benz wants to take the fight to the mat but Pitt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pitt scores with a shoulder strike.
Benz throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt presses Benz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pitt gets through Benz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Pitt.
Pitt tries to work over Benz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benz is looking for a takedown.
Benz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pitt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benz is breathing heavily.
Pitt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pitt catches Benz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pitt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pitt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pitt throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Pitt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benz.
Pitt scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz misses with a kick to the body.
Pitt lands with an overhand left.
Pitt scores with a three punch combo!
Benz avoids the head kick by Pitt.
Benz misses with a two punch combination.
Pitt with a hook.
Pitt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Benz is just out of range.
Benz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitt throws a combination. Benz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benz fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benz throws the kick towards the body but Pitt avoids it.
Benz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benz closes the distance and clinches up with Pitt, looking for a takedown. Benz pushes Pitt against the cage but Pitt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benz tries to bum rush Pitt with a series of wild strikes but Pitt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benz checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitt misses with a leg kick.
Pitt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benz throws a body kick the misses
and Pitt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pitt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benz avoids the body shot from Pitt.
Pitt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pitt misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Pitt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pitt's corner calls for a 1-2. Pitt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Benz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A combination from Pitt does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Benz. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick from Pitt lands but Benz takes it in his stride.
Pitt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pitt tries to bum rush Benz with a series of wild strikes but Benz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benz throws a body kick that misses.
Benz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benz shoots in for a double leg but Pitt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benz tries to land a front kick but Pitt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benz tries to land a front kick but Pitt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pitt scores with the left hand. Benz knows he should have avoided that one.
Pitt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Pitt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Benz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benz can't find room to land a body shot as Pitt controls the action.
Pitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benz misses with the head strike.
Pitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benz looking for a takedown.
Pitt lands with a short shot to the head.
Pitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Benz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dirk Pitt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pitt tries to work over Benz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benz struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitt controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pitt.
A body shot lands from Pitt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitt lands a shoulder strike.
Pitt scores with a shot to the side of Benz's head.
Pitt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Benz tries to score a body lock takedown but Pitt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Pitt.
Pitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benz or not.
Pitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benz wants to break free but Pitt has control.
Pitt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benz backwards.
Benz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pitt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pitt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pitt digs a good hook to Benz's body.
Mike Benz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pitt.
Pitt tries to bum rush Benz with a series of wild strikes but Benz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pitt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benz blocks an uppercut.
Pitt gets through Benz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Pitt.
Pitt lands a nice uppercut.
Benz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pitt lands a shoulder strike.
Pitt is leaning against Benz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pitt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benz backwards.
Pitt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Pitt.
Pitt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Pitt - that landed with a thud.
Pitt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pitt lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Pitt - that landed with a thud.
Pitt scores with a shot to the side of Benz's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt lands a left hand.
A short left from Pitt.
Pitt lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Pitt.
A body shot lands from Pitt.
Pitt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pitt.
A short left from Pitt.
Pitt tries a body shot but Benz blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Pitt.
Pitt scores with a shoulder strike.
Pitt gets through Benz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pitt - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pitt.
Pitt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benz backwards.
Pitt tries a body shot but Benz blocks it.
Pitt gets through Benz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pitt digs a right hand into Benz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benz's gas tank.
Pitt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Pitt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Pitt thuds a left hand into Benz's body.
Pitt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pitt wants it to stay on the feet.
Benz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pitt.
Danga de danga de dang - Pitt scores with a four punch combination!
Pitt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pitt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pitt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pitt thumps Benz with a low kick.
Pitt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benz.
A punch combination from Benz misses.
Pitt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Pitt moves into range and clinches up with Benz.
Benz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pitt pushes Benz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benz tries to throw a body punch but Pitt avoids it by throwing Benz back against the cage.
Pitt lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt blocking some punches.
Pitt lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Pitt.
Pitt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benz backwards.
Pitt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pitt lands a nice uppercut.
Pitt scores with a shoulder strike.
Pitt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pitt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pitt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Benz is rocked!
Pitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pitt.
Benz lands with a short shot to the head.
Benz blocking some punches.
Pitt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benz misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitt lands a right hand.
Benz can't get the takedown.
Pitt pushes Benz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dirk Pitt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt scores with a shot to the side of Benz's head.
A nice left hand lands by Pitt.
Benz can't find room to land a body shot as Pitt controls the action.
Pitt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pitt scores with a shot to the side of Benz's head.
Benz working aggressively here.
Benz has Pitt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pitt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Benz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pitt lands a nice uppercut.
Pitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pitt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pitt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pitt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mike Benz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitt connects with a looping right hand.
Benz avoids a punch combination nicely.

Pitt forces Benz back against the cage and clinches.
Pitt pushes Benz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benz.
Benz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pitt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benz misses with a body punch.
Benz wants to get back to striking at distance but Pitt won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benz looking to stall.
Benz misses with a body punch.
Benz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benz wants a takedown.
Benz works on Pitt's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Pitt.
Benz tries to throw a body punch but Pitt avoids it by throwing Benz back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benz throws a head punch that misses.
Pitt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Benz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Pitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pitt 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Dirk Pitt!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Dirk Pitt!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Dirk Pitt!

Dirk Pitt wins by unanimous decision!
Dirk Pitt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darcus Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billiam Cooleridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooleridge has chosen MC Pee Pants - "I Want Candy" as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Washington
vs
Cooleridge

204 cm
19
259 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
235 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darcus Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billiam Cooleridge!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Washington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Billiam Cooleridge has been cut.
Washington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Washington misses with a wild combination.
Washington tests Cooleridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Washington as Cooleridge shoots in.
Washington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cooleridge has time to react.
Darcus Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooleridge fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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!
Washington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooleridge's head.
Cooleridge fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Washington avoids it really well and circles away.
Darcus Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billiam Cooleridge.
Washington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooleridge on the side of the head.

Cooleridge is rocked!
Washington lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Cooleridge out cold! Cooleridge is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darcus Washington!
Darcus Washington really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Global MMA Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

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