PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 1712 p4p, 24249 weight class) and Dick Doss (ranked 202 p4p, 604 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bennett
vs
Doss

187 cm
25
220
13 - 1 - 0

212 cm
35
286
34 - 19 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Sportivité
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%)
Aspire Clothing

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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Doss!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Doss moved out of range.
Bennett works Doss's body with a nice hook.
John Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doss moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Bennett swings widly with a right hand
and Doss counters with a series of strikes. Bennett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bennett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bennett blocks a leg kick.
Doss misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bennett.
Doss lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bennett lands a glancing blow to the side of Doss's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett misses with a lunging right hand
and Doss counters with a body kick that stops Bennett in his tracks momentarily.
Bennett throws a body punch but Doss moves out of range.
Doss throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Doss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doss takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doss has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennett.

Bennett clinches up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Doss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doss connects with a leg kick.
Bennett misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.

Bennett darts in and clinches Doss up against the ropes.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bennett is defending well for now.

Doss breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Doss misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Bennett misses its target.
Doss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Doss throws a series of punches but Bennett moves out of range.
Doss scores with a kick to the body.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doss lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doss scores with a kick to the body.
Doss lands a leg kick that knocks Bennett off balance momentarily.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Doss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett throws a body punch but Doss moves out of range.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Doss's shoulder, as Doss tries to avoid the shot.
Doss takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doss clobbers Bennett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bennett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doss lands a nice hook to Bennett's body. Bennett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doss throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doss tries to land a front kick but Bennett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doss lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Doss saw that one coming.
Doss scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doss throws a nice outside leg kick.

Bennett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doss misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doss.
Doss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bennett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doss's face.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Doss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bennett working aggressively here.
Doss managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.
Bennett misses with the head strike.

Doss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doss swings widly with a right hand
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bennett slips a straight right by Doss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bennett checks a leg kick.
Doss avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bennett, as that shot connected.
Doss connects with a looping right hand.
Doss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bennett counters with a left to the body.
Doss doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett thumps Doss with a low kick.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick
and Doss counters with a straight right hand.
Doss attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett thumps Doss with a low kick.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett throws a body punch but Doss moves out of range.
Bennett blocks a low kick nicely.
Doss staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Bennett will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bennett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Doss's corner calls for a 1-2. Doss obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doss slips a jab from Bennett.
Doss is looking for the big counter here.
Bennett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doss was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Doss throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bennett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bennett takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Bennett on the inside.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Doss scores with a shoulder strike.
Doss lands a right hand.
Doss misses with some punches.
Bennett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Bennett's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doss connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Doss blocks it.
Bennett pushes Doss back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doss blocks it with crossed arms.
Doss misses with the head strike.
John Bennett has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Doss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dick Doss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doss's sensitive parts.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Doss's shoulder, as Doss tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Doss.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doss keeps Bennett at a distance using the push kick.
Doss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doss lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bennett takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doss is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doss is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bennett walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Bennett 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 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dick Doss!
Dick Doss gave a mention to Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).