PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Antony (ranked 2664 p4p, 2932 weight class) and Gage Bennett (ranked 338 p4p, 367 weight class). Gage Bennett has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Antony
vs
Bennett

194 cm
22
220
6 - 6 - 0

189 cm
23
209
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Antony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Bennett tenderised Antony's leg. Antony is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Antony looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Antony moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Antony lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Antony takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bennett catches Antony with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Antony staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Bennett. That snapped Antony's head back.
Antony moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Bennett just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAntony.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Antony gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bennett shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Antony eats them both and turns towards Bennett to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.
Antony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Bennett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bennett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Antony swings widly with a right hand
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennett scoring well with a low kick there.
Bennett lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is looking to clinch.
Antony is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bennett tries a head kick but it misses.
Antony swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Antony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Antony moved out of range.
Antony throws a counter high kick but Bennett was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Bennett.

Antony tries to keep at a distance but Bennett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Antony stalling against the cage.
Antony stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett stalling in the clinch.
Antony is working Bennett over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Antony.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antony lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Antony stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett tries a body shot but Antony blocks it.
Antony tries to break the clinch but Bennett is controlling the position.
Antony working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Antony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Antony.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antony taking a breather.
Antony trying to stall but Bennett improves his position.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Antony lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Antony.
Antony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett looking to stall.
Bennett lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Antony controls the action.

Antony manages to break the clinch.
Bennett lands a head shot.
Antony throws a lazy head kick
and Bennett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antony lands with a kick to the temple. Bennett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Gage Bennett has been cut.
Bennett lands with a right hand.

Mark Antony's cut is getting worse.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bennett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gage Bennett dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Antony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Antony.
Despite the aggression on Bennett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Antony sees it coming and moves out of range.
Antony throws a sloppy head kick
and Bennett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Antony misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Antony misses.
Bennett was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
Gage Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antony.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bennett.
Antony connects with a looping right hand.
Antony throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Bennett.
Antony ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bennett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Antony saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a right hand
and Antony counters with a nice body kick.
Bennett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Antony has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett misses with a left hand
and Antony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antony throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
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!
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Antony looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Antony throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
Bennett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antony throws a counter high kick but Bennett was just alert enough to avoid it.
Antony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antony backing away here, and Bennett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Antony moved out of range nicely.
Antony throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Antony looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
Antony throws a body kick that misses
and Bennett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Antony throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett connects with a body shot that sends Antony's belly button to the back.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Antony.
Good work by Antony as he checks the leg kick.
Bennett lands with an uppercut that bounces Antony off the cage and back into range.

Mark Antony's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Antony tries to keep at a distance but Bennett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antony scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gage Bennett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Antony throws a lazy head kick
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett tries to score with a low kick but Antony moves his leg out of the way.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antony.
Antony appears to be looking for a big counter.
Antony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Antony moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antony misses with a head kick.
Bennett moves forwards but Antony connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Antony throws a lazy head kick
and Bennett counters with a good low kick that Antony was not able to check.
Bennett jabs Antony right on the nose. Antony blinks but takes it well.
Bennett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bennett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Antony doesn't seem bothered though.
Antony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antony looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
and Antony counters with a body kick that stops Bennett in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Antony looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Antony keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Antony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett jabs Antony to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennett is looking to clinch but Antony is avoiding it.
Bennett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bennett works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Antony checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mark Antony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gage Bennett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bennett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Antony is out of range.
Gage Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Antony takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antony checks a low kick from Bennett.
And Antony counters with a quick kick to the body but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Antony doesn't seem bothered though.
Antony doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Antony moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennett works Antony's body with a nice hook.
Bennett cracks Antony with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antony scores with a nice strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gage Bennett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bennett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gage Bennett!
A relieved looking Gage Bennett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.