PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bennett (ranked 3165 p4p, 3735 weight class) and Misak Grigorian (ranked 446 p4p, 502 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bennett
vs
Grigorian

189 cm
29
206
10 - 11 - 0

193 cm
30
218
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gage Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Misak Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian checks the leg kick.
Bennett misses with a combination
letting Grigorian counter with a right hand.

It looks like Gage Bennett has been cut.
Grigorian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bennett is looking to counter punch.
Grigorian 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 lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bennett.

It looks like Misak Grigorian has been cut.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Grigorian pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
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.
Grigorian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grigorian misses with some punches.
Bennett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Grigorian throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett lands a body punch.
Bennett blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grigorian.
Grigorian takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett avoiding damage as Grigorian throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grigorian swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grigorian lands with a left to the head.
Grigorian has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Grigorian is trying to stall.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bennett throws an elbow but misses.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grigorian.
Grigorian takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bennett.
Bennett lands with a right to the head.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grigorian blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigorian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grigorian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Grigorian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grigorian is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
Grigorian lands with a right to the head.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Grigorian misses with a punch to the body.
Grigorian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grigorian blocks an uppercut.
Grigorian blocking some punches.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bennett.
Grigorian lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grigorian.
Grigorian misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grigorian backwards.
Grigorian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigorian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigorian tries to land knees in the clinch but Bennett avoids the damage to the body.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grigorian managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.
Grigorian scores with a shoulder strike.
Bennett misses with an elbow strike.
Grigorian scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grigorian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Grigorian looking to slow down the pace here.
Grigorian throws an elbow but it misses.
Grigorian misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.
Grigorian lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigorian's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.
A body shot lands from Bennett.
Bennett scores with a shot to the side of Grigorian's head.
Bennett lands a left hand.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Grigorian.
Bennett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Grigorian.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Grigorian controls his hands.
Grigorian lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grigorian backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigorian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennett is keeping busy.
Grigorian stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gage Bennett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bennett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grigorian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bennett moves to clinch but Grigorian breaks away
and Grigorian counters with a body kick.
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
and Grigorian counters with a leg kick.
Bennett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grigorian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grigorian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grigorian moves forwards but Bennett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grigorian counters with a straight right hand.

Gage Bennett's cut is getting worse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Bennett. Beautiful body shot.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grigorian connects with a right hand. Bennett shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grigorian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian throws a leg kick but Bennett checks it.
A jab from Bennett misses.
Grigorian tries a quick counter leg kick but Bennett is wise to it.
Bennett moves in looking to clinch but Grigorian pushes him off.
A punch combination from Grigorian misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Grigorian in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bennett misses the jab.
Grigorian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grigorian throws a series of punches but Bennett avoids them all with ease.
Bennett connects with a looping right hand.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grigorian tries a quick counter leg kick but Bennett is wise to it.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Bennett.
Grigorian throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab lands there for Bennett.
Gage Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch but Grigorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grigorian delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigorian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Grigorian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grigorian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grigorian counters with a left and a right that stings Bennett.

Gage Bennett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good leg kick by Grigorian.
Grigorian ducks right into an uppercut from Bennett.
Bennett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crack! A monster head kick from Grigorian and Bennett falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Grigorian!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Misak Grigorian!
A less than humble Misak Grigorian misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.