PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Sligotheroux (ranked 5942 p4p, 5969 weight class) and Teddy Benson (ranked 223 p4p, 224 weight class). Gerald Sligotheroux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sligotheroux
vs
Benson

186 cm
18
270
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
300
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Sligotheroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teddy Benson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benson wants to clinch up but Sligotheroux keeps it at a distance.
Sligotheroux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benson tries to clinch but Sligotheroux is having none of it.
Benson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sligotheroux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
Benson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sligotheroux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benson.
Sligotheroux throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sligotheroux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sligotheroux works the jab nicely.
Benson misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sligotheroux lands a slapping body shot.

Benson clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sligotheroux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Benson is pushing Sligotheroux up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sligotheroux blocks an uppercut.
Sligotheroux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benson is working Sligotheroux over against the cage.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benson tries to work over Sligotheroux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Sligotheroux's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Benson pushes Sligotheroux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Benson to work.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sligotheroux blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benson.
Benson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson tries to work over Sligotheroux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sligotheroux pushes Benson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benson.
Benson throws a head punch that misses.
Benson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Benson.
Benson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sligotheroux.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sligotheroux avoiding damage.
Sligotheroux prevents a body shot from Benson.
Sligotheroux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Benson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Gerald Sligotheroux has been cut.
Sligotheroux has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Sligotheroux avoids it by throwing Benson back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benson.
Benson stalling.
Benson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sligotheroux backwards.
Benson has a couple of punches blocked by Sligotheroux.
Benson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sligotheroux working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sligotheroux has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benson stalls.
Benson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sligotheroux backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Benson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Sligotheroux's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Benson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Benson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benson, as that shot connected.
Benson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sligotheroux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sligotheroux.
Benson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benson cracks a nice hook into Sligotheroux's ribs.
Sligotheroux just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson looks to throw the jab but Sligotheroux is out of range.
Benson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sligotheroux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benson misses with a double jab
and Sligotheroux counters with a stiff right hand.
Benson scores with a jab to the head.
Sligotheroux misses the shot to the body.
Sligotheroux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sligotheroux scores with a hook.
Sligotheroux connects with a jab.
Sligotheroux misses with a wild body shot.
Sligotheroux avoids the body shot from Benson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sligotheroux manages to avoid it.
Benson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sligotheroux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sligotheroux circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sligotheroux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sligotheroux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sligotheroux is just out of range.
Sligotheroux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
Sligotheroux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benson throws a jab when Sligotheroux was well out of range.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sligotheroux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sligotheroux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sligotheroux lands the left hand.
Benson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sligotheroux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sligotheroux throws out a loose jab but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sligotheroux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Benson tries to counter with a clinch but Sligotheroux shakes him off and moves away.
Sligotheroux lands a jab to the head.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sligotheroux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sligotheroux went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Benson is looking to clinch but Sligotheroux is avoiding it.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sligotheroux is just out of range.
Sligotheroux lands a really nice looking cross but Benson seems unphased.
Benson moves to clinch but Sligotheroux breaks away
and Benson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sligotheroux throws a big shot that misses.
Benson tries to counter with a clinch but Sligotheroux shakes him off and moves away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Benson 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.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Benson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sligotheroux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Benson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sligotheroux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benson.
Benson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sligotheroux rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sligotheroux was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Sligotheroux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sligotheroux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sligotheroux avoids the body shot from Benson.
It looked like Sligotheroux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sligotheroux misses with a series of wild punches.
Benson tries to counter with a clinch but Sligotheroux shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Sligotheroux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Sligotheroux's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Sligotheroux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sligotheroux is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sligotheroux loads up on a big right hand but Benson slips the punch.
Benson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sligotheroux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sligotheroux throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
Sligotheroux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sligotheroux scores with a punch to the head.
Sligotheroux scores with a nice head shot.
Sligotheroux cracks Benson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benson tries to clinch but Sligotheroux moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sligotheroux.
Sligotheroux misses with a hook.
Benson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benson avoids the body shot from Sligotheroux.
Sligotheroux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Sligotheroux.
Benson slips a jab and a cross from Sligotheroux.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Sligotheroux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sligotheroux with a jab.
Sligotheroux misses with a body shot.
Sligotheroux sets himself, and Benson steps forward looking for the clinch! Sligotheroux avoids it this time.
Benson missing with a left hand there. Sligotheroux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sligotheroux misses the jab.
Benson misses with a two punch combination.
Sligotheroux throws a body shot but no joy.
Sligotheroux throws a hook but Benson avoids it easily.
Sligotheroux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sligotheroux looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Sligotheroux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sligotheroux manages to avoid it.
Benson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sligotheroux.
A jab from Sligotheroux misses.
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sligotheroux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benson misses with a two punch combination.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sligotheroux moves away.
Benson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sligotheroux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sligotheroux avoids the body shot from Benson.
Nice uppercut lands for Sligotheroux. That snapped Benson's head back.
Sligotheroux misses with a double jab.
Sligotheroux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sligotheroux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benson can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a big shot that misses.
Benson lands a nice hook to Sligotheroux's body. Sligotheroux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Sligotheroux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sligotheroux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benson misses with a body punch
enabling Sligotheroux to counter with a crisp jab.
Benson is looking to clinch.
Sligotheroux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Sligotheroux counter with a right hand.

Benson moves into range and clinches up with Sligotheroux.
A head punch on the inside from Benson fails to land.
Sligotheroux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Sligotheroux showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sligotheroux has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

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