PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luuk Benjamin (ranked 1260 p4p, 2460 weight class) and Cyril Cizek (ranked 98 p4p, 175 weight class). Luuk Benjamin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cyril Cizek's chin.

Benjamin
vs
Cizek

177 cm
26
150
14 - 6 - 0

170 cm
27
152
11 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luuk Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cyril Cizek!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cizek sizes up Benjamin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cizek looks to score with a jab to the body but Benjamin is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Benjamin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cizek.
Cizek cracks Benjamin with a good jab.
Cizek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cizek cracks Benjamin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benjamin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benjamin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cizek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cizek misses with a straight right.
We've been told by Benjamin's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cizek slips under a jab from Benjamin.
Benjamin blocks a head kick by Cizek.
Cizek throws a hook but Benjamin blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benjamin misses with an uppercut. Cizek saw that one coming.
Cizek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benjamin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cizek tests Benjamin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benjamin connects with a nice looking jab.
Cizek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cizek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cizek scores with a jab.
Cizek has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cizek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benjamin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cizek throws out the jab.
Benjamin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cizek misses with an uppercut.
Cizek tests Benjamin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cyril Cizek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin misses with a kick to the body.
Benjamin misses with a straight right.
Cizek clobbers Benjamin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjamin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Cizek.
Cizek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cizek throws a right hand that misses
and Benjamin counters with a good, hard body kick but Cizek shrugs it off.
Benjamin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cizek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benjamin scrambles back to his feet.
Cizek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benjamin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benjamin lands a body shot.
Benjamin lands with a straight right. Cizek didn't see that one coming.
Cizek misses with a kick to the body.
Cizek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjamin manages to avoid it.
Cizek blocks a head kick by Benjamin.
Cizek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benjamin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cizek.
Benjamin moves out of range of the strikes.
Benjamin thinks about countering with a head kick.
Benjamin ducks under a wild hook from Cizek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin moves away from the strike by Cizek.
Cizek throws a combination that misses
and Benjamin counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benjamin. Cizek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cizek throws a looping overhand right but Benjamin ducks down to avoid it.
Benjamin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cizek cracks Benjamin with an open hand slap.
Cizek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benjamin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cizek wants to clinch.
Benjamin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cizek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Benjamin catches Cizek right on the button with a cross.
Benjamin thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cizek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benjamin.
Benjamin throws a low kick, looking for Cizek's leg but Cizek calmly moves out of range.
Benjamin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cizek tries to land a front kick but Benjamin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benjamin stalks Cizek and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cizek's face. Cizek staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cizek misses with a straight left.
Cizek throws out a loose jab but Benjamin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benjamin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cizek misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Cizek.
Benjamin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cizek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cizek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benjamin checks a leg kick.
Benjamin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cyril Cizek dominated that round.
That's time! Benjamin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Benjamin ducks right into an uppercut from Cizek.
Benjamin throws a body punch but Cizek moves out of range.
Cizek throws a lazy right hand but Benjamin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benjamin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benjamin slips a straight right by Cizek.
Benjamin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cizek throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benjamin.
Good leg kick by Cizek.
Cizek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Cizek.
Benjamin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cizek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benjamin's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjamin ducks under a wild hook from Cizek.
A low kick lands for Cizek.
Cyril Cizek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Cizek misses.
Cizek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benjamin.

Cizek has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin scores with a hook to the body.
Cizek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benjamin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cizek is breathing heavily.
Cizek working aggressively here.
Benjamin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cizek tries a body shot but Benjamin blocks it.
Benjamin gets through Cizek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cizek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benjamin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cizek's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cizek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cizek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cizek trying to stall but Benjamin improves his position.
Cizek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Benjamin manages to break the clinch.
Cizek lands the left hand.
Benjamin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cizek.
An attempted straight right counter from Benjamin misses the target.
Benjamin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cizek moves away.
Cizek misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cizek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benjamin misses with a body shot.
Benjamin connects with a looping right hand.
Benjamin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Cizek is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjamin slips a straight right by Cizek.
As Cizek looks to move away, Benjamin throws a big counter combo but Cizek just gets out of the way.
Cizek is still on wobbly legs! Can Benjamin finish him?
Cizek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cizek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benjamin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cizek connects with a single shot there.
Benjamin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cizeks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benjamin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cizek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benjamin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cizek blocks the body kick.
Cizek seems to have recovered his senses.
Cizek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benjamin on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cizek digs a good body shot into Benjamin's ribs.
Benjamin throws a series of punches but Cizek avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cizek.

Benjamin sends Cizek crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Benjamin is motioning to the referee to let Cizek up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Cyril Cizek has been cut.
Benjamin throws a big shot that misses.
Cizek throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Cizek misses the jab.
Benjamin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Benjamin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cizek throws a hook but Benjamin blocks it.
Benjamin thuds a left hand into Cizek's body.
Benjamin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Cizek misses.
Benjamin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cizek throws a right hand that Benjamin ducks under and follows up with a left that Benjamin also avoids with ease.
Cizek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cizek takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benjamin looks for the body kick but Cizek saw that one coming.
Cizek only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benjamin throws a body punch but Cizek moves out of range.
Benjamin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benjamin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cizek just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBenjamin.

Cizek clinches up with Benjamin and pushes him back against the cage.
Cizek misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Benjamin scores with a nice short uppercut.

Benjamin manages to break the clinch.

Benjamin drops Cizek with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cizek looks back up at him and smiles so Benjamin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cizek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benjamin thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cizek throws a nice looking combination but Benjamin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cizek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benjamin moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luuk Benjamin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cyril Cizek's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Benjamin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cizek defending well as Benjamin loads up on a big left hand.
Benjamin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cizek moves away.
Cizek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjamin manages to avoid it.
Benjamin takes a swing at Cizek's ribcage but misses.
Benjamin tries to land a front kick but Cizek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cizek loads up on a big right hand but Benjamin slips the punch.
Cizek scores with a jab to the body.
Cizek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benjamin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cizek.
Benjamin throwing a counter right hand but Cizek manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjamin misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Cizek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benjamin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benjamin blocks a low kick nicely.
Benjamin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cizek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cizek scoring well with a low kick there.
Cizek throws a poor cross that misses
and Benjamin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cizek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benjamin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benjamin cracks Cizek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benjamin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benjamin throws a body shot but no joy.
Benjamin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cizek.
Benjamin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cizek just manages to avoid it.
Benjamin misses with a looping left.
Cizek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cizek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benjamin cracks Cizek with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Cizek tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Benjamin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Cizek is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luuk Benjamin!
During a confident post fight interview, Luuk Benjamin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.