PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus O Brien (ranked 550 p4p, 359 weight class) and D.C. Benny (ranked 79 p4p, 51 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Brien might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill. Benny has chosen D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Brien
vs
Benny

181 cm
30
182
21 - 10 - 2

185 cm
37
175
30 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benny just misses with a punch to the body.
Benny throws a jab when O Brien was well out of range.
O Brien appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benny misses with a body shot
and O Brien makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Benny really felt that one!
A low kick from Benny is predictable there
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
O Brien slips under a jab.
D.C. Benny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benny connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benny defending well as O Brien loads up on a big left hand.
Benny wants to land a leg kick but O Brien is out of range.
Benny blocks a jab.
O Brien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benny lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benny.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benny was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien throws a right hand that Benny ducks under and follows up with a left that Benny also avoids with ease.
Benny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Brien throws the left hand but Benny avoids the punch easily.
Benny now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
O Brien scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Benny scores with a decent looking hook.
Benny bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Brien's head.
O Brien throws a lazy uppercut
and Benny counters with a slapping leg kick.
O Brien throws a body punch but Benny moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Benny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benny wants to slow O Brien down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Benny misses the target.
It looked like O Brien wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Brien tests Benny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benny lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benny lands a body shot.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
Benny misses with the body kick
and O Brien counters with an inside leg kick.
O Brien scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benny in his tracks.
Benny has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as O Brien checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benny bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Brien's head backwards.
O Brien throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benny throws out a counter right but O Brien avoids it with no problem.
O Brien connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benny momentarily.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benny throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benny throws a shot from downtown. O Brien moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benny.

Benny rushes O Brien and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benny digs a right hand into O Brien's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Brien's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
Benny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

O Brien breaks the clinch.
Benny throws a looping overhand right but O Brien ducks down to avoid it.
Benny blocks the body kick.
Benny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Brien to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice cross by O Brien.
Benny throws out a powerful jab.
Nice cross by Benny.
O Brien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick from Benny, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien misses with a looping left.
Benny tries a quick counter leg kick but O Brien is wise to it.
O Brien works the jab nicely.
Benny misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benny.
O Brien looks for the body kick but Benny saw that one coming.
Benny looks to land a left hand but O Brien moved out of range nicely.
O Brien sizes up Benny with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benny.
Benny throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Brien moves out of range as Benny strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien looks to land a right hand but Benny moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but D.C. Benny will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Benny connects with a body shot that sends O Brien's belly button to the back.
Benny bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benny thumps O Brien with a low kick.
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but Benny ducks down to avoid it.
O Brien is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Brien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benny throws a hook but O Brien blocks it.
Benny misses with a lunging right hand
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benny misses with an uppercut. O Brien saw that one coming.
O Brien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benny.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as O Brien blocks the low kick.

O Brien cracks Benny with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Benny looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can O Brien finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benny scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Brien in his tracks.
O Brien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Benny's shoulder, as Benny tries to avoid the shot.
Benny throws a body shot but no joy.
O Brien swats away the attempt to clinch by Benny.
O Brien with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benny to score with a decent uppercut.
Benny thuds his right hand into O Brien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benny moves out of range as O Brien strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benny! But no joy.
Benny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benny lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
A jab from O Brien misses.
O Brien looks to throw the jab but Benny is out of range.
Benny fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Brien checks it well.
Benny looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benny dips to his left and cracks O Brien with an uppercut!
O Brien takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Brien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benny throws a big shot that misses.
O Brien swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benny connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benny.
O Brien looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benny cracks O Brien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Brien tries a head kick but it misses.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benny.
O Brien misses with a leg kick
and Benny counters with a straight right hand.
Benny throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Brien jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
O Brien's corner calls for a 1-2. O Brien obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Benny gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Benny slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Brien misses with a hook. Benny ducked under it nicely.
O Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Brien.
Benny throws out a leg kick but O Brien moves out of range and Benny only half commits.
O Brien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benny.
Benny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien misses with a hook.
Benny throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Brien takes a shot to the body in his stride.
D.C. Benny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Brien.
Benny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Brien.
O Brien jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but D.C. Benny will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Benny's shoulder, as Benny tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien avoids a kick to the body.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benny tries to score with a low kick but O Brien moves his leg out of the way.
Benny throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O Brien dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Benny.
O Brien throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benny flicks out a counter leg kick but O Brien steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Brien takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Brien fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Brien scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Brien slips a jab from Benny.
Benny lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benny throws a hook but O Brien blocks it.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Brien swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Brien misses with a low kick as Benny jumps back.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
O Brien throws a lazy head kick
and Benny counters with a thumping low kick.
Benny throws a leg kick which misses O Brien's front leg but catches the back leg as O Brien tries to avoid it.
O Brien bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benny's head.
Benny throws a jab when O Brien was well out of range.
O Brien lands a nice shot that snaps Benny's head back.
Seamus O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benny closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benny throws a head punch that misses.
Benny is leaning against O Brien and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benny is leaning against O Brien and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benny throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Brien.
Nice jab there from Benny.
Benny lands with an uppercut that bounces O Brien off the cage and back into range.
Benny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Benny appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benny slips a straight right by O Brien.

Benny rushes O Brien and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Brien lands a left hand.

O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benny looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benny misses with a body kick.
O Brien throws a poor cross that misses
and Benny counters with a straight right hand.
Benny buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benny connects with an inside leg kick.
Benny slips a straight right by O Brien.
Benny moves out of range as O Brien strikes.
Benny stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benny misses with a body shot.
O Brien throws a hook but Benny avoids it easily.
Benny only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benny fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but Benny ducks down to avoid it.
O Brien swings for the body but Benny moves out of range.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benny.
Benny throws a low kick, looking for O Brien's leg but O Brien calmly moves out of range.
O Brien appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Brien scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien misses the jab.
Benny paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benny scores with a push kick.
O Brien scores with a head kick. Benny tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Benny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benny stuns O Brien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
D.C. Benny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benny has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D.C. Benny!
D.C. Benny decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.