PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Lowery (ranked 25114 p4p, 4625 weight class) and Keshawn Benjamin (ranked 515 p4p, 456 weight class). Arturo Lowery has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lowery
vs
Benjamin

180 cm
27
170
6 - 10 - 0

180 cm
25
175
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Lowery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Keshawn Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benjamin is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Benjamin misses.
Lowery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Lowery misses its intended target.
Lowery throws a looping overhand right but Benjamin ducks down to avoid it.
Benjamin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lowery throws a lazy right hand but Benjamin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery lands a jab.

It looks like Keshawn Benjamin has been cut.
Lowery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benjamin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benjamin! But no joy.
Lowery throws a poor cross that misses
and Benjamin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowery moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lowery thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benjamin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lowery swings for the body but Benjamin moves out of range.
Lowery misses with an uppercut. Benjamin saw that one coming.
Benjamin scores with a jab to the head.
Lowery rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benjamin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowery missing with a left hand there. Benjamin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowery lands a really nice looking cross but Benjamin seems unphased.
Benjamin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lowery misses with a hook
and Benjamin counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Lowery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Benjamin.
Lowery throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benjamin! But no joy.
Lowery is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lowery in his tracks.

Lowery has closed the distance and engaged Benjamin in a clinch.
Lowery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowery.
Lowery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benjamin blocking some punches.
Lowery can't find room to land a body shot as Benjamin controls the action.
Lowery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowery lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lowery lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benjamin backwards.
Benjamin looking to slow down the pace here.
Benjamin blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowery throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benjamins head.
Lowery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowery tries to work over Benjamin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lowery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowery scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lowery lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowery working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Lowery.
Lowery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowery misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Lowery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keshawn Benjamin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Benjamin missing with a left hand there. Lowery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lowery throws a jab when Benjamin was well out of range.
Arturo Lowery is winning the standup battle so far.
Benjamin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Lowery wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A cross from Lowery lands.
Benjamin throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowery.
Lowery tries to counter by clinching up but Benjamin breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lowery takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benjamin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lowery finds it's way round the side to connect with Benjamin's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowery swings widly with a right hand
and Benjamin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lowery misses with a straight right.
Benjamin circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lowery closes the distance and clinches.
Lowery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
Lowery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benjamin can do to turn this around?
Lowery misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lowery.
Lowery lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benjamin or not.
Arturo Lowery has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lowery struggles to land a body shot inside as Benjamin controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lowery is keeping busy.
Lowery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lowery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benjamin backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lowery throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lowery misses with a punch to the body.
Lowery has a couple of punches blocked by Benjamin.
Lowery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowery lands with a right to the head.
Lowery scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowery misses with the head strike.
Benjamin prevents a body shot from Lowery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowery tries to throw a body punch but Benjamin avoids it by throwing Lowery back against the cage.
Benjamin blocking some punches.
A short left from Lowery.
Lowery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benjamin blocks an uppercut.
Lowery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowery tries to throw a body punch but Benjamin avoids it by throwing Lowery back against the cage.
Lowery tries to work over Benjamin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benjamin looking to slow down the pace here.
Lowery misses with a punch to the body.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
Lowery working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lowery tries a body shot but Benjamin blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowery.
Lowery misses with some punches.
Lowery tries to work over Benjamin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lowery lands an uppercut.
Lowery tries to throw a body punch but Benjamin avoids it by throwing Lowery back against the cage.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowery.
Lowery tries to throw a body punch but Benjamin avoids it by throwing Lowery back against the cage.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
Lowery misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowery working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Lowery dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keshawn Benjamin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lowery throws a jab when Benjamin was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benjamin! But no joy.
Benjamin throws the left hand but Lowery avoids the punch easily.
Benjamin misses with an uppercut.
Benjamin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benjamin misses with a looping right.
Lowery is looking to counter punch.
Lowery moves in looking to clinch but Benjamin pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benjamin.
Benjamin throws a good cross that connects.
Lowery jabs Benjamin to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowery lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benjamin swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowery.
Benjamin staying out of range there.
Benjamin lunges at Lowery with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lowery's hand.
Benjamin blocks a jab.
Benjamin misses with a hook
and Lowery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lowery thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin misses with an uppercut. Lowery saw that one coming.
It looked like Lowery wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Lowery forces Benjamin back against the cage and clinches.
Lowery misses with some punches.
Lowery misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowery tries a body shot but Benjamin blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lowery fails to land.
Lowery misses with some punches.
Lowery struggles to land a body shot inside as Benjamin controls his hands.
Lowery lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lowery tries to throw a body punch but Benjamin avoids it by throwing Lowery back against the cage.
Lowery tries to work over Benjamin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowery tries to throw a body punch but Benjamin avoids it by throwing Lowery back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lowery.
Lowery works on Benjamin's body with a couple of short punches.
Lowery has a couple of punches blocked by Benjamin.
A left hand lands to the body for Lowery.
Lowery has a couple of punches blocked by Benjamin.
Benjamin blocks a body shot from Lowery.
Lowery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benjamin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lowery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benjamin prevents a body shot from Lowery.
Lowery working aggressively here.
Lowery misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lowery.
Benjamin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lowery is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Lowery.
Lowery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benjamin is trying to push Lowery away but Lowery has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lowery tries to throw a body punch but Benjamin avoids it by throwing Lowery back against the cage.
Lowery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lowery struggles to land a body shot inside as Benjamin controls his hands.
Lowery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keshawn Benjamin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowery misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Lowery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lowery has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Lowery!