|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Hardman (ranked 2625 p4p, 22063 weight class) and Gage Bennett (ranked 289 p4p, 467 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bennett's choice of entrance music: High Cotton by Alabama. Gage Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
37
206
22 - 27 - 0 |
|
189 cm
38
206
15 - 23 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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 22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman clinches up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Hardman avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Hardman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardman digs a right hand underneath Bennett's ribcage. Bennett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've been informed that Bennett has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Hardman lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardman blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
Hardman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hardman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Hardman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bennett is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Hardman to work.
Hardman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bennett up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bennett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett avoiding damage as Hardman throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bennett.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardman's elbow.
Come on Hardman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hardman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennett avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardman.
Hardman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardman blocking some punches.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Bennett cracks Hardman with a nice body shot.
Hardman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennett avoids it.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Hardman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bennett or not.
Hardman tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Hardman missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardman trying to land knees to the body.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardman slows down the pace here.
Hardman working Bennett over with knees to the body.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardman stalling.
Hardman wants to take the fight to the mat but Bennett manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardman controls his hands.
Bennett being controlled against the cage.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardman digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank.
Hardman lands a good knee to the midsection. Bennett won't want to take too many of those.
Bennett looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
A hook to the body from Hardman.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Hardman.
Hardman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bennett.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett avoiding damage as Hardman throws knees to the body.
Hardman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardman.
Hardman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennett avoids it.
Hardman tightens his grip and picks Bennett up, before dumping him to the ground. Bennett manages to land in guard.
Hardman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hardman advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hardman connects with a decent elbow.
Hardman misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Hardman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Hardman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hardman throws an elbow but Bennett slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hardman tries to score with some ground and pound. Bennett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hardman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bennett is avoiding damage well.
Hardman misses with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Hardman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bennett at a distance.
Bennett throws a shot from downtown. Hardman moves away and avoids it.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett gets caught flat footed, as Hardman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hardman slips nicely into half guard.
Hardman is trying to control. Bennett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hardman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardman wants to work for an arm triangle but Bennett is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hardman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman controlling the action here.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Hardman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bennett's head.
Hardman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bennett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hardman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bennett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardman thows a huge punch but Bennett dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Hardman.
Bennett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hardman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman not doing much here.
Hardman throwing shots but Bennett is blocking nicely.
Hardman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hardman is taking a breather. Bennett says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman thows a huge punch but Bennett dodges it nicely.
Hardman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bennett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardman.
Hardman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardman.
Hardman thows a huge punch but Bennett dodges it nicely.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardman.
Hardman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardman thows a huge punch but Bennett dodges it nicely.
Bennett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardman.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardman.
Hardman slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hardman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardman winds up and cracks Bennett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hardman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardman throwing shots but Bennett is blocking nicely.
Hardman working Bennett over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Hardman dominated that second round.
That's time! Hardman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hardman clinches with his opponent.
Brock Hardman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bennett lands with a short shot to the head.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
Hardman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
Hardman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardman.
Hardman tightens his grip and picks Bennett up, before dumping him to the ground. Bennett manages to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bennett can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hardman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bennett for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hardman jabs at Bennett's body.
Brock Hardman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardman throws a wild body kick that Bennett sees coming a mile off.
Hardman wants to land a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
Hardman scores with a body shot.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hardman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bennett. That did some damage!
Hardman pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hardman tries to land knees in the clinch but Bennett avoids the damage to the body.
Bennett tries a body shot but Hardman blocks it.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Hardman.
Gage Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Bennett on the inside.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Hardman avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Hardman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Hardman blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Hardman scores with a hook to the body.
Hardman tries to land knees in the clinch but Bennett avoids the damage to the body.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett lands a nice uppercut.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Hardman controls the action.
Brock Hardman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardman's elbow.
Bennett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Hardman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardman 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Hardman!
Brock Hardman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
