PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Bentham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mrs ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ko has chosen get back as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bentham
vs
ko

198 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Bentham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, mrs ko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bentham clinches up against the cage.
Bentham misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bentham obliges.
Bentham trying to land knees to the body.
ko working hard to break the clinch.
Bentham misses with a knee strike.
ko wants to break free but Bentham has control.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but ko avoids the damage to the body.
ko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but ko avoids the damage to the body.
ko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Bentham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bentham.
Bentham landing knees to the body.
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has ko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
ko looks gassed!
Bentham lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bentham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
ko blocks an elbow strike.
Bentham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like mrs ko has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
ko dodges an elbow strike from Bentham.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bentham obliges.
Bentham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bentham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bentham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bentham.
Bentham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bentham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bentham.
Bentham lands a knee to the head.
Bentham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bentham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bentham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bentham.
Bentham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bentham.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ko takes a knee right on the jaw!
ko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bentham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bentham.
Bentham lands an elbow inside.
Bentham crunches a lovely knee into ko's ribcage.
Bentham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bentham misses with a knee to the head.
Bentham trying to land knees to the body.
Bentham connects with a nasty looking knee right to ko's face.
Bentham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has ko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
ko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bentham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bentham works on ko's body with a couple of short punches.
Bentham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bentham crunches a lovely knee into ko's ribcage.
Bentham landing knees to the body.
Bentham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bentham with a knee to the head.
Bentham with an attempt at a knee that misses.

ko manages to break the clinch.
Bentham thuds his shin into the meat of ko's side.
ko misses with a double jab.
ko avoids the head kick by Bentham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bentham.
Bentham lands with a slapping head kick.
ko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
ko throws a series of punches but Bentham avoids them all with ease.
Bentham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bentham lands a nice looking kick to the body. ko takes a step back to recover.

Bentham has closed the distance and engaged ko in a clinch.
Bentham lands a knee to the head.
ko avoiding damage as Bentham throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bentham.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bentham landing knees to the head.
Bentham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bentham working ko over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Bentham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on mrs ko's cut.
That's time! Bentham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bentham cracks the inside of ko's front leg.
ko checks a leg kick.
Bentham throws a leg kick but ko moved away.
ko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bentham.
ko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
ko throws a series of punches but Bentham moves out of range.
Bentham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
ko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bentham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ko.
ko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
ko misses with the combination.
Bentham throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
ko is breathing heavily.
Bentham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to ko's calf.
Bentham throws a wild body kick that ko sees coming a mile off.
Bentham throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Bentham lands but ko takes it in his stride.
Bentham throws a front kick that sends ko stumbling back into the cage.
Bentham scores with a kick to the midsection.
ko swinging wildly here.
Bentham throws a nice head kick!
ko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bentham.
Bentham scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bentham scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jeremy Bentham is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bentham - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick from Bentham.
ko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bentham can pounce on him.
Bentham lands with a straight right. ko didn't see that one coming.
Bentham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bentham lands with a slapping head kick.
mrs ko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bentham throws a sloppy head kick and ko moves out of range easily.
ko moves out of range as Bentham throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentham lands a head kick!
ko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Bentham.
Bentham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bentham fakes the leg kick and cracks ko in the body.
ko misses with a shot to the body
and Bentham counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bentham throws a quick inside leg kick.
ko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bentham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping ko at a distance.
Bentham lands a front kick.

Bentham moves into the clinch.
Bentham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
ko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bentham pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but ko blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentham with a knee to the head.
ko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bentham trying to land knees to the body.
Bentham landing knees to the body.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and ko avoids it.
ko is trying to drag Bentham to the mat but Bentham just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bentham lands a nice knee to the body.
ko is trying to force a seperation but Bentham has the dominant position.
Bentham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
ko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bentham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from ko.
Jeremy Bentham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mrs ko.
Bentham connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bentham working ko over with knees to the body.
ko takes a knee right on the jaw!
ko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bentham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jeremy Bentham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.

ko has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bentham regains guard immediately.
ko being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bentham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Bentham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on mrs ko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

ko misses with a combination
and Bentham counters with a good low kick that ko was not able to check.
ko misses with a double jab
and Bentham makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. ko really felt that one!

Bentham clinches up with ko and pushes him back against the cage.
ko has had enough of the clinch but Bentham keeps him there for the moment.
Bentham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bentham crunches a lovely knee into ko's ribcage.
ko is trying to break the clinch but Bentham has him pressed against the cage.
Bentham crunches a lovely knee into ko's ribcage.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bentham.
Bentham lands a knee to the head.
ko blocks the elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Bentham as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bentham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.
Bentham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ko.
Bentham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bentham crunches a lovely knee into ko's ribcage.
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has ko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bentham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ko blocks it with crossed arms.
Bentham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
ko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
ko wants a takedown.
ko managing to block the knees to the body from Bentham.
ko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bentham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bentham scores a nice knee to the body.
ko avoiding damage as Bentham throws knees to the body.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
ko looking for a takedown.
Jeremy Bentham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mrs ko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bentham obliges.
ko can't break the clinch.
Bentham throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bentham scores a nice knee to the body.
ko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bentham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bentham pushes off an throws an elbow but ko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bentham connects with a knee to the head.
Bentham scores with a knee to the head.
Bentham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and ko avoids it.
Bentham throws an elbow but it misses.
ko managing to block the knees to the body from Bentham.
Bentham prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bentham connects with a nasty looking knee right to ko's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bentham connects with a knee to the head.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bentham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ko blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on ko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jeremy Bentham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bentham misses with an elbow over the top.
ko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bentham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but ko blocks with his arms.
Bentham prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bentham scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four 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.
Bentham crunches a lovely knee into ko's ribcage.
Bentham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bentham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bentham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bentham connects with a nasty looking knee right to ko's face.
Bentham lands a nice elbow.
Bentham lands a knee to the body.
Bentham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
mrs ko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bentham lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Bentham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bentham, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Bentham!