PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Benoit
vs
Boxer

180 cm
27
185 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

184 cm
28
175 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit misses with a head kick.
Benoit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benoit misses with a head kick.
Benoit tries a head kick but it misses.
Benoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benoit lands a nice shot that snaps Boxer's head back.
Boxer lands a jab.
Benoit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benoit tries to clinch but Boxer moves out of range.
Benoit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Boxer blocks the low kick.
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Benoit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boxer thinking.
Boxer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benoit.
Benoit lands a slapping body shot.
Boxer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benoit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benoit misses with a hook.
Boxer avoids the head kick by Benoit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Benoit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Boxer misses
and Benoit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benoit lunges at Boxer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boxer's hand.
Benoit connects with the punch.
Benoit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boxer throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benoit, right into the meat.
Benoit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benoit throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Boxer misses
and Benoit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Benoit.
Nice shot lands for Benoit.
A combination from Boxer does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Boxer.
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Benoit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxer lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boxer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boxer lands a jab to Benoit's midsection.
Boxer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benoit.
Boxer misses the jab.
Benoit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benoit walks into a stiff left hand from Boxer.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benoit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boxer's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benoit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxer tries to score with a low kick but Benoit moves his leg out of the way.
Benoit is looking to clinch but Boxer is avoiding it.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Benoit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boxer.
Joe Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer scores with a jab. Benoit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Benoit lands a slapping body shot.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Boxer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benoit counters with a good low kick that Boxer was not able to check.
Boxer drops his hands momentarily and Benoit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
A low kick from Boxer misses
and Benoit counters with a low kick, right behind Boxer 's knee.
Benoit throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Benoit looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Boxer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benoit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Benoit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boxer.
Benoit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benoit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boxer can pounce on him.
Benoit scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Benoit dominated that round.
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.

Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benoit misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Benoit.
Benoit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe Boxer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benoit looks to throw the jab but Boxer is out of range.
Boxer misses with a series of wild punches.
Boxer scores with a jab. Benoit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boxer throws a low kick but Benoit avoids it.
Boxer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boxer wants to slow Benoit down by chopping away at his legs.
Benoit tries a head kick but it misses.
Benoit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer lands with an uppercut that bounces Benoit off the cage and back into rage.
Boxer misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Benoit clinches up with Boxer and pushes him back against the cage.
Benoit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benoit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benoit lands a body shot.
Boxer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benoit's defenses.
Benoit scores with a hook to the body.
Benoit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boxer is working Benoit over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benoit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Boxer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benoit lands a shot to the body.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but Benoit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxer lands with a light punch inside.
Boxer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Benoit is blocking nicely.

Boxer breaks from the clinch.
Boxer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benoit misses with an uppercut. Boxer saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a hook but Benoit avoids it easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Boxer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
Boxer scores with a one two! Benoit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boxer avoids the head kick by Benoit.
Benoit avoids the head kick by Boxer.
Benoit lands a high kick!
Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Benoit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boxer throws a sloppy body shot
and Benoit counters with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Boxer. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benoit misses with a body shot
letting Boxer counter with a right hand.
Benoit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boxer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benoit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a sloppy head kick
letting Boxer counter with a right hand.
Boxer lands a lovely overhand right.

Benoit is rocked!
Boxer connects with a stiff jab that staggers Benoit - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Boxer!