PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sans Pression - Numéro 1. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Benjamin Jr
vs
Lopez

180 cm
23
185 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

181 cm
23
162 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Benjamin Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Benjamin Jr settles back down.
Benjamin Jr swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Benjamin Jr looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
Lopez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benjamin Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benjamin Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Benjamin Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benjamin Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from Benjamin Jr. Benjamin Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Benjamin Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Benjamin Jr misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
Benjamin Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Benjamin Jr throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benjamin Jr has time to react.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Lopez with a jab.
That kick from Lopez tenderised Benjamin Jr's leg. Benjamin Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benjamin Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benjamin Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benjamin Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benjamin Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez throws a hook but Benjamin Jr blocks it.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Benjamin Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benjamin Jr backs up against the cage.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Benjamin Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lopez's knee momentarily.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
Benjamin Jr moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Benjamin Jr blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Crunch! Benjamin Jr slams his shin into Lopez's torso.
Benjamin Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benjamin Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benjamin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miguel Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez moves out of range as Benjamin Jr strikes.
Benjamin Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Benjamin Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Lopez cracks Benjamin Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benjamin Jr avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Benjamin Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez throws a hook but Benjamin Jr avoids it easily.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr misses with a leg kick.
Benjamin Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benjamin Jr slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez throws a hook but Benjamin Jr avoids it easily.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez with a nice cross.
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benjamin Jr checks it well.
Benjamin Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Lopez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjamin Jr misses with a body shot.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benjamin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benjamin Jr.
Lopez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benjamin Jr misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Benjamin Jr slips the punch.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Benjamin Jr throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Benjamin Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lopez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Benjamin Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Benjamin Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Benjamin Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benjamin Jr misses with a straight right.
Benjamin Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Benjamin Jr looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benjamin Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet but Benjamin Jr drags him back down.
Lopez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lopez is trying to control Benjamin Jr's posture but Benjamin Jr avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lopez wants to control the action here but instead Benjamin Jr manages to pass to full mount!
Lopez tries to hold on but Benjamin Jr pushes him away.
Lopez is looking to get to half guard.
Benjamin Jr avoids the attempt from Lopez to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to buck Benjamin Jr off but he can't manage it.
Lopez can't escape the position.
Benjamin Jr throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Benjamin Jr sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to hold on but Benjamin Jr pushes him away.
Benjamin Jr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lopez is looking to improve his position but Benjamin Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Benjamin Jr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Miguel Lopez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Benjamin Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lopez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benjamin Jr will feel that in the morning.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez throws a body kick that misses.
Benjamin Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benjamin Jr checks it well.

Benjamin Jr drives through with a takedown into Lopez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lopez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Benjamin Jr wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benjamin Jr takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benjamin Jr's calf.
Benjamin Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benjamin Jr.
Lopez throws a jab when Benjamin Jr was well out of range.
Benjamin Jr feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benjamin Jr.
Miguel Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benjamin Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Benjamin Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benjamin Jr cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Benjamin Jr checks a low kick from Lopez.
Benjamin Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benjamin Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benjamin Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice takedown defense from Lopez. No joy for Benjamin Jr on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr misses with a looping left.
Lopez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benjamin Jr on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Benjamin Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benjamin Jr scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benjamin Jr is defended easily by Lopez.
Benjamin Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benjamin Jr on the side of the head.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Lopez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr misses with a wild combination.
Benjamin Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez counters with a solid body kick.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Benjamin Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice straight punches there by Lopez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez.
Benjamin Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benjamin Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Benjamin Jr misses the shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr slips under a jab from Lopez.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Benjamin Jr's ribs.
Lopez lands a lovely overhand right.
Lopez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Benjamin Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Lopez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benjamin Jr doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benjamin Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Benjamin Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Benjamin Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benjamin Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benjamin Jr.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benjamin Jr throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Benjamin Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Benjamin Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez works Benjamin Jr's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benjamin Jr's sensitive parts.
Lopez delivers a nice body kick.
Lopez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Lopez really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Benjamin Jr moves away and avoids it.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Benjamin Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benjamin Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lopez throws a low kick, looking for Benjamin Jr's leg but Benjamin Jr calmly moves out of range.
Benjamin Jr feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Benjamin Jr's body. Benjamin Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benjamin Jr throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Benjamin Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benjamin Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez is looking to slow Benjamin Jr down with leg kicks.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lopez scores with a jab to the head.
Benjamin Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick.
Lopez lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
Benjamin Jr tries to land a body kick
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Benjamin Jr misses.
Benjamin Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benjamin Jr moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Benjamin Jr is rocked!
Lopez cracks Benjamin Jr with a hook to the temple - Benjamin Jr is on wobbly legs here! Lopez swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Benjamin Jr falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lopez wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez is the new welterweight champion!