PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bennett
vs
David

177 cm
28
176 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
29
180 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Bennett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry David!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David misses the shot to the body.
David scores with a one two! Bennett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
David ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

David gets a clinch.

David breaks from the clinch.
David comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Bennett misses
and David counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
David connects with a jab.
David throws a right and a left that Bennett avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for David. That snapped Bennett's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by David. Beautiful body shot.
David looks to land a combination but Bennett avoids it well.
David throws a right and a left that both miss.
David lands with a thumping leg kick.
David connects with an inside leg kick.
David jabs at Bennett's body.
A telegraphed right hand from David misses the target.
Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bennett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from David.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennett shoots in and drives through. David sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from David.

David clinches up with Bennett and pushes him back against the cage.

David pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

David gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bennett stopping the sweep attempt from David.
David looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
David tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bennett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Larry David wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bennett ducks right into an uppercut from David.
Bennett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but David swivels and escapes.
Larry David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
David misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett swings widly with a right hand
and David counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bennett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around David's waist but David gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bennett off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Bennett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett swings widly with a right hand
and David counters with a thumping low kick.
David throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett blocks a head kick by David.
Bennett lunges at David with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by David's hand.
David is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bennett rather than just go for the knockout.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry David dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

David feints and then cracks Bennett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bennett down.
Bennett slips a jab and a cross from David.
Bennett blocks a head kick by David.
Bennett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by David.
Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
David scores with a head kick.

It looks like Matt Bennett has been cut.
Bennett misses with a few strikes there.
David throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bennett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett missing with a left hand there. David was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by David. That's going to slow Bennett down.
Bennett misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
David connects with a right that clearly hurt Bennett. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as David proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Bennett collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry David!
Larry David is the new welterweight champion!