PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dire Strait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benn has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. This should be fireworks!

Strait
vs
Benn

179 cm
25
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dire Strait!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nigel Benn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn slips a jab from Strait.
Benn throws a shot from downtown. Strait moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Benn misses.
Strait throws an overhand right that lands on Benn's shoulder, as Benn tries to avoid the shot.
Strait is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benn looks to land a right hand but Strait moved out of range.
Benn stuffs the takedown attempt from Strait. Strait gets slowly back to his feet.
Benn misses with a body kick.
Strait misses with a hook. Benn ducked under it nicely.
Benn tries to bum rush Strait with a series of wild strikes but Strait uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn looks gassed!
Benn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Strait changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Benn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Benn taking a bit of punishment here - Strait scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn is not content to let Strait control the position.
Check out the look on Strait's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Strait controls the position.
Strait'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.
Strait working the ground and pound.
Strait is looking to take a break and control but Benn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strait lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strait grinds an elbow into Benn's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Strait in side control lands a decent elbow.
Strait landing a few strikes.
Benn is letting Strait control him for a moment.
Strait seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Benn for as long as he can get away with.
Strait working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strait takes a little break here. Benn wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Strait cracks Benn with a big right hand but Benn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Strait wants to control but Benn is keeping him busy.
Strait in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Benn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Strait in side control lands a decent elbow.
Strait landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Benn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Benn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strait is chipping away with strikes.
Strait grinds an elbow into Benn's temple.
Strait scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn being controlled for a moment.
Benn taking a bit of punishment here - Strait scoring with strikes.

Benn is rocked!
Strait lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Benn down.
Strait takes a little break here. Benn wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Strait wants to control but Benn is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strait controlling the position.
Benn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dire Strait dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Strait misses the shot to the body.
Strait misses with a body shot.
A jab from Strait does it's job there.
Nigel Benn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn slips a jab from Strait.
Strait will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strait throws a big shot that misses.
Strait misses with a body shot
and Benn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benn misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strait.
Strait is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn can do to turn this around?
Benn is breathing heavily.
Strait moves out of range as Benn throws a body kick.
Strait looks to land a left hand but Benn moved out of range nicely.
Strait throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn counters with a straight right hand.
Strait throws a solid leg kick but Benn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strait.
Strait displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn throws out the jab.
Benn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strait.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strait darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Strait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Strait gets the takedown into side control.
Benn is not content to let Strait control the position.
Strait scoring with punches and elbows.
Benn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Strait works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benn struggling a bit here.
Strait lands a few punches from side control.
Strait creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Strait lands a nice forearm strike.
Strait cracks Benn with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Strait connects with a decent elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Strait is chipping away with strikes.
Strait creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Strait working away.
Strait wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benn keeps working.
Strait lands a nice forearm strike.
Strait working the body and head with strikes.
Strait scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Benn to see if he's OK.
Benn is still in real trouble! Can Strait finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strait is putting a hurting on Benn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Strait in side control lands a decent elbow.
Strait cracks Benn with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Strait immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Benn is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Strait!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dire Strait!
A relieved looking Dire Strait thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.