PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cage's choice of entrance music: Johnny Cage Theme. 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.

Bennett
vs
Cage

180 cm
27
198 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

182 cm
33
200 lbs
30 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Bennett.
Richard Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Cage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
Bennett takes a shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Cage.
Bennett looking to throw knees to the head but Cage is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cage as Bennett tries to tie him up.
Bennett pushes Cage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cage misses with the head strike.
Bennett is trying to maintain a safe position but Cage gets an underhook and turns Bennett into the cage.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bennett blocks it with crossed arms.
Cage struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Cage can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cage scores with a knee to the head.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
Bennett is trying to maintain a safe position but Cage gets an underhook and turns Bennett into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cage.
Cage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cage tries to land knees in the clinch but Bennett avoids the damage to the body.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cage lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cage misses with some punches.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cage blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Cage prevents a body shot from Bennett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennett.
Cage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bennett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cage tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cage crunches a lovely knee into Bennett's ribcage.
Cage struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bennett lands with a right to the head.
Cage lands a damaging elbow.
Cage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Cage avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
A short left from Cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cage.
Cage lands with a right to the head.
Bennett managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cage fails to land.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cage manages to break the clinch.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Bennett misses
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Cage avoids nicely.
Cage clobbers Bennett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Cage 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.
Bennett misses with a double jab
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Bennett.
Cage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett swinging wildly here.
Bennett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Cage avoids them all with ease.
Bennett throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Bennett.
Bennett lands with a hook. Cage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Cage takes the fight into the clinch.

Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Cage checks a low kick from Bennett.
Cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Cage will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

An inside leg kick lands from Bennett.
Bennett tries to clinch there but Cage circles away.
Bennett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cage connects with an inside leg kick.
Bennett throws a push kick but Cage slaps the foot to one side.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bennett connects with the punch.
Bennett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage throws a leg kick
and Bennett counters with a left to the body.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett slips a jab from Cage.

Bennett has closed the distance and engaged Cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bennett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cage's brow.

Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennett thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennett throws out a leg kick but Cage moves out of range and Bennett only half commits.
Cage scores with a jab.
Bennett works Cage's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Bennett is predictable there
enabling Cage to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennett throws a head kick that Cage semi-blocks.
Bennett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cage. That did some damage!
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bennett throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws an off balance right hand
and Cage counters with a leg kick.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bennett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cage circles away quickly and effectively.
Bennett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cage counters with a head kick. That will keep Bennett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bennett has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Bennett misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Bennett throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cage throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cage's head.
Cage has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bennett.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Cage avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett keeps the fight on the outside.
Bennett throws a sloppy body shot
and Cage counters with a big head kick but Bennett shrugs it off.
Cage takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
Cage lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett throws a jab when Cage was well out of range.
Bennett tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Bennett looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Bennett is predictable there
letting Cage counter with a right hand.
Cage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cage misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Bennett.
Cage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bennett wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennett, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett throws a chopping leg kick but Cage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bennett with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Bennett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cage's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Cage sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bennett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Cage blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Bennett tenderised Cage's leg. Cage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cage keeps the fight on the outside.
Cage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cage checks a low kick from Bennett.
Bennett throws a head kick that half lands.
Bennett throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with a nice body kick.
Bennett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cage's head.
Bennett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cage's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Cage misses.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett tries to clinch up
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Richard Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab from Cage.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Cage tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bennett misses with a hook
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bennett.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Bennett tenderised Cage's leg. Cage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bennett blocks a low kick nicely.
Cage throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bennett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cage scores with a hook.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennett.
Bennett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cage is out of range and Bennett settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bennett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cage scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett thows a leg kick but Cage checks it
and Cage counters with a nice leg kick.
Cage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bennett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cage.
Cage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
Cage tries to clinch up but Bennett circles away and keeps his distance.
Cage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett motions for Cage to come forward. Bennett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cage takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bennett throws out a leg kick but Cage moves out of range and Bennett only half commits.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cage with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bennett at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bennett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Richard Bennett!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Richard Bennett!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Richard Bennett!

Richard Bennett wins by unanimous decision!
Richard Bennett bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.