PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jp Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan den Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benn comes to the cage accompanied by Icarus by Hopesfall. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Johan den Hollander enters the cage!

Benn
vs
den Hollander

173 cm
24
163 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

179 cm
28
168 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jp Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Johan den Hollander!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
den Hollander explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
den Hollander scores with a nice head shot.
Benn throws a hook but den Hollander blocks it.
Jab, jab by Benn - just one landing.
den Hollander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and den Hollander connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benn scrambles back to his feet.

den Hollander moves into the clinch.
A short right from den Hollander on the inside.
Benn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as den Hollander walks away with a smile on his face. Benn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
den Hollander digs a good body shot into Benn's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn avoids the head kick by den Hollander.
Benn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Benn misses.
Nice straight punches there by den Hollander. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of den Hollander.
Benn loads up on a big right hand but den Hollander slips the punch.

Benn tries to keep at a distance but den Hollander has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benn jumps guard but den Hollander stands there with Benn around his waist. Benn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
den Hollander tries to throw a body punch but Benn avoids it by throwing den Hollander back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn goes for a takedown in the clinch but den Hollander prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jp Benn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benn can't find room to land a body shot as den Hollander controls the action.
den Hollander tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benn blocks an uppercut.
den Hollander scores with a hook to the body.
Benn throws a head punch that misses.
Benn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
den Hollander lands a body shot.
Benn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benn throws a punch but it's blocked by den Hollander.
Benn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Benn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benn misses with the head strike.
Benn takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander lands a hook that snaps the head of Benn backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by den Hollander.
den Hollander gets through Benn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benn is trying to maintain a safe position but den Hollander gets an underhook and turns Benn into the cage.

Benn jumps into guard, dragging den Hollander to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
den Hollander pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benn is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Benn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. den Hollander defends it easily.
Benn is breathing heavily.
den Hollander is pushing down on Benn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Benn is fighting to maintain full guard but den Hollander has managed to sneak the leg through.

den Hollander stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
den Hollander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
den Hollander staying out of range there.
Benn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johan den Hollander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander throws a nice inside leg kick.
den Hollander lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Benn misses.
den Hollander lunges at Benn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benn's hand.
Benn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck den Hollander on the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for den Hollander.
den Hollander moves in looking to clinch but Benn pushes him off.
Benn throws a leg kick
and den Hollander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
den Hollander darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

den Hollander closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from den Hollander.
den Hollander lands a shot to the body.
den Hollander connects with a knee to the head.
Benn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
den Hollander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by den Hollander.

Benn is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn gets through den Hollander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from den Hollander.
A head punch on the inside from Benn fails to land.
Benn stalling in the clinch but den Hollander improves position.
Good body shot from den Hollander.
den Hollander lands with a short shot to the head.
den Hollander landing knees to the head.
den Hollander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
den Hollander with a knee to the head.
Oh Benn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
den Hollander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as den Hollander walks away with a smile on his face. Benn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Benn seems to have got his legs back now.
Benn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benn there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
den Hollander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benn walks into a stiff left hand from den Hollander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan den Hollander dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

den Hollander moves into range and connects with a jab.
den Hollander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn.
Benn misses with an uppercut.
Benn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
den Hollander lands a front kick.
Benn just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn scores with a jab. den Hollander acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benn has his takedown stuffed
and den Hollander counters with a stiff right hand.

den Hollander has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
den Hollander misses with a knee to the head.
Benn throws a head punch that misses.
den Hollander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
den Hollander landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from den Hollander.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. den Hollander just stands there and leans against the cage.
den Hollander scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from den Hollander.
den Hollander jerks Benn's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Benn drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! den Hollander goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from den Hollander because Benn was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Johan den Hollander!
A determined Johan den Hollander didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!