PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Arnel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Craig Arnel enters the cage!

Bennett
vs
Arnel

177 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Arnel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arnel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arnel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bennett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bennett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bennett lands with a shot to the body.
Arnel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Bennett. That snapped Arnel's head back.

Bennett has closed the distance and engaged Arnel in a clinch.
Bennett is trying to push Arnel away but Arnel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bennett is trying to push Arnel away but Arnel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bennett wants to get back to striking at distance but Arnel won't allow it.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Arnel controls his hands.
A short left from Bennett.

Arnel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arnel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett feints a jab promting Arnel to slip. Bennett then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arnel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Arnel or perhaps it was just good defense by Bennett which made him look bad.
Arnel looks gassed!
Bennett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arnel circles away quickly and effectively.
Bennett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bennett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Bennett.
Arnel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bennett lands a jab-cross combination.
Bennett closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bennett checks a leg kick nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arnel.
Bubba Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Arnel.
Bennett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Bennett clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Arnel has him pressed against the cage.
Arnel wants a takedown but no success here.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Arnel controls his hands.
Bennett can't break the clinch.
Arnel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bennett's efforts to push away.
Bennett tries to circle away but Arnel has him pinned against the cage.

Arnel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bennett is working the combinations to good effect here.
Arnel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bennett cracks Arnel with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bennett's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Arnel gets control of Bennett's arms and successfully pulls guard. Arnel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bennett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Arnel is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arnel on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett lands with a nice body punch.

Bennett drives through and clinches with Arnel against the cage.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Arnel has him pressed against the cage.
Bennett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bennett can't break the clinch.
Bennett has had enough of the clinch but Arnel keeps him there for the moment.
Bennett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett is looking to break free of the clinch but Arnel has double underhooks.
Bennett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnel tries for a takedown but Bennett manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Bennett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bennett moves into the clinch.
Bennett presses Arnel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arnel is trying to push Bennett away but Bennett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arnel is trying to pull guard but Bennett has him pressed against the cage.
Bennett scores with a shot to the side of Arnel's head.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Arnel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bubba Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bennett clinches with his opponent.
Bennett is working Arnel over against the cage.
Arnel is breathing heavily.
Bennett tries to break free but Arnel pushes him back against the cage.
Arnel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bennett's efforts to push away.
Bennett blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries to circle away but Arnel has him pinned against the cage.
Bennett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bennett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnel's elbow.
Bennett works on Arnel's body with a couple of short punches.
Arnel tries to score a body lock takedown but Bennett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bennett wants to break free but Arnel has control.
Bennett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bennett.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arnel taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Arnel controls the action.
Bennett wants to break free but Arnel has control.
Bennett has had enough of the clinch but Arnel keeps him there for the moment.
Bennett gets underhooks to prevent Arnel's takedown attempt.
Bubba Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Arnel.
Arnel has Bennett pressed against the cage, preventing Bennett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arnel tries for a takedown but Bennett manages to get underhooks.
Bennett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennett.
A shot in the inside from Bennett.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Arnel controls the action.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett tries to break free but Arnel pushes him back against the cage.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arnel has Bennett pressed against the cage, preventing Bennett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arnel tries to break free but Bennett pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Bennett as the two fighters clinch.
Bennett tries to break free but Arnel pushes him back against the cage.
Bennett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Arnel has him pressed against the cage.
Arnel keeps control of Bennett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bubba Bennett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bennett has Arnel pressed against the cage, preventing Arnel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bennett wants to break free but Arnel has control.
Bennett is pressed up against the cage. Arnel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bennett down to the mat. Bennett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Bennett forces Arnel back against the cage and clinches.
Bennett tries to circle away but Arnel has him pinned against the cage.
Bennett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bennett tries to break free but Arnel pushes him back against the cage.
Bennett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bennett tries to circle away but Arnel has him pinned against the cage.
Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arnel has him pressed against the cage.
Bennett wants to break free but Arnel has control.
Bennett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Arnel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Arnel has him pressed against the cage.
Bennett is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnel keeps control of Bennett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arnel goes for a takedown attempt but Bennett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bennett darts in and clinches Arnel up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bennett.
Arnel taking a breather.
Arnel has Bennett pressed against the cage, preventing Bennett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bennett is trying to push Arnel away but Arnel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bennett tries a body shot but Arnel blocks it.
Bennett is trying to push Arnel away but Arnel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bennett lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett has had enough of the clinch but Arnel keeps him there for the moment.
Arnel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bennett's efforts to push away.
A short left from Bennett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Bennett dominated that second round.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Bennett gets a clinch.
Bennett has had enough of the clinch but Arnel keeps him there for the moment.
Bennett is trying to break free.
Arnel prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Arnel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bennett walks away with a smile on his face. Arnel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Arnel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bennett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arnel somewhat.
Bennett shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Arnel eats them both and turns towards Bennett to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bennett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bennett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
Bennett stops a takedown attempt from Arnel.
Bubba Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Arnel.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arnel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bennett manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bennett moves into the clinch successfully.
Bennett tries a body shot but Arnel blocks it.
Bennett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bennett prevents the takedown attempt.
Bennett lands a body punch.
Arnel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bennett's efforts to push away.
Bennett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arnel has him pressed against the cage.
Bennett has had enough of the clinch but Arnel keeps him there for the moment.
Bennett tries to break free but Arnel pushes him back against the cage.
Bennett working hard to break the clinch.
Bennett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Bennett on the inside.
Bennett is trying to break free.
Arnel tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to break the clinch but Arnel is controlling the position.
Bennett lands a body shot.
Bennett wants to break free but Arnel has control.
Arnel jumps guard but Bennett turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Arnel keeps control of Bennett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bennett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arnel missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett is looking to break free of the clinch but Arnel has double underhooks.
Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arnel has him pressed against the cage.
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!
Bennett tries to work over Arnel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bennett wants to break free but Arnel has control.
Bennett tries to break the clinch but Arnel is controlling the position.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Arnel has him pressed against the cage.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Bennett as the two fighters clinch.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Arnel is controlling him.
Arnel fails to pull guard.
Bennett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arnel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bennett's efforts to push away.
Bennett lands a right hand.
Bennett tries to break the clinch but Arnel is controlling the position.
Bennett wants to break free but Arnel has control.
A shot in the inside from Bennett.
Arnel has Bennett pressed against the cage, preventing Bennett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arnel can do to turn this around?
Bennett has had enough of the clinch but Arnel keeps him there for the moment.
Bennett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bennett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arnel blocks a body shot from Bennett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arnel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennett scores with the left hand. Arnel knows he should have avoided that one.
Bennett dips to his left and cracks Arnel with an uppercut!
Arnel shoots in and drives through. Bennett sprawls well.
Bennett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bubba Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bennett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bennett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bennett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bennett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arnel keeps control of Bennett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bennett lands a body shot.
Bennett tries to break free but Arnel pushes him back against the cage.
Craig Arnel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bubba Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arnel misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Bennett!