PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Illusions. Bernhard Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bennett
vs
Taylor

183 cm
24
182 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

188 cm
23
187 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Legion of Pain Nutrition

Brute
Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bennett counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Bennett takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Erik Bennett has been cut.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bennett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Bennett.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennett.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett misses with a body punch.

Bennett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennett looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Bennett lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
That kick from Bennett tenderised Taylor's leg. Taylor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bennett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bernhard Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Bennett connects with an inside leg kick.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bennett lands a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bennett - that will leave a mark!
Bennett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor misses with a jab to the body
and Bennett counters with a nice body shot.
Bennett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Bennett's defenses.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bennett takes one to the chin there.
Taylor throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett misses with a body kick.
Bennett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Taylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bernhard Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett misses with a head kick.
Bennett doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Bennett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taylor.
A big left from Bennett misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bennett moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Bennett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Bennett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Bennett finds it's target.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.

Taylor gets a clinch.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett pushes Taylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett working aggressively here.
Bennett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennett misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Erik Bennett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Bennett won't allow it.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Bennett is controlling him.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Taylor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bennett is defending well for now.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Bennett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
Bennett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Bennett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.

Bennett breaks from the clinch.
Bennett swinging wildly here.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Taylor lands with a thumping leg kick.

Taylor gets a clinch.

Bennett turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bennett manages to end up in side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bennett is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Taylor's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett working away.
Taylor avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bennett.
Bennett controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett throws a strike aimed at the side of Taylor's head but Taylor avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is not content to let Bennett control the position.
Taylor trying to remain calm as Bennett controls from the top position.

Erik Bennett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bennett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bennett slips under a jab from Taylor.
Bennett throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Bennett scores with the left hand. Taylor knows he should have avoided that one.

Taylor has Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Bennett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erik Bennett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Bennett slips under a jab from Taylor.
Bennett swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.

Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taylor tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Bennett has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennett is keeping busy.
Bennett cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett wants to take the fight to the mat but Taylor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Bennett has double underhooks.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Taylor.
A short right from Bennett on the inside.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bernhard Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Bennett gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bennett.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Bennett manages to break the clinch.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Bennett.
Taylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
Erik Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.

Bennett tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taylor lands an elbow inside that Bennett shrugs off.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bennett lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennett on the side of the head.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.

Taylor instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Bennett tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Bennett is rocked!
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett dodges an elbow strike from Taylor.
Taylor wants to stall.
Taylor pushes Bennett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bennett!
A pretty intense looking Erik Bennett took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.