PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Davile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Benedict
vs
Davile

195 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Good kicks
Prefers standup

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75)

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakota Benedict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mac Davile!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davile misses with a looping left.
Benedict throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davile lands a really nice looking cross but Benedict seems unphased.
Benedict misses with a series of wild punches.
Davile lands with a right hand.
Benedict uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davile.
Benedict lands with a nice combination. Davile backs away looking to recover.
Benedict blocks a jab.
Davile swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benedict.
Davile thuds his right hand into Benedict's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Davile misses with a low kick.
Davile blocks a head kick by Benedict.
Benedict defending well as Davile loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Benedict.
Davile connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davile throws a shot from downtown. Benedict moves away and avoids it.
Davile lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedict's sensitive parts.
A jab from Davile misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Davile finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Benedict tries to bum rush Davile with a series of wild strikes but Davile uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davile.
A jab from Davile misses.
Good work by Benedict as he checks the leg kick.
Davile blocks a head kick by Benedict.

Benedict clinches up against the ropes.

Davile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davile dips to his left and cracks Benedict with an uppercut!
Benedict rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davile moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davile scores with a nice head shot.
Benedict really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Benedict has closed the distance and engaged Davile in a clinch.
Davile throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Benedict escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davile avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davile throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benedict.
Davile is looking to slow Benedict down with leg kicks.
Benedict tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Davile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benedict has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davile throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benedict.
Benedict gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davile lands a two punch combo.

Benedict is rocked!
Benedict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davile circles away quickly and effectively.
Benedict looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davile throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davile misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Davile misses.
Davile showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedict.
Benedict tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Davile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davile throws a solid leg kick but Benedict takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davile.
Benedict tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Davile manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davile fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benedict on the side of the head.
Benedict takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Benedict misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davile.
Davile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Davile finds it's target.
Davile is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benedict had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Davile throws out a powerful jab.
A punch lands to the side of Benedict 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Benedict is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benedict keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davile.
Benedict seems to have got his legs back now.
Dakota Benedict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Benedict blocks the low kick.
Benedict moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedict pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Davile avoids them all with ease.
Benedict blocks a head kick by Davile.
A cross from Davile lands.
Benedict ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davile connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davile throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedict throws a combination. Davile tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benedict is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davile slips a jab and a cross from Benedict.
Benedict ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedict lands with a slapping head kick.
Davile looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davile lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benedict displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davile throws out the jab.
Davile comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Benedict.
Benedict throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davile counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Davile.
Benedict tries to clinch but Davile is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lazy left from Davile finds it's target.
Davile jabs Benedict right on the nose. Benedict blinks but takes it well.
Davile throws a hook to the side of Benedict's head but Benedict sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davile lands a leg kick that knocks Benedict off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Davile dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Davile lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Benedict.
Benedict misses with a few strikes there.
Davile scores with a one two! Benedict had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Benedict takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Davile throws the left hand but Benedict avoids the punch easily.
Benedict is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benedict.
Davile connects with an inside leg kick.
Benedict misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Davile misses its intended target.
Benedict gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davile.
Nice straight punches there by Davile. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davile.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davile.
Davile throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedict.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davile circles away quickly and effectively.
Davile connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Benedict, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benedict tries to clinch there but Davile circles away.
Benedict misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davile throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedict lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Benedict.
Davile connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davile feints and then cracks Benedict's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedict down.
Davile clobbers Benedict with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mac Davile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davile misses with a head kick.
Davile throws a shot to the body.
Davile cracks the inside of Benedict's front leg.
A big right from Davile misses.
Benedict looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Davile misses.
Dakota Benedict is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benedict takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedict uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davile.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davile tries a head kick but it misses.
Benedict misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benedict fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davile is out of range.
Davile looks to land a right hand but Benedict moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davile is looking to slow Benedict down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Davile.
Benedict lands a jab to the head.
Benedict throws a head kick but Davile moves out of range.
Davile connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedict misses with a head kick.
Benedict fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Davile misses.
Benedict throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good exchange - Davile coming out on top.
A head kick by Benedict misses
and Davile counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davile connects with a crisp jab.
Benedict slips a straight right by Davile.
Davile misses with a wild combination.
Davile blocks a head kick by Benedict.
A swing and a miss from Davile.
Benedict slips a jab from Davile.
Davile scores with a jab.
Davile throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedict explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benedict takes one to the side of the head.
Davile shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benedict fails to land with a series of punches.
Davile throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedict.
Benedict moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davile misses with an uppercut. Benedict saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Davile.
Davile throws a one two combo.
Davile connects with a solid leg kick.
Davile throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benedict doesn't manage to clinch there - Davile circles away.
Benedict scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedict moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedict avoids the head kick by Davile.
Davile avoids the head kick by Benedict.
Benedict throws a head kick but Davile moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benedict ducks under a wild hook from Davile.
Benedict looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Davile showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A right-left combo lands from Davile.
Benedict misses with a wild combination.
Davile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Benedict finds it's target.
Benedict lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Benedict slips under a jab.
Benedict scores with a head kick.
Davile throws a sloppy head kick and Benedict moves out of range easily.
Benedict misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davile throws the left hand but Benedict avoids the punch easily.
Benedict takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Davile misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davile keeps the fight on the outside.

Benedict moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davile breaks the clinch.
Benedict fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davile uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Davile misses the target.
Benedict tries to clinch there but Davile circles away.
Davile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benedict has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benedict throws a head kick but Davile moves out of range.
Davile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davile avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Benedict, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benedict uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davile.
Good leg kick by Davile there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benedict slips under a jab.
Benedict takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benedict looks to land a combination but Davile avoids it well.
Dakota Benedict has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict blocks a jab.
Davile connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Benedict misses.
Davile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Davile. Those never looked like landing.
Davile scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davile misses with a leg kick.
Benedict throws a head kick but Davile moves out of range.
Davile throws a nice looking combination but Benedict bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benedict throws a sloppy head kick and Davile moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davile stuns Benedict with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedict tries a head kick but it misses.
Davile looks to throw the jab but Benedict is out of range.
Davile fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davile misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Davile.
Benedict misses with a two punch combination.
Davile thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedict tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Davile misses.
Davile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benedict misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davile slips a jab and a cross from Benedict.
Benedict displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davile throws out the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Benedict scores with a four punch combination!
Benedict slips a jab from Davile.
Benedict defending well as Davile loads up on a big left hand.
Benedict throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedict takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benedict slips a straight right by Davile.
Benedict takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davile.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Davile avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Davile both land. Nice combination.
Benedict fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Davile misses its intended target.
Benedict tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Davile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mac Davile is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Davile jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davile circles away quickly and effectively.
Benedict avoids the head kick by Davile.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Benedict.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedict takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benedict will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Davile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davile winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Davile!