PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lennox Stacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson has chosen 300 Violin - Orchestra as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stacks
vs
Benson

180 cm
26
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennox Stacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonny Benson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stacks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Benson shoots in and bounces Stacks off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benson distracts Stacks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Benson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stacks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benson.

Benson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Benson throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stacks's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Benson thows a huge punch but Stacks dodges it nicely.
Benson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benson drops an elbow to the side of Stacks's head.
Benson winds up and cracks Stacks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stacks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Benson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benson wants to pass the guard but Stacks is defending well.
Stacks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stacks wants to get back to full guard.
Stacks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benson.
Stacks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson is nestled in close to Stacks, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Benson wants to pass the guard but Stacks is defending well.
Benson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Benson scoring with strikes but Stacks is staying in there.

Stacks is rocked!
Benson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Stacks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Stacks bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Benson and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Benson!
Jonny Benson made sure to mention his sponsor, Evil Clothing in his post fight interview.