PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson has chosen Alice Cooper - Schools Out as his entrance music. Cole Taggart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wolfgang Benson's chin.

Taggart
vs
Benson

169 cm
25
160 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

181 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Taggart to counter with a crisp jab.
Taggart scores with a punch to the head.
Benson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benson slips a jab and a cross from Taggart.
Taggart lands a really nice looking cross but Benson seems unphased.
Taggart with a hook.
That kick from Benson tenderised Taggart's leg. Taggart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Taggart blocks the body kick.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Taggart.
Benson tries to clinch up.
Taggart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taggart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taggart moves out of range as Benson strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson pushes Taggart away with a front kick.
Taggart throws a sloppy head kick

and Benson counters by clinching up.
Taggart misses with the head strike.
Taggart can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taggart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Taggart misses with the head strike.
Benson lands a body punch.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Benson misses with the head strike.
Taggart tries a body shot but Benson blocks it.
Taggart misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Taggart.
Taggart blocks an elbow strike from Benson.
Benson scores a nice knee to the body.
Benson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taggart up against the ropes.
Benson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taggart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taggart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Taggart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

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!
Benson blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Benson is working Taggart over against the ropes.
Taggart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taggart blocks a body shot from Benson.
Benson blocks an uppercut.
Benson misses with an elbow over the top.
Taggart digs a right hand into Benson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benson's gas tank.
Taggart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taggart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benson.
Taggart struggles to land a body shot inside as Benson controls his hands.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taggart lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
Taggart misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wolfgang Benson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Taggart is just out of range.

Benson takes the fight into the clinch.
Taggart lands an uppercut.

It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Benson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taggart throws a head punch that misses.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Taggart avoids it by throwing Benson back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Benson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taggarts head.
Taggart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson blocks an uppercut.
Taggart avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taggart swings wildly with an uppercut but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Taggart.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taggart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benson misses with a knee to the head.
Benson scores with a knee to the head.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Benson lands an uppercut.
Taggart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benson lands with a short shot to the head.
Benson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taggart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taggart misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Taggart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benson looking to throw knees to the head but Taggart is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taggart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benson blocking some punches.
Taggart blocks the elbow strike.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Taggart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benson connects with a knee to the head.
Benson throws an elbow but it misses.
Taggart misses with a punch to the body.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Benson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taggart misses with the head strike.
Taggart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wolfgang Benson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Benson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taggart.
Benson blocks a low kick nicely.
Taggart throws a leg kick that misses.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taggart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Taggart.
Taggart throws a body kick that misses.
Taggart misses with a body shot.
Benson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benson throws a leg kick but Taggart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benson walks into a jab.
Taggart misses with a double jab.
A clash of legs there as Taggart blocks the low kick.
Taggart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taggart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benson's calf.
Taggart takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Taggart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taggart misses with a punch on the inside.
Taggart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benson pushes Taggart back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Benson tries to work over Taggart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taggart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taggart avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
Taggart misses with a body punch.
Benson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benson blocks an uppercut.
Taggart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benson.
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses with an elbow strike.
Taggart throws a head punch that misses.
Taggart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Benson lands a body shot.
Taggart avoids the elbow strike from Benson, against the ropes.
Taggart with a knee to the head.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taggart.
Benson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taggart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
Taggart throws a head punch that misses.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benson.
Benson misses with an elbow strike.
Taggart avoids a wild elbow strike from Benson.
Taggart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taggart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Taggart clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice cross by Benson.
Taggart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Benson throws a head kick but Taggart moves out of range.
Benson throws a leg kick
and Taggart counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benson thinking.
Taggart lands a jab to the head.
Benson throws a solid leg kick but Taggart takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benson.
Some bone on bone action there as Taggart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Benson darts in and clinches Taggart up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Benson.
Benson lands an elbow just above Taggart 's eye.
Benson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taggart blocks an uppercut.
Taggart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benson.
Taggart misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
Taggart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taggart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Taggart.
Taggart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benson blocks it with crossed arms.
Taggart lands an elbow that stopped Benson in his tracks for a moment.
Benson throws a punch but it's blocked by Taggart.
Benson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taggart managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
Benson taking a breather.
Taggart lands a body shot.
Benson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taggart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taggart is defending well for now.
Taggart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benson takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson with a knee to the head.
Benson misses with an elbow strike.
Taggart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taggart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Taggart.
Taggart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benson avoids a wild elbow strike from Taggart.
Taggart avoids a wild elbow strike from Benson.
Benson lands an elbow inside that Taggart shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Taggart.

That has opened up Wolfgang Benson's cut even more.
Taggart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benson pushes off an throws an elbow but Taggart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Taggart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benson's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Cole Taggart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Taggart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Taggart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benson.

Taggart forces Benson back against the ropes and clinches.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benson blocks an uppercut.
Benson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benson prevents a body shot from Taggart.
Benson misses with some punches.
Taggart works on Benson's body with a couple of short punches.
Taggart misses with a knee to the head.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart lands a good knee to the midsection. Benson won't want to take too many of those.
Taggart lands an elbow inside that Benson shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson misses with a punch to the body.
Taggart blocks the elbow strike.
Taggart scores with a shoulder strike.
Taggart lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson takes an elbow to the temple.
Benson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Benson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taggart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Benson.
Taggart's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Benson misses with an elbow over the top.
Benson blocks a body shot from Taggart.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taggart avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
Taggart scores with an uppercut up the middle.

The cut above Wolfgang Benson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Benson prevents a body shot from Taggart.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart misses with a knee strike.
Taggart blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Taggart misses with a punch to the body.
Taggart misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Taggart.
Taggart tries to land knees in the clinch but Benson avoids the damage to the body.
Taggart lands an elbow inside.
Taggart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taggart misses with a knee to the head.
Taggart throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson blocks an uppercut.
Taggart misses with an elbow over the top.
Taggart misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson lands an elbow just above Taggart 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Taggart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taggart 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:47
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Taggart!
Cole Taggart made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best Nutrition in his post fight interview.
The defeated Wolfgang Benson had this to say: 'Sometimes u win, sometimes u lose. I'll go back and do my homework. Come back stronger.'.