PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pakon Rajanont (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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rajanont
vs
Benson

173 cm
22
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
24
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pakon Rajanont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajanont lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rajanont. Beautiful body shot.
Rajanont tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Rajanont - just one landing.
Rajanont is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benson.
Benson misses with a shot to the body
and Rajanont cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rajanont throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benson on the side of the head.
Rajanont scores with a jab. Benson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benson scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson scores with a kick to the body.
Benson fakes the leg kick and cracks Rajanont in the body.
Benson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rajanont is out of range.
Rajanont throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benson.
Benson misses with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Benson. Rajanont shrugs it off though.
Rajanont fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rajanont will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pakon Rajanont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That kick from Benson tenderised Rajanont's leg. Rajanont is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rajanont tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benson looks for the body kick but Rajanont saw that one coming.
Rajanont chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benson can pounce on him.
Benson checks a leg kick.
Rajanont doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.
Benson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rajanont blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Rajanont.
Rajanont throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Benson looks to land a body kick but Rajanont moved away.
Rajanont rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rajanont crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Benson - the referee stops the clock and Rajanont gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Benson. Rajanont manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rajanont is just out of range.

Benson clinches.
Rajanont tries to break free but Benson pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Benson.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rajanont tries to break the clinch but Benson is controlling the position.
Benson is leaning against Rajanont and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rajanont dodges an elbow strike from Benson.
Rajanont wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benson has him pressed against the ropes.
Rajanont will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Benson is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson lands with a short shot to the head.
Rajanont blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rajanont looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Benson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Rajanont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rajanont throws a jab but it's blocked by Benson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benson.
Benson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rajanont tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rajanont swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Rajanont takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rajanont lands with a hook. Benson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson scores with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Rajanont.
Benson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rajanont checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benson.
Benson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rajanont lands a slapping body shot.
Benson keeps Rajanont at a distance using the push kick.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Rajanont.
Benson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rajanont pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Benson tries a low kick but Rajanont avoids it.
Rajanont looks to land a combination but Benson avoids it well.
Rajanont throws a lazy head kick
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rajanont avoids a kick to the body.
Pakon Rajanont is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rajanont avoids a kick to the body.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rajanont was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rajanont ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benson moves away.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Rajanont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rajanont misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benson is looking to slow Rajanont down with leg kicks.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Benson.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Benson misses with a hook.
Benson feints and then cracks Rajanont's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rajanont down.
Rajanont avoids a kick to the body.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Benson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Benson misses with a hook.
Benson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rajanont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rajanont.
Rajanont circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rajanont takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Rajanont uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rajanont tries to clinch up but Benson circles away and keeps his distance.
Rajanont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rajanont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rajanont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rajanont misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson thows a body kick. Rajanont tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Benson cracks the inside of Rajanont's front leg.
Rajanont is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Benson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rajanont throws a lazy right hand but Benson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Rajanont, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rajanont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benson tries to score with a low kick but Rajanont moves his leg out of the way.
A punch combination from Rajanont misses.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rajanont has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benson connects with a body shot.
Benson lands a jab to the nose.
Benson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rajanont to score with a decent uppercut.
Rajanont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benson lands a jab to the nose.
Benson moves out of range of the leg kick from Rajanont.
Benson throws out a leg kick but Rajanont moves out of range and Benson only half commits.
Rajanont walks into a stiff left hand from Benson.
Benson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rajanont is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Rajanont ducks down to avoid it.
Rajanont is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson cracks the inside of Rajanont's front leg.
Rajanont throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Benson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benson misses with a shot to the body
and Rajanont counters with a low kick, right behind Benson 's knee.
Benson blocks a head kick by Rajanont.
Rajanont throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rajanont tries a head kick but it misses.
Rajanont wants to clinch
and Benson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rajanont really felt that one!
Benson looks to land a body kick but Rajanont moved away.

Benson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rajanont takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Benson really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Benson blocks a head kick by Rajanont.
Benson catches Rajanont with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Benson.
Rajanont throws a good cross that connects.
Benson misses with a looping right.
Rajanont looks to land a left hand but Benson moved out of range nicely.
Rajanont loads up on a big right hand but Benson slips the punch.
Rajanont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Rajanont does no damage.
Rajanont throws an overhand right that lands on Benson's shoulder, as Benson tries to avoid the shot.
Benson misses with a hook to the body
and Rajanont makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rajanont.
Rajanont takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rajanont scores with a head kick.

It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Benson throws a right hand that misses
and Rajanont counters with a right hand to the body.
Rajanont rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rajanont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
A head kick misses from Rajanont.
Rajanont takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benson throws a good cross that connects.
Rajanont tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benson counters with a body kick.
Rajanont fails to land with a series of punches.
Rajanont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rajanont throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
Rajanont scores with a one two! Benson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Benson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rajanont looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rajanont has had enough of the clinch but Benson keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rajanont is trying to break free.
Benson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rajanont controls his hands.
Rajanont has had enough of the clinch but Benson keeps him there for the moment.

Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson throws a lazy body kick
and Rajanont counters with a two punch combo.
Benson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rajanont throws a lazy head kick
and Benson counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rajanont checks a low kick from Benson.
Benson lands with a kick to the ribs.
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 Pakon Rajanont will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rajanont is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benson.
Benson tries to land a leg kick but Rajanont saw it coming and moves away.
Benson avoids the head kick by Rajanont.
Benson throws a chopping leg kick but Rajanont manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good leg kick by Benson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rajanont throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Rajanont will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Benson pushes Rajanont up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benson.
Benson lands with a left to the head.
Wolfgang Benson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benson lands a left hand.
Rajanont on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson blocks a body shot from Rajanont.
Rajanont is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benson is keeping busy.
Rajanont lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rajanont tries to break the clinch but Benson is controlling the position.
Benson prevents Rajanont from breaking the clinch.
Rajanont is trying to force a seperation but Benson has the dominant position.
Benson has Rajanont pressed against the ropes, preventing Rajanont from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benson managing to block the knees to the body from Rajanont.
Rajanont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rajanont is trying to break the clinch but Benson has him pressed against the ropes.
Rajanont is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rajanont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rajanont tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
Rajanont misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson landing knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rajanont has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rajanont avoids the damage to the body.
Pakon Rajanont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rajanont tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Rajanont back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Benson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 46:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Benson!
Wolfgang Benson thanked the fans post fight for their support.