PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes to the ring accompanied by Alice Cooper - Schools Out. Simon Kanitz is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Benson
vs
Kanitz

181 cm
27
174 lbs
15 - 3 - 1

186 cm
28
172 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Kanitz!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Kanitz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kanitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benson's head.
Kanitz 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.
Benson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kanitz to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Kanitz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benson on the side of the head.
Kanitz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Benson slips under a jab.
Benson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kanitz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kanitz really felt that one!
Kanitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanitz misses the target.
Benson lands with a straight right. Kanitz didn't see that one coming.
Benson lands an overhand right.
Benson scores with a jab.
Benson misses with a body shot
and Kanitz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kanitz slips a jab from Benson.
Good shot there by Benson.
Kanitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
Kanitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Kanitz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benson tries a head kick but it misses.
Kanitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanitz throws a body kick that misses.
Benson closes the distance but Kanitz moves to the side
and Benson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kanitz lands a slapping body shot.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson checks a low kick from Kanitz.
Benson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kanitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
Kanitz moves out of range of the body kick from Benson.
Benson throws a low kick but Kanitz avoids it.
Benson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kanitz if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick from Kanitz misses.
Benson moves out of range as Kanitz throws a body kick.

Benson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kanitz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Benson blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Kanitz breaks the clinch.
Kanitz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kanitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benson misses with a left hand
and Kanitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benson walks into a jab.

Benson moves into the clinch.
Benson lands a nice uppercut.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benson throws a head punch that misses.
Kanitz tries a body shot but Benson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kanitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kanitz fails to land.
Kanitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kanitz.
Benson lands a damaging elbow.
Kanitz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kanitz misses with a body punch.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson can't find room to land a body shot as Kanitz controls the action.
Benson misses with the head strike.
Benson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanitz avoids it.
Kanitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Benson.
Kanitz misses with a body punch.
Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanitz digs a good body shot into Benson's ribs.
Benson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kanitz checks a leg kick nicely.
Kanitz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanitz circles away.
Benson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kanitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kanitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanitz thows a leg kick but Benson checks it
and Benson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kanitz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benson's hands.
Benson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kanitz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Kanitz misses
and Benson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Benson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benson throws a body punch but Kanitz moves out of range.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benson punishes Kanitz's body with a nice straight punch.
Benson misses with a hook
and Benson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benson throws a push kick but Kanitz slaps the foot to one side.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson misses with a left hand
and Benson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kanitz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kanitz counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson throws a hook to the side of Kanitz's head but Kanitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kanitz connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Kanitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanitz throws out a counter right but Benson avoids it with no problem.
Kanitz misses with a body shot.
Benson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kanitz.
Benson tries to land a leg kick but Kanitz saw it coming and moves away.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson tries to move into range but Kanitz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kanitz takes a swing at Benson's ribcage but misses.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Kanitz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kanitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benson cracks the inside of Kanitz's front leg.
Kanitz dodges the punch combination from Benson.
Kanitz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Kanitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson tests Kanitz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
Kanitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benson.
Benson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kanitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kanitz misses with an uppercut.
Kanitz checks a leg kick.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Kanitz tries to get set, Benson tries to push him back and clinch up but Kanitz manages to avoid the attempt.
Kanitz connects with a crisp jab.
Benson cracks Kanitz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Kanitz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
A nice side step and Kanitz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Simon Kanitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanitz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benson back to the ropes. Kanitz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson is looking to chop away at Kanitz's legs.
Kanitz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Benson scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kanitz.
A low kick from Benson is predictable there
and Kanitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Benson.
Benson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Kanitz needs to keep his hands up - Benson had a free shot at his head there.
Kanitz looks to land a left hand but Benson moved out of range nicely.
Benson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wolfgang Benson will probably get the nod.
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.

Kanitz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kanitz misses with a looping right.
A head kick by Benson misses
and Benson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kanitz cracks Benson with a good jab.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Kanitz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Benson.
Kanitz scores with a decent looking hook.

Benson is rocked!
Benson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kanitz misses.
Benson scores with a body shot.
Benson walks into a stiff left hand from Kanitz.
Oh Benson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benson wants to slow Kanitz down by chopping away at his legs.
Kanitz checks a leg kick nicely.
Kanitz circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Benson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Kanitz wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Kanitz! Simon Kanitz retains his welterweight title!
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.'.