PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Steiner (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!

Bennett
vs
Steiner

194 cm
25
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnnie Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Steiner.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steiner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Dennis Steiner has been cut.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DNA in the buildup to the fight.
Steiner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Steiner tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steiner moves out of range of the strikes.
Steiner misses the shot to the body.
Bennett misses with a hook
and Steiner counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steiner finds it's way round the side to connect with Bennett's head.

Bennett is rocked!
Steiner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Bennett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steiner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steiner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bennett seems to have got his legs back now.
Steiner lands a jab to Bennett's midsection.
Bennett throws a hook but Steiner avoids it easily.
Steiner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steiner lands with a right and another and another! Bennett is in big trouble! Steiner lands again and this time it's lights out for Bennett! A quality knockout there for Steiner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dennis Steiner!