PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Bennett (ranked 2768 p4p, 107 weight class) and Chelsea Dagger (ranked 2443 p4p, 96 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bennett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dont waste my time. Chelsea Dagger is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bennett
vs
Dagger

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chelsea Dagger!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett scores with a nice strike.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Dagger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennett circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
Bennett throws a good cross that connects.
Bennett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bennett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bennett wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Bennett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bennett throws out a powerful jab.
Bennett throws a right hand that Dagger ducks under and follows up with a left that Dagger also avoids with ease.
Dagger swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dagger. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett throws a big counter combination but Dagger scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Dagger avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett misses with a double jab.

Bennett gets caught flat footed, as Dagger shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bennett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dagger landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bennett wants to stand and escape but Dagger is having none of it.
Dagger slips nicely into half guard.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Dagger controlling the action here.

Dagger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dagger is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dagger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dagger passes to side control.

Dagger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dagger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bennett to see if he's OK.

It looks like Owen Bennett has been cut.
Dagger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bennett down.

Owen Bennett's cut is getting worse.
Dagger moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dagger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Bennett is rocked!

Owen Bennett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dagger controlling the pace for now.
Oh Bennett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooh a big shot lands for Dagger! Bennett is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chelsea Dagger!
In defeat, Owen Bennett stepped up to the mic, saying 'i think i deserved to win judges cant be trusted '.