PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 2034 p4p, 1482 weight class) and Henri Jospin (ranked 266 p4p, 206 weight class). Jospin has chosen Clash as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Henri Jospin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Benn Jr
vs
Jospin

185 cm
36
203
25 - 19 - 0

192 cm
27
218
11 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Henri Jospin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Jospin.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Jospin avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Jospin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Jospin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benn Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Jospin.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Jospin connects with a high kick.

It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Benn Jr blocks a leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Jospin blocks it.
Jospin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benn Jr blocks a head kick by Jospin.
Benn Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Benn Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benn Jr thumps Jospin with a low kick.
Jospin slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jospin eats them both and turns towards Benn Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jospin throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Jospin throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jospin circles away quickly and effectively.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benn Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jospin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It appears Benn Jr was looking to counter with a kick there.
Benn Jr lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jospin throws a head kick that misses.
Jospin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jospin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Henri Jospin has been cut.
Jospin connects with a leg kick.
Jospin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A shot to the liver by Benn Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Benn Jr blocks a leg kick.
Benn Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Jospin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jospin ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
Jospin shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jospin slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jospin circles away quickly and effectively.
Jospin shapes to counter with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Jospin misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Jospin ducks down to avoid it.
Jospin tries a quick counter leg kick but Benn Jr is wise to it.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jospin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jospin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jospin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Jospin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Benn Jr misses.
Jospin lands with a right hand.
Benn Jr throws a combination that misses
and Jospin counters with a three punch combo that has Benn Jr backing up. Benn Jr nods at Jospin to acknowledge the strikes.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jospin moves away.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Jospin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benn Jr's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
Jospin lands with a slapping head kick.
Benn Jr punishes Jospin's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jospin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benn Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benn Jr lands a head shot.
Jospin moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Jospin lands with a kick to the temple. Benn Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Benn Jr jabs Jospin right on the nose. Jospin blinks but takes it well.
Benn Jr scores with a nice strike.
Jospin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benn Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jospin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benn Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Benn Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jospin on the side of the head.
Benn Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jospin. That did some damage!
Benn Jr throws a series of strikes that have Jospin backpedaling.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jospin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut
and Jospin counters with a good low kick that Benn Jr was not able to check.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jospin!
Benn Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Jospin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jospin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Jospin throws a counter combo.
Benn Jr tries to score with a low kick but Jospin moves his leg out of the way.
Jospin throws a fast counter high kick but Benn Jr manages to duck under it in time.
Benn Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jospin's hands.
Benn Jr avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Benn Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Jospin counters with a low kick, right behind Benn Jr 's knee.
Benn Jr misses with a looping left.
Jospin tries a quick counter leg kick but Benn Jr is wise to it.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jospin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jospin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benn Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Jospin throws a leg kick but Benn Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jospin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benn Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jospin misses with a leg kick.
Jospin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benn Jr checks a low kick from Jospin.
Jospin moves away from the strike by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Jospin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jospin.
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 Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Benn Jr swings for the body but Jospin moves out of range.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Benn Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jospin doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Jospin is predictable there
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jospin scores with a spinning back kick!
Jospin misses with a kick to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jospin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Jospin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jospin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Benn Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benn Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jospin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jospin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jospin lunges at Benn Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benn Jr's hand.
Benn Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jospin counters with a low kick, right behind Benn Jr 's knee.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut
and Jospin counters with a good low kick that Benn Jr was not able to check.
A big left from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jospin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin throws a lazy body kick
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henri Jospin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jospin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jospin staying out of range there.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jospin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benn Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jospin can do to turn this around?
Benn Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Benn Jr there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jospin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn Jr lands with a right hand.
Benn Jr digs a good hook to Jospin's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jospin counters with a head kick.
Jospin is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Jospin blocks a jab.
Benn Jr throws a shot to the body.
Jospin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benn Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jospin.
Benn Jr lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jospin. That's going to slow Benn Jr down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Jospin was well out of range.
Jospin avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
That kick from Jospin tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jospin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jospin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benn Jr.
Jospin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Jospin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jospin tried to score with a low kick but Benn Jr checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Benn Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benn Jr 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
An out of breath Nigel Benn Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.