PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luuk Benjamin (ranked 611 p4p, 751 weight class) and Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 55 p4p, 64 weight class). Jeong Hoon Chai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Benjamin
vs
Chai

177 cm
27
150
16 - 6 - 0

175 cm
26
145
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luuk Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
Benjamin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Benjamin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benjamin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chai throws a wild body kick that Benjamin sees coming a mile off.
Chai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benjamin checks it well.
Benjamin throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai needs to keep his hands up - Benjamin had a free shot at his head there.
Chai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chai throws a jab when Benjamin was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chai motions for Benjamin to come forward. Chai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Chai looks to throw a body kick
and Benjamin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good work by Benjamin as he checks the leg kick.
Benjamin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Benjamin to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai swinging wildly here.
Chai walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a jab when Benjamin was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Benjamin misses the target.
Chai throws a leg kick but Benjamin checks it.
Benjamin throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Benjamin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai throws a head kick that misses.
Chai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chai with a jab.
We've been told by Benjamin's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benjamin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benjamin misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benjamin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chai - the referee stops the clock and Benjamin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chai. Benjamin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benjamin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benjamin misses with a hook
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chai slips under a jab from Benjamin.
A low kick from Chai is predictable there
and Chai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Benjamin thuds a left hand into Chai's body.
Benjamin throws out a powerful jab.
Benjamin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benjamin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
And Benjamin counters with a quick kick to the body but Chai blocks it.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Chai misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Benjamin throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Benjamin coming out on top.
Benjamin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benjamin tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeong Hoon Chai will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chai looks for the body kick but Benjamin saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Benjamin - just one landing.
Chai staying out of range there.
Benjamin scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai defending well as Benjamin loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benjamin. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chai tries to keep at a distance but Benjamin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Benjamin backwards.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Chai is leaning against Benjamin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benjamin.
Good body shot from Chai.
Nice body punch from Benjamin - that landed with a thud.
Benjamin misses with a punch on the inside.
Benjamin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benjamin.
Benjamin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai scores with a shot to the side of Benjamin's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benjamin.
Chai working aggressively here.
Benjamin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Chai tries a body shot but Benjamin blocks it.
Benjamin working aggressively here.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benjamin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benjamin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benjamin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benjamin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Benjamin presses Chai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benjamin digs a right hand into Chai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chai's gas tank.
Chai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai pushes Benjamin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benjamin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Benjamin.
Benjamin blocks an uppercut.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benjamin backwards.
Benjamin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
Benjamin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benjamin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jeong Hoon Chai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benjamin blocks a body shot from Chai.
Benjamin scores with a shot to the side of Chai's head.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benjamin misses with the head strike.
Benjamin struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin throws a head punch that misses.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benjamin lands with a left to the head.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benjamin's elbow.
Benjamin prevents a body shot from Chai.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benjamin misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Benjamin has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Benjamin misses with the head strike.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benjamin misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Benjamin.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benjamin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Chai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Benjamin is controlling him.
Benjamin is leaning against Chai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benjamin tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjamin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Benjamin.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Benjamin blocking some punches.
Chai wants to get back to striking at distance but Benjamin won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Benjamin.
Benjamin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.

Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benjamin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benjamin.
Benjamin misses with a body shot
and Chai counters with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luuk Benjamin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Chai misses with a wild combination.
Benjamin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Benjamin lands a jab.
Benjamin misses with a straight left.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Benjamin misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai is looking to chop away at Benjamin's legs.
Chai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Chai misses
and Benjamin counters with a series of strikes. Chai will be more careful next time no doubt.
A good leg kick by Benjamin.
Benjamin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benjamin counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benjamin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benjamin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Chai is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benjamin.
Chai is still on wobbly legs! Can Benjamin finish him?
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Benjamin drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Chai right on the button. Chai goes down! Benjamin follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Benjamin gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luuk Benjamin!
A relieved looking Luuk Benjamin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.