PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Genesis- Already Over (Red). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

vs
Benz

178 cm
25
158 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

171 cm
22
156 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genesis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Benz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but moves away.
Benz moves away from the strike by .
A big right from misses.
Benz dodges the punch combination from .
throws a series of punches but Benz avoids them all with ease.
Benz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as sprawls well. wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benz gets slowly back to his feet.
Benz throws out a loose jab but uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benz looks to score with a jab to the body but is just out of range.
Benz throws a hook but avoids it easily.
Benz takes a swing at 's ribcage but misses.
Benz throws a combination that misses
and counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dodges the punch combination from Benz.
An inside leg kick from Benz misses.
throws a lazy right hand but Benz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benz throws a predictable looking body shot
and counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benz misses with a straight right.
looks to throw the jab but Benz is out of range.
Benz misses with a takedown attempt - sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Benz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benz throws a body punch but moves out of range.
Benz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down rather than just go for the knockout.
Benz cracks with a good jab.
Benz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benz backs up against the cage.
misses with an uppercut.
throws a jab but it's blocked by Benz.
looks to land a combination but Benz avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by .
Benz throws out a loose jab but uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
dips to his left and cracks Benz with an uppercut!
Benz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts as he jumps to the side.
Genesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Benz.
missing with a left hand there. Benz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Benz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if tries to get out of the position.
is staying active underneath Benz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
pushes Benz off looking to stand but Benz dives back in and keeps control.
Benz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
tries to kick Benz off but Benz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benz wants to pass to mount but is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Benz in particular looking to stall.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
throws a combination that misses

and Benz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Benz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
is trying to stand.
Benz wants to pass to mount but is defending the position.
Benz stops from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Benz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benz. Benz obviously looking to wear him down.
misses with a combination
and Benz counters with a good low kick that was not able to check.
lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benz on the side of the head.
Benz throws a jab when was well out of range.
thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from .
Benz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Benz swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz throws a shot from downtown. moves away and avoids it.
Benz throws a head kick that misses.
sizes up Benz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benz shoots in but no luck this time.
dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benz with a nice cross.
A big right from misses.
missing with a left hand there. Benz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
throws a jab when Benz was well out of range.
Benz throws a nice looking combination but bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz lands with an overhand left.
Benz misses with a hook. ducked under it nicely.
Genesis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benz counters with a straight right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from .
uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benz.
Benz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. sees it coming and avoids it easily.
throws a sloppy body shot

and Benz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Benz trying to control from 's half guard. has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Benz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
is looking to stand up but Benz isn't so interested in that idea.
Benz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benz looking to pass the guard.
utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
wants to stand and escape but Benz is having none of it.
being controlled here, momentarily.
Benz trying to control but is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Benz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Benz trying to control the position from guard on top but is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benz landing some decent shots from guard.
wants to get back to his feet but Benz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Benz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benz manages to avoid it.
Benz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
throws a hook but Benz blocks it.
Benz misses with a hook to the body
and cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from misses its intended target.
loads up on a big right hand but Benz slips the punch.
Benz shoots in for a takedown but shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
stuns Benz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
cracks Benz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from .
Genesis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
misses with a straight left.
Benz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but avoids it really well and circles away.
throws a jab when Benz was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benz 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 has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from .
misses with a series of wild punches.
Genesis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benz throws a hook but blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benz to score with a decent uppercut.
scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice body kick there by Benz.
Benz moves out of range as strikes.
Benz looks to score with a jab to the body but is just out of range.
keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benz.
Benz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
throws a hook but Benz blocks it.
Benz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benz dodges the punch combination from .
Benz misses with a body punch
and cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Benz.
Benz wants to land a leg kick but is out of range.
Benz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Benz.
Benz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between 's hands.
Benz throws a leg kick but sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benz throws a lazy right hand but sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benz looks for a takedown but sprawls well.
Genesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Benz.
scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benz doesn't seem bothered though.
listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mike Benz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab by .
Benz drops his hands momentarily and takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
throws a big shot that misses.
Mike Benz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Genesis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from misses.
stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Benz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Benz!