PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egan has chosen Alice In Chains- Man In a Box as his entrance music. Richard Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bennett
vs
Egan

180 cm
21
198 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Next Level Nutrition (158q for $50!!!!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Egan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennett is out of range and Egan settles back down.
A solid body kick from Bennett.
Egan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bennett's calf.

Egan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bennett sprawls well initially but Egan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bennett keeping control of the position.
Egan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bennett regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Egan.
Bennett pulls Egan in close to his closed guard and prevents Egan from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egan postures up in Bennett's guard and throws a big left but Bennett blocks it.
Egan chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan postures up in Bennett's guard and throws a big left but Bennett blocks it.
Egan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Egan is looking to work some ground and pound but Bennett has wrist control.
Egan stands up over Bennett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Egan is in close to Bennett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Egan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Egan won't allow Bennett to get back to his feet.
Egan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Egan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bennett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Egan throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Egan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bennett is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bennett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Egan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett moves out of range of the leg kick from Egan.
Bennett loads up on a big right hand but Egan slips the punch.
Egan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bennett sprawls well. Bennett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Egan gets slowly back to his feet.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brian Egan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egan throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Egan avoids the elbow strike from Bennett, against the cage.
Egan misses with a body punch.
Bennett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Egan trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Bennett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Egan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bennett trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bennett crunches a lovely knee into Egan's ribcage.
Bennett lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Brian Egan has been cut.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Egan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bennett.
Egan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bennett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bennett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Egan looks gassed!
Egan being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bennett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Egan.
Egan tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Egan back against the cage.
Bennett crunches a lovely knee into Egan's ribcage.

Bennett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Bennett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Egan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bennett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab from Egan.
Bennett is looking to chop away at Egan's legs.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Bennett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Egan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egan.

Bennett closes the distance and pushes Egan back into the cage.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Egan.
Bennett scores a nice knee to the body.
Bennett avoiding damage.
Bennett gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bennett lands an elbow just above Egan 's eye.
Bennett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Egan.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.

Egan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett wants to slow Egan down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Egan looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Egan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch but Egan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Egan.
Egan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
Egan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Egan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Egan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Egan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Egan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Egan looks up at the clock and then as Bennett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Egan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Egan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bennett tries to bench press Egan off him but Egan keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett gets back to half guard.
Bennett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Egan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Egan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Egan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bennett trying to control here.
Egan with the ground and pound but Bennett uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Egan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Egan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Egan throwing strikes but missing.
Bennett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Egan is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bennett throws a leg kick that misses.
Egan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Egan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Egan misses with a straight left.
Egan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bennett.
Egan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Egan throws a big shot that misses.
Egan throws a looping overhand right but Bennett ducks down to avoid it.
Egan throws a good cross that connects.
Bennett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A low kick from Egan is predictable there
and Bennett counters with a head kick. That will keep Egan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A punch lands to the side of Egan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Egan with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Bennett misses.
Bennett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Egan misses with a straight right.
Bennett cracks the inside of Egan's front leg.
Egan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Egan. Bennett shrugs it off though.
Egan misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bennett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett lands with a kick to the temple. Egan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bennett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Egan counters with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennett.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bennett - that will leave a mark!
Bennett connects with a looping right hand.
Bennett lands a really nice looking cross but Egan seems unphased.
Egan throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Egan swinging wildly here.
Egan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bennett. Bennett obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Egan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Egan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennett is out of range and Egan settles back down.
Richard Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett tries to work over Egan's front leg with a kick but Egan checks it.
Egan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Bennett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Egan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Bennett.
Egan throws a head kick that misses
and Bennett counters with a stiff right hand.
Egan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Egan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bennett counters with a nice uppercut.
Egan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Egan connects with a body shot.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Egan moves out of range easily.
Egan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bennett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Egan finds it's way round the side to connect with Bennett's head.
Egan throws a leg kick
and Bennett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A decent looking cross lands there for Egan.
Egan fails with the takedown
and Bennett counters with a body kick that stops Egan in his tracks momentarily.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Egan's sensitive parts.
Bennett delivers a nice body kick.
Egan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bennett.
Bennett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bennett wants it to stay on the feet.
Good exchange - Bennett coming out on top.

Bennett takes the fight into the clinch.
Bennett lands an elbow inside that Egan shrugs off.
Bennett lands an elbow just above Egan 's eye.
Egan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bennett slowing the pace effectively.
Bennett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bennett throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brian Egan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan trying to land knees to the body.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Egan.
Egan stalling in the clinch but Bennett improves position.
Bennett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Egan is defending well for now.
Bennett trying to land knees to the body.
Egan gets through Bennett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bennett controlling the action here for a moment.
Egan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Egan.
Nice elbow from Bennett.

Egan breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Egan misses
and Bennett counters with a nice leg kick.
Egan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Egan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egan connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Egan.
Egan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bennett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Egan with a hook.
Egan wants to land a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
Egan misses with an uppercut.
Egan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bennett counters with an outside leg kick.

Bennett forces Egan back against the cage and clinches.
Egan throws an elbow but it misses.
Egan wants to get back to striking at distance but Bennett won't allow it.
Egan managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennett wants to stall.
Bennett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bennett takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Egan.
Richard Bennett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Egan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bennett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Egan's efforts to push away.
Egan can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Bennett stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egan tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Egan.
Egan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egan managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.
Egan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennett.
Egan lands a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bennett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Bennett!