PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarcus Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ware has chosen Put on as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Demarcus Ware has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bennett
vs
Ware

177 cm
27
176 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

183 cm
25
178 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demarcus Ware!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ware counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennett misses with a leg kick
and Ware counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Matt Bennett has been cut.
Ware tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Ware.
Bennett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ware.
Ware misses with a double jab
and Bennett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ware thinking.
Bennett tried to score with a low kick but Ware checks it.
Bennett works over Ware's head and body with a nice combination.
Ware tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ware slips under a jab from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ware looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bennett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Bennett.
Ware swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bennett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ware tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from Bennett misses.
Bennett lands a nice hook to Ware's body. Ware takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
Bennett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Ware.
Bennett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ware throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennett punishes Ware's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Bennett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ware misses with a double jab
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
Ware throws a combination that misses
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ware doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bennett counters with a right hand to the body.
Bennett lands with a nice combination. Ware backs away looking to recover.
Bennett wants to slow Ware down by chopping away at his legs.
Ware gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennett.
Good leg kick by Ware there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bennett cracks Ware with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bennett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ware with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bennett counters with a nice uppercut.
Demarcus Ware seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ware tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ware swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bennett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bennett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ware.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ware has time to react.
Ware with a poor takedown
and Bennett counters with a series of strikes. Ware will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matt Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demarcus Ware.
Ware looks gassed!
Bennett looks for the body kick but Ware saw that one coming.
Bennett connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Ware.
Bennett cracks a nice hook into Ware's ribs.
Bennett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ware's head.
Ware tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bennett.
Bennett misses with a wild combination.
Ware misses with a takedown
and Bennett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Ware avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bennett. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ware looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bennett scores with a jab to the head.
Bennett with a hook.
Bennett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Ware throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bennett scores with a jab to the head.
Ware pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ware throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bennett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ware thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ware throws a combination that misses
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ware moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ware eats them both and turns towards Bennett to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Bennett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Bennett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bennett misses with a few strikes there.
Ware takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ware has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bennett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ware misses with a hook
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Ware tries to score with a low kick but Bennett moves his leg out of the way.
Ware misses with a double jab
and Bennett counters with a nice body shot.
Bennett cracks Ware with an open hand slap.
Ware misses with a double jab

and Bennett counters with a takedown into side control.

Bennett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ware is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Bennett in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ware is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Bennett!