PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skylar Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Valdez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Valdez
vs
Bennett

177 cm
27
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skylar Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Valdez counters with a head kick. That will keep Bennett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Skylar Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Skylar Bennett has been cut.
Bennett misses with a jab to the body
and Valdez counters with a one-two to the body.

Bennett is rocked!
Valdez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bennett momentarily.
Bennett is still on wobbly legs! Can Valdez finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennett.
Bennett seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valdez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bennett lands with an overhand left.
Valdez throws a wild body kick that Bennett sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Valdez does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Valdez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valdez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bennett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bennett.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Valdez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bennett.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Valdez avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Bennett finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a two punch combination.
Bennett misses with a double jab
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valdez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valdez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bennett with a jab.
Bennett throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bennett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bennett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valdez's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Valdez moved out of range nicely.
Valdez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Nice cross by Bennett.
Valdez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdez. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett throws an off balance right hand
and Valdez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valdez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valdez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valdez looks to throw a body kick
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bennett connects with a leg kick. Valdez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valdez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett looks to throw a body kick
and Valdez counters with a nice body kick.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Skylar Bennett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Skylar Bennett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A low kick from Bennett is predictable there
and Valdez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Skylar Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Valdez.
Valdez misses with a few strikes there.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob Valdez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Valdez.
A head kick by Valdez misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
Bennett scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a combination
and Valdez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bennett lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennett throws a leg kick
and Valdez counters with a two punch combo.
Bennett motions for Valdez to come forward. Bennett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett thumps Valdez with a low kick.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.
Bennett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bennett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valdez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennett lands a jab.
Jab from Bennett.
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
Bennett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a double jab.
Bennett throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a kick to the body
and Valdez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Valdez misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valdez throws a combination that misses
and Bennett counters with a head kick.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Valdez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valdez lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valdez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Valdez.
Bennett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valdez doesn't seem bothered though.
Valdez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bennett counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Bennett.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valdez's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Bennett finds it's target.
Bennett misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skylar Bennett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Skylar Bennett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Valdez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennett counters with an inside leg kick.
Bennett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valdez's hands.
Valdez throws a combination that misses
and Bennett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Valdez.
Valdez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bennett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bennett cracks Valdez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bennett misses with a hook. Valdez ducked under it nicely.
Valdez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Valdez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Valdez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett scores with a kick to the body.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Bennett tries to bum rush Valdez with a series of wild strikes but Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Valdez misses.
Valdez avoids a kick to the body.
Bennett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bennett swings for the body but Valdez moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bennett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bennett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Valdez counters with a good low kick that Bennett was not able to check.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett lands with a nice body kick.
A nice combination there by Valdez.
Valdez stalks Bennett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bennett's face. Bennett staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett misses with a hook
and Valdez counters with a one-two to the body.
A low kick from Bennett is predictable there
and Valdez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bennett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Valdez's knee momentarily.
Bennett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valdez.
That kick from Bennett tenderised Valdez's leg. Valdez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valdez moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Valdez throws a combination that misses
and Bennett counters with a leg kick.
Bennett cracks the inside of Valdez's front leg.
Bennett throws a head kick but Valdez moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bennett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Bob Valdez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bennett.
Bob Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Bennett.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick
and Bennett counters with a right hand to the body.
Skylar Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid body kick from Bennett.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skylar Bennett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bennett 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

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