PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Foulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fray Bentos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Foulger
vs
Bentos

190 cm
26
213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Foulger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fray Bentos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foulger swings for the body but Bentos moves out of range.
Bentos lands with a nice body punch.
Bentos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Foulger misses with a body shot
enabling Bentos to counter with a crisp jab.
Bentos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foulger moves away.
Bentos clobbers Foulger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Foulger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bentos cracks Foulger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bentos tests Foulger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fray Bentos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Bentos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foulger, pushing him back against the ropes.
Foulger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bentos is keeping busy.
Foulger misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foulger tries a body shot but Bentos blocks it.
Bentos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foulger backwards.
Foulger trying to control the position but instead, Bentos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foulger into the ropes.
Bentos stalling in the clinch.
Bentos works on Foulger's body with a couple of short punches.
Bentos lands a left hand.
Bentos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foulger.

Bentos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bentos throws out a loose jab but Foulger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foulger scores with a nice head shot.
Foulger wants to clinch
and Bentos counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Foulger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bentos slips a jab and a cross from Foulger.
Foulger just misses with a punch to the body.
Bentos throws a front kick aimed at Foulger's knee but Foulger avoids it well.
Foulger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foulger connects with the punch.
Foulger lands with a nice body punch.
Foulger avoids the body shot from Bentos.
Bentos throws a right and a left that Foulger avoids nicely.
Foulger takes a swing at Bentos's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foulger checks a leg kick.
Bentos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Foulger misses.
A clash of legs there as Foulger blocks the low kick.
Bentos misses with a wild body shot.
Bentos thows a body shot but no joy.
Bentos throws a wild body kick that Foulger sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Foulger.

It looks like Fray Bentos has been cut.
Foulger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bentos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foulger lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bentos has closed the distance and engaged Foulger in a clinch.

Bentos breaks the clinch.
Bentos misses with the combination.
Bentos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foulger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Foulger misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bentos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Foulger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bentos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Foulger on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fray Bentos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fray Bentos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A slow jab from Foulger misses its intended target.
Bentos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bentos 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.
A big right from Bentos misses.
Bentos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bentos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foulger.
Foulger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bentos on the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bentos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bentos stuns Foulger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bentos clobbers Foulger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Foulger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bentos wants to slow Foulger down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentos blocks a jab.
Bentos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bentos staying out of range there.
Foulger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bentos moves away.
Bentos throws a body punch but Foulger moves out of range.
Bentos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bentos tries a low kick but Foulger avoids it.
Foulger misses with a double jab.

Bentos pushes Foulger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Foulger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foulger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bentos prevents a body shot from Foulger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bentos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foulger backwards.
Come on Bentos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Foulger trying to control the position but instead, Bentos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foulger into the ropes.
Foulger dodges an elbow strike from Bentos.

Bentos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bentos ducks under a wild hook from Foulger.
Foulger takes a swing at Bentos's ribcage but misses.
Foulger swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentos ducks under a wild hook from Foulger.
Bentos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bentos blocks a jab.
Foulger misses with a wild body shot.
Foulger tries to clinch up but Bentos circles away and keeps his distance.
Foulger misses with a hook.
Foulger works the jab nicely.
Fray Bentos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bentos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bentos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bentos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foulger throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bentos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foulger tries to pull guard but Bentos won't allow it.
Foulger throws a punch but it's blocked by Bentos.
Bentos lands with a right to the head.
Foulger is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Foulger misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bentos holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Foulger lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Bentos.
Foulger misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bentos throws an elbow that misses.
Foulger stalling in the clinch but Bentos improves position.
Foulger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fray Bentos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fray Bentos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Foulger throws a hook but Bentos avoids it easily.
Bentos avoids the body shot from Foulger.
Foulger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Foulger misses.
Bentos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bentos throws a hook but Foulger avoids it easily.
Foulger lands a jab.
Bentos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Foulger is rocked!
Foulger misses with a straight right.
Bentos avoids the body shot from Foulger.
Bentos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foulger's hands.
Oh Foulger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentos lands a big right hook! Foulger looks hurt but is still standing! Bentos lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Foulger falls down and Bentos dives in with a huge hammer fist! Foulger's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Bentos runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fray Bentos!