PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Benz
vs
Marx

171 cm
28
199 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

180 cm
29
203 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Benz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Marx!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marx fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benz, pushing him back against the cage.
Benz swings wildly with an uppercut but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benz tries to work over Marx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benz gets through Marx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Mike Benz has been cut.
Marx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marx is trying to break the clinch but Benz is controlling him.
Benz avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
Benz lands with a right to the head.
Benz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marx's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marx.
Benz lands a shot to the body.
Marx looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Benz.
Benz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marx or not.
Benz lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Benz.
Benz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benz lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Benz.
Benz works on Marx's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benz.
Benz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Benz pushes Marx back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benz lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Benz lands a shot to the body.
Benz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benz digs a right hand into Marx's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marx's gas tank.
Benz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benz scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Benz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benz.
A short body shot lands from Benz as the two fighters clinch.
Benz digs a right hand underneath Marx's ribcage. Marx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Benz as the two fighters clinch.
Benz lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz is leaning against Marx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Benz presses Marx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Benz.
A body shot lands from Benz.
Nice body punch from Benz - that landed with a thud.
Benz lands with a short shot to the head.
Benz is working Marx over against the cage.
Benz is working Marx over against the cage.
Benz cracks Marx with a nice body shot.
Marx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benz lands a nice shot to the body.
Benz scores with a shoulder strike.
Benz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marx.
Benz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Benz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Benz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marx.
A short left from Benz.
Marx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benz lands a body punch.
Benz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benz.
Benz cracks Marx with a nice body shot.
A short right from Benz.
Benz is working Marx over against the cage.
Benz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Benz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marx just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benz's brow.
Marx using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benz lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Benz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Benz.
Benz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Benz.
Benz lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benz lands with a light punch inside.
Marx misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Benz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benz.
Benz lands a body punch.
Benz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Benz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benz lands a shot to the body.
Benz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Marx tries to land knees in the clinch but Benz avoids the damage to the body.
Benz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benz lands an uppercut.
Benz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benz lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Benz.
Marx tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benz scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Marx is rocked!
Benz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Benz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Benz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Benz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marx's sensitive parts.
Marx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carl Marx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benz lands with a good body shot.
Benz tries a head kick but it misses.
Marx throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Benz. Marx shrugs it off though.
Marx is breathing heavily.
Marx throws a leg kick
and Benz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marx on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz misses with a kick to the body.

Benz scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Benz scoring with strikes but Marx is staying in there.
Benz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marx can do to turn this around?
Benz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Benz raining down shots from the mount!
Benz breaks from Marx's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Marx is still in real trouble! Can Benz finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benz lands with some strikes.
Benz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marx hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Benz unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Marx wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Benz celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Benz!
Mike Benz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.