PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inya Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inya Face will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Benz
vs
Face

171 cm
28
199 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

190 cm
30
198 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs

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 17 - 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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Inya Face!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face is looking to chop away at Benz's legs.
Benz blocks a jab.
Benz throws a leg kick that misses.
Face takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Benz has Face up against the cage in a clinch.
Benz throws a punch but it's blocked by Face.
Benz throws a head punch that misses.
Face stalling the fight.
Face prevents a body shot from Benz.
Benz tries to throw a body punch but Face avoids it by throwing Benz back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Face is struggling to control the position.
Face prevents a body shot from Benz.
Benz throws a head punch that misses.
Benz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Face lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benz tries to work over Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benz cracks Face with a nice body shot.
Benz swings wildly with an uppercut but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Face's elbow.
Benz gets through Face's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Face.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Face wants to break free but Benz has control.
Face stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Benz as the two fighters clinch.
Benz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benz lands a nice shot to the body.
Face looks gassed!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Face.
Benz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benz tries to work over Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benz lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Benz on the inside.
Face avoiding damage.
Benz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Inya Face has been cut.
Benz struggles to land a body shot inside as Face controls his hands.
Benz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benz swings wildly with an uppercut but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Face trying to stall but Benz improves his position.
Benz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benz lands a shoulder strike.
Benz struggles to land a body shot inside as Face controls his hands.
Face stalling in the clinch but Benz improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face blocks a body shot from Benz.
Stalling in the clinch from Face.
Benz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Face prevents a body shot from Benz.
Benz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benz being controlled against the cage.
Benz is leaning against Face and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Benz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Benz fails to land.
Benz tries to work over Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Inya Face's cut.
That's time! Benz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Benz throws a nice looking combination but Face bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Face connects with the punch.
Benz defending well as Face loads up on a big left hand.
Benz throws a leg kick but Face moved away.
Face stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benz.
Benz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz throws a solid leg kick but Face takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benz.
Face misses with a two punch combination.

Benz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Face is looking for a sweep. Benz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face wants to get back to full guard.
Benz wants to control but Face is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Face gets back to full guard.
Benz being controlled here momentarily.
Benz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benz throws a big right hand that misses.
Benz trying to control but Face is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Benz passes Face's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Face has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benz is working away from the top position though.
Face wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benz is looking to advance position but Face won't allow it.
Benz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Face's head.
Benz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face is concentrating on defense, preventing Benz from advancing position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Face manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Face looking to control.
Benz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Face can do anything to dispel that myth.
Face seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Benz is looking to work some ground and pound but Face has wrist control.
Benz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benz wants to pass the guard but Face is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Benz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Inya Face's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Benz shoots in and drives through. Face sprawls well.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Benz lands with an uppercut that bounces Face off the cage and back into range.
A head kick misses from Face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benz avoids the body shot from Face.
Benz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face defending well as Benz loads up on a big left hand.
Benz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Face sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benz thows a body shot but no joy.
Face misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benz misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Face uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Face takes a swing at Benz's ribcage but misses.
Benz digs a good hook to Face's body.
Benz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Face misses with a straight right.
Benz ducks under a wild hook from Face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Face.
Benz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Face sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Face's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Face duly obliges.
Face takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Benz moves out of range of the strikes.
Inya Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face throws the left hand but Benz avoids the punch easily.
Face throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Face throws a hook but Benz avoids it easily.
Inya Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Face fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Inya Face comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Mike Benz!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Mike Benz!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Mike Benz!

Mike Benz wins by unanimous decision!
Mike Benz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.