PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eleomar Cabbat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabbat has chosen U KNOW I GOT THAT as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Benz
vs
Cabbat

171 cm
29
199 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

178 cm
32
185 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 20 - 7 - 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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eleomar Cabbat!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabbat looks to land a left hand but Benz moved out of range nicely.

Cabbat pushes Benz up against the cage in a clinch.
Benz swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabbat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabbat wants to get back to striking at distance but Benz won't allow it.
Benz tries to score a body lock takedown but Cabbat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benz wants to take the fight to the mat but Cabbat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Benz breaks the clinch.
Cabbat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benz counters with a good, hard body kick but Cabbat shrugs it off.

Cabbat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cabbat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benz has him pressed against the cage.
Benz misses with the head strike.

Benz has hold of one of Cabbat's legs. Cabbat is fighting the takedown attempt but Benz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Benz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabbat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabbat wants to stand and escape but Benz is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benz trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabbat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz landing some decent shots from guard.
Cabbat keeping moving, preventing Benz from controlling successfully.
Benz with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benz won't allow Cabbat to get back to his feet.
Benz connects with a couple of short punches.
Benz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cabbat has momentary wrist control but Benz slips an elbow through the middle.
Cabbat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benz stands up over Cabbat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Benz lands a couple of digs.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benz lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz trying to control but Cabbat is working from the bottom.
Benz is really struggling to control Cabbat but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Benz won't allow Cabbat to get back to his feet.
Benz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabbat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabbat is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benz is controlling him.
Benz is looking to work some ground and pound but Cabbat has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cabbat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benz postures up and lands a big shot to Cabbat's brow.
Benz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cabbat's head.
Benz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cabbat's head.
Benz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cabbat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benz landing with the ground and pound.
Benz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cabbat is keeping the position for now.
Benz chips away with some ground and pound.
Cabbat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cabbat has momentary wrist control but Benz slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benz distracts Cabbat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benz is in close to Cabbat's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Benz stands up over Cabbat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Benz is working Cabbat over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Benz throwing strikes from guard but Cabbat blocks nicely.
Cabbat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benz wants to control from the top but Cabbat keeps moving.
Cabbat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benz trying to control but Cabbat is working from the bottom.
Benz prevents Cabbat from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Benz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Both fighters circling a little - Benz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Benz throws a nice looking combination but Cabbat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cabbat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cabbat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benz circles away quickly and effectively.
Benz jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Cabbat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benz, pushing him back against the cage.
Cabbat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benz controlling the action here for a moment.
Benz digs a right hand into Cabbat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cabbat's gas tank.
Benz has Cabbat pressed against the cage, preventing Cabbat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benz.
Benz presses Cabbat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Cabbat is fighting off a takedown attempt but Benz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cabbat to the mat. Cabbat regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz wants to control from the top but Cabbat keeps moving.
Cabbat is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benz is controlling him.
Benz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cabbat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabbat keeping moving, preventing Benz from controlling successfully.
Benz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cabbat's head.
Benz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Benz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Benz trying to control but Cabbat is working from the bottom.
Benz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabbat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabbat can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz distracts Cabbat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabbat wants to stand up but Benz is controlling him.
Benz controlling from the top position.
Cabbat is looking to stand back up but Benz counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cabbat.
Benz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Benz working Cabbat over with strikes.
Cabbat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benz working Cabbat over with strikes.
Benz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Benz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Benz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Benz working Cabbat over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benz lands a nice short elbow.
Cabbat is trying to stand back up but Benz is controlling him
Cabbat is breathing heavily.
Benz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benz slips a nice elbow through Cabbat's hands, connecting with Cabbat's forehead.
Benz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benz slips a nice elbow through Cabbat's hands, connecting with Cabbat's forehead.
Benz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Benz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabbat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cabbat is trying to stand up here but Benz is controlling him well.
Benz trying to control the action but Cabbat is working from the bottom.
Benz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cabbat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Benz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benz working over Cabbat with some ground and pound. Cabbat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benz connects with a nice short shot to Cabbat's temple.
Benz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Benz dominated that second round.
That's time! Benz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Benz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benz blocks a jab.
Cabbat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Benz slams his shin into Cabbat's torso.
Benz tries for a takedown but Cabbat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mike Benz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benz keeps Cabbat at a distance using the push kick.
Benz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabbat.
Cabbat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cabbat enables Benz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cabbat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Benz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cabbat's head.
Benz works over Cabbat with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabbat keeping moving, preventing Benz from controlling successfully.
Cabbat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benz is standing up over Cabbat. Cabbat looks to escape but Benz dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz working the ground and pound.
Benz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cabbat wants to get back to his feet.
Benz grinds an elbow into Cabbat's temple.
Benz scores with punches from side control.
Benz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cabbat some visible discomfort.

Cabbat is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cabbat is still in real trouble! Can Benz finish him?
Benz trying to control the position but Cabbat is working away.
Cabbat seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz lands some shots froms side control.
Cabbat is trying to buck Benz off.
Benz working the body and head with strikes.
Benz trying to control the position but Cabbat is working away.
Benz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Benz working the ground and pound.
Cabbat is trying to buck Benz off.
Benz working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cabbat to see if he's OK.
Benz happy to just control the position for now.
Cabbat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd goes nuts as Benz knocks Cabbat out cold with a massive hammerfist! Benz Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Benz!
A very excited looking Mike Benz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.