PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazy Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benedict
vs
Bones

195 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakota Benedict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lazy Bones!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bones moves into the clinch.
Benedict really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bones dodges an elbow strike from Benedict.
Bones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benedict or not.
Benedict prevents a body shot from Bones.
Bones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bones pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Benedict scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bones.
Stalling in the clinch from Bones.
Benedict misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bones has Benedict pressed against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedict working hard to break the clinch.
Bones blocking some punches.
Bones lands a good knee to the midsection. Benedict won't want to take too many of those.
Bones lands a nice shot to the body.
Bones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benedict.
Benedict has had enough of the clinch but Bones keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict tries to land a knee to the head but Bones blocks with his arms.
Bones has Benedict pressed against the ropes, preventing Benedict from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Bones.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bones lands with a left to the head.
Bones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benedict.
Bones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedict wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bones lands a nice uppercut.
Bones crunches a lovely knee into Benedict's ribcage.
Benedict is breathing heavily.
Bones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Benedict in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bones cracks Benedict with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Bones.
Bones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Benedict takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones lands a good knee to the midsection. Benedict won't want to take too many of those.
Bones lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bones.
Bones is leaning against Benedict and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bones gets through Benedict's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benedict lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Bones.
Bones slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Bones.
Benedict takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bones lands an elbow inside.

Bones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bones rushes Benedict and presses him up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Bones as the two fighters clinch.
Bones scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones pushes Benedict back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bones.
Bones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bones lands a right hand.
Bones lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bones.
Bones lands an elbow just above Benedict 's eye.

Bones manages to break the clinch.
Bones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
An inside leg kick lands from Bones.

Bones clinches up with Benedict and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Bones breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bones clinches with his opponent.
Bones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bones lands an elbow inside.
Bones lands an elbow that stopped Benedict in his tracks for a moment.
Bones holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Bones.
Bones lands a nice uppercut.
Benedict with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bones lands a body punch in the clinch.

Bones breaks the clinch.
Bones thuds his shin into the meat of Benedict's side.
A head kick misses from Bones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Bones.

Bones moves into the clinch successfully.
Benedict swings wildly with an uppercut but Bones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Bones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazy Bones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Benedict throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Bones coming out on top.

Bones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bones has Benedict pressed against the ropes, preventing Benedict from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benedict has had enough of the clinch but Bones keeps him there for the moment.
Benedict has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benedict tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benedict is looking to break free of the clinch but Bones has double underhooks.
Bones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bones looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bones breaks from the clinch.
Benedict tries to clinch but Bones moves out of range.
Bones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedict.
Dakota Benedict is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones misses with a body kick.
Bones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Bones avoids them all with ease.
Bones connects with a high kick.
Benedict tries to clinch up but Bones circles away and keeps his distance.
Bones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Bones.
Benedict tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Bones.
Bones tries a head kick but it misses.
Bones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bones scoring well with a low kick there.
Benedict throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dakota Benedict is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Benedict tries to keep at a distance but Bones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bones effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benedict lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bones lands a left hand.
Benedict takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benedict throws a punch but it's blocked by Bones.
Bones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Bones.
Bones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedict backwards.
Bones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedict throws a head punch that misses.
Benedict tries to land a knee to the head but Bones blocks with his arms.
Benedict tries to break the clinch but Bones is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Bones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bones.
Nice body punch from Bones - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Bones.
Bones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bones landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bones.
Bones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benedicts head.
Bones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benedict is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Bones - that landed with a thud.
Bones struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedict controls his hands.
Bones missing with knees to the body.
Benedict misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bones.
Nice elbow from Bones.
Bones lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedict tries a knee to the head but Bones blocks it.
Bones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benedict's defenses.
Benedict throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benedict takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bones is working Benedict over against the ropes.
Bones is working Benedict over against the ropes.
Bones effectively controlling the action here.

Bones breaks the clinch.
Bones keeps the fight on the outside.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bones - that will leave a mark!
Bones lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bones slips a jab and a cross from Benedict.

Bones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Benedict pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazy Bones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bones scoring well with a low kick there.
Bones throws a solid leg kick but Benedict takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bones.
Dakota Benedict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Benedict, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benedict is looking to clinch.

Benedict forces Bones back against the ropes and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Bones as the two fighters clinch.
Bones trying to stall but Benedict improves his position.
Nice body punch from Bones.
Bones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Benedict in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bones managing to block the knees to the body from Benedict.
A right hand to the body from Bones.
Bones pushes Benedict back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedict tries to circle away but Bones has him pinned against the ropes.
Bones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benedict lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bones cracks Benedict with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Bones.

Bones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benedict tries to keep at a distance but Bones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bones has Benedict pressed against the ropes, preventing Benedict from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bones works on Benedict's body with a couple of short punches.
Bones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benedict's efforts to push away.

Bones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bones lands a nice looking body kick.

Bones closes the distance and pushes Benedict back into the ropes.
Bones scores with a shoulder strike.
Bones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bones is working Benedict over against the ropes.
Lazy Bones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bones is working Benedict over against the ropes.
Bones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benedict lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benedict backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bones.
A knee to the head by Bones.
Bones trying to stall but Benedict improves his position.
Benedict blocks a body shot from Bones.
Bones lands with a short shot to the head.
Dakota Benedict has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Benedict fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Bones.
Bones landing knees to the body.
Bones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedict scores with a shot to the side of Bones's head.
A head punch on the inside from Benedict fails to land.
Bones blocks an elbow strike from Benedict.
Bones pushes Benedict back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bones scores with a knee to the head.
Benedict avoiding damage as Bones throws knees to the body.

Bones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedict fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benedict slips a straight right by Bones.
Bones lands with a good body shot.
Benedict throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bones drives through and clinches with Benedict against the ropes.
Bones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedict tries to break the clinch but Bones is controlling the position.
Benedict throws an elbow but it misses.
Bones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bones.
Still in the clinch, Benedict scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benedict avoiding damage as Bones throws knees to the body.
Benedict tries a knee to the head but Bones blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bones obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Benedict pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bones darts in and clinches Benedict up against the ropes.
Bones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Benedict pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedict stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Benedict does no damage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bones!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bones moves into the clinch.
Bones taking a breather.
Bones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bones looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benedict tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benedict throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lazy Bones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bones landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lazy Bones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bones 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazy Bones!