PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Fisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Benedict
vs
Fisk

195 cm
26
155 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

182 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75)

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakota Benedict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wilson Fisk!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedict misses with a double jab.
A combination from Fisk does no damage.
Benedict falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fisk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fisk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedict's sensitive parts.
Benedict on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fisk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fisk blocks a head kick by Benedict.
Fisk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benedict throws a head kick that misses.
Benedict takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fisk avoids the head kick by Benedict.
Benedict chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fisk can pounce on him.
Benedict throws a head kick that half lands.
Benedict tries to move into range but Fisk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fisk throws a leg kick but Benedict moved away.
Fisk throws a leg kick but Benedict sees it coming and checks it nicely.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedict throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benedict dodges the punch combination from Fisk.
Fisk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict throws a nice looking combination but Fisk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benedict throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benedict needs to keep his hands up - Fisk had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by Fisk.
Fisk connects with a body shot.
Fisk connects with a jab.
Benedict swinging wildly here.

Benedict forces Fisk back against the ropes and clinches.
Fisk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fisk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fisk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benedict has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fisk is trying to maintain a safe position but Benedict gets an underhook and turns Fisk into the ropes.
Benedict lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fisk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisk tries to work over Benedict's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fisk stalling in the clinch but Benedict improves position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Benedict breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benedict lands a head kick. Fisk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Benedict misses with a series of wild punches.
Fisk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benedict had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fisk lands an overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fisk.
A right-left combo lands from Fisk.
Benedict takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fisk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fisk lands with a nice body punch.
Benedict lands with a hook. Fisk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fisk throws a series of punches but Benedict moves out of range.
Fisk just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fisk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedict stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fisk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fisk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benedict.
Benedict misses with a wild combination.
Fisk looks to land a left hand but Benedict moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fisk.
Fisk connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedict tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedict throws a nice looking combination but Fisk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk. Fisk catches Benedict right on the button with a cross.
Benedict throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benedict is breathing heavily.
Fisk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benedict walks into a straight right hand from Fisk.
Fisk scores with a sloppy right hand. Benedict should have avoided that one.
Fisk dodges the punch combination from Benedict.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedict throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benedict tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Fisk. Those never looked like landing.
Fisk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedict.
Fisk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedict checks the leg kick.
Benedict fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benedict throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fisk scoring well with a low kick there.
Fisk takes a swing at Benedict's ribcage but misses.
Benedict takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benedict takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisk. Benedict does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedict misses with a double jab.
Good exchange - Fisk coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilson Fisk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big left from Fisk misses.
Benedict scores with a jab. Fisk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fisk scores with a nice right hand.
Fisk just misses with a punch to the body.
Fisk blocks a head kick by Benedict.
Fisk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedict.
Fisk misses with a lunging right hand
and Benedict counters with a left and a right that stings Fisk.
Fisk connects with a solid leg kick.
Fisk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benedict throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benedict misses with the combination.
Wilson Fisk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fisk scores with a shot to the body.
Fisk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dakota Benedict is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fisk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benedict in his tracks.
Fisk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benedict is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisk digs a good hook to Benedict's body.
Fisk misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Benedict. Those never looked like landing.
Fisk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fisk digs a good body shot into Benedict's ribs.
Benedict takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Benedict closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fisk is looking to control Benedict's arms but Benedict gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fisk has his back to the ropes.
Benedict blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fisk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fisk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benedict has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Benedict scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benedict is trying to break the clinch but Fisk is controlling him.

Benedict breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedict.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fisk works the jab nicely.
Fisk misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Benedict.
Fisk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedict.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fisk lands a body shot.
Benedict checks a leg kick nicely.
Fisk throws a big shot that misses.
Benedict misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedict throws a sloppy head kick and Fisk moves out of range easily.
Jab from Fisk.
Fisk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benedict tries to bum rush Fisk with a series of wild strikes but Fisk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisk jabs Benedict to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fisk punishes Benedict's body with a nice straight punch.
Benedict throws a combination. Fisk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fisk with a hook.
Fisk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fisk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fisk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Benedict is rocked!
Fisk slips a jab and a cross from Benedict.
Oh Benedict is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benedict looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fisk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benedict closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fisk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisk connects with a solid leg kick.
Fisk lands with a shot to the body.
Fisk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benedict takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fisk jabs Benedict right on the nose. Benedict blinks but takes it well.
Benedict takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fisk dodges the punch combination from Benedict.
Fisk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benedict has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fisk.
Jab from Fisk.
Benedict tries to clinch but Fisk is having none of it.
Fisk lands a nice hook to Benedict's body. Benedict takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fisk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benedict has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisk just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedict takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fisk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fisk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilson Fisk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Benedict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fisk circles away quickly and effectively.
Fisk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedict moves away.
Benedict seems to have got his legs back now.
Fisk misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fisk misses the target.
Fisk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benedict lands a two punch combo.
Benedict throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fisk counters with a leg kick.
Fisk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedict.
Fisk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benedict's hands.
Benedict lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedict throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benedict throws a combination that misses
and Fisk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fisk lands a leg kick that knocks Benedict off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benedict takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fisk motions for Benedict to come forward. Fisk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict moves out of range of the strikes.
Fisk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fisk fails to land with a series of punches.
Fisk connects with a solid leg kick.
Fisk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedict with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fisk to score with a decent uppercut.
Fisk motions for Benedict to come forward. Fisk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benedict fails to land with a series of punches.
Fisk scoring well with a low kick there.
Fisk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benedict gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benedict slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fisk, as that shot connected.
Fisk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedict's sensitive parts.
Benedict ducks under a wild hook from Fisk.
Dakota Benedict has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisk misses with a looping right.
Benedict throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fisk counters with a thumping low kick.
Benedict wants to clinch up but Fisk keeps it at a distance.

Benedict gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisk misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedict.

Benedict pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fisk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benedict has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fisk scores with a jab to the head.
Fisk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fisk looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedict is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fisk.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Fisk moves out of range.

Benedict has managed to clinch.
Benedict misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedict misses with some punches.
Fisk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fisk is trying to push Benedict away but Benedict has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Benedict breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisk thumps Benedict with a low kick.
Benedict gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fisk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fisk scores with a nice strike.
Fisk lands a nice looking body shot.
Fisk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fisk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fisk scores with a jab. Benedict acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fisk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dakota Benedict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisk cracks a nice hook into Benedict's ribs.
Fisk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fisk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Benedict moves into the clinch.
Benedict prevents a body shot from Fisk.
Benedict prevents a body shot from Fisk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fisk can't break the clinch.
Benedict lands an uppercut.
Fisk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedict lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedict blocks an uppercut.
Benedict tries to break free but Fisk pushes him back against the ropes.
Fisk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benedict lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Benedict makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Fisk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fisk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson Fisk!
Wilson Fisk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.