PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Ladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Behnder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ladin comes to the cage accompanied by Highway to hell. Ben Ladin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ladin
vs
Behnder

215 cm
23
300 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

193 cm
29
268 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Ladin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Behnder!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladin lands with a hook. Behnder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Marcus Behnder has been cut.
Behnder throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ladin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Behnder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body kick from Ladin.
Behnder throws a solid leg kick but Ladin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Behnder.
Behnder dives in and grabs Ladin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ladin pushes down on Behnder's head and hops out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Behnder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ladin stuffs the takedown.
Behnder tries to work over Ladin's front leg with a kick but Ladin checks it.
Behnder fails with the takedown.
Ben Ladin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Behnder.
Behnder throws a leg kick which misses Ladin's front leg but catches the back leg as Ladin tries to avoid it.
Behnder thows a body shot but no joy.
Ladin darts in trying to clinch
and Behnder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladin avoids the head kick by Behnder.
Ladin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ladin scores with a jab to the head.
Ladin tries to close the distance and clinch but Behnder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Behnder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ladin. Ladin obviously looking to wear him down.
Behnder misses with a body shot
and Ladin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for Behnder.
Behnder throws a leg kick
and Ladin counters with a nice uppercut.
Behnder swats away the attempt to clinch by Ladin.
Ladin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Behnder looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Ladin.

That has opened up Marcus Behnder's cut even more.
Behnder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ladin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ladin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Behnder swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ladin lands a big head kick that sends Behnder tumbling to the mat! Ladin takes a step backwards and waves Behnder back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ben Ladin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ladin misses with a head kick.
Behnder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ladin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Ladin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Behnder, pushing him back against the cage.
Ladin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Behnder's defenses.

The cut above Marcus Behnder's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ladin connects with a knee to the head.

Behnder is rocked!
Ladin is working Behnder over against the cage.
Behnder is still on wobbly legs! Can Ladin finish him?
Ladin has Behnder tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Behnder to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ben Ladin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ben Ladin thanked BeastMode for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).