PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott comes into the arena with Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell blaring out of the sound system. Benton has chosen Shed Seven - Bully Boy as his entrance music. 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.

Pott
vs
Benton

188 cm
29
184 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

183 cm
26
188 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hilo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Pott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Benton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pott misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Benton misses.
The fighters circling - Pott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pott tries to bum rush Benton with a series of wild strikes but Benton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jack Pott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pott stuns Benton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pott tries to clinch there but Benton circles away.
Pott defending well as Benton loads up on a big left hand.
Pott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.
Benton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pott. That did some damage!
Benton throws a push kick but Pott slaps the foot to one side.
Pott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benton throws a jab when Pott was well out of range.
Benton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benton swinging wildly here.
Benton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pott counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pott. Benton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pott throws the left hand but Benton avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benton at a distance.
Pott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pott lands a jab-cross combination.
Pott is looking to wear down Benton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pott will feel that in the morning.
Benton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Benton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pott lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benton fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benton misses with a body shot.
Benton avoids the body shot from Pott.
Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benton throws a leg kick but Pott moved away.
Pott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benton manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton loads up on a big right hand but Pott slips the punch.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Pott is just out of range.
Pott misses with a hook. Benton ducked under it nicely.
Benton throws a poor cross that misses
and Pott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benton swings for the body but Pott moves out of range.
Benton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pott tests Benton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benton throws a sloppy head kick and Pott moves out of range easily.
Pott clobbers Benton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pott wants to clinch.
Pott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pott on the side of the head.
Pott tries to close the distance and clinch but Benton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pott scores with a nice strike.
Pott throws a big shot that misses.
Pott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pott connects with a looping right hand.
Pott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.
Pott lands a right hook to the body.
Pott throws a shot to the body.
Pott connects with a body shot.
Pott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pott.
Pott lands a right hook to the body.
Pott defending well as Benton loads up on a big left hand.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Pott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton lands a body shot.
Benton throws a poor cross that misses
letting Pott counter with a right hand.
Pott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Pott. Beautiful body shot.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Pott is just out of range.
Pott throws a hook but Benton blocks it.
Pott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton lands a nice shot to the body.
Benton pushes Pott away with a front kick.
Pott misses the jab.
Benton scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Pott dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pott drops his hands momentarily and Benton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pott misses with a hook.
Benton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Pott misses
and Benton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pott with a hook.
Pott misses the shot to the body.
Benton throws a chopping leg kick but Pott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pott misses the jab.
Pott scores with a shot to the body.
Pott moves out of range of the body kick from Benton.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Pott saw that one coming.
Pott throws a series of punches but Benton avoids them all with ease.
Benton tries to land a leg kick but Pott saw it coming and moves away.
Benton takes one on the button.
Pott is looking to clinch.

Pott clinches up with Benton and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pott misses with some punches.
Pott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benton is defending well for now.
Pott tries a body shot but Benton blocks it.
Pott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benton.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott struggles to land a body shot inside as Benton controls his hands.
Pott can't find room to land a body shot as Benton controls the action.
Pott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Benton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pott to keep the fight standing.
Pott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benton's elbow.
Pott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pott struggles to land a body shot inside as Benton controls his hands.
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by Benton.
Pott swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott misses with a hook to the ribs.

Benton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benton keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab by Benton.
Pott lands a nice shot to the body.
Pott loads up on a big right hand but Benton slips the punch.
A big right from Pott misses.
Pott throws a poor cross that misses
and Benton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benton misses with a looping right.
A jab from Benton finds it's way through Pott's defenses.
Pott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pott connects with a crisp jab.
Pott throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benton misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott scores with a hook to the body. Benton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pott scores with a decent looking hook.
Benton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pott.
Benton needs to keep his hands up - Pott had a free shot at his head there.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pott.
Jack Pott is winning the standup battle so far.
Pott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benton doesn't seem bothered though.
Benton thows a body shot but no joy.
Pott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benton avoids the body shot from Pott.
Pott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pott lands with a nice body punch.
Pott fails with an attempt to clinch.

Pott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benton avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Pott dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Pott. That snapped Benton's head back.
Pott lands a nice shot to the body.
Pott misses with a wild body shot.
Pott tries to close the distance and clinch but Benton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benton throws out a loose jab but Pott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benton.
Benton takes a swing at Pott's ribcage but misses.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from Pott.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Pott's head but Pott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pott misses with a hook
and Benton counters with a nice body shot.
Pott throws a combination. Benton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benton thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Benton misses.
Benton connects with a nice looking jab.
Pott throws a lazy right hand but Benton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benton throws a leg kick but Pott sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott lands with a nice body punch.
Benton avoids the body shot from Pott.
Pott takes a swing at Benton's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Benton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benton throws a sloppy head kick and Pott moves out of range easily.
Pott connects with a body shot that sends Benton's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Pott.
Pott misses the shot to the body.
Benton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pott throws a nice looking combination but Benton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benton throws the kick towards the body but Pott avoids it.
Benton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Benton.
Benton lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a body kick.
Pott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Pott forces Benton back against the cage and clinches.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott gets through Benton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pott scores with a shoulder strike.
Benton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
Pott misses with a punch to the body.
Pott missing with knees to the body.
Pott lands with a light punch inside.
Pott tries a body shot but Benton blocks it.
Benton blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pott throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benton blocks a body shot from Pott.
Benton prevents a body shot from Pott.
Pott scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Pott.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by Benton.
Pott misses with a punch to the body.
Benton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pott fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jack Pott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pott lands a jab to Benton's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pott forces Benton back against the cage and clinches.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott pushes Benton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pott misses with the head strike.
Benton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pott misses with some punches.
Benton tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pott to keep the fight standing.
Glenn Benton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Pott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Benton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pott misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Pott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pott has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Pott!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jack Pott waved his t-shirt featuring Hilo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.