PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramus Arthanier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet comes to the cage accompanied by Unloco - Crashing. Arthanier has chosen P.O.D. - Boom 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.

Bennet
vs
Arthanier

183 cm
31
193 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

185 cm
22
188 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramus Arthanier!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arthanier scores with a one two! Bennet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Noah Bennet has been cut.
Bennet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arthanier.
That kick from Arthanier tenderised Bennet's leg. Bennet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arthanier moves out of range as Bennet throws a body kick.
Bennet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bennet slips a jab and a cross from Arthanier.
Arthanier misses with a hook.
Bennet looks for the body kick but Arthanier saw that one coming.
Arthanier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennet closes the distance and clinches up with Arthanier, looking for a takedown. Bennet pushes Arthanier against the cage but Arthanier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arthanier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bennet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arthanier lands a jab to Bennet's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arthanier misses with a wild body shot.
Arthanier throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Arthanier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arthanier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arthanier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennet. Bennet circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bennet looks to clinch
and Arthanier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bennet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramus Arthanier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennet is breathing heavily.
Arthanier scores with a body shot.
Arthanier fakes the leg kick and cracks Bennet in the body.
Arthanier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arthanier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arthanier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennet misses with the combination.
Arthanier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bennet walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arthanier.
Arthanier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bennet.
Arthanier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bennet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arthanier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arthanier wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Bennet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arthanier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arthanier feints a jab promting Bennet to slip. Arthanier then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bennet slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arthanier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arthanier throws out a powerful jab.
Bennet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Arthanier.
Arthanier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Arthanier lands a big head kick that sends Bennet tumbling to the mat! Arthanier takes a step backwards and waves Bennet back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bennet is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Bennet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arthanier scores with a nice body kick.
Bennet seems to have got his legs back now.
Arthanier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arthanier throws a leg kick which misses Bennet's front leg but catches the back leg as Bennet tries to avoid it.
Arthanier throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennet on the side of the head.
Arthanier cracks a nice hook into Bennet's ribs.
Arthanier throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arthanier lands a head kick!
Arthanier is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bennet had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bennet gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arthanier cracks Bennet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bennet is looking to clinch.
Arthanier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Noah Bennet's cut is getting worse.
Arthanier misses with a low kick.
Arthanier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Arthanier throws a leg kick but Bennet moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Arthanier misses the target.
Bennet throws a right hand that Arthanier ducks under and follows up with a left that Arthanier also avoids with ease.
Arthanier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good leg kick by Arthanier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bennet shoots for a double leg takedown but Arthanier sprawls well. He's pushed Bennet's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bennet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bennet takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arthanier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bennet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arthanier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramus Arthanier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Bennet's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Arthanier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramus Arthanier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arthanier slips a straight right by Bennet.
Bennet looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arthanier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bennet avoids the body shot from Arthanier.
Arthanier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arthanier. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arthanier lands a head kick. Bennet smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Arthanier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arthanier with a hook.
Arthanier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arthanier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arthanier lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arthanier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arthanier punishes Bennet's body with a nice straight punch.
Arthanier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthanier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bennet forces Arthanier back against the cage and clinches.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arthanier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bennet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arthanier scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Arthanier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arthanier misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Bennet 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arthanier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arthanier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennet avoids the head kick by Arthanier.
A big left from Arthanier misses.
Arthanier looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
Noah Bennet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arthanier misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier misses with a wild body shot.
Arthanier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arthanier misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arthanier throws out the jab.
Bennet misses with a two punch combination.
Bennet fails to land the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arthanier.
Bennet throws a chopping leg kick but Arthanier manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bennet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bennet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arthanier throws a body kick that misses.
Bennet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier scores with a jab.
Arthanier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arthanier connects with the punch.
Arthanier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bennet shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bennet fails with a takedown attempt.
Arthanier lands a leg kick that knocks Bennet off balance momentarily.
Arthanier lands a nice shot to the body.
Arthanier throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bennet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arthanier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier blocks a leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bennet. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bennet tries to clinch there but Arthanier circles away.
Bennet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arthanier's waist but Arthanier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bennet off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Bennet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Arthanier does it's job there.
Bennet shoots in for a double leg but Arthanier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bennet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arthanier lands a nice shot that snaps Bennet's head back.
Arthanier scores with a body shot.
Arthanier lands with a slapping head kick.
Arthanier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arthanier connects with the punch.

Noah Bennet's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Arthanier lands with an uppercut that bounces Bennet off the cage and back into range.

Arthanier feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bennet sprawling to the canvas! Bennet rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Arthanier finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramus Arthanier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noah Bennet's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Arthanier cracks Bennet with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bennet falls to his knees and Arthanier doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramus Arthanier!
A very excited looking Ramus Arthanier 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.