PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Ahkenaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Jr comes into the arena with Beheaded in Paris by Cradled To Grave blaring out of the sound system. Ahkenaton has chosen Sweet Taste of India as his entrance music. Thomas Benjamin Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Benjamin Jr
vs
Ahkenaton

180 cm
31
185 lbs
21 - 14 - 2

185 cm
26
200 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

The Adrenaline Matrix

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 21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Ahkenaton !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Benjamin Jr.
Ahkenaton checks a leg kick nicely.
Benjamin Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahkenaton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ahkenaton ducks under a wild hook from Benjamin Jr.
Thomas Benjamin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahkenaton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benjamin Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Ahkenaton avoids the body shot from Benjamin Jr.
Ahkenaton misses with a hook. Benjamin Jr ducked under it nicely.
Benjamin Jr throws a hook to the side of Ahkenaton 's head but Ahkenaton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benjamin Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benjamin Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Benjamin Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahkenaton .
Benjamin Jr scores with a hook.
Ahkenaton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjamin Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ahkenaton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benjamin Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahkenaton is just out of range.
Benjamin Jr throws a hook to the side of Ahkenaton 's head but Ahkenaton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benjamin Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ahkenaton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horrible takedown by Ahkenaton or perhaps it was just good defense by Benjamin Jr which made him look bad.
Benjamin Jr misses with a looping left.
Ahkenaton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Benjamin Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benjamin Jr.
Thomas Benjamin Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Ahkenaton .
Ahkenaton is trying to break the clinch but Benjamin Jr is controlling him.
Benjamin Jr lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benjamin Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Benjamin Jr - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr lands a body shot.
Benjamin Jr lands with a right to the head.
Benjamin Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahkenaton tries for a takedown but Benjamin Jr manages to get underhooks.
Benjamin Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benjamin Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benjamin Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Ahkenaton looks winded!

Ahkenaton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benjamin Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ahkenaton backs up against the cage.
Benjamin Jr throws a series of punches but Ahkenaton avoids them all with ease.

Benjamin Jr rushes Ahkenaton and presses him up against the cage.
Ahkenaton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benjamin Jr is defending well.
Nice body punch from Benjamin Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benjamin Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benjamin Jr is working Ahkenaton over against the cage.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Benjamin Jr on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ahkenaton backwards.
A short left from Benjamin Jr.
Ahkenaton 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benjamin Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benjamin Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benjamin Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ahkenaton backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr scores with a shot to the side of Ahkenaton 's head.
Benjamin Jr gets through Ahkenaton 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benjamin Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ahkenaton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Benjamin Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahkenaton backwards.
A short left from Benjamin Jr.

Ahkenaton is rocked!
Benjamin Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ahkenaton s head.
Ahkenaton is still on wobbly legs! Can Benjamin Jr finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Benjamin Jr.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Benjamin Jr obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benjamin Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ahkenaton backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahkenaton is trying to break free.
Ahkenaton tries to circle away but Benjamin Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Ahkenaton seems to have recovered his senses.
Benjamin Jr lands an elbow inside that Ahkenaton shrugs off.
Benjamin Jr lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Benjamin Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Benjamin Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ahkenaton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benjamin Jr throws a shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ahkenaton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benjamin Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ahkenaton moves out of range as Benjamin Jr strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Benjamin Jr. No joy for Ahkenaton on that attempt.
A jab from Benjamin Jr finds it's way through Ahkenaton 's defenses.
Danga de danga de dang - Benjamin Jr scores with a four punch combination!

Nice combo by Benjamin Jr! Oh, that's hurt him - Ahkenaton falls to the canvas and Benjamin Jr follows him into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Benjamin Jr cracks Ahkenaton with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Benjamin Jr immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Ahkenaton is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Benjamin Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Benjamin Jr!
A relieved looking Thomas Benjamin Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.