PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Aman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, We Believe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aman
vs
Bennett

183 cm
31
194 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

180 cm
33
196 lbs
32 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Aman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Bennett!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Aman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bennett under the eye.
Aman misses with a straight right.
Bennett misses with a body kick.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Aman as he checks the leg kick.
Bennett slips a jab from Aman.
Aman avoids the head kick by Bennett.
Aman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Aman throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
John Aman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aman scores with the left hand. Bennett knows he should have avoided that one.
Aman with a hook.
Aman throws a leg kick but Bennett sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Bennett pushes Aman up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aman lands with a light punch inside.
Bennett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Amans head.

It looks like John Aman has been cut.
Bennett tries a body shot but Aman blocks it.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Aman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aman lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett lands with a left to the head.
Aman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aman swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aman taking a breather.
Aman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bennett blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aman tries a knee to the head but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aman's elbow.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Aman backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aman scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aman up against the cage.
Aman misses with a knee strike.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bennett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aman misses with a knee strike.
Aman lands a knee to the head.
Aman is trying to break free.
Bennett pushes Aman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Aman.
Aman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Aman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bennett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Aman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aman taking a breather.
Bennett working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Aman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aman looks for the body kick but Bennett saw that one coming.
Aman misses with an uppercut
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Aman moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett sizes up Aman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bennett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aman moves away.
Aman throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aman throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Aman misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bennett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aman lands the left hand.
Aman misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Bennett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Aman scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Bennett is predictable there

and Aman counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Richard Bennett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Aman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice uppercut there from Aman.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Aman.
Aman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bennett throws a leg kick that misses.
Aman throws a right hand that misses
and Bennett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett jabs at Aman's body.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Aman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bennett counters with a good, hard body kick but Aman shrugs it off.
Richard Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennett lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Bennett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aman throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Bennett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bennett counters with an outside leg kick.
Aman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bennett throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Bennett coming out on top.
Aman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bennett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Aman's shoulder, as Aman tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aman misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.

John Aman's cut is getting worse.
Bennett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aman is able to avoid easily.
Aman misses with an uppercut

and Bennett counters by moving into the clinch.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Aman avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Aman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett has Aman pressed against the cage, preventing Aman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennett is leaning against Aman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aman has Bennett pressed against the cage.
Richard Bennett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bennett creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aman's defenses.
A short body shot lands from Bennett as the two fighters clinch.
Bennett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bennett digs a right hand into Aman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aman's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bennett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aman prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aman backwards.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aman misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett digs a right hand underneath Aman's ribcage. Aman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bennett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aman misses with the head strike.
Bennett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bennett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Bennett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aman has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett stalling in the clinch but Aman improves position.
Aman is trying to maintain a safe position but Bennett gets an underhook and turns Aman into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett lands with a right to the head.
Aman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aman misses with a knee to the head.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aman's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aman.
Bennett lands a right hand.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Bennett pushes off an throws an elbow but Aman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aman swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Bennett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Aman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Aman misses with a straight right.
Aman ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bennett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aman connects with a looping right hand.
Aman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett slips a straight right by Aman.
Aman misses with a right hand
and Bennett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Aman.
Aman cracks Bennett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aman slips a straight right by Bennett.
Bennett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bennett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Aman has closed the distance and engaged Bennett in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Aman controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
A short uppercut from Aman.
A short left from Bennett.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aman's elbow.
Aman swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Aman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aman is trying to maintain a safe position but Bennett gets an underhook and turns Aman into the cage.
Aman throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bennett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aman is defending well for now.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Aman.
John Aman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bennett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Aman backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett lands an uppercut.
Bennett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

John Aman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bennett unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Aman! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bennett is unloading with more strikes now! Aman drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Bennett!
A relieved looking Richard Bennett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.