PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sarbanes Oxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren G Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benz has chosen Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer as his entrance music. Robert Sarbanes Oxley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sarbanes Oxley
vs
G Benz

185 cm
20
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Sarbanes Oxley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Warren G Benz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benz misses with a combination
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a series of strikes. Benz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a wild combination.
Benz leaves Sarbanes Oxley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benz scores with a jab to the head.
Sarbanes Oxley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benz misses with a right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combo that has Benz backing up. Benz nods at Sarbanes Oxley to acknowledge the strikes.
Benz loads up on a big right hand but Sarbanes Oxley slips the punch.
Benz misses with a right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combo that has Benz backing up. Benz nods at Sarbanes Oxley to acknowledge the strikes.
Warren G Benz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benz throws a head kick that misses
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sarbanes Oxley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Benz looks to land a left hand but Sarbanes Oxley moved out of range nicely.
Sarbanes Oxley staying out of range there.
Sarbanes Oxley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley throws a nice looking combination but Benz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Benz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarbanes Oxley dives in and grabs Benz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benz pushes down on Sarbanes Oxley's head and hops out.
Sarbanes Oxley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benz misses the body punch
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combo that has Benz backing up. Benz nods at Sarbanes Oxley to acknowledge the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Benz. Beautiful body shot.
Benz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz misses with a straight left.
Benz misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Benz misses
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a left and a right that stings Benz.
Sarbanes Oxley slips under a jab from Benz.
A big right from Benz misses.
Benz tests Sarbanes Oxley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benz misses with a right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a left and a right that stings Benz.
Sarbanes Oxley throws a nice looking combination but Benz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Sarbanes Oxley.
Benz throws a right and a left that Sarbanes Oxley avoids nicely.
Benz takes a swing at Sarbanes Oxley's ribcage but misses.
Benz slips a jab and a cross from Sarbanes Oxley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarbanes Oxley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benz with a nice cross.
Sarbanes Oxley tries to bum rush Benz with a series of wild strikes but Benz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Warren G Benz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Benz misses.
Sarbanes Oxley throws a series of punches but Benz avoids them all with ease.
Warren G Benz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benz misses with a hook
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a one-two to the body.
Sarbanes Oxley ducks under a wild hook from Benz.
Sarbanes Oxley tries to bum rush Benz with a series of wild strikes but Benz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sarbanes Oxley dodges the punch combination from Benz.
Benz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sarbanes Oxley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robert Sarbanes Oxley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a few strikes there.
Sarbanes Oxley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benz is fending him off so far but Sarbanes Oxley persists. Nope, Benz circles away and we're back to standing.
Benz missing with a left hand there. Sarbanes Oxley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benz sizes up Sarbanes Oxley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Benz misses the target.
Benz lands with a right hand.
Sarbanes Oxley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benz digs a good body shot into Sarbanes Oxley's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz misses with a lunging right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Sarbanes Oxley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benz thows a body shot but no joy.
Sarbanes Oxley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benz.
Benz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benz lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benz throws a looping overhand right but Sarbanes Oxley ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benz misses with a head kick.
Benz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sarbanes Oxley circles away quickly and effectively.
Benz lands with a good body shot.
Sarbanes Oxley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benz misses with a right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sarbanes Oxley throws a series of punches but Benz avoids them all with ease.
Benz throws a head kick but Sarbanes Oxley moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sarbanes Oxley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Sarbanes Oxley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benz misses with a right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Benz.
Benz throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarbanes Oxley.
Benz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarbanes Oxley was well out of range. Poor timing from Benz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benz misses with a straight left.
Sarbanes Oxley avoids the head kick by Benz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warren G Benz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sarbanes Oxley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sarbanes Oxley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a double jab
and Benz counters with a straight right hand.
Sarbanes Oxley fails to land with a series of punches.
Sarbanes Oxley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Benz.

It looks like Robert Sarbanes Oxley has been cut.
Benz throws a hook to the side of Sarbanes Oxley's head but Sarbanes Oxley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benz misses with a looping right.
Benz throws a lazy right hand but Sarbanes Oxley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarbanes Oxley.
Sarbanes Oxley blocks a head kick by Benz.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Benz. Those never looked like landing.
Benz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sarbanes Oxley slips under a jab.
Benz slips a jab and a cross from Sarbanes Oxley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benz misses with a double jab.
Benz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarbanes Oxley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benz circles away quickly and effectively.
Benz throws a series of punches but Sarbanes Oxley moves out of range.
Benz misses with an uppercut
and Sarbanes Oxley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benz jabs Sarbanes Oxley right on the nose. Sarbanes Oxley blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz looks to throw the jab but Sarbanes Oxley is out of range.
Benz takes a swing at Sarbanes Oxley's ribcage but misses.
Benz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benz scores with a nice head shot.
Sarbanes Oxley fails with the takedown.
Robert Sarbanes Oxley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benz sizes up Sarbanes Oxley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benz fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sarbanes Oxley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benz throws out a loose jab but Sarbanes Oxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benz fails to land with a series of punches.
Benz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sarbanes Oxley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarbanes Oxley.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benz cracks Sarbanes Oxley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Benz throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Warren G Benz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Warren G Benz!
After winning the bout, Warren G Benz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.