PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bone Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The XX - Crystalised. This should be a great matchup!

Benson
vs
Crash

175 cm
23
169 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Julius Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bone Crash!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crash prevents a body shot from Benson.
Crash slowing the pace effectively.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Benson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Benson blocks a body shot from Crash.
Benson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crash lands an elbow just above Benson 's eye.
Benson blocks a body shot from Crash.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson with a knee to the head.
Crash displaying some good clinch control by pressing Benson up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crash misses with a punch on the inside.
Crash avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson scores with a shoulder strike.
Crash misses with a body punch.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
Benson pushes Crash back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crash is trying to maintain a safe position but Benson gets an underhook and turns Crash into the cage.
Benson digs a right hand underneath Crash's ribcage. Crash let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Crash avoids it by throwing Benson back against the cage.
Benson tries a body shot but Crash blocks it.
Benson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crash in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Benson misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crash takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crash.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson blocks an elbow strike from Crash.
Crash taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crash stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand 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!
Crash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Crash.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
Benson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crash lands with a right to the head.
Crash trying to stall but Benson improves his position.
Benson dodges an elbow strike from Crash.
Crash throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands a shoulder strike.
Crash is trying to maintain a safe position but Benson gets an underhook and turns Crash into the cage.
Crash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crash tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Crash back against the cage.
Benson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crash avoids it.
Crash lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crash blocks a body shot from Benson.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crash trying to control the position but instead, Benson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crash into the cage.
Benson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crash backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Crash's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Crash looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Benson - that landed with a thud.
Crash tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crash tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Crash back against the cage.
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!
Benson misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crash.
Crash throws an elbow that misses.
Crash leaning against his opponent.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Julius Benson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Crash misses with a few strikes there.
Crash misses with a double jab.
Benson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crash.

Crash tries to keep at a distance but Benson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crash tries to stall but Benson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crash is working Benson over against the cage.
Crash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crash lands a hook that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Crash managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
Crash throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but Crash blocks with his arms.
Benson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Benson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crash lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Benson.
Benson prevents a body shot from Crash.
Crash tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crash is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crash creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benson's defenses.
Crash managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
Crash works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crash lands an elbow inside.
Crash managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
Crash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benson misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crash backwards.
Crash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
Crash prevents a body shot from Benson.
Benson is trying to maintain a safe position but Crash gets an underhook and turns Benson into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash misses with a body punch.
Crash blocks a body shot from Benson.
Benson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crash scores with a shot to the side of Benson's head.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crash misses with a body punch.
A short right from Crash.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Benson can't find room to land a body shot as Crash controls the action.
Crash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crash lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Crash lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crash is leaning against Benson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crash throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benson as Crash tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crash takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Benson blocks a body shot from Crash.
Crash takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benson blocks an elbow strike.
Bone Crash seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crash gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Julius Benson has been cut.
Benson landing knees to the body.
Crash lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a punch but it's blocked by Crash.
Benson misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash stalling in the clinch but Benson improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crash throws an elbow but misses.
Benson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crash's elbow.
Crash tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Crash back against the cage.
Crash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crash or not.
Crash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crash is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crash struggles to land a body shot inside as Benson controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson misses with a punch to the body.
Benson prevents a body shot from Crash.
Crash lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bone Crash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julius Benson'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Crash misses with an attempted mid kick.

Crash tries to keep at a distance but Benson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crash lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benson or not.
Benson working Crash over with knees to the body.
Benson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crash takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Benson blocks an elbow strike.
Crash is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Benson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson misses with a knee to the head.
Benson presses Crash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crash.
Benson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crash in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Crash.
Crash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crash prevents a body shot from Benson.
Crash stalling against the cage.
Crash prevents a body shot from Benson.
Crash throws a punch but it's blocked by Benson.
Benson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benson is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash stalling in the clinch but Benson improves position.
Benson lands with a light punch inside.
Crash misses with an elbow over the top.
Benson working aggressively here.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Crash avoids it by throwing Benson back against the cage.
Benson struggles to land a body shot inside as Crash controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson is pushing Crash up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benson can't find room to land a body shot as Crash controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson pushes Crash back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crash is stalling here.
Crash misses with an elbow over the top.
Crash throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crash being controlled against the cage.
Crash tries a body shot but Benson blocks it.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Crash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crash lands a body punch.
Benson cracks Crash with a nice body shot.
Crash tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Crash back against the cage.
Benson blocks an elbow strike from Crash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Crash.
Knees to the body from Benson.
Benson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crash blocks it with crossed arms.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crash misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crash avoiding damage.
Benson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crash trying to stall but Benson improves his position.
Benson avoids a wild elbow strike from Crash.
Crash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Benson is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Crash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Benson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Julius Benson!
During a confident post fight interview, Julius Benson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.