PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shed Seven - Bully Boy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Dagger
vs
Benton

180 cm
30
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

183 cm
33
181 lbs
27 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Dagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glenn Benton!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body kick there by Benton.
Dagger defending well as Benton loads up on a big left hand.
Benton scores with a shot to the body.
Benton throws a jab when Dagger was well out of range.
Dagger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton jabs Dagger right on the nose. Dagger blinks but takes it well.
Benton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dagger.
Glenn Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Benton misses.
Benton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dagger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benton pinned against the cage. Benton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Dagger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dagger is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benton checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton misses with a head kick.
Benton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dagger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benton moves out of range of the strikes.
Benton lands a nice shot that snaps Dagger's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton lands a nice shot to the body.
Dagger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benton as he jumps to the side.
Dagger shoots for a double leg takedown but Benton sprawls well. He's pushed Dagger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dagger dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Benton lands a big uppercut and Dagger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dagger looks OK. Benton waves Dagger back to his feet!

Dagger is rocked!
Benton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oh Dagger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Dagger's defenses. It connects perfectly with Dagger's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Glenn Benton!
During a confident post fight interview, Glenn Benton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.