PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiahou Dun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes into the arena with N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dun's choice of entrance music: 挚爱 (Premier Love) - 醉人/Crazy Chef(龙ſ. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Benton
vs
Dun

180 cm
28
158 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

173 cm
29
157 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

LOPS 160q $149
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xiahou Dun!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Dun misses the target.
Benton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dun.
Bernard Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dun tries to avoid it but Benton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dun to the ground. Dun escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benton shoots in but Dun avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dun throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dun connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Benton misses the target.
Dun lands a nice shot to the body.
Dun ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Dun throws a counter combo.
Benton scores with a hook to the body. Dun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benton scores with a jab to the body.
Benton missing with a left hand there. Dun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Benton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dun can't do much from the bottom here.
Dun is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton gets to mount! Dun was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dun reaches up and holds on to Benton to control the position.
Benton unloads with some shots from mount but Dun bucks and avoids them well.
Dun is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton trying to control but Dun is having none of it.
Dun can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Dun that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Benton scoring with strikes but Dun is staying in there.
Dun is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dun can't escape the position.
Benton avoids the attempt from Dun to control.
Dun is looking to improve his position but Benton isn't that keen on the idea.
Benton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dun has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Benton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dun really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Benton lands a couple of good shots and Dun has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Benton trying to control momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Dun right now.
Benton scores with punches from the back.
Dun wants to escape the position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Benton. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Benton connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dun to escape the position.
Dun tries to escape but Benton has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benton is looking to control Dun but Dun is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Benton is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Dun up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dun tries to escape but Benton has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Benton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Benton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dun gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benton with a hook.

Benton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dun was covering up waiting for the punch and Benton finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Dun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Benton preventing the sweep.
Dun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Benton controls the pace.
Benton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton cracks Dun with a solid left hand.
Benton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dun looking for a sweep. Not yet Dun, not yet.
Benton postures up in Dun's guard and throws a big left but Dun blocks it.
Benton stays in close to Dun's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benton throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dun moves forwards but Benton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dun gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Benton. That snapped Dun's head back.
Dun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benton.
Dun misses with a low kick.
Benton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Benton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benton misses with a looping left.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Dun saw that one coming.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dun.
It looks like Benton has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benton connects with a single shot there.
A bone on bone clash there as Benton blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dun connects with a crisp jab.
Benton misses with a right hand
and Dun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dun as he avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dun! But no joy.
Benton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dun misses with a looping left.
Benton lunges at Dun with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dun's hand.
Benton lands a jab to Dun's midsection.
Bernard Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
Dun misses with a low kick as Benton jumps back.
Benton misses with a hook.
Dun tries a quick counter leg kick but Benton is wise to it.
Benton jabs Dun right on the nose. Dun blinks but takes it well.
Benton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dun counters with a leg kick.
Benton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Dun.
Benton misses with a body shot.
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!
Dun misses with a low kick.
Benton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a right hand that misses
and Dun counters with an inside leg kick.
Dun avoids the body shot from Benton.
Benton scores with a body shot.
Benton throws a lazy uppercut
and Dun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dun dips to his left and cracks Benton with an uppercut!
Dun slaps away a takedown attempt from Benton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Dun misses its intended target.
Dun swinging wildly here.
Benton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Xiahou Dun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Benton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dun on his heels. He'll look to pass Dun's guard now, I'm sure.
Bernard Benton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Dun has his foot on Benton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benton works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Benton dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Dun connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benton. Benton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benton dives in for a single leg takedown but Dun sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A lazy left from Benton finds it's target.
Benton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dun lands a right hook to the body.
Dun shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
Benton looks for a takedown but Dun sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton throws a jab when Dun was well out of range.
Dun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dun can do to turn this around?
Benton fails with the takedown
and Dun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton connects with a body shot that sends Dun's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dun on the side of the head.
Benton checks a low kick from Dun.
Dun lands a jab to Benton's midsection.
Benton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dun.
Benton throws a big shot that misses.
Dun blocks a jab.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dun.
Benton lands a right hook to the body.
Benton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dun as he avoids it easily.
Dun looks to land a right hand but Benton moved out of range.
Dun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benton throws an overhand right that lands on Dun's shoulder, as Dun tries to avoid the shot.
Dun takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton cracks Dun with a good jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benton is defended easily by Dun.
Dun attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dun connects with a solid leg kick.
Dun slips a jab from Benton.
Dun throws out a counter right but Benton avoids it with no problem.
Jab, jab by Benton - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Dun.
Dun feints and then cracks Benton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benton down.
Benton connects with a single shot there.
Benton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Dun is just out of range.
Dun only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benton lands a jab to the head.
Dun slips a jab from Benton.
Dun looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton checks a leg kick.
Xiahou Dun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dun tries to score with a low kick but Benton moves his leg out of the way.
Benton stalks Dun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dun's face. Dun staggers backwards, shaken.
Dun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dun avoids a punch combination nicely.

Benton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Benton is chipping away with strikes.
Benton landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dun is trying to get back to half guard.
Dun is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dun is trying to get back to half guard.
Benton working away.
Dun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dun wants to control but Benton postures up.
Dun on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Benton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dun keeps working.
Benton working the ground and pound from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernard Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Benton!
A very excited looking Bernard Benton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.