PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grice comes into a darkened arena with his song building. GZA - Shadowboxin' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bennet
vs
Grice

191 cm
34
192 lbs
39 - 11 - 0

184 cm
32
188 lbs
13 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty Bennet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
Grice with the counter takedown but Bennet avoids it easily.
Bennet scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bennet.
Grice ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Grice misses with a straight left.
Bennet seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bennet shoots in and drives through. Grice sprawls well.
Grice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scotty Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grice checks a low kick from Bennet.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grice was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
Grice looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Bennet.
Bennet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bennet throws a push kick but Grice slaps the foot to one side.
Grice with the counter takedown but Bennet avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Grice misses the target.
Grice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Bennet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grice's calf.
Bennet misses with a double jab.
Grice looks for the body kick but Bennet saw that one coming.
Grice tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
Bennet throws out a leg kick but Grice moves out of range and Bennet only half commits.
Bennet throws an overhand right that lands on Grice's shoulder, as Grice tries to avoid the shot.
Grice tries to counter by closing the distance.
Grice scores with a hook.
Grice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grice scores with a spinning back kick!
Bennet sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Grice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet tries to break free but Grice pushes him back against the cage.
Grice digs a right hand into Bennet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennet's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet looking to slow down the pace here.
Grice has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bennet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Grice on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grice.
Grice has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grice.
Bennet is trying to break the clinch but Grice has him pressed against the cage.
Grice lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennet.
Grice working aggressively here.

Bennet manages to break the clinch.
Bennet throws a body shot but no joy.
Grice tries to counter by closing the distance.
Grice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bennet misses with a leg kick.
Bennet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bennet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grice lands a leg kick that knocks Bennet off balance momentarily.
Grice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bennet doesn't seem bothered though.
Grice misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a jab when Grice was well out of range.
Bennet pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grice back to the cage. Bennet follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Grice connects with a right hand. Bennet shakes it off.
Grice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Grice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennet.
Grice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grice, as that shot connected.
Bennet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grice blocks a head kick by Bennet.
Grice walks into a jab.
Bennet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet moves out of range of the body kick.
Bennet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grice throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Bennet wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a shot to the body.
Grice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bennet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grice wants to counter the offense by Bennet and move into the clinch position.
Bennet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grice throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bennet.
Bennet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grice digs a good body shot into Bennet's ribs.
Grice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennet.

Grice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bennet is trying to push Grice away but Grice has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet takes a shot to the head.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Grice controls the action.
Grice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grice tries for a takedown but Bennet manages to get underhooks.

Bennet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gary Grice will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bennet scores with a three punch combo!
Grice slaps away a takedown attempt from Bennet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bennet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grice scoring well with a low kick there.

Grice gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grice keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bennet's efforts to push away.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grice tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.

Bennet breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Bennet. Those never looked like landing.
And Grice tries to counter it with a takedown but Bennet pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grice throws the kick towards the body but Bennet avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice is looking to land body kicks.
Bennet misses with a leg kick

and Grice counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bennet!
Grice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bennet keeps working.
Grice fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grice wants to control but Bennet is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennet isn't going anywhere.

Grice wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bennet, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bennet's legs.
Grice working the head with strikes.
The referee asks Grice politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Grice prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bennet is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD - Combat Fitness, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bennet defending against the ground and pound.
Bennet tries to buck Grice off but Grice is having none of it.
Grice taking a break here but Bennet is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bennet regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice throws a big elbow that misses.
Grice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grice slips nicely into half guard.
Bennet tries to get to full guard but Grice has control of the leg.
Grice thows a huge punch but Bennet dodges it nicely.
Grice thows a huge punch but Bennet dodges it nicely.

That's four 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grice lands a nice short elbow.
Grice thows a huge punch but Bennet dodges it nicely.
Grice controlling the pace.
Grice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grice tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bennet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennet wants to control but Grice is keeping busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bennet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grice. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Grice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bennet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bennet tries to land a leg kick but Grice saw it coming and moves away.
Grice lands a lovely overhand right.
Bennet moves out of range as Grice strikes.
Grice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bennet dives in for a single leg takedown but Grice sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Grice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bennet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bennet needs to keep his hands up - Grice had a free shot at his head there.
Grice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Grice drives through and clinches with Bennet against the cage.
Bennet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Grice throws a head punch that misses.
Grice is stalling here.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Grice on the inside.
Bennet stalling the fight.

Grice breaks from the clinch.
Bennet throws a leg kick but Grice checks it.
Bennet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grice wants to counter with a clinch but Bennet pushes him away.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennet works Grice's body with a nice hook.
Bennet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grice cracks a nice hook into Bennet's ribs.
Bennet takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Bennet misses.
Grice drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bennet defends it well.
Grice is looking to clinch.
Grice throws a head kick that misses
and Bennet counters with a left to the body.
Bennet is looking to wear down Grice with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bennet is looking to slow Grice down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet throws a leg kick but Grice sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Grice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bennet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grice throws a shot to the body.
Bennet fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grice checks it well.
Grice jabs Bennet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grice explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grice jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grice, right into the meat.
Bennet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bennet checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice connects with a body shot that sends Bennet's belly button to the back.
Bennet avoids the body shot from Grice.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bennet 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 Grice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grice manages to avoid it.
Grice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Bennet fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grice just manages to avoid it.
Grice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bennet lands a right hook to the body.
Grice delivers a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Grice.
Grice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bennets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bennet goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grice moves out of range as Bennet strikes.
Grice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Bennet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bennet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grice.
Bennet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bennet moves forwards but Grice connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennet went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bennet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grice's sensitive parts.
Bennet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grice checks a low kick from Bennet.
Scotty Bennet is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grice, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet throws a sloppy body shot

and Grice counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Grice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Grice tests Bennet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Grice really dominated that round.
That's time! Bennet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grice 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 Bennet has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bennet and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bennet looks to land a right hand but Grice moved out of range.
Grice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grice moves forwards but Bennet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grice lands with a nice body kick.
A big right from Grice misses.
Bennet drops his hands momentarily and Grice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bennet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grice has time to react.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Grice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grice tries to land a leg kick but Bennet saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Bennet wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Bennet swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bennet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bennet swings for the body but Grice moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Grice.
Grice pushes Bennet away with a front kick.
A clash of legs there as Bennet blocks the low kick.
Grice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grice takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Grice rushes Bennet and presses him up against the cage.
Grice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Bennet breaks the clinch.
Bennet takes a swing at Grice's ribcage but misses.
Grice throws a push kick but Bennet slaps the foot to one side.
Bennet is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bennet throws a nice looking combination but Grice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennet shoots for a takedown but Grice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bennet sets himself, and Grice steps forward looking for the clinch! Bennet avoids it this time.
Grice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grice dodges the punch combination from Bennet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet 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.
Grice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bennet takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Grice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grice misses with the head strike.

Grice manages to break the clinch.
Bennet misses the jab.
Grice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Grice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gary Grice seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Bennet breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet scoring well with a low kick there.
Grice cracks Bennet with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennet.
A big right from Bennet misses.
Bennet's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
Grice thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bennet if he has to take too many more of those.
Bennet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennet fails to land with a series of punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Grice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grice lands a head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grice.
Grice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grice connects with a looping right hand.

Bennet is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Grice.
Grice keeps Bennet at a distance using the push kick.
Grice scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Bennet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennet lands a nice shot that snaps Grice's head back.
Bennet throws a leg kick but Grice checks it.
Bennet seems to have got his legs back now.
Grice fakes the leg kick and cracks Bennet in the body.

Grice has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grice keeps control of Bennet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grice working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bennet is trying to push Grice away but Grice has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bennet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grice changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bennet fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grice throws a series of punches but Bennet avoids them all with ease.
Bennet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Grice dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

That kick from Grice tenderised Bennet's leg. Bennet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grice ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Grice throws a sloppy head kick
and Bennet counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from Grice finds it's way through Bennet's defenses.
Bennet scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Bennet blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Bennet misses its intended target.
Grice jabs at Bennet's body.
Grice tries to land a front kick but Bennet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bennet appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grice takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Bennet scores with a kick to the body.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bennet's head.
Grice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
Grice scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet misses with a combination

and Grice counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grice blocks a body shot from Bennet.

Bennet manages to break the clinch.
Grice lands a head shot.
Grice moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Bennet misses.
Grice slips a jab and a cross from Bennet.
Bennet connects with a solid leg kick.
Grice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grice drops his hands momentarily and Bennet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grice was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
Scotty Bennet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grice's calf.
Grice lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
A big left from Bennet misses.
Grice cracks Bennet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bennet looks to land a left hand but Grice moved out of range nicely.
Grice steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bennet.
Grice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bennet counters with a low kick, right behind Grice 's knee.
Grice scores with a leg kick.
Bennet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bennet.
Bennet misses with a low kick.
Grice keeps Bennet at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bennet drops Grice with a left and a right! Oh, Grice is hurt - Bennet dives into side control looking to finish!

Grice is rocked!
Bennet cracks Grice with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Bennet immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Grice is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Bennet!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scotty Bennet!
Scotty Bennet retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Scotty Bennet rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.