PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Benzali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Kilpatrick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patrick Benzali's chin.

Benzali
vs
Kilpatrick

193 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Benzali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benzali. That did some damage!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benzali is defended easily by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick flicks out a counter leg kick but Benzali steps away.
Benzali blocks a head kick by Kilpatrick.
Benzali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kilpatrick tries a quick counter leg kick but Benzali is wise to it.
Kilpatrick circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Kilpatrick does no damage.
Benzali takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benzali 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benzali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kilpatrick has Benzali up against the cage in a clinch.
Kilpatrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benzali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kilpatrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kilpatrick lands a nice knee to the body.

Benzali manages to pull guard.
Kilpatrick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kilpatrick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Benzali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Kilpatrick tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kilpatrick has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kilpatrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Benzali is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick stalling.
Kilpatrick thows a huge punch but Benzali dodges it nicely.

Benzali looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kilpatrick slows the pace down in half guard.
Kilpatrick trying to mount his opponent but Benzali defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick works his way into side control.

Kilpatrick decides to stand up, so the ref orders Benzali to his feet.
Patrick Benzali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benzali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kilpatrick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilpatrick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kilpatrick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Kilpatrick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benzali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kilpatrick breaks the clinch.

Kilpatrick clinches up with Benzali and pushes him back against the cage.
Kilpatrick unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Patrick Benzali has been cut.
Kilpatrick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Kilpatrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kilpatrick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benzali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benzali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick obviously looking to wear him down.

Kilpatrick clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick pushes Benzali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kilpatrick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kilpatrick.

Benzali successfully pulls guard.

Kilpatrick stands up from Benzali's guard - Kilpatrick perhaps looking for a knockout.

Kilpatrick has closed the distance and engaged Benzali in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Kilpatrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Benzali's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kilpatrick lands with a nice body kick.

Kilpatrick gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kilpatrick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick lands a body shot.
Kilpatrick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kilpatrick has Benzali pressed against the cage.

Kilpatrick breaks from the clinch.
Kilpatrick lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kilpatrick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benzali jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kilpatrick walks away with a smile on his face. Benzali gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kilpatrick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benzali takes a kick to the side of the head.

Benzali is rocked!
Kevin Kilpatrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kilpatrick clinches up with Benzali and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benzali is working for takedown but Kilpatrick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kilpatrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benzali backwards.
A short left from Kilpatrick.
Oh Benzali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilpatrick lands with a right to the head.
Kevin Kilpatrick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kilpatrick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kilpatrick - that landed with a thud.
Benzali is working for takedown but Kilpatrick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Benzali seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Benzali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilpatrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benzalis head.
Benzali looking to slow down the pace here.
Benzali jumps guard but Kilpatrick stands there with Benzali around his waist. Benzali gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Benzali looking for a takedown.
Kilpatrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kilpatrick lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benzali goes for a takedown attempt but Kilpatrick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kilpatrick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick lands a big head kick that sends Benzali to the canvas! Kilpatrick follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Kilpatrick!
A victorious Kevin Kilpatrick thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.