PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Godfrey (ranked 1449 p4p, 194 weight class) and Scotty Bennet (ranked 2123 p4p, 281 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Godfrey
vs
Bennet

180 cm
30
195 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

191 cm
42
187 lbs
51 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Godfrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 51 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scotty Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet stuns Godfrey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bennet misses with a hook.
Godfrey connects with a nice looking jab.
Bennet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Bennet does it's job there.
Bennet throws a head kick that half lands.
Godfrey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bennet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Godfrey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet throws a body punch but Godfrey moves out of range.
Godfrey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennet throws out the jab.
Godfrey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennet was well out of range. Poor timing from Godfrey.
Bennet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godfrey.
Scotty Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Godfrey clinches.

Bennet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both fighters circling a little - Bennet finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bennet takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bennet connects with a looping right hand.
Godfrey checks a leg kick nicely.
Bennet has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Godfrey with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet looks to land a right hand but Godfrey moved out of range.
Bennet throws a head kick but Godfrey moves out of range.
Godfrey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bennet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Godfrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennet moves away.
Godfrey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bennet lands a nice shot to the body.
Bennet throws a lazy right hand but Godfrey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godfrey moves out of range as Bennet throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Godfrey misses its target.
Godfrey takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Godfrey is rocked!
Godfrey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Godfrey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bennet lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godfrey lunges at Bennet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bennet's hand.
Godfrey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bennet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bennet scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet lands a nice shot that snaps Godfrey's head back.

Godfrey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Godfrey avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Bennet throws a punch but it's blocked by Godfrey.
Good body shot from Bennet.
Bennet is trying to break the clinch but Godfrey has him pressed against the cage.
Bennet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Godfrey backwards.
Godfrey misses with a body punch.
Bennet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Godfrey misses with a punch to the body.
Godfrey tries to land knees in the clinch but Bennet avoids the damage to the body.

Bennet breaks from the clinch.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Godfrey is just out of range.
Godfrey looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
A solid body kick from Bennet.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet throws a shot from downtown. Godfrey moves away and avoids it.
Godfrey scores with a push kick.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Godfrey!
Bennet jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godfrey slips a straight right by Bennet.
A head kick misses from Bennet.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godfrey slips a jab from Bennet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Godfrey.
Godfrey moves out of range of the strikes.
Godfrey just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godfrey.
Bennet throws a body punch but Godfrey moves out of range.
Bennet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Godfrey misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming.
Bennet loads up on a big right hand but Godfrey slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bennet.
The fighters circling - Bennet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennet checks a low kick from Godfrey.
Bennet connects with a jab.
Godfrey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Godfrey throws a big counter combination but Bennet scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Godfrey misses with a low kick.
Bennet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Godfrey is just out of range.
Godfrey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Bennet.

Bennet gets tackled into the cage by Godfrey. Godfrey maintains the clinch.
Bennet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet is looking to break free of the clinch but Godfrey has double underhooks.
Godfrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Bennet breaks from the clinch.
Godfrey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godfrey moves away.
Bennet is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Godfrey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Godfrey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet tries to work over Godfrey's front leg with a kick but Godfrey checks it.
Bennet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Godfrey has managed to clinch.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Godfrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Bennet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Godfrey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bennet on the side of the head.
Godfrey throws a leg kick but Bennet sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Godfrey scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet missing with a left hand there. Godfrey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Godfrey.
Bennet misses with a hook. Godfrey ducked under it nicely.
Bennet takes one on the button.
Bennet jabs Godfrey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Godfrey lands a glancing blow to the side of Bennet's head.
A head kick by Bennet misses
and Godfrey counters with a three punch combo that has Bennet backing up. Bennet nods at Godfrey to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godfrey throws a leg kick but Bennet moved away.
Godfrey looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
Bennet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bennet throws a hook but Godfrey avoids it easily.
Godfrey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Godfrey, as that shot connected.
Godfrey blocks a head kick by Bennet.
Bennet misses with a hook. Godfrey ducked under it nicely.
Bennet looks to land a right hand but Godfrey moved out of range.
Bennet misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godfrey.
Bennet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennet misses with a looping left.
Scotty Bennet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennet throws out a leg kick but Godfrey moves out of range and Bennet only half commits.
Bennet looks to land a body kick but Godfrey moved away.
Bennet misses with the body kick
and Godfrey counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennet misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Godfrey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godfrey connects with a single shot there.
Godfrey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Godfrey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Bennet walks into a stiff left hand from Godfrey.
Nice defenses there by Godfrey.
Godfrey throws out a loose jab but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godfrey lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godfrey manages to avoid it.
Bennet misses with a kick to the body.
Godfrey throws a hook but Bennet avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Godfrey misses.
Bennet doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Godfrey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bennet throws a right hand that misses
enabling Godfrey to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Godfrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godfrey feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Godfrey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Godfrey.
A head kick misses from Bennet.
Bennet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Godfrey misses with a looping right.
Bennet throws a hook to the side of Godfrey's head but Godfrey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Godfrey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Godfrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Godfrey clinches up with Bennet and pushes him back against the cage.
Bennet tries to work over Godfrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bennet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godfrey lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Godfrey.
Godfrey moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Bennet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Godfrey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godfrey lands a jab.
Godfrey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bennets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Godfrey tries a low kick but Bennet avoids it.
Bennet throws out a counter right but Godfrey avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Godfrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Godfrey misses its target.
Bennet misses with a body shot
and Godfrey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Godfrey is out of range.
Bennet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Godfrey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Godfrey blocks a head kick by Bennet.

Godfrey has Bennet up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bennet fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Godfrey.
Godfrey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godfrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennet.
Bennet is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey is working Bennet over against the cage.
Godfrey lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Godfrey.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Godfrey lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Godfrey as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Godfrey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Godfrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Godfrey.
Godfrey gets through Bennet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Godfrey.
Godfrey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Godfrey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Godfrey.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Godfrey lands with a left to the head.
Godfrey misses with some punches.
Godfrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bennet has had enough of the clinch but Godfrey keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Godfrey dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Donk. Godfrey catches Bennet right on the button with a cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bennet - that will leave a mark!
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
Godfrey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bennet just manages to avoid it.
Bennet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godfrey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Godfrey scores with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Godfrey.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Godfrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet throws a head kick but Godfrey moves out of range.
Godfrey lands the left hand.
Bennet thows a body kick. Godfrey tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Godfrey clinches.
Bennet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bennet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Godfrey backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godfrey prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Bennet managing to block the knees to the body from Godfrey.
Bennet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Godfrey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bennet or not.
Bobby Godfrey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bennet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Godfrey.
Bennet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the head but Bennet blocks with his arms.
Godfrey lands a right hand.
Godfrey lands a good knee to the midsection. Bennet won't want to take too many of those.
Godfrey is leaning against Bennet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Godfrey misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Godfrey.
Godfrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennet.

Bennet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Bennet misses.

Godfrey moves into the clinch.
Godfrey lands with a light punch inside.
Godfrey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Godfrey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Godfrey.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bennet is defending well for now.
Bennet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Bennet is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bennet's efforts to push away.
Bennet lands a right hand.
Godfrey misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Godfrey.
Bennet is still on wobbly legs! Can Godfrey finish him?

Bennet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Godfrey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Godfrey lands a jab.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennet misses with a body kick.
Bennet seems to have recovered his senses.
A good leg kick by Godfrey.
Godfrey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennet.
Godfrey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Godfrey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bennet throws a nice head kick!

Godfrey pushes Bennet up against the cage in a clinch.
Bennet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet is trying to break free.

Bennet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Bennet.
Nice uppercut there from Godfrey.
A shot to the liver by Godfrey. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Godfrey.
Bennet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Godfrey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Godfrey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Godfrey throws a head kick that misses.
Godfrey slips a straight right by Bennet.
Bennet avoids the body shot from Godfrey.

Godfrey clinches up against the cage.
Bennet has had enough of the clinch but Godfrey keeps him there for the moment.
Bennet pushes Godfrey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet is leaning against Godfrey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Bennet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey misses the shot to the body.
Godfrey avoids the body shot from Bennet.
Godfrey throwing a counter right hand but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Godfrey dips to his left and cracks Bennet with an uppercut!
Godfrey avoids the head kick by Bennet.
Bennet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godfrey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Godfrey!
Godfrey blocks a jab.
Bennet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennet throws an overhand right that lands on Godfrey's shoulder, as Godfrey tries to avoid the shot.
Bennet misses with an uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bennet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godfrey swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bennet throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Godfrey throws a jab when Bennet was well out of range.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godfrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Godfrey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Godfrey 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Godfrey!
Bobby Godfrey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Scotty Bennet spoke after the fight, saying 'I want my mommy!'.