PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Everything. Benton has chosen I get Knocked Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcius
vs
Benton

183 cm
46
184 lbs
34 - 38 - 1

180 cm
43
185 lbs
29 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 34 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jaius Garcius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.
Garcius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Garcius saw that one coming.
Garcius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Benton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jaius Garcius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcius moves in looking to clinch but Benton pushes him off.
Garcius slips a jab from Benton.
Benton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcius.
Benton lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton misses with a looping left.

Garcius moves into the clinch.
Benton blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Benton gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Garcius wants to stand back up but Benton manages to pass into side control.
Benton works to advance to full mount. Garcius defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benton controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcius tries to lock up and control but Benton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Benton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benton with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton is continuing to stall.
Benton with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Benton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benton seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Garcius is holding on tight.
Benton won't let Garcius get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Benton stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Grant Benton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcius tries to clinch but Benton moves out of range.
Benton wants to clinch up but Garcius keeps it at a distance.
Garcius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcius.
It seemed like Benton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcius ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benton.
Benton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benton misses with a wild combination.
Garcius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Garcius slips under a jab from Benton.
Garcius is looking to clinch but Benton is avoiding it.
Garcius misses with a leg kick
enabling Benton to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benton.
Benton throws a hook but Garcius blocks it.
Benton slips a jab and a cross from Garcius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Benton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Garcius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcius feinted with a counter takedown.
Benton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Benton looks to move away, Garcius throws a big counter combo but Benton just gets out of the way.
Grant Benton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Garcius misses.
Garcius slips a jab and a cross from Benton.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcius.
Garcius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcius is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Benton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Benton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Jaius Garcius's cut is getting worse.

Benton forces Garcius back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benton.
Garcius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garcius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benton lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcius is fighting off a takedown attempt but Benton is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Garcius to the mat. Garcius regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Benton stands up and waves to Garcius to follow him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benton connects with a single shot there.
Garcius misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Benton to counter with a crisp jab.
Benton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Garcius is rocked!

Jaius Garcius's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Garcius swinging wildly here.
Benton lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton works the jab nicely.
Oh Garcius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcius tries to clinch up.
Garcius seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Benton misses its intended target.
As Benton looks to move away, Garcius throws a big counter combo but Benton just gets out of the way.

Benton lands a left and a right that send Garcius crashing to the mat, dazed. Benton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jeez, Jaius Garcius's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Benton jabs at Garcius's body.
Garcius is aggressively charging in as Benton backs up avoiding any damage. Benton tosses out a jab and Garcius runs right into it face first! Garcius is out cold! Benton dropped down on all fours and is barking in Garcius's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grant Benton!
After winning the bout, Grant Benton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jaius Garcius spoke after the fight, saying 'STOCKTON 1,2,5!'.