PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Mufasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Bender could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to King Mufasa's chin.

Bender
vs
Mufasa

172 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Mufasa!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mufasa tries to clinch but Bender is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mufasa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bender. That's going to slow Mufasa down.
Bender staying out of range there.
Mufasa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from Bender lands but Mufasa takes it in his stride.
Bender ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bender stuffs the takedown.
Mufasa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mufasa shoots in for a double leg but Bender sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
John Bender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Mufasa.
Mufasa moves in looking to clinch but Bender pushes him off.
Bender misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mufasa tries for a takedown but Bender sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mufasa looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mufasa misses with a looping left.
Mufasa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mufasa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mufasa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bender scores with a push kick.
Mufasa throws a lazy head kick
and Bender counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mufasa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bender counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bender scoring well with a low kick there.
Bender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Bender uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mufasa.
John Bender is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Mufasa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bender cracks the inside of Mufasa's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bender.
Bender throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bender with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bender tries a head kick but it misses.
Mufasa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Bender.
Mufasa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bender scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender thumps Mufasa with a low kick.
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mufasa's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Mufasa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bender scores with a spinning back kick!
Bender is looking to slow Mufasa down with leg kicks.
Bender plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bender fakes the leg kick and cracks Mufasa in the body.
Mufasa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bender keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bender with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bender keeps Mufasa at a distance using the push kick.
Bender throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mufasa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bender pinned against the cage. Bender gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bender thuds his shin into the meat of Mufasa's side.
Bender cracks the inside of Mufasa's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mufasa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bender. Bender obviously looking to wear him down.
Mufasa throws a jab but it's blocked by Bender.
King Mufasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mufasa tries to clinch up
and Bender makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mufasa really felt that one!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bender.
Bender thuds his shin into the meat of Mufasa's side.
An inside leg kick lands from Bender.
Crunch! Bender slams his shin into Mufasa's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mufasa's sensitive parts.
Bender tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mufasa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mufasa can do to turn this around?
Mufasa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mufasa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bender is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mufasa.
A head kick from Bender lands but Mufasa takes it in his stride.
Bender buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mufasa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bender.
Bender ducks under a wild hook from Mufasa.
Bender looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mufasa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bender throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bender displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mufasa throws out the jab.
Mufasa closes the distance but Bender moves to the side
and Bender counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mufasa moves out of range of the body kick from Bender.
Mufasa misses with an uppercut.
Mufasa darts in trying to clinch
and Bender counters with a leg kick.
John Bender is winning the standup battle so far.
Bender throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mufasa.
Mufasa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bender counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bender lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mufasa will feel that in the morning.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mufasa. That did some damage!
Mufasa closes the distance but Bender moves to the side
and Bender counters with a low kick, right behind Mufasa 's knee.
Bender staying out of range there.
Bender throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bender throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mufasa.
Bender looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bender throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mufasa shoots in but Bender avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mufasa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender throws a head kick but Mufasa moves out of range.
Bender throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mufasa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bender thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mufasa if he has to take too many more of those.
Bender scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mufasa throws the left hand but Bender avoids the punch easily.
Bender throws a leg kick which misses Mufasa's front leg but catches the back leg as Mufasa tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mufasa's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bender.
Bender scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bender 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. And we move into the final round!

Bender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mufasa tries to clinch but Bender moves away
and Bender counters with a solid body kick.
Mufasa darts in trying to clinch
and Bender counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bender explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bender scoring well with a low kick there.
Mufasa waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bender.
Mufasa misses with a kick to the body
and Bender counters with a good, hard body kick but Mufasa shrugs it off.
Mufasa darts in trying to clinch
and Bender counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender throws a head kick that misses.
Mufasa throws a body punch but Bender moves out of range.
Mufasa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bender's waist but Bender gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mufasa off to one side.
Bender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mufasa tries to clinch
and Bender counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bender, right into the meat.
Bender throws a head kick that Mufasa semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bender.
Mufasa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bender.
Bender lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bender throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mufasa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bender counters with an inside leg kick.
Bender buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mufasa wants to clinch but Bender slips to the side
and Bender counters with an outside leg kick.
Mufasa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bender.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bender goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mufasa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bender.
Mufasa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bender counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mufasa is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Bender slams his shin into Mufasa's torso.
Bender scores with a kick to the body.
Mufasa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bender counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
John Bender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Mufasa.
Bender throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mufasa has his takedown stuffed
and Bender counters with a nice leg kick.
Bender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crunch! Bender slams his shin into Mufasa's torso.
Mufasa with a poor takedown
and Bender finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Bender.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender thuds his shin into the meat of Mufasa's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mufasa looks to land a right hand but Bender moved out of range.
Mufasa shoots and misses
and Bender counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Bender connects with a solid leg kick.
Bender throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mufasa wants to clinch
and Bender finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mufasa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bender.
Bender keeps Mufasa at a distance using the push kick.
King Mufasa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mufasa throws a head kick that misses
and Bender counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Bender showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bender 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bender!