PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roland Benson (ranked 25073 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Stern (ranked 5968 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Benson
vs
Stern

203 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

178 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roland Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Stern!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern looks to land a combination. Benson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Benson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stern works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stern fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stern getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stern feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stern lands with an overhand left.
Benson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stern lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alex Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stern lands with a nice body punch.
Stern's corner calls for a 1-2. Stern obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Benson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stern is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Benson dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benson is putting a hurting on Stern here, landing some big shots from side control.
Benson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Benson stands up and beckons Stern to his feet.
Benson shoots in looking for a takedown. Stern tries to sprawl out of it but Benson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stern manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stern lands a body shot.
Benson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stern pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benson back to the cage. Stern follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stern scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Benson is rocked!
Stern lands a jab-cross combination.
Oh Benson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stern looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stern throws an overhand right that drops Benson like a sack of potatoes! Stern dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Stern!
Alex Stern bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.