PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Rabbitte (ranked 7123 p4p, 617 weight class) and Benson Charled (ranked 5968 p4p, 593 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rabbitte
vs
Charled

189 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
208 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

King Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benson Charled!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbitte tries to clinch up.

Charled has managed to clinch.
Charled lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rabbitte tries to pull guard but Charled won't allow it.
Charled lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rabbitte backwards.
Charled scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Charled.
Charled lands a body punch in the clinch.
Charled is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Charled scores with a hook to the body.
Rabbitte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Charled - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rabbitte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Charled lands a hook that snaps the head of Rabbitte backwards.
Charled scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rabbitte tries to stall but Charled uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charled lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rabbitte backwards.
Charled's coach down at Crassus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Charled's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rabbitte is trying to force a seperation but Charled has the dominant position.
Charled lands a body shot.

Rabbitte manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Charled, as that shot connected.
Rabbitte tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabbitte tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Charled cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charled looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charled connects with a body shot that sends Rabbitte's belly button to the back.
Rabbitte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Charled ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rabbitte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Charled. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rabbitte tries to clinch but Charled moves out of range.
Charled tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rabbitte lands with a nice combination. Charled backs away looking to recover.
Charled scores with a nice head shot.
Donk. Charled catches Rabbitte right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Rabbitte throws a sloppy head kick

and Charled holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rabbitte looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Charled lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Charled gets through Rabbitte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charled scores with a shot to the side of Rabbitte's head.
Rabbitte is trying to break free.
Charled lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rabbitte or not.
Rabbitte is breathing heavily.
Charled lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Charled - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rabbitte.
Charled pushes Rabbitte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rabbitte tries to pull guard but Charled holds him up against the cage and eventually Rabbitte drops back down to his feet.
Rabbitte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charled blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Charled.
Charled leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Charled on the inside.
Rabbitte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rabbitte wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charled throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabbittes head.
Charled lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Charled is stalling here.
Charled throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabbittes head.
Charled's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabbitte.

It looks like Benson Charled has been cut.
Charled scores with a hook to the body.
Charled throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Charled has Rabbitte pressed against the cage.
Charled lands with a light punch inside.
Charled is struggling to control the position.
Rabbitte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charled avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbitte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charled blocks it with crossed arms.
Rabbitte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Charled.
Charled lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabbitte tries to break free but Charled pushes him back against the cage.
Charled avoids the elbow strike from Rabbitte, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Charled.
Charled scores with a hook to the body.
Charled lands a left hand.
Charled blocks an elbow strike from Rabbitte.
Charled lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rabbitte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charled lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rabbitte working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Charled.
A body shot lands from Charled.
A short uppercut from Charled.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Charled dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Charled takes the fight into the clinch.
Charled softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charled gets through Rabbitte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charled.
Charled has Rabbitte pressed against the cage, preventing Rabbitte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Charled's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Charled lands a shot to the body.
Charled lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rabbitte or not.
Charled scores with a shoulder strike.
Charled lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rabbitte or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabbitte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charled lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Charled on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charled pushes Rabbitte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charled lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charled lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charled working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charled lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Charled lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charled lands with a short shot to the head.
Rabbitte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Charled has him pressed against the cage.
Charled lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Charled scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Charled.
Charled scores with a shot to the side of Rabbitte's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Charled lands with a light punch inside.

Rabbitte is rocked!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charled has Rabbitte pushed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Charled.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Charled.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charled.
Charled lands with a right to the head.
Charled holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Benson Charled seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benson Charled.
Charled stuffs the takedown attempt from Rabbitte. Rabbitte gets slowly back to his feet.
Charled misses with a low kick.
Rabbitte throws a counter high kick but Charled was just alert enough to avoid it.
Benson Charled seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Charled cracks Rabbitte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rabbitte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rabbitte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charled manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Charled there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rabbitte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Charled comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbitte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charled connects with a nice looking jab.
Charled connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rabbitte's hands.
Oh Rabbitte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Charled with a jab.
Charled fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Rabbitte square on the jaw! Damn, Rabbitte is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benson Charled!