PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Benji Stevens (ranked 4358 p4p, 6983 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 381 p4p, 504 weight class). Jean Luc Petit has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Stevens
vs
Petit

170 cm
20
135
4 - 1 - 0

163 cm
20
145
1 - 5 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benji Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petit throws a head kick that half lands.
Petit misses with a head kick.
Petit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Stevens bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Petit wants to land a leg kick but Stevens is out of range.
It looked like Stevens was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stevens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Petit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stevens looks for the body kick but Petit saw that one coming.
Petit misses with a head kick.
Stevens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petit.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petit.
Petit swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens blocks a head kick by Petit.
Stevens swings for the body but Petit moves out of range.
Stevens scores with a nice body kick.
Petit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petit throws a chopping leg kick but Stevens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stevens moves out of range of the body kick.
Petit throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevens throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petit.
Stevens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Jean Luc Petit has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens lands a jab to the nose.
Petit throws a sloppy head kick and Stevens moves out of range easily.
Petit misses with a straight right.
Petit throws a big shot that misses.
Stevens was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stevens doesn't seem bothered though.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petit manages to avoid it.
Stevens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petit on the side of the head.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petit manages to avoid it.
Petit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevens at a distance.
Petit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stevens cracks Petit with a good jab.
Stevens misses with a right hand
and Petit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevens drops his hands momentarily and Petit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stevens has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stevens and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Petit moved out of range nicely.
Petit throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Petit catches Stevens right on the button with a cross.
Petit throws a looping overhand right but Stevens ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stevens 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.
Petit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petit throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevens moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Petit.
Nice defenses there by Petit.
Petit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stevens on the side of the head.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stevens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens is looking to land body kicks.
Petit throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens throws a body kick that misses.
Petit misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with an uppercut
and Petit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petit misses with a leg kick.
Stevens throws a chopping leg kick but Petit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stevens throws a body kick that misses.
Petit steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Petit throws the left hand but Stevens avoids the punch easily.
Stevens on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Petit misses with a wild combination.
Stevens avoids the body shot from Petit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Petit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevens tries to bum rush Petit with a series of wild strikes but Petit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Petit just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens throws a low kick but Petit moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Stevens - just one landing.
Petit moves out of range as Stevens strikes.
Nice defenses there by Stevens.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petit wants to slow Stevens down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Stevens on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Stevens as he checks the leg kick.
Stevens throws a wild body kick that Petit sees coming a mile off.
Stevens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Petit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevens.
Stevens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petit.
Petit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petit looks for the body kick but Stevens saw that one coming.
Stevens swings for the body but Petit moves out of range.
Petit throws a chopping leg kick but Stevens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petit throws a hook to the side of Stevens's head but Stevens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens defending well as Petit loads up on a big left hand.
Stevens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petit misses the shot to the body.
Stevens is looking to counter with a body kick.
Petit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevens checks a low kick from Petit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Benji Stevens will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Luc Petit's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Petit throws a solid leg kick but Stevens takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petit.
It looks like Stevens has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Petit with the inside leg kick.
Petit avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Stevens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab lands there for Petit.
Petit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petit misses with a head kick.
Petit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petit with the inside leg kick.
Petit misses with a head kick.
Petit misses with an uppercut. Stevens saw that one coming.
Petit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petit has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Stevens keeps Petit at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petit lands a nice shot to the body.
Petit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Petit throws a shot from downtown. Stevens moves away and avoids it.
Petit avoids the body shot from Stevens.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petit tries a head kick but it misses.
Petit scores with a head kick. Stevens tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Petit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stevens is looking to clinch but Petit is avoiding it.
Stevens digs a good hook to Petit's body.
Stevens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stevens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petit. That's going to slow Stevens down.
Petit throws a body shot but no joy.
Petit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Petit moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Petit misses.
Petit staying out of range there.
Petit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens tries to clinch but Petit moves out of range.
Petit lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a hook but Petit avoids it easily.
Petit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stevens cracks Petit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Petit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stevens misses with a hook.
Stevens lands a head shot.

Petit is rocked!
Petit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petit moves out of range of the body kick.
Stevens throws an overhand right that lands on Petit's shoulder, as Petit tries to avoid the shot.
Petit avoids a kick to the body.
Stevens looks to land a body kick but Petit moved away.
A head kick from Petit lands but Stevens takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Stevens as he connects with a hook.
Petit is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevens finish him?
Petit drops his guard momentarily, allowing Stevens to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Petit! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Stevens takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Benji Stevens!
Benji Stevens retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Benji Stevens thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Jean Luc Petit stepped up to the mic, saying '6.6'.