PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 2882 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Vincenzo Lambrucci (ranked 376 p4p, 197 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bennett
vs
Lambrucci

187 cm
27
206
18 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
211
11 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Lambrucci!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bennett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lambrucci fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lambrucci keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Lambrucci throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennett.
Lambrucci throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett scores with a one two! Lambrucci had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bennett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lambrucci works the jab nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lambrucci tries to stall but Bennett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lambrucci up against the ropes.
Lambrucci slowing the pace effectively.
Lambrucci trying to stall but Bennett improves his position.
Lambrucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett digs a right hand underneath Lambrucci's ribcage. Lambrucci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lambrucci lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambrucci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is trying to stall.
Come on Lambrucci - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Bennett breaks from the clinch.
Bennett clobbers Lambrucci with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Lambrucci moved out of range nicely.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lambrucci.
Bennett 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.
Bennett scores with a hook to the body. Lambrucci takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lambrucci misses with a body shot.
John Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lambrucci. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Lambrucci avoids nicely.
Lambrucci is looking to clinch.

Lambrucci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lambrucci prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett tries to circle away but Lambrucci has him pinned against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Lambrucci.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Lambrucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambrucci misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bennett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Lambrucci scores with a hook to the body.
Bennett scores with a knee to the head.
Lambrucci throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Lambrucci controls the action.
Lambrucci working aggressively here.
Bennett tries to work over Lambrucci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lambrucci tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Lambrucci stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lambrucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lambrucci blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Bennett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice shot lands for Bennett.
Lambrucci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lambrucci.
Bennett lands with a shot to the body.
Lambrucci on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lambrucci is looking to clinch but Bennett is avoiding it.
Lambrucci misses with a straight right.
Lambrucci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lambrucci misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Lambrucci swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Lambrucci.
Bennett lands with a hook. Lambrucci tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lambrucci takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lambrucci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lambrucci let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lambrucci looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lambrucci dips to his left and cracks Bennett with an uppercut!
Lambrucci misses with a right hand
and Bennett counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lambrucci coming out on top.
Lambrucci misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Lambrucci throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Bennett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Bennett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lambrucci misses with some punches.
Vincenzo Lambrucci seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lambrucci lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lambrucci tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Lambrucci back against the ropes.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Lambrucci controls his hands.

Bennett manages to break the clinch.
Lambrucci looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lambrucci digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
Lambrucci throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Bennett clinches up against the ropes.
Bennett lands a shot to the body.

Bennett breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bennett takes the fight into the clinch.
Lambrucci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lambrucci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lambrucci struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Lambrucci working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lambrucci throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Lambrucci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Bennett breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Lambrucci misses its intended target.
It looked like Bennett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lambrucci.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Lambrucci clinches up against the ropes.
Lambrucci blocks an uppercut.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lambrucci backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett tries to break the clinch but Lambrucci is controlling the position.
Bennett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lambrucci misses with some punches.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Lambrucci.
Lambrucci is working Bennett over against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Bennett will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bennett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Lambrucci misses.
Bennett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lambrucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett looks to land a combination but Lambrucci avoids it well.
Lambrucci paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Bennett clinches up against the ropes.
Bennett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lambrucci's face.
Lambrucci misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lambrucci's face.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.
Lambrucci tries to stall but Bennett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lambrucci misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lambrucci misses with a punch to the body.
Lambrucci tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Lambrucci lands a nice shot to the body.

Bennett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennett swings for the body but Lambrucci moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett lands a head shot.
Bennett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lambrucci on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lambrucci can do to turn this around?
Lambrucci misses with a hook.
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
Lambrucci sizes up Bennett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lambrucci misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett throws a hook but Lambrucci avoids it easily.
Lambrucci swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Bennett takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lambrucci.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lambrucci misses with a body punch.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett tries to work over Lambrucci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Lambrucci blocks with his arms.
Lambrucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vincenzo Lambrucci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lambrucci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looking to throw knees to the head but Lambrucci is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambrucci lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lambrucci misses with the head strike.
John Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lambrucci lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennett.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lambrucci.
Bennett lands a right hand.
Lambrucci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Lambrucci controls the action.
Lambrucci can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Lambrucci lands a nice shot to the body.
Lambrucci lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lambrucci trying to stall but Bennett improves his position.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lambrucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lambrucci lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lambrucci dodges an elbow strike from Bennett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennett.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Lambrucci controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Bennett.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bennett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for John Bennett!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for John Bennett!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for John Bennett!

John Bennett wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, John Bennett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.