PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 1106 p4p, 1179 weight class) and Gage Bennett (ranked 169 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martin
vs
Bennett

183 cm
27
208
8 - 3 - 0

189 cm
27
206
9 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gage Bennett!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bennett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bennett defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
A nice side step and Bennett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Martin blocks a jab.
Bennett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bennett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martin throws a sloppy body shot
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
A nice side step and Bennett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bennett on the side of the head.

It looks like Gage Bennett has been cut.
Bennett throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with an outside leg kick.
Martin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Bennett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
As Bennett backs away, Martin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bennett misses with a right hand
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin 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.
A lazy body kick from Martin
and Bennett counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Martin slips a jab from Bennett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bennett lands with a nice body punch.
Martin slips under a jab from Bennett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martin lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Martin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bennett lands with a shot to the body.
Martin looks to land a body kick but Bennett moved away.
Martin slips a jab from Bennett.
Martin tried to counter with a leg kick but Bennett avoided it.
Martin avoids the head kick by Bennett.
A jab from Bennett does it's job there.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Bennett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab by Martin.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Martin is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Martin tenderised Bennett's leg. Bennett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Bennett's front leg but catches the back leg as Bennett tries to avoid it.
Bennett connects with an inside leg kick.
Martin thumps Bennett with a low kick.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gage Bennett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gage Bennett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bennett misses with a looping right.
Martin throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Bennett misses.
Martin tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bennett's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Martin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Swole Ricky Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Bennett throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Martin checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Martin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bennett is looking to slow Martin down with leg kicks.
Bennett walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martin.

Martin moves into the clinch.
Bennett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Martin.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Martin.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Bennett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martin.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Martin.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Martin.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Martin.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Martin cracks Bennett with a nice body shot.
Martin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
Martin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
Martin tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Martin fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Martin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
Martin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennett.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
Martin wants to take the fight to the mat but Bennett manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a right to the head.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Martin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Martin has an active guard here but Bennett has managed to pass into half guard.
Martin manages to get to full guard.

Martin has his foot on Bennett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bennett works his way back into a safe position though.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bennett can do to turn this around?
Martin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin has a closed guard, preventing Bennett from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Swole Ricky Martin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gage Bennett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Martin scores with a nice body kick.
Martin lands with an overhand left.
Bennett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bennett throws a counter combo.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Bennett swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Martin misses the target.
Martin thumps Bennett with a low kick.
Bennett misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
Martin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bennett with the inside leg kick.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett thuds his right hand into Martin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martin tries to clinch up
and Bennett counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bennett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Martin cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bennett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Martin finish him?

Bennett is rocked!
Martin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bennett.
Bennett is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Martin lands an uppercut, right on the button! Bennett tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Swole Ricky Martin!
Swole Ricky Martin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.