PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Frank (ranked 3901 p4p, 3093 weight class) and James Benoit (ranked 430 p4p, 376 weight class). The key to victory for Freaky Frank has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Frank
vs
Benoit

190 cm
26
188
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
19
195
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freaky Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit throws a jab but it's blocked by Frank.
Frank swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Benoit counter with a right hand.
A jab from Benoit misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Frank misses its target.
James Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benoit throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
Frank throws a shot from downtown. Benoit moves away and avoids it.
Benoit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frank getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like James Benoit has been cut.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Benoit.
Benoit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank cracks Benoit with a good jab.
Frank looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
Benoit scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Benoit.
Benoit misses with a right hand
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank misses with a hook. Benoit ducked under it nicely.
Benoit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frank.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Frank enables Benoit to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Frank manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Frank can't keep his opponent in guard - Benoit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Benoit is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Benoit works his foot free and advances to mount.
Benoit sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank wants to hold on but Benoit pushes him away.
Frank takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Benoit looking to control but Frank is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Benoit avoids the attempt from Frank to control.
Benoit lands a nice shot to the head.
Frank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benoit on the ground.
Frank in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Benoit is working for a guillotine from mount but Frank frees his head quite easily.
Benoit lands a big shot there that rocks Frank but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank taking shots to the head.
Benoit scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frank?
Benoit with a couple of short strikes.
Frank can't escape the position.
Benoit controlling from the full mount.
Benoit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Benoit looking to control but Frank is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Benoit controlling from the full mount.
Benoit trying to control but Frank is having none of it.
Benoit lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benoit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank is wriggling around trying to escape.
Benoit lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Benoit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Frank is looking to improve his position but Benoit isn't that keen on the idea.
Benoit landing strikes from the mount.
Benoit working Frank over with strikes here.
Frank tries to hold on but Benoit pushes him away.
Frank definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Benoit lands with some strikes.
Benoit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frank hang on?
Benoit wants to control the pace but Frank is squirming around nicely.
Benoit landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Benoit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Benoit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Frank takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Benoit throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Frank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Benoit.
Benoit swings widly with a right hand
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Frank misses the target.
Freaky Frank is winning the standup battle so far.
Benoit throws a right and a left that Frank avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Frank.
Benoit looks to land a combination. Frank sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Frank misses the jab.
Benoit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit misses with an uppercut
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Frank finds it's way through Benoit's defenses.
Benoit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
Benoit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank throws a jab when Benoit was well out of range.
Benoit fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Frank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Benoit misses its intended target.
Frank missing with a left hand there. Benoit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a right hand that misses
and Frank counters with a nice uppercut.
Frank tests Benoit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit misses with a two punch combination.
Frank with a nice cross.
Benoit misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Frank slips the punch.
Frank throws a looping overhand right but Benoit ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Frank.
Benoit swings widly with a right hand
and Frank counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Frank on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frank is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Frank misses with a hook. Benoit ducked under it nicely.
Frank lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit slips a straight right by Frank.
Benoit throws an overhand right that lands on Frank's shoulder, as Frank tries to avoid the shot.
Freaky Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benoit needs to keep his hands up - Frank had a free shot at his head there.
Frank misses the shot to the body.
Benoit tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Frank drops his hands momentarily and Benoit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benoit throws an overhand right that lands on Frank's shoulder, as Frank tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank missing with a left hand there. Benoit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit misses with a hook. Frank ducked under it nicely.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Benoit misses with a lunging right hand
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benoit swings for the body but Frank moves out of range.
Frank swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benoit misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benoit.
Benoit misses with a double jab
and Frank counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Freaky Frank dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Benoit'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. And we move into the final round!

Benoit throws a lazy right hand but Frank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benoit misses with an uppercut
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benoit moves out of range of the strikes.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Benoit misses with a looping right.
Frank swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benoit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benoit misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Frank tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit misses with a left hand
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Benoit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benoit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Benoit.
Benoit with a hook.
Frank connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benoit momentarily.
Frank just misses with a punch to the body.
Frank slips under a jab.
Frank looks to land a left hand but Benoit moved out of range nicely.
Benoit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benoit misses with a hook
and Frank counters with a stiff right hand.
Frank walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Benoit drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Frank swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Benoit's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freaky Frank!