PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Bensin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Atwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bensin
vs
Atwood

200 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alvin Bensin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddy Atwood!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eddy Atwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Atwood. Those never looked like landing.
Bensin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atwood tries to clinch but Bensin moves out of range.
Atwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bensin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Atwood misses.
Bensin fails to land the takedown.

Bensin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Atwood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bensin backwards.
Atwood tries to break free but Bensin pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Atwood fails to land.

Atwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atwood tries to clinch up but Bensin circles away and keeps his distance.
Atwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bensin cracks Atwood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Atwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bensin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Bensin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Bensin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bensin scores with a nice head shot.
Eddy Atwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atwood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Atwood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bensin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bensin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Atwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bensin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bensin tries to land knees in the clinch but Atwood avoids the damage to the body.
Atwood throws a head punch that misses.
Bensin missing with knees to the body.
Bensin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Atwood.
Atwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atwood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bensin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atwood is trying to break the clinch but Bensin has him pressed against the cage.
Atwood misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atwood avoiding damage as Bensin throws knees to the body.
Atwood managing to block the knees to the body from Bensin.
Bensin missing with knees to the body.
Bensin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atwood avoids it.
Atwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bensin tries to land knees in the clinch but Atwood avoids the damage to the body.
Bensin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Atwood's face.
Atwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atwood misses with some punches.
Atwood managing to block the knees to the body from Bensin.
Bensin looking to throw knees to the head but Atwood is blocking nicely.
Bensin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bensin misses with a knee to the head.
Bensin tries a knee to the head but Atwood blocks it.
Atwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Bensin.
Atwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bensin misses with a knee to the head.
Atwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bensin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atwood blocks it with crossed arms.
Atwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atwood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atwood lands a right hand.
Bensin landing knees to the body.
Bensin prevents Atwood from breaking the clinch.
Bensin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bensin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atwood.
Atwood is trying to break the clinch but Bensin is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atwood.
Bensin pushes Atwood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bensin missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atwood.
Bensin missing with knees to the body.
Atwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bensin tries to land knees in the clinch but Atwood avoids the damage to the body.
Bensin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atwood avoiding damage as Bensin throws knees to the body.
Bensin tries a knee to the head but Atwood blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bensin.
Atwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Bensin.
Atwood throws a head punch that misses.
Bensin tries to land knees in the clinch but Atwood avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bensin looking to throw knees to the head but Atwood is blocking nicely.
Atwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atwood.
Bensin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atwood looks gassed!
Bensin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Atwood fails to land.
Bensin tries a knee to the head but Atwood blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Atwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atwood scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Bensin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Atwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atwood tries to clinch up.
Bensin throws a big shot that misses.

Bensin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Atwood throws a head punch that misses.
Atwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atwood avoiding damage as Bensin throws knees to the body.
Atwood working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Atwood.
Atwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bensin.
Atwood lands a shoulder strike.
Atwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bensin missing with knees to the body.
Bensin lands a knee to the head.
Atwood has a couple of punches blocked by Bensin.
Knees to the body from Bensin.
Atwood is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bensin blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Atwood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Atwood gets tackled into the cage by Bensin. Bensin maintains the clinch.
Bensin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bensin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atwood is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Atwood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bensin prevents Atwood from breaking the clinch.
Bensin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Atwood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bensin.
Nice body punch from Bensin - that landed with a thud.
Bensin tries a knee to the head but Atwood blocks it.
Atwood takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Bensin.
Atwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bensin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Atwood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bensin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Bensin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Atwood fails to land.
Bensin tries to land a knee to the head but Atwood blocks with his arms.
Bensin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atwood managing to block the knees to the body from Bensin.
Bensin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atwood or not.
Bensin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bensin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atwood backwards.
Bensin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atwood blocks it with crossed arms.
Atwood avoiding damage as Bensin throws knees to the body.
Bensin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atwood.
Bensin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atwood tries to break the clinch but Bensin is controlling the position.
Bensin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atwood is defending well for now.
Atwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atwood has a couple of punches blocked by Bensin.
Atwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensin digs a right hand underneath Atwood's ribcage. Atwood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Atwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bensin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bensin trying to land knees to the body.
Bensin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atwood blocks it with crossed arms.
Atwood managing to block the knees to the body from Bensin.
Bensin missing with knees to the body.
Bensin trying to land knees to the body.
Bensin tries to throw a body punch but Atwood avoids it by throwing Bensin back against the cage.
Bensin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Bensin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bensin obliges.
Atwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bensin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bensin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bensin.
Bensin connects with a knee to the head.
Bensin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bensin struggles to land a body shot inside as Atwood controls his hands.
Bensin tries a knee to the head but Atwood blocks it.
Atwood tries to circle away but Bensin has him pinned against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bensin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atwood avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bensin obliges.
Bensin tries to land a knee to the head but Atwood blocks with his arms.
Bensin misses with a knee to the head.
Bensin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bensin prevents Atwood from breaking the clinch.
Bensin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Atwood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bensin scores a nice knee to the body.
Bensin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atwood is defending well for now.
Bensin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atwood is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Bensin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bensin circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bensin closes the distance and clinches.
Atwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Bensin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bensin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atwood.
Bensin missing with knees to the body.
Atwood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bensin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Atwood's efforts to push away.
Bensin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atwood is defending well for now.
Bensin misses with a knee to the head.
Atwood lands with a short shot to the head.
Atwood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bensin misses with a knee strike.
Bensin misses with the head strike.
Atwood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Atwood is trying to break the clinch but Bensin has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atwood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bensin backwards.
Atwood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bensin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bensin looking to throw knees to the head but Atwood is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bensin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alvin Bensin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atwood.
Atwood lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atwood.
Bensin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atwood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bensin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bensin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Atwood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atwood lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Atwood.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atwood throws a head punch that misses.
Bensin missing with knees to the body.
Bensin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atwood is defending well for now.
Atwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bensin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Atwood misses with a punch on the inside.

Atwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atwood wants to clinch.
Atwood fails to land with a series of punches.
Bensin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Atwood.
Atwood wants to clinch.

Atwood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atwood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Atwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Bensin trying to land knees to the body.
Bensin misses with a knee to the head.
Atwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Bensin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atwood misses with some punches.

Atwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bensin keeps the fight on the outside.
Atwood moves away from the strike by Bensin.
Bensin has a takedown stuffed.
Atwood misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atwood is looking to clinch.
Atwood misses with a double jab.
No luck for Bensin with that takedown attempt.
Atwood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bensin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Bensin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Atwood, pushing him back against the cage.
Bensin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bensin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bensin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Atwood throws a head punch that misses.
Bensin throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atwood wants to get back to striking at distance but Bensin won't allow it.
Bensin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bensin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atwood.
Eddy Atwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvin Bensin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bensin misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddy Atwood.
Well Bensin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Bensin!