PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Pox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pox has chosen With a little help from my friends as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bennett
vs
Pox

180 cm
25
198 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

188 cm
23
200 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Pox!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pox misses with an uppercut.
Pox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pox.
Bennett throws a body punch but Pox moves out of range.
Pox wants to slow Bennett down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennett.
Bennett scores with a nice head shot.
Pox wants to clinch.
Bennett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bennett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bennett misses with the body kick
and Pox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pox bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett tries to land a body kick

and Pox moves into the clinch.
Pox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pox has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Pox has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pox's elbow.
Bennett scores with a shot to the side of Pox's head.
Pox landing knees to the head.
Bennett looking to stall.
Pox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett cracks Pox with a nice body shot.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Pox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Pox controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pox can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Bennett.
Bennett lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Pox.
Pox has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett taking a breather.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Pox.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pox avoids it.
Pox can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Pox avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Pox controls his hands.
Pox tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bennett lands with a short shot to the head.
Pox working aggressively here.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Pox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looking to slow down the pace here.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Pox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Pox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bennett.
Pox throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Pox lands an uppercut.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Pox avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Pox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Pox swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Pox fails to land.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pox throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Bennett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Pox avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pox's elbow.
Bennett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pox.
Pox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pox avoids it.
Pox pushes Bennett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Pox has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Pox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Big Pox will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pox throws out a leg kick but Bennett moves out of range and Pox only half commits.
Bennett keeps the fight on the outside.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pox misses with an uppercut.
Pox pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennett is out of range and Pox settles back down.
Bennett is looking to score with low kicks.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Bennett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pox. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pox lands a jab to the head.
Pox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pox blocks the body kick.
Bennett swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Pox counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pox, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pox crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bennett - the referee stops the clock and Pox gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bennett. Pox manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bennett throws a body punch but Pox moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pox feints and then cracks Bennett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bennett down.
Pox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bennett's head backwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pox.
Bennett walks into a stiff left hand from Pox.
Big Pox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pox lands a slapping body shot.
Pox jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pox takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Pox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pox shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pox scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett connects with a crisp jab.
Pox misses with a straight right.
Pox slips a jab from Bennett.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pox.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett tries a head kick but it misses.
Pox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Pox.
Pox is looking to chop away at Bennett's legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pox!
Pox moves out of range as Bennett strikes.

Pox closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is trying to stall.
Bennett digs a right hand underneath Pox's ribcage. Pox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Pox lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pox is leaning against Bennett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Pox.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pox misses with the head strike.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Pox.
Pox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bennett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good body shot from Pox.
Pox misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pox tries a knee to the head but Bennett blocks it.
Pox tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pox.
Pox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pox gets through Bennett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pox.
Big Pox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pox managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.
Pox misses with a punch on the inside.
Pox lands with a light punch inside.
Pox scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Bennett is rocked!
Bennett trying to control the position but instead, Pox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bennett into the cage.
Oh Bennett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Pox avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Pox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Pox swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pox creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bennett with a big uppercut! Bennett tries to clinch up but Pox pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bennett to the mat! Bennett covers up and Pox unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Big Pox!