PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minoru Uesugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Illusions. Uesugi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - Fuel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bennett
vs
Uesugi

183 cm
22
182 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

177 cm
28
178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Minoru Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Erik Bennett has been cut.
Uesugi looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Uesugi slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Uesugi ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Uesugi swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bennett wants it to stay on the feet.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uesugi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uesugi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut.
Uesugi thuds his right hand into Bennett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Uesugi needs to keep his hands up - Bennett had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uesugi walks into a jab.
Bennett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Uesugi moved out of range nicely.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Uesugi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uesugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
Uesugi misses with a hook
and Bennett counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennett swinging wildly here.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Uesugi is just out of range.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Uesugi cracks a nice hook into Bennett's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Uesugi counters with a left and a right that stings Bennett.
Uesugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uesugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to clinch up.
Uesugi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bennett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennett swings for the body but Uesugi moves out of range.
Uesugi shoots in but Bennett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Erik Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minoru Uesugi.
Uesugi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bennett.
Bennett lands with an uppercut that bounces Uesugi off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Uesugi misses the target.

Bennett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennett is keen to just control but Uesugi is a slippery customer.
Uesugi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bennett.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uesugi is trying to maintain the position but Bennett is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi is looking to improve his position.
Uesugi keeping control of the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Uesugi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bennett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bennett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uesugi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Uesugi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Uesugi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Bennett works the jab nicely.
Uesugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uesugi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bennett as he jumps to the side.
Bennett throws out a leg kick but Uesugi moves out of range and Bennett only half commits.
Uesugi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a low kick but Bennett avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uesugi closes the distance and clinches up with Bennett, looking for a takedown. Uesugi pushes Bennett against the cage but Bennett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Uesugi 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Uesugi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Uesugi trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Erik Bennett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erik Bennett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Bennett as Uesugi shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Uesugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Uesugi lands a jab.
Uesugi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bennett connects with a solid leg kick.
Bennett throws the kick towards the body but Uesugi avoids it.
Uesugi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Uesugi ducks down to avoid it.
Uesugi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Uesugi misses its intended target.
Uesugi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Erik Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett slips a jab and a cross from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a solid leg kick but Bennett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Uesugi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uesugi throws out the jab.
Uesugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
An inside leg kick lands from Bennett.
Uesugi fails with a takedown attempt.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Uesugi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Uesugi.
Bennett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bennett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Uesugi throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
Bennett cracks Uesugi with an open hand slap.
Minoru Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Uesugi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uesugi stuns Bennett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Uesugi blocks the leg kick.
Bennett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bennett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Uesugi is out of range.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett staying out of range there.
Bennett connects with a body shot.
Bennett throws a body punch but Uesugi moves out of range.
Uesugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uesugi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Uesugi.
Uesugi moves away from the strike by Bennett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uesugi scores with a nice head shot.
Bennett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Uesugi stuns Bennett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bennett tests Uesugi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uesugi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennett lands a nice hook to Uesugi's body. Uesugi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Uesugi connects with a body shot.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Uesugi moved out of range nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Uesugi.
Erik Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minoru Uesugi.
Uesugi is breathing heavily.
Uesugi thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut.
Uesugi swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Bennett.
Bennett lands a head shot.
Bennett thows a body shot but no joy.

Uesugi drives through with a takedown into Bennett's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bennett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uesugi is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uesugi trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Bennett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erik Bennett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bennett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A lazy left from Bennett finds it's target.
Uesugi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennett is out of range and Uesugi settles back down.
Uesugi checks a leg kick.
Uesugi misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Uesugi lands with a nice body punch.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Uesugi is just out of range.
Bennett throws a hook but Uesugi blocks it.
Uesugi connects with a crisp jab.
Bennett lands a glancing blow to the side of Uesugi's head.
Uesugi throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Bennett is looking to chop away at Uesugi's legs.
Bennett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uesugi.
Uesugi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Bennett lands a right hook to the body.

Uesugi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bennett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Uesugi keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.
Uesugi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bennett wants to control from the top but Uesugi keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bennett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uesugi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bennett is in close to Uesugi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett trying to control but Uesugi is working from the bottom.
Uesugi controls Bennett momentarily but Bennett frees himself.
Uesugi keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Erik Bennett just wasn't active enough.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Bennett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uesugi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Uesugi misses the jab.
Uesugi throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
Erik Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett tries a low kick but Uesugi avoids it.
Bennett misses the jab.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Uesugi.
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Minoru Uesugi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uesugi looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
Uesugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Uesugi connects with a body shot that sends Bennett's belly button to the back.
Uesugi ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bennett lands a body shot.
Uesugi checks the leg kick.
Bennett sizes up Uesugi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi shoots in but no luck this time.
Uesugi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uesugi misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Bennett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Uesugi counters with a nice uppercut.
Uesugi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Uesugi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi looks to land a combination but Bennett avoids it well.
Bennett throws a body punch but Uesugi moves out of range.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uesugi misses with a left hand
and Bennett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. Bennett catches Uesugi right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Uesugi needs to keep his hands up - Bennett had a free shot at his head there.
Uesugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bennett counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennett 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bennett!
A relieved looking Erik Bennett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.