PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benoit's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Spineshank - New Disease. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Benoit
vs
Myers

225 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

187 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Myers!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benoit.
Benoit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Myers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benoit throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Myers misses with a body shot.
Myers takes one on the button.
Myers loads up on a big right hand but Benoit slips the punch.
Benoit avoids the body shot from Myers.
Myers throws a lazy right hand but Benoit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Myers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benoit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benoit misses with a head kick.
Myers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Myers.
Myers misses with an uppercut.
Andrew Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers throws an off balance right hand
and Benoit counters with a flying knee. Nice.

It looks like Andrew Myers has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Myers misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a series of wild punches.
Myers throws a poor cross that misses
and Benoit counters with a body kick that stops Myers in his tracks momentarily.
Benoit throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice defenses there by Benoit.
Myers throws a right hand that misses
and Benoit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Myers is rocked!
Benoit is looking to clinch but Myers is avoiding it.
Benoit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Myers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benoit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Myers looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
Myers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benoit throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benoit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myers is looking to score with low kicks.
Benoit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myers looks to throw the jab but Benoit is out of range.
Benoit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Myers misses with the combination.
Myers misses with a lunging right hand
and Benoit counters with a good, hard body kick but Myers shrugs it off.
Benoit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benoit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benoit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benoit moves out of range of the strikes.
Benoit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benoit at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benoit checks a leg kick.
Benoit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Myers misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Myers there.
Myers throws a nice looking combination but Benoit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benoit swinging wildly here.
Benoit slips under a jab.
Benoit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benoit walks into a left hand.
Myers thows a body shot but no joy.
Benoit fails to land with a series of punches.
Myers fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers misses with a hook.
Myers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Myers.
Benoit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Myers swings widly with a right hand
and Benoit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benoit blocks a jab.
Myers misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Myers throws a hook but Benoit blocks it.
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 Chris Benoit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Myers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Myers scores with a jab. Benoit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Myers.
Benoit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benoit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myers misses with a leg kick
and Benoit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Myers's knee momentarily.
Benoit defending well as Myers loads up on a big left hand.
Benoit wants to clinch.
Benoit blocks a jab.
Benoit slips a straight right by Myers.
Myers misses with a series of wild punches.
Myers throws a lazy uppercut
and Benoit counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benoit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benoit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Myers.
Benoit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Myers. Myers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A combination from Benoit does no damage.
Benoit tries to clinch but Myers is having none of it.
Benoit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Myers blocks a head kick by Benoit.
Myers just misses with a punch to the body.
Benoit doesn't manage to clinch there - Myers circles away.
Benoit blocks a jab.
Benoit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benoit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Myers misses with a left hand
and Benoit counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myers throws a chopping leg kick but Benoit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benoit wants to clinch up but Myers keeps it at a distance.
Benoit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benoit moves out of range as Myers strikes.
Benoit tries to clinch up
and Myers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Myers connects with a crisp jab.
Benoit tries to clinch up but Myers circles away and keeps his distance.
Myers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benoit.
Benoit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chris Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
Myers throws a poor cross that misses
and Benoit counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit scores with a push kick.
Myers misses with a straight left.
Benoit swinging wildly here.
Myers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benoit with a nice cross.
Myers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benoit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Myers dodges the punch combination from Benoit.
Benoit moves away from the strike by Myers.
A swing and a miss from Myers.
Myers looks to throw the jab but Benoit is out of range.
Myers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benoit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers missing with a left hand there. Benoit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Myers misses with a lunging right hand
and Benoit counters with a series of strikes. Myers will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big left from Myers misses.
Benoit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Myers misses.
Myers throws out a loose jab but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benoit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Myers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chris Benoit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benoit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Myers misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Myers throws a hook but Benoit avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Myers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Benoit.
Benoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Benoit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Myers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Myers slips a jab and a cross from Benoit.
Myers misses with a leg kick
and Benoit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Myers's knee momentarily.
Benoit lands a jab to the head.
Myers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benoit tries to clinch but Myers moves out of range.
Myers misses with a looping left.
Benoit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Myers.
Benoit moves out of range of the strikes.
Myers throws an off balance right hand
and Benoit counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Myers is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Myers misses the jab.
Myers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benoit momentarily.
Myers misses with a lunging right hand
and Benoit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Myers misses with a straight left.
A big right from Myers misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Myers looks to land a combination but Benoit avoids it well.
Benoit wants to clinch but Myers slips to the side
enabling Myers to counter with a crisp jab.
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Myers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Myers throws a leg kick but Benoit checks it.
Myers throws a jab when Benoit was well out of range.
Myers looks to throw the jab but Benoit is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Myers.
A big left from Myers misses.
Benoit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Benoit moves out of range as Myers strikes.
Myers dodges the punch combination from Benoit.
Benoit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers takes one to the chin there.
Benoit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benoit slips a jab and a cross from Myers.
That kick from Benoit tenderised Myers's leg. Myers is trying to keep his angry face on.

Benoit clinches with his opponent.

Benoit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benoit misses with a series of wild punches.
Myers is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Benoit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Myers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benoit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Myers paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Benoit. Myers shrugs it off though.
A combination from Benoit does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benoit misses with a few strikes there.
Benoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benoit moves forwards but Myers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Myers throws a sloppy head kick
and Benoit counters with a big head kick but Myers shrugs it off.
Myers lands a nice hook to Benoit's body. Benoit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Myers - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Benoit.
Benoit is looking to clinch.
Myers thows a body shot but no joy.
Myers throws a shot from downtown. Benoit moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Benoit does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit tries to move into range but Myers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Myers misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Myers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Benoit - the referee stops the clock and Myers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Benoit. Myers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Myers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benoit tries to clinch but Myers is having none of it.
Benoit blocks a head kick by Myers.
Myers misses with a body shot.
Myers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benoit counters with a head kick. That will keep Myers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Myers throws a solid leg kick but Benoit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Myers.
Myers just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Myers throws a series of punches but Benoit avoids them all with ease.
Benoit tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrew Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Benoit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Myers misses with a left hand
and Benoit counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrew Myers.
Well Benoit 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Benoit!
A very excited looking Chris Benoit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.