PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Ming Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes into the arena with Kung Fu Fighting blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Benton
vs
Ming Chang

185 cm
36
168 lbs
31 - 9 - 1

171 cm
35
165 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Ming Chang!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming Chang misses with a few strikes there.
Ming Chang throws a nice looking combination but Benton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ming Chang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benton throws an off balance right hand
and Ming Chang counters with a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benton.
Ming Chang misses with a low kick.
Benton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ming Chang counters with a good low kick that Benton was not able to check.
Ming Chang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ming Chang lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ming Chang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ming Chang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benton's calf.
Ming Chang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ming Chang swinging wildly here.
Ming Chang ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Benton checks a low kick from Ming Chang.
Benton misses with a lunging right hand
and Ming Chang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ming Chang tries to land a leg kick but Benton saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Benton misses the target.
Benton misses with the combination.
Ming Chang throws a right and a left that Benton avoids nicely.
Benton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ming Chang counters with a series of strikes. Benton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ming Chang manages to avoid it.
Benton misses with the combination.
Benton looks to land a combination but Ming Chang avoids it well.
Ming Chang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ming Chang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ming Chang's head backwards.
Ming Chang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benton.
Benton misses with a body shot.
Ming Chang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ming Chang feints a jab promting Benton to slip. Ming Chang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Benton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benton checks a leg kick.
Ming Chang misses with a wild combination.
Ming Chang scores with a three punch combo!
Ming Chang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ming Chang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benton counters with a nice body shot.
Ming Chang misses with a series of wild punches.
Ming Chang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benton lands a jab.
Benton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ming Chang counters with a one-two to the body.
Ming Chang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benton back to the cage. Ming Chang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benton misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang looks to score with a jab to the body but Benton is just out of range.
Ming Chang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ming Chang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ming Chang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ming Chang misses with a two punch combination.
Ming Chang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benton circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Benton misses.
Ming Chang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ming Chang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ming Chang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ming Chang throws a sloppy head kick
and Benton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ming Chang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton.
Ming Chang looks winded!
Benton throws a series of punches but Ming Chang moves out of range.
Ming Chang misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Ming Chang is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang misses with a double jab.
Ming Chang misses with a double jab.
Benton connects with a body shot.
Ming Chang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Ming Chang. Those never looked like landing.
Benton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ming Chang.
Benton throws out a loose jab but Ming Chang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ming Chang throws a low kick, looking for Benton's leg but Benton calmly moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ming Chang, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Ming Chang misses.
Benton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sloppy strikes from Ming Chang. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benton thows a body shot but no joy.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Ming Chang is just out of range.
No joy there for Benton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Benton misses.
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 Sam Benton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Benton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benton misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Benton. Those never looked like landing.
Benton checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Ming Chang is predictable there
and Benton counters with a series of strikes. Ming Chang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Benton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ming Chang.
Benton dodges the punch combination from Ming Chang.
Sam Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
Ming Chang misses with a few strikes there.
Ming Chang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ming Chang scores with a decent looking hook.
Ming Chang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ming Chang is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ming Chang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ming Chang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benton misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming Chang scores with a leg kick.
Benton checks a leg kick nicely.
Benton tries to bum rush Ming Chang with a series of wild strikes but Ming Chang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ming Chang tries to work over Benton's front leg with a kick but Benton checks it.
Ming Chang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benton misses with a two punch combination.
Benton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ming Chang counters with an outside leg kick.
Benton needs to keep his hands up - Ming Chang had a free shot at his head there.
Benton scores with a punch to the head.
Benton throws a right and a left that Ming Chang avoids nicely.
Ming Chang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ming Chang duly obliges.
Ming Chang scoring well with a low kick there.
Benton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ming Chang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benton is out of range and Ming Chang settles back down.
Benton lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Ming Chang does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ming Chang misses.
Ming Chang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benton circles away quickly and effectively.
Benton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Ming Chang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ming Chang is breathing heavily.
Ming Chang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benton.
Ming Chang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ming Chang misses with the combination.
Ming Chang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benton throws a looping overhand right but Ming Chang ducks down to avoid it.
Sam Benton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ming Chang.
Ming Chang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benton misses with a two punch combination.
Benton slips a jab and a cross from Ming Chang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ming Chang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benton.
A big left from Benton misses.
Ming Chang looks to land a combination but Benton avoids it well.
Ming Chang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ming Chang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ming Chang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ming Chang misses with the combination.
Benton throws a shot from downtown. Ming Chang moves away and avoids it.
Ming Chang stalks Benton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benton's face. Benton staggers backwards, shaken.
Benton tries to bum rush Ming Chang with a series of wild strikes but Ming Chang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benton misses with a hook.
Benton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ming Chang slips a jab from Benton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang misses with a wild combination.
Ming Chang misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Benton. Those never looked like landing.
Ming Chang tries to bum rush Benton with a series of wild strikes but Benton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Benton.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ming Chang moves away.
Ming Chang throws a right hand that Benton ducks under and follows up with a left that Benton also avoids with ease.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Benton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Benton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ming Chang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Benton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch combination from Benton misses.
Ming Chang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benton swinging wildly here.
Benton checks a leg kick nicely.
Benton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ming Chang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benton thinking.
Ming Chang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton.
Ming Chang throws a sloppy head kick
and Benton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benton jabs Ming Chang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ming Chang tries to bum rush Benton with a series of wild strikes but Benton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ming Chang throws a series of punches but Benton moves out of range.
Ming Chang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton.
Ming Chang misses with a double jab.
Benton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ming Chang.
Ming Chang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Benton misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton misses with a double jab.
Benton throws the left hand but Ming Chang avoids the punch easily.
Benton dodges the punch combination from Ming Chang.
A combination from Ming Chang does no damage.
Ming Chang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ming Chang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benton throws a looping overhand right but Ming Chang ducks down to avoid it.
Benton throws a nice looking combination but Ming Chang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ming Chang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benton's knee momentarily.
A combination from Ming Chang does no damage.
Ming Chang fails to land with a series of punches.
Benton throws a nice looking combination but Ming Chang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dave Ming Chang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Benton. Those never looked like landing.
A cross from Ming Chang lands.
Ming Chang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No joy there for Ming Chang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ming Chang swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Ming Chang.
Benton swinging wildly here.
Ming Chang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ming Chang misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang tries to land a leg kick but Benton saw it coming and moves away.
Ming Chang throws a series of punches but Benton moves out of range.
Ming Chang looks to land a combination but Benton avoids it well.
Benton misses the shot to the body.
Benton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ming Chang was well out of range. Poor timing from Benton.
Ming Chang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benton misses with a wild combination.
Benton throws a series of punches but Ming Chang avoids them all with ease.
Ming Chang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ming Chang thows a body shot but no joy.
Benton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ming Chang.
Ming Chang throws a nice looking combination but Benton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ming Chang tests Benton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sam Benton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Benton throws a body punch but Ming Chang moves out of range.
Benton misses the jab.
Benton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ming Chang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Benton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ming Chang on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ming Chang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ming Chang misses with a wild combination.
Ming Chang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ming Chang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benton checks it well.
Benton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ming Chang on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Benton.
Well Benton 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sam Benton!