PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Benton's choice of entrance music: N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. 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.

Jameson
vs
Benton

170 cm
25
151 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
158 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jameson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Benton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Benton misses
and Jameson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jameson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benton takes a step back to recover.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jameson.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jameson moves away.
Benton jabs at Jameson's body.
A big left from Benton misses.
Benton connects with a nice looking jab.
Benton thows a body shot but no joy.
Benton pushes Jameson away with a front kick.
Horrible takedown by Benton or perhaps it was just good defense by Jameson which made him look bad.
Jameson throws a front kick aimed at Benton's knee but Benton avoids it well.
Jameson throws a hook but Benton blocks it.
Jameson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Benton - just one landing.
Benton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jameson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jameson is just out of range.
Jameson is looking to chop away at Benton's legs.
Jameson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jameson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Jameson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jameson tried to score with a low kick but Benton checks it.
Benton thows a body shot but no joy.
Jameson connects with a solid leg kick.
Benton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jameson throws out a leg kick but Benton moves out of range and Jameson only half commits.
Jameson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Jameson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton digs a good body shot into Jameson's ribs.
Jameson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jameson is just out of range.
Benton checks the leg kick.
Benton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jameson. Jameson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jameson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot by Benton.
Benton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jameson.
Jameson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jameson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Jameson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jameson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benton finds it's way round the side to connect with Jameson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Benton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jameson.
Benton stuns Jameson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jameson is just out of range.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jameson moves away.
Jameson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donk. Jameson catches Benton right on the button with a cross.
Jameson misses with a body shot.
Benton looks to land a right hand but Jameson moved out of range.
Benton lands a jab to Jameson's midsection.
Jameson misses with a low kick.
Benton lands a jab to the nose.
Benton clobbers Jameson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt.
Jameson misses with a kick to the body.
Benton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jameson missing with a left hand there. Benton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benton scores with a body shot.
Benton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jameson counters with a nice leg kick.
Jameson tries to land a leg kick but Benton saw it coming and moves away.
Benton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jameson rather than just go for the knockout.
Jameson throws a combination that misses

and Benton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jameson won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jameson is avoiding damage well.
Benton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jameson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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 James Jameson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jameson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Benton misses the shot to the body.
Jameson misses with a body kick.
Jameson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jameson misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Jameson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benton slips a jab and a cross from Jameson.
Jameson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benton swings for the body but Jameson moves out of range.
Benton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jameson lands the left hand.
Benton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benton blocks the body kick.
Benton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benton misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton jabs at Jameson's body.
Benton throws a body punch but Jameson moves out of range.
Benton ducks right into an uppercut from Jameson.
Jameson slips a straight right by Benton.
Benton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benton misses with a straight right.
Jameson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benton scores with a nice strike.
Jameson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jameson throws a looping overhand right but Benton ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Jameson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jameson.

Benton shoots in and gets a takedown into Jameson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jameson wants to stand but Benton is controlling the position.
Benton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Benton throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Jameson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Benton trying to control but Jameson is working from the bottom.
Benton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jameson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Benton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jameson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jameson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice shot by Benton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benton throws a body punch but Jameson moves out of range.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
Jameson throws a hook to the side of Benton's head but Benton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Benton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A big right from Jameson misses.
Benton looks to land a right hand but Jameson moved out of range.
Benton checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benton.
Benton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jameson sprawls well. Jameson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benton gets slowly back to his feet.
Benton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jameson.
Benton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
James Jameson is winning the standup battle so far.
Benton scores with a body shot.
Benton misses with a body shot.
Benton throws a wild body kick that Jameson sees coming a mile off.
Jameson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jameson.
Nice straight punches there by Benton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Jameson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jameson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick from Benton lands but Jameson takes it in his stride.
Jameson looks to land a combination but Benton avoids it well.
Jameson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benton lands a nice looking body kick.
Jameson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the liver by Benton. Beautiful body shot.
Benton misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Benton misses its intended target.
Jameson 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson is looking to land body kicks.
James Jameson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jameson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jameson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jameson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jameson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Benton fails with the takedown.
Jameson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jameson looks to throw the jab but Benton is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jameson feints and then cracks Benton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benton down.
Benton throws a nice looking combination but Jameson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jameson tries a head kick but it misses.
Benton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benton.
Jameson misses with a straight right.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jameson moves away.
Jameson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jameson.
Benton loads up on a big right hand but Jameson slips the punch.
Jameson throws a push kick but Benton slaps the foot to one side.
Jameson throws a sloppy head kick and Benton moves out of range easily.
Benton jabs Jameson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benton thows a body kick. Jameson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Benton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jameson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jameson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jameson misses with a wild body shot.
Benton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jameson throws a low kick but Benton moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jameson moves away.
Benton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jameson tries a low kick but Benton avoids it.
Jameson delivers a nice body kick.
Benton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jameson is just out of range.
Jameson throws a low kick but Benton moves out of range easily.
Benton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

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 James Jameson.
I think Jameson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jameson!
James Jameson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.