PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Byron Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miquel Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benjamin
vs
Ketchum

190 cm
25
225 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Byron Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miquel Ketchum!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ketchum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benjamin swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Ketchum counter with a right hand.
Ketchum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benjamin pinned against the cage. Benjamin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ketchum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benjamin misses with a body shot.
Benjamin lands a slapping body shot.
Ketchum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Benjamin as Ketchum shoots in.
Ketchum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benjamin sprawls well. Benjamin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ketchum gets slowly back to his feet.
Byron Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miquel Ketchum.
Ketchum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benjamin.
Ketchum tries to close the distance and clinch but Benjamin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benjamin throws a hook but Ketchum blocks it.
Ketchum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ketchum moves out of range as Benjamin strikes.
Benjamin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Benjamin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benjamin momentarily.
Benjamin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ketchum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ketchum is defended easily by Benjamin.
We've been told by Benjamin's head coaches at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB ELITE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benjamin misses with a straight right.
Benjamin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ketchum was well out of range. Poor timing from Benjamin.
Benjamin throws out a loose jab but Ketchum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ketchum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benjamin avoids it really well and circles away.
Benjamin misses with a head kick.
Ketchum with a poor takedown
and Benjamin counters with a nice uppercut.
Byron Benjamin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjamin throws a hook but Ketchum avoids it easily.
Ketchum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ketchum defending well as Benjamin loads up on a big left hand.
Benjamin looks to land a right hand but Ketchum moved out of range.
Benjamin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ketchum's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin throws a body kick that misses.
Benjamin keeps the fight on the outside.
Benjamin misses the shot to the body.
Benjamin misses with an uppercut. Ketchum saw that one coming.
Ketchum shoots in and drives through. Benjamin sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjamin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benjamin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ketchum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ketchum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ketchum looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A punch combination from Ketchum misses.
A big left from Benjamin misses.
Benjamin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benjamin throws a jab when Ketchum was well out of range.
Benjamin throws a low kick, looking for Ketchum's leg but Ketchum calmly moves out of range.
Benjamin looks to land a left hand but Ketchum moved out of range nicely.
Benjamin throws a shot from downtown. Ketchum moves away and avoids it.
Benjamin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ketchum.
A combination from Benjamin does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benjamin misses with a looping left.
Ketchum misses with a two punch combination.
Ketchum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ketchum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ketchum shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benjamin defends it nicely.
Benjamin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ketchum was well out of range. Poor timing from Benjamin.
Benjamin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ketchum was well out of range. Poor timing from Benjamin.
Ketchum throws a right hand that Benjamin ducks under and follows up with a left that Benjamin also avoids with ease.
Ketchum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benjamin's waist but Benjamin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ketchum off to one side.
Ketchum looks winded!
Ketchum tries to clinch but Benjamin moves out of range.
Benjamin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ketchum.
Benjamin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benjamin digs a good body shot into Ketchum's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ketchum throws out the jab.
Benjamin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ketchum was well out of range. Poor timing from Benjamin.
A head kick misses from Benjamin.
Benjamin misses with an uppercut.
Benjamin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ketchum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benjamin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benjamin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benjamin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benjamin lands a really nice looking cross but Ketchum seems unphased.
Benjamin throws a big shot that misses.
Benjamin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benjamin thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin throws the left hand but Ketchum avoids the punch easily.
Horrible takedown by Ketchum or perhaps it was just good defense by Benjamin which made him look bad.
Ketchum closes the distance and clinches up with Benjamin, looking for a takedown. Ketchum pushes Benjamin against the cage but Benjamin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Benjamin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Benjamin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ketchum shoots for a takedown but Benjamin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benjamin thows a body shot but no joy.
Ketchum moves away from the strike by Benjamin.
Ketchum fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benjamin throws a shot from downtown. Ketchum moves away and avoids it.
Benjamin connects with a right hand. Ketchum shakes it off.
Benjamin misses with a wild body shot.
Benjamin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ketchum is trying desperately to land a takedown but Benjamin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ketchum.
Ketchum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benjamin.
Benjamin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ketchum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benjamin circles away quickly and effectively.
Benjamin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ketchum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ketchum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benjamin misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benjamin moves away.
Benjamin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ketchum.
Ketchum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ketchum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benjamin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benjamin misses with a kick to the body.
Benjamin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ketchum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ketchum is breathing heavily.
Benjamin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ketchum manages to avoid it.
Byron Benjamin is winning the standup battle so far.
Benjamin misses with the combination.
Benjamin throws a series of punches but Ketchum moves out of range.
Ketchum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benjamin.
Ketchum is looking to clinch.
Benjamin lunges at Ketchum with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ketchum's hand.
Benjamin slips a jab and a cross from Ketchum.
Ketchum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benjamin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Byron Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miquel Ketchum.
Ketchum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benjamin momentarily.
Benjamin tries to land a front kick but Ketchum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benjamin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ketchum moves away.
Benjamin lands a really nice looking cross but Ketchum seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ketchum throws a lazy right hand but Benjamin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benjamin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ketchum.
Miquel Ketchum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benjamin throws a jab when Ketchum was well out of range.
Benjamin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ketchum throws a right hand that Benjamin ducks under and follows up with a left that Benjamin also avoids with ease.
Ketchum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benjamin misses with a body shot.
Benjamin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benjamin throws a body punch but Ketchum moves out of range.
Ketchum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benjamin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benjamin misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjamin manages to avoid it.
Benjamin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benjamin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benjamin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketchum.
Ketchum moves out of range of the strikes.
Ketchum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benjamin but Benjamin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from Benjamin misses its intended target.
No joy there for Benjamin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benjamin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ketchum.
Benjamin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ketchum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benjamin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benjamin connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin is looking to chop away at Ketchum's legs.
Benjamin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Benjamin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Benjamin's corner calls for a 1-2. Benjamin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benjamin misses with a two punch combination.
Ketchum throws a series of punches but Benjamin avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ketchum wants to clinch up but Benjamin keeps it at a distance.
Benjamin jabs Ketchum right on the nose. Ketchum blinks but takes it well.
Benjamin takes a swing at Ketchum's ribcage but misses.
Benjamin misses with a few strikes there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ketchum might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Benjamin has got the better of the exchanges.
Ketchum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benjamin to score with a decent uppercut.
Benjamin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ketchum.
A big left from Benjamin misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ketchum shoots in looking for a takedown. Benjamin tries to sprawl out of it but Ketchum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benjamin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ketchum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Benjamin dominated that second round.
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!

Benjamin lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benjamin. Ketchum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ketchum throws a right hand that Benjamin ducks under and follows up with a left that Benjamin also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Ketchum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benjamin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ketchum's head.
Benjamin tries a head kick but it misses.
Ketchum avoids the head kick by Benjamin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benjamin.
Benjamin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Ketchum is rocked!
Benjamin throws a head kick but Ketchum moves out of range.
Ketchum is still on wobbly legs! Can Benjamin finish him?
Benjamin misses with a wild combination.
Benjamin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ketchum walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Ketchum limp body while Benjamin jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Byron Benjamin!
A victorious Byron Benjamin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.