PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stu Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dack Fayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is CFO$ - Rebel Son. Dack Fayden is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bennett
vs
Fayden

183 cm
25
170 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

182 cm
30
185 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stu Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dack Fayden!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a leg kick but Fayden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stu Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fayden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennett.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bennett. That's going to slow Fayden down.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Fayden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Fayden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Fayden.
It seemed like Fayden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Fayden ducks down to avoid it.
Fayden checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fayden has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fayden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bennett counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Dack Fayden has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Bennett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayden walks into a stiff left hand from Bennett.
Bennett scores with a sloppy right hand. Fayden should have avoided that one.
Bennett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bennett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fayden on the side of the head.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Fayden is just out of range.
Fayden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Fayden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fayden dives in for a single leg takedown but Bennett sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bennett is looking to counter punch.

Fayden moves into the clinch.
Bennett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fayden.
Fayden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fayden fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Jab, jab by Bennett - just one landing.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett swats away the attempt to clinch by Fayden.
Bennett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stu Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bennett connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayden throws a low kick, looking for Bennett's leg but Bennett calmly moves out of range.
Bennett stuns Fayden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bennett misses with a hook to the body
and Fayden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fayden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bennett misses with an uppercut
and Fayden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennett connects with a crisp jab.
Bennett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fayden throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bennett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fayden on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fayden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennett to score with a decent uppercut.
Bennett misses with a body kick.
As Bennett backs off Fayden throws a huge counter combo but Bennett manages to avoid it all.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Fayden.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Fayden tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bennett loads up on a big right hand but Fayden slips the punch.
Fayden missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fayden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bennett.
Bennett scores with a leg kick.
Bennett throws a front kick aimed at Fayden's knee but Fayden avoids it well.
Fayden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fayden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Bennett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dack Fayden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Fayden's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bennett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fayden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bennett momentarily.
Jab by Fayden.
Fayden dives in and grabs Bennett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bennett pushes down on Fayden's head and hops out.
Fayden walks into a jab.
Bennett thumps Fayden with a low kick.
Fayden throws a right and a left that Bennett avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Bennett finds it's target.
Bennett misses with a hook. Fayden ducked under it nicely.
Fayden stalks Bennett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bennett's face. Bennett staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett loads up on a big right hand but Fayden slips the punch.
Bennett connects with a solid leg kick.
Stu Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Bennett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bennett lands a leg kick that knocks Fayden off balance momentarily.
Fayden misses with a wild body shot.

Fayden clinches up against the cage.
Fayden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bennett's efforts to push away.
Fayden scores with a nice hook to the head.

Bennett manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fayden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett pulls Fayden in close to prevent any damage.
Fayden controlling from the top position.
Fayden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayden tries to free his leg and advance position but Bennett is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bennett wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bennett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fayden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Fayden.
Fayden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fayden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Fayden's shoulder, as Fayden tries to avoid the shot.
Fayden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bennett has time to react.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fayden! But no joy.
Fayden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fayden throws an off balance right hand
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Bennett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fayden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Bennett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bennett with a jab.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fayden throws a leg kick but Bennett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Bennett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dack Fayden's cut.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fayden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fayden slips a straight right by Bennett.
Fayden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dack Fayden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fayden connects with an inside leg kick.
Fayden tried to score with a low kick but Bennett checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bennett misses the target.
Fayden staying out of range there.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fayden.
Fayden shoots in for a double leg but Bennett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fayden misses with a few strikes there.
Bennett misses with a wild combination.
Fayden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fayden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
Fayden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennett. Bennett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fayden walks into a stiff left hand from Bennett.
Fayden scores with a hook.
Fayden misses with a left hand
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fayden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Fayden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bennett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fayden motions for Bennett to come forward. Fayden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fayden throws a right hand that misses
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!

Fayden fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bennett to the ground. Fayden is now in Bennett's guard.
Bennett is trying to keep Fayden in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fayden drops back looking for a leg! Bennett is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bennett manages to kick Fayden off! Fayden jumps back into Bennett's guard.
Fayden throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett trying to control the position.

Fayden is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bennett is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bennett has escaped and now he's on top!

Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Fayden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fayden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fayden keeps trying to improve his position.
Bennett looking to sit in guard and control but Fayden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bennett wants to get back to his feet but Fayden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fayden looking to sit in guard and control but Bennett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Fayden is looking for a triangle but Bennett pushes his legs off easily.
Dack Fayden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Fayden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dack Fayden.
I think Bennett 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Stu Bennett!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Stu Bennett!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Stu Bennett!

Stu Bennett wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Stu Bennett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.