PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 3497 p4p, 454 weight class) and Seth Sexton (ranked 17467 p4p, 678 weight class). Sexton has chosen I'm too sexy - Right Said Fred as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benn Jr
vs
Sexton

185 cm
28
203 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

188 cm
30
202 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seth Sexton!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexton scores with a hook.

It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.

Sexton takes the fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Sexton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Sexton.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sexton.
Benn Jr misses with a looping left.
Sexton misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr moves forwards but Sexton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benn Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sexton wants to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sexton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
Sexton takes one to the side of the head.
Benn Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Benn Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sexton throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sexton pushes Benn Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Sexton has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Sexton fails to land.
Sexton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Sexton breaks the clinch.
Benn Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Sexton takes the fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sexton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seth Sexton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sexton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benn Jr as he avoids it easily.
Benn Jr throws a low kick, looking for Sexton's leg but Sexton calmly moves out of range.
Sexton avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sexton.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benn Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Sexton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Sexton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Sexton ducked under it nicely.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Sexton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benn Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Sexton.
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Sexton.
It looked like Benn Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sexton tries for a takedown but Benn Jr circles away easily
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sexton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Sexton.
Sexton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benn Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benn Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Sexton as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
Benn Jr connects with a right hand. Sexton shakes it off.
Sexton tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sexton throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sexton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sexton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sexton 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.
Sexton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Sexton 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.

Sexton clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.

Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr cracks Sexton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sexton lands a really nice looking cross but Benn Jr seems unphased.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Sexton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Benn Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sexton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sexton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benn Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Sexton's shoulder, as Sexton tries to avoid the shot.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benn Jr jabs Sexton to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Sexton moves into range and clinches up with Benn Jr.
Benn Jr trying to control the position but instead, Sexton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benn Jr into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looking to slow down the pace here.

Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
As Sexton looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Sexton just gets out of the way.
Sexton misses with a combination
and Benn Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sexton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sexton throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Sexton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sexton misses with a few strikes there.
Benn Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sexton.
Benn Jr thuds a left hand into Sexton's body.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sexton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sexton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benn Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Sexton's head.
A jab from Sexton misses.
Seth Sexton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr punishes Sexton's body with a nice straight punch.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sexton misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sexton connects with a crisp jab.
Sexton throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benn Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Sexton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sexton doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
Sexton scores with a nice strike.
We've been informed that Sexton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Sexton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sexton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Sexton moves out of range.

Sexton clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Benn Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sexton or not.
Benn Jr blocking some punches.

Sexton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Benn Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Sexton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benn Jr is looking for a sweep. Sexton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Benn Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sexton pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Benn Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Benn Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sexton is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Jab by Benn Jr.
Sexton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sexton's head backwards.
Sexton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benn Jr's hands.
Sexton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Sexton.
Nice uppercut there from Sexton.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benn Jr.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sexton! But no joy.
Sexton swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Sexton.
Benn Jr takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Sexton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Sexton gets a clinch.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Sexton breaks from the clinch.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Sexton saw that one coming.
Sexton looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Sexton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sexton throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn Jr slips under a jab.
Benn Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benn Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Benn Jr is looking to slow Sexton down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sexton rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the ropes.

Sexton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Sexton is out of range.
Benn Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Benn Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sexton dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
Sexton thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sexton tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Sexton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sexton tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sexton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Sexton's head back.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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 Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sexton scores with a nice strike.
Benn Jr lands an overhand right.
Sexton misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sexton tries to clinch up but Benn Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Sexton moves out of range.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Sexton looks to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sexton is defended easily by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sexton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton misses with a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr connects with a single shot there.
Sexton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr lands a nice hook to Sexton's body. Sexton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sexton misses with a few strikes there.
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Sexton.
Sexton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Sexton.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benn Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jr defending well as Sexton loads up on a big left hand.
Sexton misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Sexton.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sexton.
A clash of legs there as Sexton blocks the low kick.
Benn Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sexton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Sexton ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Sexton misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Sexton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sexton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Sexton throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Sexton closes the distance and clinches.
Sexton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Benn Jr.
Sexton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benn Jr pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the head.
Benn Jr lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Benn Jr.
Sexton lands an uppercut.
Sexton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benn Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Sexton has the dominant position.

Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Sexton throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a left to the body.
Sexton misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sexton misses with a hook
and Sexton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr digs a good body shot into Sexton's ribs.
Sexton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sexton misses with a double jab
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sexton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sexton tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benn Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sexton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Benn Jr 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sexton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
Sexton cracks Benn Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benn Jr.
Sexton is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Sexton cracks Benn Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sexton.
Benn Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benn Jr tries to move into range but Sexton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sexton blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Benn Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benn Jr 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Seth Sexton spoke after the fight, saying 'Naaah, didn't happen. This was just a bad mushroom trip and I'm still undefeated! '.