Originally Posted by
MD
Figured it was pretty obvious that the injury was exceptional, not standard. The reason that I didn't bring it up is because I was arguing with plekz, who thought the knee was a non-factor and mitigated it as much as possible by saying that Pettis said he felt a twerk and some pain (paraphrasing a bit here, may have said "popped" or something instead of twerk).
Pettis was definitely getting the better of the standup, but they were limited exchanges. What really happened other than the bodykicks? If the fight had kept going, would Pettis have had the edge in the standup consistently? Maybe (probably), but there was, again, not enough shown on either side for me to say that either guy was the right side. Pettis landed some big shots on the feet, and Bendo turned the fight into a grindfest for the majority of the round, exactly as most would advise him to do. Both were fighting intelligently and I really have no idea who would win more often if they fought a hundred times, at least not based on what transpired. I'd think Bendo would, but that's because I thought Bendo would win more often before the fight transpired, and nothing that occurred really gave me much new information.