PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Michael Benitoy (ranked 1760 p4p, 187 weight class) and Ky Tycoon (ranked 3683 p4p, 317 weight class). Tycoon has chosen Im the champ as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Michael Benitoy
vs
Tycoon

168 cm
28
155 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

174 cm
26
149 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Urban Fighter

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Michael Benitoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ky Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Benitoy scores with a takedown into Tycoon's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Benitoy won't allow Tycoon to sweep him here.
Benitoy scoring with some ground and pound.
Benitoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benitoy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tycoon's head.
Tycoon wants to sweep here but Benitoy controlling him for the moment.
Benitoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tycoon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Benitoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tycoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benitoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Tycoon looking for a guillotine here but Benitoy defends easily.
Benitoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Tycoon has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon is trying to keep Benitoy in close.
Tycoon looking for a sweep. Not yet Tycoon, not yet.
Tycoon has momentary wrist control but Benitoy slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tycoon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Benitoy controls the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benitoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Benitoy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Benitoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Tycoon has wrist control.
Benitoy trying to control but Tycoon is working from the bottom.
Benitoy passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon regains full guard. Nicely done.

Benitoy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tycoon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benitoy has managed to get both his arms back between Tycoon's legs - danger averted.
Benitoy landing with the ground and pound.
Benitoy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benitoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tycoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benitoy postures up and lands a big shot to Tycoon's brow.
Benitoy is in close to Tycoon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Benitoy with a nice head shot there.
Benitoy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Benitoy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Benitoy throws a big right hand that misses.
Benitoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Benitoy looking to pass the guard.
Tycoon trying to keep a closed guard but Benitoy is proving a slippery customer.
Benitoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tycoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benitoy throws an elbow that misses. Tycoon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Benitoy's guard. Nice move by Tycoon!

Benitoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tycoon trying to control but Benitoy is working from the bottom.
Benitoy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tycoon's guard.

Benitoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benitoy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tycoon's guard.
Tycoon is pressing down on Benitoy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Benitoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tycoon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benitoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Tycoon has wrist control.
Tycoon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Benitoy gets back to full guard.
Tycoon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benitoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benitoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Benitoy, not yet.
Benitoy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benitoy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Michael Benitoy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Benitoy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tycoon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tycoon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Benitoy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tycoon is one step ahead there.
Benitoy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tycoon manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Tycoon working for a triangle but Benitoy defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitoy chips away with some ground and pound.
Benitoy trying to control but Tycoon is working from the bottom.
Benitoy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tycoon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tycoon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Benitoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benitoy looking to pass the guard.
Benitoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benitoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tycoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John Michael Benitoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tycoon tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Tycoon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Benitoy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Benitoy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tycoon being controlled here, momentarily.
Benitoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Tycoon has wrist control.
Benitoy working some strikes from top position.
Benitoy controlling from the top position.
Benitoy postures up in Tycoon's guard and throws a big left but Tycoon blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Benitoy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benitoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benitoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benitoy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Benitoy throws an elbow that misses. Tycoon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Benitoy's guard. Nice move by Tycoon!

Benitoy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Benitoy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benitoy lands a nice short elbow.
Benitoy slips a nice elbow through Tycoon's hands, connecting with Tycoon's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tycoon wants to improve his position but Benitoy is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benitoy winds up and cracks Tycoon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benitoy lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benitoy lands a nice short elbow.
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!
Benitoy slips a nice elbow through Tycoon's hands, connecting with Tycoon's forehead.
Benitoy lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benitoy connects with a nice short shot to Tycoon's temple.

Tycoon is rocked!
Benitoy trying to control from half guard but Tycoon is working away.
Tycoon is still in real trouble! Can Benitoy finish him?
Benitoy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Benitoy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ground and pound from Benitoy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Michael Benitoy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Benitoy moves into range and clinches up with Tycoon.
Tycoon seems to have recovered his senses.

Benitoy turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tycoon is trying to control Benitoy's posture but Benitoy avoids it.
Benitoy cracks Tycoon with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Tycoon's face as Benitoy controls the position.
Benitoy scoring with punches and elbows.
Benitoy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Benitoy cracks Tycoon with a big right hand but Tycoon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tycoon defending against the ground and pound.
Benitoy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Benitoy cracks Tycoon with a big right hand but Tycoon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benitoy is looking to take a break and control but Tycoon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon tries to bench press Benitoy off him but Benitoy keeps the position.
Tycoon manages to get back to half guard.
Tycoon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tycoon is trying to get back to full guard.
Benitoy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tycoon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benitoy scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benitoy lands a nice short elbow.
Benitoy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Benitoy is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Tycoon is hurt! He's hurt bad - Benitoy fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Tycoon from any more punishment! Congratulations to Benitoy! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Michael Benitoy!
John Michael Benitoy very nearly forgot to thank UnderGround Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Ky Tycoon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well he got me tonight he's a tough guy appreciate his effort tonight and it bring him the W I'm sure that I learned from this and use it as a motivation to keep improving'.