PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jun Fan Lee (ranked 4352 p4p, 4881 weight class) and Jingky Benarao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lee
vs
Benarao

178 cm
18
182
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
177
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Fan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jingky Benarao!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Benarao had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for Benarao.
Benarao lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benarao.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benarao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benarao misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Benarao scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Benarao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benarao jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Benarao takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benarao misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benarao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benarao sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Benarao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benarao manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Benarao misses.
Benarao throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee thuds a left hand into Benarao's body.
Benarao looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benarao tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benarao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benarao looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.

Benarao lands a big uppercut and Lee crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lee looks OK. Benarao waves Lee back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a jab when Benarao was well out of range.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benarao.
Benarao looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.

Benarao cracks Lee with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Benarao has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lee to stand back up!

Lee is rocked!
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Benarao circles away.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benarao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Benarao drops Lee with a huge uppercut! Lee drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Benarao is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jingky Benarao!