PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pinochet (ranked 590 p4p, 1452 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 91 p4p, 207 weight class). Pinochet's entrance music is I Need a Pinochet. A fine choice. Benedetti has chosen Atrevete te as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Claudio Benedetti enters the cage!

Pinochet
vs
Benedetti

190 cm
28
226
15 - 8 - 0

193 cm
28
207
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Core Combat

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augusto Pinochet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinochet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinochet was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinochet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Pinochet's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Pinochet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and Pinochet counters with a body kick that stops Benedetti in his tracks momentarily.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinochet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pinochet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benedetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Benedetti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pinochet under the eye.
No joy there for Benedetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benedetti misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and Pinochet tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pinochet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Pinochet takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Pinochet is rocked!
Benedetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedetti cracks Pinochet with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pinochet tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Benedetti pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pinochet is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claudio Benedetti!
A very excited looking Claudio Benedetti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.