PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adim Bulb (ranked 378 p4p, 290 weight class) and Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 52 p4p, 43 weight class). Bulb comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. Benedetti has chosen Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bulb
vs
Benedetti

169 cm
29
157
15 - 8 - 0

173 cm
27
147
18 - 5 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adim Bulb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti takes a swing at Bulb's ribcage but misses.
Bulb scores with a nice strike.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
Bulb throws a low kick, looking for Benedetti's leg but Benedetti calmly moves out of range.
Bulb slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Bulb moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Bulb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Bulb does it's job there.
A shot to the body from Bulb misses
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benedetti throws a hook but Bulb avoids it easily.
Bulb takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Bulb sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Benedetti throws a hook but Bulb avoids it easily.
Bulb finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bulb thumps Benedetti with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti tried to score with a low kick but Bulb checks it.
Bulb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Bulb as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Bulb is out of range.
Bulb works Benedetti's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bulb ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
A little feinted left hand from Bulb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bulb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bulb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bulb takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Bulb moves out of range easily.
Bulb is looking to wear down Benedetti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Bulb avoids it with no problem.
Bulb scores with the left hand. Benedetti knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Bulb throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bulb.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bulb misses the shot to the body.
Bulb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bulb misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Benedetti tests Bulb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulb misses with a leg kick.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Bulb saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a body shot.
Bulb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Bulb moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Bulb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bulb misses the jab.
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Bulb's head.
Bulb moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti jabs Bulb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bulb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benedetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bulb. That did some damage!
Bulb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti misses with a body shot
letting Bulb counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Bulb.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Bulb throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Bulb blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Bulb is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Donk. Benedetti catches Bulb right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb misses with an uppercut.
Bulb swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Bulb throws a wild body kick that Benedetti sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benedetti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benedetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bulb had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bulb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulb moves away.
Bulb throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bulb's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Bulb misses the target.
Bulb misses with a straight right.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bulb connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Benedetti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
Bulb throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benedetti.
Bulb missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bulb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bulb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benedetti jabs at Bulb's body.
Benedetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bulb stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bulb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bulb ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Bulb avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
Bulb loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Bulb was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti moves out of range as Bulb strikes.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Bulb moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti walks into a stiff left hand from Bulb.
Benedetti walks into a left hand.
Benedetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bulb thows a left - swing and a miss!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bulb might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bulb.
Benedetti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bulbs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bulb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Bulb.
A bone on bone clash there as Bulb blocks the leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Bulb there.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
Benedetti defending well as Bulb loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Bulb appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benedetti looks for the body kick but Bulb saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Benedetti misses with a hook to the body
and Bulb counters with a straight right hand.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulb.
An inside leg kick lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti lunges at Bulb with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bulb's hand.
Benedetti lands with a nice body punch.
Good work by Bulb as he checks the leg kick.
Bulb walks into a stiff left hand from Benedetti.
Bulb looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bulb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bulb throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bulb dips to his left and cracks Benedetti with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benedetti appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bulb misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Bulb lands a nice looking body shot.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Bulb.
Benedetti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bulb throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bulb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulb lands a nice looking body shot.
Benedetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bulb. Bulb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benedetti feints and then cracks Bulb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bulb down.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Bulb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti lands a nice shot that snaps Bulb's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bulb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Benedetti.
That kick from Bulb tenderised Benedetti's leg. Benedetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Bulb.
Bulb tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benedetti is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bulb. That's going to slow Benedetti down.
Bulb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Bulb.
Bulb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bulb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benedetti stuns Bulb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
and Bulb counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Bulb.
Bulb on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benedetti scores with a kick to the body.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters circling - Bulb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bulb takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheers as Benedetti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bulb doesn't seem phased though.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Bulb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bulb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benedetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bulb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bulb throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bulb circles away quickly and effectively.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bulb throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Bulb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulb misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Bulb.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Bulb's shoulder, as Bulb tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti tries a low kick but Bulb avoids it.
Benedetti tries a low kick but Bulb avoids it.
Bulb scores with a decent looking hook.
Benedetti scores with a jab.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Bulb's head but Bulb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bulb thinks about countering with a body kick.
Benedetti thows a body kick. Bulb tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Bulb.
Bulb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bulb on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bulb throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Bulb looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Bulb.
Benedetti thinks about the counter body kick.
Benedetti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bulb avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Bulb looks to land a body kick but Benedetti moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Bulb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bulb.
Bulb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benedetti.
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 lands a jab to the nose.
Bulb staying out of range there.
Benedetti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bulb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benedetti.
Bulb scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benedetti jabs Bulb right on the nose. Bulb blinks but takes it well.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti swings for the body but Bulb moves out of range.
Bulb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Bulb blocks the leg kick.
Bulb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Bulb ducks right into an uppercut from Benedetti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
Bulb takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Bulb is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Bulb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bulb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danga de danga de dang - Bulb scores with a four punch combination!
Benedetti moves out of range as Bulb strikes.
Bulb staying out of range there.
Bulb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
An inside leg kick lands from Bulb.
Bulb checks a leg kick nicely.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Bulb avoids the punch easily.
Bulb throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bulb will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benedetti momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti slips a straight right by Bulb.
Benedetti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bulb there.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bulb throws out the jab.
Benedetti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bulb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bulb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti scores with the left hand. Bulb knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Bulb.
Benedetti swings for the body but Bulb moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Benedetti really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bulb slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bulb ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Good leg kick by Bulb.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Bulb takes one to the chin there.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bulb misses with a body kick.
Benedetti takes a swing at Bulb's ribcage but misses.
Bulb throws a big counter combination but Benedetti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bulb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Bulb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Benedetti.
Bulb lands with a straight right. Benedetti didn't see that one coming.
Bulb swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benedetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bulb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Benedetti throws a jab when Bulb was well out of range.
Bulb half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bulb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bulb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bulb slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Benedetti cracks Bulb with a good jab.
Benedetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bulb throws a shot to the body.
Bulb cracks Benedetti with a good jab.
Bulb misses with a straight right.
Benedetti catches Bulb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bulb takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bulb stuns Benedetti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but Bulb moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
Bulb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bulb doesn't seem bothered though.
Bulb throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bulb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bulb takes one on the button.
Benedetti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bulb checks it well.
Benedetti tests Bulb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Bulb avoids it.
Benedetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulb.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bulb throws out the jab.
Benedetti throws a hook but Bulb blocks it.
Benedetti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bulb moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range and Bulb settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Bulb connects with a jab.
Bulb scores with a hook.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Bulb.
Bulb throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Bulb throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Bulb.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bulb.
Bulb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Bulb avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Bulb avoids the punch easily.
Bulb misses with a looping right.
Benedetti misses with a leg kick
and Bulb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb ducks right into an uppercut from Benedetti.
Bulb takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bulb.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulb lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Bulb slips the punch.
Benedetti scoring well with a low kick there.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bulb counters with a low kick, right behind Benedetti 's knee.
Bulb wants to land a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti is looking to score with low kicks.
Bulb is looking to counter punch.
Good work by Bulb as he checks the leg kick.
Bulb feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti throws out a powerful jab.
Bulb lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bulb throws out the jab.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Lorenzo Benedetti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bulb was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Benedetti dips to his left and cracks Bulb with an uppercut!
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Bulb.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bulb throws a chopping leg kick but Benedetti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bulb has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Bulb's head.
Bulb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bulb thuds a left hand into Benedetti's body.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti with a jab.
Bulb staying out of range there.
Bulb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
Bulb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bulb connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Benedetti finds it's target.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Bulb.
Bulb throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benedetti.
Bulb lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benedetti will feel that in the morning.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Bulb slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Bulb finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benedetti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bulb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bulb.
Bulb misses with a low kick.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulb manages to avoid it.
Lorenzo Benedetti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Bulb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bulb uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and Bulb counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bulb misses with a looping left.
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bulb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benedetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bulb throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
Benedetti scores with a jab.
Benedetti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bulb misses with a wild body shot.
Bulb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benedetti counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bulb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benedetti at a distance.
Benedetti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Bulb misses the target.
Benedetti tries a head kick but it misses.
Bulb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Bulb.
Bulb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab by Benedetti.
Bulb misses with a low kick.
Bulb throws a head kick but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti connects with the punch.
Bulb scores with a body shot.
Bulb slips a jab from Benedetti.
Bulb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bulb throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Bulb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bulb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bulb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Bulb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Bulb misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body shot.
Benedetti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benedetti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adim Bulb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bulb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bulb turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulb moves forwards but Benedetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorenzo Benedetti.
Well Benedetti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Benedetti!
Our winner, Lorenzo Benedetti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.