PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson has chosen Emergence Of Talents as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Barack Bin Laden has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bin Laden
vs
Benson

196 cm
20
202 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Bin Laden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Benson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Bin Laden as Benson shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Laden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bin Laden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bin Laden tries to clinch there but Benson circles away.
Benson punishes Bin Laden's body with a nice straight punch.
Bin Laden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bin Laden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bin Laden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benson counters with a series of strikes. Bin Laden will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bin Laden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bin Laden wants to clinch
and Benson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bin Laden looks to clinch

so Benson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson is standing up over Bin Laden. Bin Laden looks to escape but Benson dives into side control.
Bin Laden tries to escape but Benson is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Laden is not content to let Benson control the position.

Benson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bin Laden is trying to escape and Benson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bin Laden is forced to tap! Nice work there by Benson! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Benson!