PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roi Vincent Eli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benji Sonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F11JqLUBCfY. Sonny has chosen Green Jello-Cereal Killer as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Vincent Eli
vs
Sonny

165 cm
22
130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roi Vincent Eli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Sonny!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eli wants to clinch up but Sonny keeps it at a distance.
Eli misses with a series of wild punches.
Roi Vincent Eli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eli is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sonny tries to avoid it but Eli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sonny to the ground. Sonny escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eli misses with a double jab.
Sonny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eli wants to clinch up but Sonny keeps it at a distance.
Eli tries to close the distance and clinch but Sonny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonny tries for a takedown but Eli circles away easily
and Sonny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sonny forces Eli back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli is trying to force a seperation but Sonny has the dominant position.
Eli fails to pull guard.
Eli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sonny walks away with a smile on his face. Eli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roi Vincent Eli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eli misses with a body kick.
Eli wants to clinch

and Sonny counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eli!
Sonny tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eli wants to control but Sonny is having none of it.
Sonny should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sonny trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Sonny is working for a guillotine from mount but Eli frees his head quite easily.
Eli is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonny trying to control but Eli is having none of it.
Eli wants to control but Sonny is having none of it.
Sonny sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli tries to hold on but Sonny pushes him away.
Eli is trying desperately to improve position.

Sonny gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Eli closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sonny counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Eli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sonny controls the pace.

Eli has an active guard here but Sonny has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eli punching from the bottom.
Eli is trying to maintain the position but Sonny is very close to passing his half guard.
Sonny content to control rather than advance.
Eli connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Eli tries to get to full guard but Sonny has control of the leg.
Eli is looking to get back to full guard here but Sonny has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benji Sonny dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Eli clinches but Sonny breaks the clinch

and Sonny counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Eli wants a takedown but no success here.
Eli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sonny walks away with a smile on his face. Eli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eli wants to clinch but Sonny slips to the side

and Sonny counters with a shoot takedown. Eli fights it but they end up in guard.
Sonny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Eli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eli thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Eli working a defensive guard here.
Sonny sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sonny stopping the sweep attempt from Eli.
Sonny controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sonny passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Eli trying to control but Sonny postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Eli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Eli looking for a kimura from the bottom but Sonny passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli is looking for a sweep.
Sonny takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Eli to pass into mount.
Eli wants to hold on but Sonny pushes him away.
Sonny looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sonny wants to control the pace but Eli is squirming around nicely.
Eli throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Sonny is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Eli closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sonny counters with a nice double leg into side control. Eli won't be happy with that.
Sonny trying to control the position but Eli is working away.
Eli is trying to control Sonny's posture but Sonny avoids it.
Eli is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benji Sonny 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sonny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Sonny pushes Eli up against the cage in a clinch.
Eli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sonny prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sonny prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sonny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Eli pulls Sonny into guard.
Sonny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Eli wants to control the position but Sonny says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonny blocks the strikes from Eli.
Sonny works his foot free and advances to mount.
Eli is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eli is working hard here to advance position.

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.
Eli tries to hold on but Sonny pushes him away.
Sonny sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Eli tries to hold on but Sonny postures up.
Sonny controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sonny avoids the attempt from Eli to control.
Sonny controlling from the full mount.
Eli tries to hold on but Sonny pushes him away.
Sonny controlling the pace for now.

That's four 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.
Eli wants to hold on but Sonny pushes him away.
Eli working to try and regain half guard.
Eli sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Eli looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eli is trying to control but Sonny manages to pass to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Benji Sonny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sonny winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benji Sonny!