PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Lapierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Benson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Benson
vs
Lapierre

168 cm
21
169 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Lapierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Lapierre with that takedown attempt.
Lapierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Benson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lapierre napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Benson throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Benson stands up.

Lapierre gets the takedown into side control.
Lapierre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lapierre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Lapierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lapierre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Benson is avoiding damage well.
Lapierre working the ground and pound but Benson is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapierre wants to control for a moment but Benson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lapierre is trying to maintain the position but Benson is very close to passing his half guard.
Lapierre is looking for a sweep. Benson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lapierre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Benson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lapierre looks gassed!
Lapierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Benson wants to stand but Lapierre is controlling his posture from full guard.

Lapierre looking for subs off his back but Benson has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Benson passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benson scoring with strikes but Lapierre is staying in there.
Benson content just to control the position here.
Benson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lapierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lapierre tries to hold on but Benson pushes him away.
Lapierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
Benson landing punches.
Benson controlling the position easily from mount.
Lapierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson working the ground and pound effectively.
Benson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lapierre can't escape the position.
Benson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lapierre hang on?
Benson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lapierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Benson with a couple of short strikes.
Benson avoids the attempt from Lapierre to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson with a couple of short strikes.
Lapierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Benson has a good base and remains in mount.
Benson wants to control the pace but Lapierre is squirming around nicely.
Benson with a couple of short strikes.
Benson landing shots from mount.
Lapierre is squirming around, avoiding Benson's attempts to control the action.
Lapierre is looking to improve his position but Benson isn't that keen on the idea.
Benson landing strikes from the mount.
Benson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Benson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lapierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lapierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Benson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lapierre won't allow it.
Benson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lapierre.
Lapierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jimmy Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Lapierre.

Benson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Benson decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Benson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Benson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lapierre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Benson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapierre regains half guard.
Lapierre is refusing to be controlled, as Benson sits in half guard.
Lapierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lapierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jimmy Benson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lapierre working for a triangle but Benson defends it easily.

Lapierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre trying to keep a closed guard but Benson is proving a slippery customer.
Lapierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Lapierre, not yet.
Lapierre keeping moving, preventing Benson from controlling successfully.

Lapierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benson defends well.

Benson stands up from Lapierre's guard - Benson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lapierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lapierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benson gets a takedown into half guard.
Lapierre wants to improve his position but Benson is controlling well.
Benson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lapierre controls his leg.
Lapierre is trying to maintain the position but Benson is very close to passing his half guard.

Lapierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benson pulls his head out easily.
Lapierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benson trying to control from half guard but Lapierre is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lapierre working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lapierre misses with a takedown
and Benson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lapierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Benson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Benson is pushing down on Lapierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lapierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Benson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lapierre wants to control but Benson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lapierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Benson stopping the sweep attempt from Lapierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Benson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lapierre has his takedown stuffed
and Benson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lapierre's knee momentarily.
Lapierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benson counters with a left and a right that stings Lapierre.
Benson scores with a three punch combo!
Benson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Benson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lapierre manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Benson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lapierre trying to control the position.
Benson pushing down on Lapierre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Benson is looking to take a break and control but Lapierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapierre manages to get to full guard.

Lapierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Benson wants to stand but Lapierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lapierre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lapierre looking to control.

Lapierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benson won't allow Lapierre to sweep him here.
Lapierre keeping moving, preventing Benson from controlling successfully.

Lapierre working for a triangle but Benson defends it easily.
Benson is looking to stand up but Lapierre won't let him.

Lapierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Benson is aware though and is defending well.
Lapierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lapierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Benson throwing strikes from guard but Lapierre blocks nicely.

Lapierre working for a triangle but Benson defends it easily.
Lapierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lapierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benson's guard.
Lapierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Benson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lapierre thows a big elbow that misses.
Benson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benson tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Benson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lapierre is one step ahead there.
Lapierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lapierre is pushing down on Benson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Benson is fighting to maintain full guard but Lapierre has managed to sneak the leg through.
Benson is trying to get back to full guard.
Benson is refusing to be controlled, as Lapierre sits in half guard.
Jimmy Benson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lapierre is looking for a kimura but Benson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lapierre to get the leverage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andre Lapierre.
Well Benson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Benson!