PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Wotitzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DJ Benn looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Benn
vs
Wotitzky

175 cm
22
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

HARDCORE Fighting Brand
Non-Stop Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Wotitzky!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wotitzky checks a leg kick nicely.
Benn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wotitzky looks for a takedown but Benn sprawls well.
Benn fails to land with a series of punches.
Benn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wotitzky but Wotitzky pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Benn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wotitzky, pushing him back against the ropes.

Wotitzky turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wotitzky trying to control the action but Benn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wotitzky is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Benn struggling a bit here.
Wotitzky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wotitzky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wotitzky tries to advance to mount but Benn denies him.
Benn tries to improve position but can't.
Wotitzky working away.
Benn is breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wotitzky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Benn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wotitzky works his way to full guard. Good work.
Benn trying to control but Wotitzky is working from the bottom.
Wotitzky wants to sweep here but Benn controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wotitzky trying to control the position.
Wotitzky keeping moving, preventing Benn from controlling successfully.
Benn is looking to work some ground and pound but Wotitzky has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wotitzky shoots in and bounces Benn off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Benn trying to control the position.
Benn controlling Wotitzky's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn trying to control the position.
Benn keeping moving, preventing Wotitzky from controlling successfully.

Benn had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wotitzky is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Benn Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wotitzky's back instead.
Benn is hanging on to Wotitzky's back as he tries to escape.
Benn is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

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.
Wotitzky holding both Benn 's hands and preventing any damage.
What can Wotitzky do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Benn is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Benn gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Benn gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Benn apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Wotitzky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Benn counters by clinching up.
DJ Benn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Wotitzky.

Wotitzky gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Benn working a defensive guard here.
Benn keeping moving, preventing Wotitzky from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that DJ Benn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wotitzky with a lazy takedown attempt

so Benn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wotitzky looking for a sweep. Not yet Wotitzky, not yet.

Wotitzky working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wotitzky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wotitzky working a defensive guard here.
Wotitzky has his hands on Benn's head, controlling the position.
Benn wants to control from the top but Wotitzky keeps moving.

Wotitzky working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Benn has passed into half guard!
Wotitzky is trying to maintain the position but Benn is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wotitzky is controlling Benn's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wotitzky trying to control but Benn postures up.
Benn stalling away here and it's allowed Wotitzky to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wotitzky wants to sweep here but Benn controlling him for the moment.
Benn is pushing down on Wotitzky's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wotitzky is fighting to maintain full guard but Benn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wotitzky tries to roll over but Benn keeps him under control.
Benn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Benn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wotitzky for as long as he can get away with.

That's two 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.
Wotitzky wants to get back to full guard but Benn has passed into side control.
Benn tries to control but Wotitzky wriggling away.
Benn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Benn looking to control but Wotitzky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

The referee stands the fighters back up. DJ Benn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Benn swats away the attempt to clinch by Wotitzky.
Wotitzky wants to clinch up but Benn keeps it at a distance.
Benn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wotitzky moves in looking to clinch but Benn pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wotitzky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Wotitzky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wotitzky lands in his opponent's guard.
Benn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wotitzky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wotitzky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Benn trying to keep a closed guard but Wotitzky is proving a slippery customer.
Wotitzky won't allow Benn to sweep him here.
Wotitzky trying to move into half guard but instead Benn has managed to sweep!
Wotitzky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Benn stuffs the takedown attempt from Wotitzky. Wotitzky gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wotitzky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Wotitzky stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Wotitzky rushes Benn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wotitzky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benn just stands there and leans against the ropes.
DJ Benn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Wotitzky.
Wotitzky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Benn wants a takedown but no success here.
Benn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wotitzky.
Wotitzky prevents Benn from breaking the clinch.
Benn stops a takedown attempt from Wotitzky.
Wotitzky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Wotitzky successfully pulls guard.
Wotitzky looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wotitzky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Wotitzky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that DJ Benn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Benn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wotitzky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Benn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Benn is trying to control Wotitzky's posture but Wotitzky avoids it.
Benn tries to bench press Wotitzky off him but Wotitzky keeps the position.
Benn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Benn tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Benn is looking to improve his position.
Benn punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wotitzky is trying to work for a kimura but Benn is defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Wotitzky moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wotitzky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn throws a half hearted mid kick.

Benn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wotitzky wants to improve his position but Benn is controlling well.
Wotitzky trying to control here.
Wotitzky is looking to improve his position.
Wotitzky is trying to maintain the position but Benn is very close to passing his half guard.
Benn is keen to just control but Wotitzky is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wotitzky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wotitzky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wotitzky with a lazy takedown attempt

and Benn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wotitzky looking to slow down the pace here.
Wotitzky looking for a takedown.
Benn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wotitzky pulls his leg out and moves away.

Wotitzky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Benn has his hands on Wotitzky's head, controlling the position.
Wotitzky throwing strikes from guard but Benn blocks nicely.
Wotitzky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wotitzky looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn keeping moving, preventing Wotitzky from controlling successfully.
Wotitzky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wotitzky stands and throws Benn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Benn is looking to reverse the position.
Wotitzky lands a nice forearm strike.
Benn is trying to control Wotitzky's posture but Wotitzky avoids it.
Wotitzky is working Benn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wotitzky tries to move into full mount but can't pass Benn's legs.
Benn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wotitzky wants to control but Benn is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Benn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Wotitzky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Benn pushes Wotitzky away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wotitzky gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Benn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wotitzky off and has taken his back!

Wotitzky has hold of Benn's leg, trying to break free but it's let Benn lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Wotitzky is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Benn throws him to one side and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with his fans.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). DJ Benn!