PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredward Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the cage accompanied by Shippensburg. Jeremy Rogers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fredward Benson's chin.

Rogers
vs
Benson

171 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

167 cm
21
166 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fredward Benson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rogers circles away.
Benson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benson dives in and grabs Rogers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes down on Benson's head and hops out.
Jeremy Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredward Benson.
Horrible takedown by Benson or perhaps it was just good defense by Rogers which made him look bad.
Benson keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rogers closes the distance and clinches.

Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Rogers tries to clinch

so Benson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rogers is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Benson tries to move to mount but Rogers blocks the move with his legs.

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.
Rogers is looking to regain half guard here but Benson keeps moving and retains side control.
Benson wants to control but Rogers is keeping him busy.
Rogers is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Rogers's face as Benson controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rogers darts in trying to clinch

and Benson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Benson looks gassed!
Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benson is one step ahead there.
Benson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Benson forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson stops Rogers from getting back to his feet.
Benson throwing shots but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Rogers looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rogers is in trouble now - Benson has advanced to mount!
Benson controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredward Benson dominated that round.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rogers tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Benson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rogers!

Benson looking to secure an arm triangle but Rogers defends it well.
Rogers is squirming around, avoiding Benson's attempts to control the action.
Rogers wants to try and get back to his feet.
Benson is breathing heavily.
Rogers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Benson landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is working to get back to half guard.
Rogers sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rogers misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Benson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rogers is trying to escape back to his feet but Benson uses the scramble to pass into side control.

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.
Rogers wants to control but Benson postures up.
Rogers takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Benson trying to control the position but Rogers is working away.
Rogers is trying to buck Benson off.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rogers clinches but Benson breaks the clinch

and Benson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Benson passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to reverse the position but Benson maintains control.
Benson tries to control but Rogers wriggling away.
Rogers tries to buck Benson off but Benson takes his back!
Benson is looking to control Rogers but Rogers is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Benson missing with strikes.
Rogers has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Benson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Benson 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. Benson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Benson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Rogers tries to clinch up

and Benson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Benson.
Benson trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Benson controlling from the top position.
Benson won't allow Rogers to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredward Benson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rogers closes the distance looking to clinch

and Benson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Benson wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet but Benson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Benson from controlling successfully.
Benson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers wants to stand and escape but Benson is having none of it.
Benson pushing down on Rogers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Benson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rogers is staying active underneath Benson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rogers wants to improve his position but Benson is controlling well.
Fredward Benson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rogers tries to kick Benson off but Benson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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.

Rogers kicks Benson off and gets back to his feet.
Rogers looks to clinch

and Benson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rogers won't be happy with that.
Benson is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogers is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers struggling a bit here.
Rogers is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Rogers's face as Benson controls the position.
Benson is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rogers tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Benson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jeremy Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet but Benson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Benson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers wants to stand and escape but Benson is having none of it.

Rogers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Rogers is looking for a triangle here but Benson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fredward Benson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Benson 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

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