PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Kold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Benitez
vs
Kold

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Benitez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kid Kold!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez looks to land a right hand but Kold moved out of range.
Kold tries to clinch but Benitez is having none of it.

Kold shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kold won't allow Benitez to sweep him here.
Kold tries to free his leg and advance position but Benitez is retaining full guard.
Kold won't allow Benitez to sweep him here.
Benitez is working hard here to advance position.
Kold works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kold content to control rather than advance.

Benitez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Benitez is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kold takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Benitez is looking for a sweep. Kold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kold is trying to control the action in half guard but Benitez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Kold escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gabriel Benitez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benitez lands with an overhand left.
Kold on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Kold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kold keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benitez's efforts to push away.
Benitez has had enough of the clinch but Kold keeps him there for the moment.
Benitez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kold has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez can't break the clinch.
Benitez tries to circle away but Kold has him pinned against the cage.

Kold drags the fight down to the ground.
Kold controls Benitez momentarily but Benitez frees himself.
Benitez advances position into side control!

Benitez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kold has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Benitez but great work by Kold.
Benitez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Kold decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Benitez leaves Kold with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benitez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez scores with a nice strike.
Kold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benitez defends it nicely.
Benitez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benitez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kold.
Kold looks gassed!
Benitez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benitez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Kold blocks the low kick.
Benitez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benitez lands a nice shot to the body.
Benitez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Benitez misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Benitez.
Benitez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kold if he has to take too many more of those.
Benitez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benitez scores with a jab. Kold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kold on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benitez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Kid Kold has been cut.
Benitez misses with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kold.
Gabriel Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Kold.
Donk. Benitez catches Kold right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benitez digs a good body shot into Kold's ribs.
Benitez scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Benitez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kid Kold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Benitez tries a low kick but Kold avoids it.
Kold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kold checks a low kick from Benitez.
Benitez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benitez fails to land with a series of punches.
Benitez scores with a nice head shot.
Gabriel Benitez is winning the standup battle so far.
Kold has a takedown stuffed.
Kold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kold with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benitez to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kold is defended easily by Benitez.
Benitez scores with a jab.
Benitez lands a head shot.
Kold is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benitez.
Benitez punishes Kold's body with a nice straight punch.
Kold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benitez misses with a low kick.
Benitez lands a with a good body shot.
Kold looks for a takedown but Benitez sprawls well.
Gabriel Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Kold.
Benitez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benitez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Benitez tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kold takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gabriel Benitez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kold crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Benitez - the referee stops the clock and Kold gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Benitez. Kold manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kold drops his hands momentarily and Benitez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benitez slaps away a takedown attempt from Kold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kold drops his hands momentarily and Benitez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kold shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benitez lands a two punch combo.

Kold is rocked!
Kold moves out of range of the body kick from Benitez.
Kold is still on wobbly legs! Can Benitez finish him?
Benitez with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benitez.
Benitez throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Kold crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gabriel Benitez!