PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Entre Dos Aguas as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Benton
vs
Gonzalez

165 cm
26
150 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

173 cm
26
152 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Benton duly obliges.

Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Benton.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Benton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gonzalez's half guard.
Benton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gonzalez pushes Benton off looking to stand but Benton dives back in and keeps control.
Benton is pressing down on Gonzalez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzalez is holding on for now.
Benton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benton working over Gonzalez with some ground and pound. Gonzalez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Benton not doing much here.
Gonzalez wants to control but Benton is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Benton's front leg but catches the back leg as Benton tries to avoid it.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Benton throws a left that rocks Gonzalez and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Benton dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Gonzalez regain composure!

Gonzalez is rocked!

It looks like Juan Gonzalez has been cut.
Benton misses with the ground and pound.
Gonzalez is still in real trouble! Can Benton finish him?
Gonzalez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Benton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gonzalez seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Benton in side control, throwing shots but Gonzalez defends.
Gonzalez is trying to buck Benton off.
Benton misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Benton moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Benton is avoiding it.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Benton with a series of wild strikes but Benton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benton checks a leg kick nicely.
Horrible takedown by Benton or perhaps it was just good defense by Gonzalez which made him look bad.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benton lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Gonzalez.

Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.

Benton lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet.
Benton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzalez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonzalez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Benton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Benton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzalez manages to get to full guard.
Gonzalez looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
Benton loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Jack Benton has been cut.
Gonzalez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Benton circles away.
Benton lands a with a good body shot.
Gonzalez looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gonzalez sprawls well. Gonzalez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benton gets slowly back to his feet.
Benton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzalez is fending him off so far but Benton persists. Nope, Gonzalez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Benton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benton.
Benton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benton throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benton.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Benton.
Benton has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benton swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gonzalez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Benton is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Benton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Benton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gonzalez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gonzalez.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juan Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez wants to slow Benton down by chopping away at his legs.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Benton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gonzalez is trying to defend but Benton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Benton prevents Gonzalez from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benton lands a nice short elbow.
Benton thows a huge punch but Gonzalez dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez has hold of Benton's hands but Benton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzalez is trying to maintain the position but Benton is very close to passing his half guard.
Benton lands with a punch from half guard.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep. Benton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benton prevents Gonzalez from standing back up.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez is trying to control but can't.
Benton stops Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.
Benton lands with a punch from half guard.
Benton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzalez is staying active underneath Benton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Benton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

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

Benton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to stand up but Benton is controlling him.
Benton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Benton throws and elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Benton's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!
Benton wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.
Benton is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Benton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Benton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzalez is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benton moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
A big right from Benton misses.
Benton misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benton tries to avoid it but Gonzalez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benton to the ground. Benton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Gonzalez clinches.
Benton is working for takedown but Gonzalez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
Benton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gonzalez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Benton avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Benton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Benton is working for takedown but Gonzalez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benton.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Benton.
Gonzalez scores with a one two! Benton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Juan Gonzalez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gonzalez connects with a jab.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Benton.

Benton shoots in and bounces Gonzalez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benton prevents Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.
Gonzalez pulls Benton in close to prevent any damage.
Gonzalez is looking to stand up but Benton isn't so interested in that idea.
Benton is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Gonzalez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benton is controlling him.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez pushes Benton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Benton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benton keeps the fight on the outside.
Benton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzalez counters with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benton shoots in and drives through. Gonzalez sprawls well.
Gonzalez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gonzalez throws a combination. Benton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Benton.
Benton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benton closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzalez, looking for a takedown. Benton pushes Gonzalez against the cage but Gonzalez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonzalez. Gonzalez obviously looking to wear him down.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Benton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benton throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Benton misses.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Benton keeps it at a distance.
Benton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Benton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Benton circles away.
Gonzalez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Gonzalez as Benton shoots in.
A big right from Benton misses.
Benton misses with a jab to the body

and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benton takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a knee strike.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gonzalez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Benton 's eye.
Gonzalez crunches a lovely knee into Benton's ribcage.
Gonzalez landing knees to the body.
Benton avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez slows down the pace here.
Benton tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzalez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Benton fails to land the takedown.
Jack Benton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gonzalez clinches with his opponent.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Gonzalez. No joy for Benton on that attempt.

Benton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gonzalez to the mat! Gonzalez manages to get full guard.

Gonzalez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Benton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Benton moves out of range.
Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it.
Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez motions for Benton to come forward. Gonzalez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juan Gonzalez!