PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jori Jujipallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Benevidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jujipallo comes to the cage accompanied by The Mean Kitty Song . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jujipallo
vs
Benevidi

185 cm
22
190 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

186 cm
22
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jori Jujipallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Benevidi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benevidi misses with a looping left.
Jake Benevidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jujipallo moves out of range of the strikes.

Jujipallo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jujipallo showed some decent athleticism there.
Benevidi tries to get to full guard but Jujipallo has control of the leg.
Jujipallo trying to pass the guard but Benevidi defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jujipallo blocks the strikes from Benevidi.
Jujipallo wants to free his trapped foot but Benevidi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Benevidi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevidi is looking for a sweep. Jujipallo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Benevidi throws out a loose jab but Jujipallo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Benevidi misses.
Jujipallo ducks under a wild hook from Benevidi.
Jujipallo slips under a jab from Benevidi.
Jujipallo ducks under a wild hook from Benevidi.
Benevidi lands a jab to Jujipallo's midsection.
Jujipallo fails to land the takedown.
Jujipallo blocks a jab.

Jujipallo gets the takedown into side control.
Jujipallo trying to control the action but Benevidi is working from the bottom.
Benevidi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benevidi prevents Jujipallo from moving into mount.

Jujipallo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benevidi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Benevidi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jujipallo's best efforts.
Benevidi wants to improve his position but Jujipallo is controlling well.

Jujipallo is trying to work for a kimura but Benevidi is defending well.
Jujipallo is keen to just control but Benevidi is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jujipallo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Benevidi can do anything to dispel that myth.

Jujipallo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Benevidi wants to get back to his feet.
Jujipallo is keen to just control but Benevidi is a slippery customer.
Benevidi wants to improve his position but Jujipallo is controlling well.

Jujipallo is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benevidi is looking to escape.
Benevidi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jujipallo slips under a jab.
Benevidi throws a lazy right hand but Jujipallo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benevidi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benevidi misses with a hook. Jujipallo ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Jujipallo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jori Jujipallo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Benevidi stuffs the takedown.
Benevidi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jujipallo.
Benevidi lunges at Jujipallo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jujipallo's hand.
Benevidi misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Benevidi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benevidi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Benevidi misses the jab.
Jujipallo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benevidi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jujipallo is defended easily by Benevidi.

Jujipallo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Benevidi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jujipallo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benevidi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Benevidi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jujipallo trying to control but Benevidi is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Benevidi holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevidi 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.
Jujipallo passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Jujipallo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Benevidi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jujipallo's guard! Nice work there by Benevidi!
Benevidi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jujipallo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benevidi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jujipallo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jujipallo is trying to keep Benevidi in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benevidi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

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.

Benevidi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jujipallo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benevidi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jujipallo trying to control the position.

Jujipallo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Benevidi wants to get up but he can't break Jujipallo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Benevidi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benevidi is breathing heavily.
Benevidi is looking to work some ground and pound but Jujipallo has wrist control.
Jujipallo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Benevidi postures up and lands a big shot to Jujipallo's brow.
Jujipallo working a defensive guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jujipallo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jori Jujipallo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benevidi misses with an uppercut. Jujipallo saw that one coming.
Jake Benevidi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four 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.
Nice shot by Benevidi.
Jujipallo moves away from the strike by Benevidi.

Jujipallo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Benevidi!
Jujipallo moves to back control.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Jujipallo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Benevidi trying to control the position but Jujipallo manages to sink in the hooks.
Benevidi staying busy and making it hard for Jujipallo to control.

Jujipallo is looking for the choke from the back position but Benevidi is controlling his hands well.

Jujipallo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Benevidi is defending well though. Jujipallo let's go of the attempt for now.

Benevidi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jori Jujipallo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A big left from Benevidi misses.
Benevidi throws a jab but it's blocked by Jujipallo.
Jujipallo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jujipallo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benevidi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benevidi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jujipallo momentarily.
Benevidi misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jujipallo slips under a jab.
Benevidi jabs Jujipallo right on the nose. Jujipallo blinks but takes it well.
Jujipallo ducks under a wild hook from Benevidi.
Jujipallo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benevidi.
Benevidi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jujipallo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevidi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benevidi throws the left hand but Jujipallo avoids the punch easily.

Jujipallo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jujipallo trying to mount his opponent but Benevidi defends it.
Jujipallo trying to control the action but Benevidi is working from the bottom.
Jujipallo wants to pass the guard but Benevidi is defending well.

Jujipallo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Benevidi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Benevidi tries to roll over but Jujipallo keeps him under control.
Jake Benevidi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jujipallo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Benevidi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jujipallo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Benevidi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Jujipallo trying to work for an americana but Benevidi has managed to regain full guard.
Benevidi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benevidi 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benevidi is trying to control the position but Jujipallo postures up.

Jujipallo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jujipallo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Jujipallo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Benevidi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Benevidi has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benevidi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Benevidi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jujipallo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Benevidi frees his head nicely. Oh but Jujipallo has switched to an armbar! Benevidi is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jori Jujipallo!