PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie DeMarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smuggly Ugly kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ronnie DeMarino had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

DeMarino
vs
Bennett

195 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie DeMarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stu Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMarino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bennett's waist but Bennett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing DeMarino off to one side.

DeMarino decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

DeMarino is working for a kimura but Bennett is defending it quite comfortably.
Bennett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
DeMarino throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
DeMarino moves nicely into side control.
DeMarino postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
DeMarino working the head and body with strikes.
An elbow from DeMarino crashes against the mat.
DeMarino working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bennett looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarino misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
DeMarino connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bennett some visible discomfort.
DeMarino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bennett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but DeMarino wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by DeMarino.
DeMarino fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from DeMarino are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by DeMarino or perhaps it was just good defense by Bennett which made him look bad.
Bennett closes this distance looking for a takedown but DeMarino circles away.

DeMarino shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bennett is trying to defend but DeMarino finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
DeMarino is taking a breather. Bennett says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is refusing to be controlled, as DeMarino sits in half guard.
DeMarino is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bennett is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bennett punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. DeMarino connects with a nice short shot to Bennett's temple.
DeMarino is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bennett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with DeMarino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
DeMarino landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
DeMarino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bennett keeps working.
DeMarino takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarino working over Bennett with some ground and pound. Bennett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bennett tries to get to full guard but DeMarino has control of the leg.
DeMarino trying to control the pace.

DeMarino is working for a submission of some sort.

DeMarino is working for an americana but Bennett has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst DeMarino was thinking about the submission.

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.
DeMarino looking to pass the guard.
DeMarino postures up and lands a big shot to Bennett's brow.
DeMarino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
DeMarino postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bennett is striking from the bottom but DeMarino uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeMarino is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice defenses there by Bennett.
DeMarino misses with a takedown attempt

and Bennett counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in DeMarino's guard now.
DeMarino trying to control the position.
DeMarino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
DeMarino lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
DeMarino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bennett tries to get to full guard but DeMarino has control of the leg.
DeMarino thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bennett's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarino looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bennett tries to roll over but DeMarino keeps him under control.
DeMarino works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bennett is desperately trying to improve his position but DeMarino has a good base and remains in mount.
DeMarino lands a big elbow.
Bennett is trying desperately to improve position.
Bennett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two 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.
DeMarino dominating with strikes here.
Bennett can't escape the position.
DeMarino could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
DeMarino looking to finish Bennett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bennett!
DeMarino with a couple of short strikes.
DeMarino scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bennett?
DeMarino scoring with strikes but Bennett is staying in there.
DeMarino with good strikes from the mount here!
DeMarino dominating with strikes here.
Bennett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Bennett defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from DeMarino.
DeMarino with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarino punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bennett working to try and regain half guard.
DeMarino avoids the attempt from Bennett to control.
A nice elbow there by DeMarino.
DeMarino is landing with some decent strikes but Bennett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
DeMarino raining down shots from the mount!
DeMarino trying to control but he's not successful this time.

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.
A nice elbow there by DeMarino.
Bennett tries to lock up and control but DeMarino gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
DeMarino unloading with bombs!
DeMarino working Bennett over with strikes here.
DeMarino landing shots from mount.
DeMarino with a couple of short strikes.
DeMarino lands a nice shot to the head.
Ronnie DeMarino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bennett flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by DeMarino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie DeMarino dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

DeMarino shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than DeMarino was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
DeMarino landing shots from mount.
DeMarino has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bennett's face.
DeMarino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
DeMarino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bennett is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by DeMarino.
DeMarino wants to control the pace but Bennett is squirming around nicely.
DeMarino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bennett can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bennett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
DeMarino with a couple of short strikes.
Bennett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
DeMarino controlling from the full mount.
Bennett is squirming around, avoiding DeMarino's attempts to control the action.
DeMarino lands a big shot there that rocks Bennett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two 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.
DeMarino scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bennett is in all sorts of trouble here.
DeMarino lands a big elbow.

Bennett defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from DeMarino.
DeMarino throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bennett because DeMarino loaded up on that one.
Bennett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
DeMarino landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
DeMarino working the ground and pound effectively.

DeMarino with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bennett takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bennett is desperately trying to improve his position but DeMarino has a good base and remains in mount.
DeMarino lands a heavy elbow.
Bennett wants to control but DeMarino is having none of it.

That's four 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.
DeMarino lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
DeMarino lands with some strikes.
Bennett is bucking up trying to escape but DeMarino cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
DeMarino lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! DeMarino connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bennett blocking the ground and pound.
Bennett just holding on.
DeMarino landing strikes from the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie DeMarino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeMarino, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie DeMarino!