PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomeus Bengtsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bengtsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is journey of the sorcerer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bengtsson
vs
Brigante

188 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bartholomeus Bengtsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Brigante!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengtsson misses with a body shot.
Bengtsson lands an overhand right.
Brigante takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brigante slips a jab and a cross from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson looks to land a combination but Brigante avoids it well.
Brigante throws a body kick that misses.
Bengtsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bengtsson slips a jab and a cross from Brigante.
Brigante scores with a leg kick.
Bengtsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brigante. Brigante circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brigante defending well as Bengtsson loads up on a big left hand.
Brigante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bengtsson.
Brigante lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Bartholomeus Bengtsson has been cut.
Bengtsson scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bengtsson misses with a double jab
letting Brigante counter with a right hand.
Bengtsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brigante.
Bengtsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brigante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bengtsson misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brigante circles away quickly and effectively.
Bengtsson misses with a straight left.
Brigante takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bengtsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brigante. Brigante obviously looking to wear him down.
Bengtsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brigante's head.
Bengtsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson avoids the head kick by Brigante.

Brigante moves into the clinch.

Bengtsson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bengtsson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brigante pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bengtsson is keeping the position for now.
Brigante in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson wants to stand and escape but Brigante is having none of it.
Brigante missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brigante trying to control but Bengtsson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brigante stops Bengtsson from standing up.
Brigante postures up in Bengtsson's guard and throws a big left but Bengtsson blocks it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bengtsson misses with a hook.
Bengtsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bengtsson loads up on a big right hand but Brigante slips the punch.
A left and a right from Bengtsson both land. Nice combination.
Brigante scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bengtsson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson misses the shot to the body.
Brigante tries to clinch there but Bengtsson circles away.
Bengtsson throws a right hand that Brigante ducks under and follows up with a left that Brigante also avoids with ease.
Bengtsson misses with the combination.
Brigante slips under a jab.
Brigante misses the shot to the body.
Brigante tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bengtsson is able to avoid easily.
Brigante moves out of range of the strikes.
Bengtsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bengtsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bengtsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brigante throws a front kick that sends Bengtsson stumbling back into the cage.
Bengtsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brigante throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bengtsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigante counters with a low kick, right behind Bengtsson 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante cracks Bengtsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Bengtsson.
Brigante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bengtsson.
Brigante wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bengtsson is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brigante moves out of range of the strikes.
Bengtsson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bengtsson duly obliges.
Brigante tries a head kick but it misses.
Brigante lands a nice looking body kick.
Brigante misses with a head kick.
Bengtsson misses with a combination
and Brigante finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Bengtsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bengtsson swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bengtsson throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brigante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bengtsson throws a combination that misses
and Brigante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brigante thumps Bengtsson with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles Brigante will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bartholomeus Bengtsson'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.

Brigante lands a jab to Bengtsson's midsection.
Bengtsson misses with a shot to the body
and Brigante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brigante lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by Brigante.

Brigante moves into range and clinches up with Bengtsson.

Brigante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bengtsson blocks a head kick by Brigante.
Brigante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brigante.

Brigante lands a high kick to the side of Bengtsson's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Brigante dives into guard, looking to finish.

Bengtsson is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brigante accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brigante throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brigante looking to pass the guard.
Brigante throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bengtsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brigante passes Bengtsson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brigante thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bengtsson's head.
Brigante thows a huge punch but Bengtsson dodges it nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brigante needs to keep his hands up - Bengtsson had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Brigante misses.
Bengtsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brigante ducks under a wild hook from Bengtsson.
Brigante misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brigante. That's going to slow Bengtsson down.
Bartholomeus Bengtsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bengtsson throws a shot from downtown. Brigante moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bengtsson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Brigante moves into the clinch.
Brigante unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bengtsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bengtsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brigante just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brigante crunches a lovely knee into Bengtsson's ribcage.

Brigante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bengtsson misses with a combination
and Brigante counters with a nice uppercut.
Bengtsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brigante.
Bengtsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigante counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bengtsson misses with a shot to the body
and Brigante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brigante scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brigante. Bengtsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bengtsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Charles Brigante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brigante scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bengtsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Brigante lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brigante ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brigante.
Brigante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bengtsson.
Brigante misses with a wild body shot.
Bartholomeus Bengtsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brigante connects with a nice looking jab.
Brigante throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bengtsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigante counters with a stiff right hand.
Bengtsson takes a swing at Brigante's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Brigante.
Brigante lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bengtsson will feel that in the morning.
Bengtsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brigante throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brigante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bengtsson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brigante counters with a body kick.
Brigante pushes Bengtsson away with a front kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brigante.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brigante tries a head kick but it misses.
Bengtsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bengtsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brigante lands a slapping body shot.

Brigante moves into range and clinches up with Bengtsson.
Bengtsson wants a takedown.
Brigante connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bengtsson's face.
Bengtsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brigante lands a shoulder strike.
Brigante connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bengtsson's face.
Knees to the body from Brigante.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brigante obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brigante.

Brigante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brigante. That's going to slow Bengtsson down.
Brigante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Brigante.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Brigante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bartholomeus Bengtsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Brigante scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bengtsson misses with a body shot
and Brigante counters with a leg kick.
Bengtsson cracks Brigante with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brigante staying out of range there.
Bengtsson throws out a loose jab but Brigante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bengtsson avoids the body shot from Brigante.
Brigante throws a leg kick which misses Bengtsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Bengtsson tries to avoid it.
Brigante is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bengtsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Bengtsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brigante was well out of range. Poor timing from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brigante circles away quickly and effectively.
Brigante turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bengtsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brigante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bengtsson cracks Brigante with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bengtsson tries to land a body kick
and Brigante counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bengtsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brigante.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bengtsson looks to land a combination but Brigante avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante throws a sloppy head kick and Bengtsson moves out of range easily.
Bengtsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bengtsson throws a body punch but Brigante moves out of range.
Bengtsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bengtsson misses with an uppercut.
Bengtsson misses with a hook to the body
and Brigante counters with a thumping low kick.
Brigante lands with a slapping head kick.
Brigante slips under a jab from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brigante connects with a high kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brigante!
Brigante throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh Bengtsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brigante slips under a jab.
Bengtsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brigante counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brigante throws a monster overhand right that drops Bengtsson! Brigante follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Brigante!