PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Volynkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volynkin has chosen Ария - Встань, as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Benson
vs
Volynkin

178 cm
19
181 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Volynkin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Volynkin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benson is fending him off so far but Volynkin persists. Nope, Benson circles away and we're back to standing.
Volynkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Benson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Volynkin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jimmy Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Volynkin.
Benson stuffs the takedown attempt from Volynkin. Volynkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Benson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Volynkin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Volynkin does a little dance to reset his feet.

Benson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Volynkin's face as Benson controls the position.
Benson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Benson trying to control the position but Volynkin is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volynkin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Benson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benson takes a little break here. Volynkin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Benson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Benson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benson fails with the takedown.
Volynkin tries to clinch but Benson is having none of it.
Benson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Volynkin with a poor takedown
and Benson counters with a three punch combo that has Volynkin backing up. Volynkin nods at Benson to acknowledge the strikes.
Alexander Volynkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volynkin avoids the head kick by Benson.
Benson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Volynkin's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volynkin.
Volynkin tries for a takedown but Benson circles away easily

so Benson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Volynkin looks gassed!
Volynkin wants to stand and escape but Benson is having none of it.
Benson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Benson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Volynkin has his takedown stuffed
and Benson counters with a low kick, right behind Volynkin 's knee.
Volynkin wants to clinch

and Benson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Volynkin's guard now.
Benson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Volynkin wants to stand and escape but Benson is having none of it.
Benson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Volynkin is breathing heavily.
Benson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Volynkin is looking to stand back up but Benson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Volynkin.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Benson in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jimmy Benson just wasn't active enough.
Volynkin with a poor takedown
and Benson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volynkin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Benson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Volynkin won't be happy with that.
Jimmy Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Volynkin.
Volynkin is trying to escape the position but Benson is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Benson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Benson thuds a left hand into Volynkin's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Benson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Volynkin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benson.
Benson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Volynkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benson counters with a nice body kick.
Benson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Benson gets the takedown into side control.
Benson taking a breather here.
Volynkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Volynkin is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Jimmy Benson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Benson takes a swing at Volynkin's ribcage but misses.

Benson gets the takedown into side control.
Volynkin is letting Benson control him for a moment.
Benson wants to control but Volynkin is keeping him busy.
Benson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volynkin can do to turn this around?
Benson just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy Benson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benson trying to control the position but Volynkin is working away.
Volynkin is pushing Benson's head away, looking to escape. Benson manages to hold on to the position though.
Jimmy Benson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Benson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Benson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Volynkin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Benson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Benson.
Benson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Volynkin wants to get back to his feet but Benson passes into half guard.
Alexander Volynkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Benson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Benson!