PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Whior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sira Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whior comes to the cage accompanied by Haka. Benjamin has chosen Alive and Amplified by The Mooney Suzuki as his entrance music. Junior Whior could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sira Benjamin's chin.

Whior
vs
Benjamin

177 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Whior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sira Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Benjamin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Benjamin 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.
Whior missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Benjamin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whior is aware though and is defending well.
Benjamin trying to control the position.

Whior got a little sloppy there for a moment and Benjamin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Whior has managed to get both his arms back between Benjamin's legs - danger averted.
Benjamin controls Whior momentarily but Whior frees himself.

Whior is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Benjamin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Benjamin has escaped and now he's on top!
Whior wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whior looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Benjamin chips away with some ground and pound.
Benjamin won't allow Whior to get back to his feet.

Benjamin gets to his feet. Whior looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Whior closes the distance and clinches.
Benjamin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Whior is looking to break free of the clinch but Benjamin has double underhooks.
Benjamin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whior's efforts to push away.
Stalling in the clinch from Benjamin.

Whior breaks the clinch.
Whior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benjamin dodges the punch combination from Whior.
Junior Whior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benjamin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Benjamin trying to mount his opponent but Whior defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benjamin trying to control the action but Whior is working from the bottom.
Benjamin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Benjamin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Whior wants to improve his position but Benjamin is controlling well.

Benjamin seems to be working for a kimura but Whior defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whior gets back to full guard.
Benjamin wants to pass the guard but Whior is keeping the position.
Benjamin works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Benjamin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Whior is just riding it out for now. Benjamin eventually gives up the hold.

Whior makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Whior moves into the clinch.

Whior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benjamin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Benjamin gets tackled into the cage by Whior. Whior maintains the clinch.

Benjamin drags the fight down to the ground.

Benjamin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Whior swinging wildly here.
Whior fails in his attempt to clinch.

Whior gets tackled into the cage by Benjamin. Benjamin maintains the clinch.
Benjamin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whior has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benjamin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whior is trying to break free.

Whior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whior tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benjamin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sira Benjamin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Benjamin moves into the clinch.
Whior avoiding damage as Benjamin throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Whior.
Whior working hard to break the clinch.

Whior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benjamin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junior Whior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whior tries to clinch
and Benjamin counters with a nice body kick.
Benjamin avoids a punch combination nicely.

Whior clinches up with Benjamin and pushes him back against the cage.
Benjamin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whior.

Whior breaks the clinch.
Benjamin shoots for a takedown but Whior saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whior lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benjamin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Whior drops Benjamin with a beautiful combination! Benjamin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Whior is looking for the KO!

It looks like Sira Benjamin has been cut.
Whior tries to clinch but Benjamin is having none of it.
Whior tries to clinch but Benjamin moves out of range.
Benjamin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benjamin circles away quickly and effectively.
Benjamin is looking to clinch.
Whior lands a head kick!

Benjamin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whior napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Whior is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Benjamin trying to control the position but Whior is working away.
Whior parries the strikes from Benjamin easily there. Benjamin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Whior to escape.

Benjamin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Whior rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Benjamin's guard! Nice work there by Whior!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whior in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whior lands a couple of elbows.

Benjamin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Whior off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Whior throws a right and a left that both miss.

Benjamin closes the distance and pushes Whior back into the cage.
Benjamin slowing the pace effectively.
Whior is trying to push Benjamin away but Benjamin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whior is trying to break the clinch but Benjamin is controlling him.
Whior wants to stall.
Whior wants to break free but Benjamin has control.
Whior tries to break free but Benjamin pushes him back against the cage.
Whior wants to break free but Benjamin has control.
Benjamin avoiding damage.
Whior tries to pull guard but Benjamin won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin has Whior pressed against the cage, preventing Whior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benjamin misses with a knee strike.

Benjamin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Whior tries to keep at a distance but Benjamin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Whior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Whior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benjamin shoots in looking for a takedown but Whior manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benjamin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Whior tries to clinch up.
Benjamin misses with a kick to the body.
Whior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benjamin has his takedown stuffed

and Whior counters by moving into the clinch.
Junior Whior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sira Benjamin.
Whior managing to block the knees to the body from Benjamin.

Whior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whior is looking to clinch.
Benjamin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whior wants to clinch but Benjamin slips to the side

and Benjamin moves into the clinch.
Whior is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benjamin pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Whior breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Benjamin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Whior clinches.
Benjamin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whior avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whior blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benjamin lands a damaging elbow.

Whior breaks from the clinch.
Whior closes the distance looking to clinch

and Benjamin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benjamin.

Benjamin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Whior is trying to keep an underhook but Benjamin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benjamin works his way into full mount!
Whior tries to hold on but Benjamin postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whior is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Benjamin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Whior dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sira Benjamin'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Benjamin looks to throw a body kick

and Whior counters by clinching up.

Whior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benjamin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whior throws a right and a left that Benjamin avoids nicely.
Whior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benjamin circles away quickly and effectively.
Benjamin scores with a head kick. Whior tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Benjamin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benjamin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whior fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whior shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benjamin but Benjamin pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Benjamin shoots in and bounces Whior off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benjamin wants to control from the top but Whior keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Benjamin gets to his feet - Whior follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benjamin gets a clinch.
Benjamin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benjamin looking for a takedown.
Benjamin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whior is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Benjamin stops a takedown attempt from Whior.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Whior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whior tries to break the clinch but Benjamin is controlling the position.

Whior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benjamin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whior misses with a double jab

and Benjamin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Benjamin tries for a takedown but Whior manages to get underhooks.
Benjamin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whior is defending well for now.
Benjamin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whior.

Whior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benjamin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whior if he has to take too many more of those.

Benjamin closes the distance and pushes Whior back into the cage.

Whior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whior tries to clinch there but Benjamin circles away.
Whior wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin fails with a takedown attempt.

Whior closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Benjamin quickly recovers to half guard.
Benjamin is looking to improve his position.
Whior missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whior sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benjamin defending well though.
Whior wants to control but Benjamin is keeping him busy.
Whior wants to pass the guard but Benjamin is defending well.
Benjamin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whior.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whior working Benjamin over with strikes.
Whior stops Benjamin from getting back to his feet.

Whior is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benjamin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Whior.

Benjamin pushes Whior off and gets back to his feet.
Whior keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benjamin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whior.
Benjamin throws a head kick but Whior moves out of range.
Whior throws a series of punches but Benjamin avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Whior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Benjamin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Whior tries to break free but Benjamin pushes him back against the cage.
Whior prevents the takedown attempt.

Whior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Whior tries to sprawl but Benjamin drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Benjamin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Whior doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Benjamin.
Benjamin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whior is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sira Benjamin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benjamin 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sira Benjamin!