PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benetiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manley Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Benetiz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Benetiz
vs
Power

188 cm
22
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
24
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

[JMFC] 160!

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Benetiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manley Power!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benetiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Power to score with a decent uppercut.
Mario Benetiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power lands with a right hand.
Benetiz scores with a one two! Power had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Manley Power has been cut.
Benetiz tries to clinch but Power moves out of range.
Benetiz closes the distance and clinches up with Power, looking for a takedown. Benetiz pushes Power against the cage but Power circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benetiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Power sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Power lands a body shot.
Benetiz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Power sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benetiz somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Benetiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benetiz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Benetiz misses.
Benetiz misses with a few strikes there.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benetiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Power defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benetiz.

Power instigates a clinch.
Power wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benetiz is trying to break the clinch but Power has him pressed against the cage.
Benetiz keeps control of Power as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benetiz prevents Power from breaking the clinch.
Benetiz wants a takedown.

Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Power has managed to clinch.
Benetiz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Power just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Power working hard to break the clinch.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benetiz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Power just stands there and leans against the cage.
Power working hard to break the clinch.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Benetiz has double underhooks.
Benetiz tries to pull guard but Power won't allow it.
Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Power wants to break free but Benetiz has control.

Benetiz breaks the clinch.
Benetiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Power tries to sprawl out of it but Benetiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Power manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Power gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Power has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benetiz keeps control of Power as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Power is trying to break free.
Benetiz keeps control of Power as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benetiz goes for a takedown attempt but Power pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

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.
Benetiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Power as he jumps to the side.
Benetiz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Power circles away.
Benetiz is breathing heavily.
Benetiz tries to clinch
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Power fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benetiz, pushing him back against the cage.
Benetiz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Benetiz fails to pull guard.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Benetiz has double underhooks.
Benetiz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Power walks away with a smile on his face. Benetiz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Power clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manley Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manley Power'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.

Benetiz has his takedown stuffed

and Power counters by moving into the clinch.

Benetiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Power rushes Benetiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Power wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Power breaks the clinch.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Benetiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Power lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benetiz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Power connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benetiz scrambles back to his feet.
Benetiz misses with a combination
and Power counters with a left to the body.
Benetiz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Power connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benetiz scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benetiz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Power tests Benetiz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benetiz throws a combination that misses
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Benetiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benetiz throws a combination that misses
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benetiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Power tries to sprawl out of it but Benetiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Power manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benetiz misses with a kick to the body.
Benetiz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mario Benetiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Power.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power scores with a hook to the body. Benetiz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Power darts in and clinches Benetiz up against the cage.
Power tries to break free but Benetiz pushes him back against the cage.
Power is trying to force a seperation but Benetiz has the dominant position.
Power tries to circle away but Benetiz has him pinned against the cage.
Power wants to get back to striking at distance but Benetiz won't allow it.
Power tries to break the clinch but Benetiz is controlling the position.

Power breaks the clinch.
Benetiz shoots in looking for a takedown but Power manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benetiz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Benetiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benetiz tries to clinch
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benetiz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Power defends it nicely.
Power getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benetiz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Power scores with a three punch combo!

Benetiz is rocked!
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Benetiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Power has cracked Benetiz with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Power lands another huge swinging hook and Benetiz tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Benetiz, before Power can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Manley Power!