PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucho Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Hilo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hilo
vs
Benitez

178 cm
24
168 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Hilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chucho Benitez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez throws a lazy head kick
and Hilo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benitez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hilo tries to avoid it but Benitez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hilo to the ground. Hilo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benitez lands a glancing blow to the side of Hilo's head.
Hilo checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Hilo tenderised Benitez's leg. Benitez is trying to keep his angry face on.

Hilo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hilo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Benitez is trying to keep Hilo in close.
Hilo is looking to work some ground and pound but Benitez has wrist control.
Hilo trying to control but Benitez is working from the bottom.
Benitez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Hilo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Benitez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benitez controls Hilo momentarily but Hilo frees himself.
Hilo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benitez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hilo is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hilo trying to control but Benitez is working from the bottom.
Hilo tries to free his leg and advance position but Benitez is retaining full guard.
Benitez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two 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.
Hilo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Benitez moves away from the strike by Hilo.
Benitez looks to land a body kick but Hilo moved away.
Hilo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hilo.
Hilo slips under a jab.
Benitez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hilo tries a low kick but Benitez avoids it.
Hilo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benitez connects with a body shot that sends Hilo's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Hilo.
Hilo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benitez avoids the head kick by Hilo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benitez!
Hilo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benitez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benitez is looking to land body kicks.
Hilo throws a leg kick
and Benitez counters with a thumping low kick.
Benitez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benitez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hilo is fending him off so far but Benitez persists. Nope, Hilo circles away and we're back to standing.
Benitez throws a leg kick
and Hilo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benitez's knee momentarily.
Hilo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benitez is fending him off so far but Hilo persists. Nope, Benitez circles away and we're back to standing.
Hilo throws a leg kick
and Benitez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilo throws an overhand right that lands on Benitez's shoulder, as Benitez tries to avoid the shot.
Benitez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hilo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benitez tries to land a body kick
and Hilo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hilo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hilo is pressing down on Benitez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Benitez is holding on for now.
Benitez is trying to maintain the position but Hilo is very close to passing his half guard.
Benitez is looking to improve his position.
Benitez wants to control but Hilo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Hilo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Benitez throws a leg kick which misses Hilo's front leg but catches the back leg as Hilo tries to avoid it.
Hilo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Benitez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hilo counters with a one-two to the body.
Benitez looks to land a body kick but Hilo moved away.
Benitez is looking to score with low kicks.
Hilo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benitez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hilo to counter with a crisp jab.
Benitez looks for the body kick but Hilo saw that one coming.
Hilo scores with a one two! Benitez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hilo misses with a low kick.
Hilo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benitez works Hilo's body with a nice hook.
Benitez lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez shoots and misses
and Hilo counters with a stiff right hand.
Benitez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hilo is looking to score with low kicks.
Benitez throws a solid leg kick but Hilo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benitez.
Benitez throws a hook to the side of Hilo's head but Hilo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benitez cracks the inside of Hilo's front leg.
Benitez throws a solid leg kick but Hilo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benitez.
Benitez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hilo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hilo.
Benitez throws a nice inside leg kick.

Hilo pushes Benitez up against the cage in a clinch.
Hilo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hilo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hilo can't find room to land a body shot as Benitez controls the action.
Benitez has had enough of the clinch but Hilo keeps him there for the moment.
Benitez wants to break free but Hilo has control.
Hilo lands a shot to the body.
Hilo misses with some punches.
Hilo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benitez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hilo has double underhooks.
Benitez has had enough of the clinch but Hilo keeps him there for the moment.
Benitez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Benitez blocking some punches.
Benitez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benitez is trying to break the clinch but Hilo has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benitez.

Benitez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hilo throws a lazy uppercut
and Benitez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hilo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benitez swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilo.
Hilo ducks under a wild hook from Benitez.
Benitez staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Hilo.
Hilo misses with a right hand
and Benitez counters with a leg kick.
Benitez throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hilo.
A low kick from Benitez misses
and Hilo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hilo throws a looping overhand right but Benitez ducks down to avoid it.
Hilo lands a nice hook to Benitez's body. Benitez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hilo misses with a hook
and Benitez counters with a left to the body.
Benitez misses with a looping left.
Benitez tries a low kick but Hilo avoids it.
Chucho Benitez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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

Benitez seems to be working for a kimura but Hilo defends the submission attempt.
Hilo is looking for a sweep. Benitez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chucho Benitez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Benitez slips under a jab from Hilo.
Hilo throws a leg kick but Benitez checks it.
Benitez tries to score with a low kick but Hilo moves his leg out of the way.
Benitez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benitez lands with a right hand.
Hilo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hilo.
Benitez throws a combination that misses
and Hilo counters with a left and a right that stings Benitez.
Benitez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benitez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hilo under the eye.
Hilo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benitez.
Hilo misses with a looping right.
Chucho Benitez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benitez looks to land a left hand but Hilo moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Benitez misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez tried to score with a low kick but Hilo checks it.
Benitez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hilo counters with a good low kick that Benitez was not able to check.
A big left from Benitez misses.
Benitez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hilo checks it well.
Benitez throws a leg kick but Hilo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benitez thows a leg kick but Hilo checks it
and Hilo counters with a leg kick.
Hilo misses with an uppercut. Benitez saw that one coming.
Benitez misses the shot to the body.
Benitez throws a leg kick but Hilo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benitez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benitez misses with a jab to the body
and Hilo counters with a leg kick.
Benitez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A leg kick checked by Benitez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez scores with a sloppy right hand. Hilo should have avoided that one.
Benitez throws a big shot that misses.
Hilo staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Hilo blocks the low kick.
Hilo throws a lazy uppercut
and Benitez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benitez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hilo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benitez.
Hilo shoots in looking for a takedown but Benitez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hilo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Benitez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hilo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benitez thinking.
Hilo throws a poor cross that misses
and Benitez counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez misses with a body shot
and Hilo counters with a leg kick.
Benitez avoids the head kick by Hilo.
Hilo ducks right into an uppercut from Benitez.
A leg kick checked by Hilo.
Benitez throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hilo to counter with a crisp jab.
Benitez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benitez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benitez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hilo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hilo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy body kick from Benitez
and Hilo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hilo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benitez tries to score with a low kick but Hilo moves his leg out of the way.
Benitez scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benitez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benitez moves out of range as Hilo strikes.
Benitez swings for the body but Hilo moves out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hilo enables Benitez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hilo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hilo working a defensive guard here.
Benitez looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benitez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hilo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Hilo.
Well Hilo 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chucho Benitez!