PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yodsaenklai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucho Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Chucho Benitez enters the cage!

Fairtex
vs
Benitez

181 cm
24
169 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

170 cm
24
165 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yodsaenklai Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chucho Benitez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benitez misses the shot to the body.
Benitez throws a right hand that misses
and Fairtex counters with a thumping low kick.
Benitez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benitez moves out of range as Fairtex strikes.
Benitez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fairtex.
Benitez throws a body punch but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benitez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fairtex checks it well.
Benitez lands a glancing blow to the side of Fairtex's head.
Benitez throws a sloppy head kick and Fairtex moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fairtex moves out of range as Benitez strikes.
Benitez with a poor takedown
and Fairtex counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benitez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benitez throws a right hand that misses
and Fairtex counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Benitez as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benitez is defended easily by Fairtex.
Yodsaenklai Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chucho Benitez.
Benitez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benitez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benitez.
Benitez keeps Fairtex at a distance using the push kick.
Fairtex avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benitez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benitez avoids the body shot from Fairtex.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Fairtex.
Chucho Benitez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benitez. That did some damage!
Benitez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benitez misses with a wild body shot.
Benitez connects with a leg kick. Fairtex looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fairtex fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fairtex slips a straight right by Benitez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez throws a looping overhand right but Fairtex ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Fairtex misses its intended target.
Benitez takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Benitez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benitez throws a shot from downtown. Fairtex moves away and avoids it.
Fairtex throws a hook but Benitez blocks it.
Fairtex throws a wild body kick that Benitez sees coming a mile off.
Fairtex is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Benitez or perhaps it was just good defense by Fairtex which made him look bad.
Benitez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chucho Benitez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Benitez misses with a body shot.
Fairtex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benitez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fairtex walks into a stiff left hand from Benitez.
Benitez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benitez cracks a nice hook into Fairtex's ribs.
Fairtex throws a hook to the side of Benitez's head but Benitez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benitez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fairtex slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benitez throws a poor cross that misses
and Fairtex counters with a low kick, right behind Benitez 's knee.
Benitez throws a shot from downtown. Fairtex moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Fairtex.
Benitez throws a low kick but Fairtex avoids it.
Benitez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benitez misses with a kick to the body.
Fairtex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benitez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez wants to land a leg kick but Fairtex is out of range.
Benitez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fairtex counters with a stiff right hand.
Benitez thows a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex tries a head kick but it misses.
Benitez lands with a shot to the body.
Fairtex swings for the body but Benitez moves out of range.
Benitez misses with a left hand
and Fairtex counters with a low kick, right behind Benitez 's knee.
Fairtex defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benitez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairtex slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benitez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Benitez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Benitez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benitez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benitez lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Benitez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fairtex defends it well.
Benitez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Benitez trying to control from half guard but Fairtex is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chucho Benitez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fairtex lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benitez lands a head shot.
No luck for Benitez with that takedown attempt.
Benitez blocks the body kick.
Benitez throws a jab but it's blocked by Fairtex.
Benitez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benitez throws a wild body kick that Fairtex sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benitez fails to land with a series of punches.
Benitez misses with an uppercut.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benitez throws a front kick aimed at Fairtex's knee but Fairtex avoids it well.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benitez's corner calls for a 1-2. Benitez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Benitez misses.
Benitez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Fairtex to counter with a crisp jab.
Yodsaenklai Fairtex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yodsaenklai Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chucho Benitez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez misses with a straight left.
Benitez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fairtex slips under a jab.
Benitez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benitez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from Benitez.
Benitez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fairtex takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez dives in and grabs Fairtex's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fairtex pushes down on Benitez's head and hops out.
Benitez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Fairtex checks a leg kick.
Fairtex walks into a stiff left hand from Benitez.
Benitez lands with a straight right. Fairtex didn't see that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fairtex. That's going to slow Benitez down.
Fairtex looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez cracks a nice hook into Fairtex's ribs.
Fairtex is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chucho Benitez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benitez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benitez scores with a jab. Fairtex acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chucho Benitez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex slaps away a takedown attempt from Benitez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benitez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chucho Benitez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benitez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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