PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amorsolo Benito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hirisuma Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benito
vs
Nakamura

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amorsolo Benito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirisuma Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Benito.
Nakamura shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakamura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benito takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Benito throws a big shot that misses.
Nakamura looks to clinch
and Benito counters with a right hand to the body.
Nakamura moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
Nakamura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nakamura tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Benito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benito slaps away a takedown attempt from Nakamura, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Amorsolo Benito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hirisuma Nakamura.
Nakamura shoots for a double leg takedown but Benito sprawls well. He's pushed Nakamura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nakamura misses with a left hand
and Benito counters with a straight right hand.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benito as he avoids it easily.
Benito jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nakamura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benito.
Nakamura shoots in looking for a takedown. Benito tries to sprawl out of it but Nakamura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Benito manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benito avoids the body shot from Nakamura.

Nakamura moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura keeps control of Benito as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura has Benito pressed against the ropes, preventing Benito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benito is trying to break the clinch but Nakamura has him pressed against the ropes.
Benito working hard to break the clinch.
Benito can't break the clinch.

Nakamura wants the takedown. Benito is fighting it off but Nakamura persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Benito's guard against the ropes.

Nakamura decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Benito, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benito lands with a shot to the body.

Nakamura has taken the fight to the clinch.

Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benito lands with an overhand left.
Benito fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakamura shoots in for a double leg but Benito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nakamura looks gassed!
A shot to the liver by Benito. Beautiful body shot.
Amorsolo Benito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benito sizes up Nakamura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nakamura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benito lands with a nice combination. Nakamura backs away looking to recover.
Nakamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benito manages to avoid it.
Benito lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sloppy strikes from Nakamura. Those never looked like landing.
Jab from Benito.
Benito lands a jab.
Benito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nakamura in his tracks.
Nakamura throws a combination that misses
and Benito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Benito.
Benito is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nakamura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice cross by Benito.
Nakamura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nakamura shoots in for a double leg but Benito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nakamura tries to move into range but Benito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benito leaves Nakamura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nakamura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benito connects with a single shot there.
Benito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakamura on the side of the head.
Nakamura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benito throws a combination. Nakamura tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benito keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benito scores with a body shot.
Nakamura shoots for a double leg takedown but Benito sprawls well. He's pushed Nakamura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nakamura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakamura there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benito jabs Nakamura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benito lands with a nice body punch.
Nakamura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benito.
Nakamura tries to move into range but Benito moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Benito is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Benito does no damage.
Nakamura walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benito scores with a hook to the body. Nakamura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benito lands a jab-cross combination.
Benito fails to land with a series of punches.
Benito lands with a cross.
Nakamura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hirisuma Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura misses with a body kick.
Nakamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Benito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nakamura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nakamura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nakamura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benito throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakamura.
Benito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nakamura shoots in and drives through. Benito sprawls well.
Benito works Nakamura's body with a nice hook.
Benito digs a good body shot into Nakamura's ribs.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nakamura has time to react.
Nakamura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benito lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Benito connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Benito.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benito as he avoids it easily.
Nakamura walks into a stiff left hand from Benito.
Benito is working the combinations to good effect here.
Benito uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Benito. Beautiful body shot.
Nakamura closes the distance and clinches up with Benito, looking for a takedown. Nakamura pushes Benito against the ropes but Benito circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Benito lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Benito jabs Nakamura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benito digs a good body shot into Nakamura's ribs.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benito sprawls well. Benito wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nakamura gets slowly back to his feet.
Benito connects with a body shot that sends Nakamura's belly button to the back.
Benito lands with a hook. Nakamura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benito stuns Nakamura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benito moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amorsolo Benito dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Benito scores with a jab. Nakamura acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Benito to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Benito.
Benito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Benito. That snapped Nakamura's head back.
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
Benito throws a right and a left that Nakamura avoids nicely.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Nakamura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benito tries to avoid it but Nakamura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benito to the ground. Benito escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Amorsolo Benito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hirisuma Nakamura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benito digs a good body shot into Nakamura's ribs.
Hirisuma Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benito misses with a straight right.
Benito misses with a few strikes there.
Nakamura with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Benito counter with a right hand.
Nakamura takes one to the chin there.
Benito throws a shot to the body.
Benito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nakamura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Amorsolo Benito is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benito circles away.
Nakamura moves forwards but Benito connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Benito finds it's way through Nakamura's defenses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benito scores with a shot to the body.
Benito connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nakamura. Nakamura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benito cracks Nakamura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nakamura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakamura shoots for a takedown but Benito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nakamura in his tracks.
Benito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakamura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benito lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benito closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to work over Benito's front leg with a kick but Benito checks it.
Benito scores with a body shot.
Benito scores with a punch to the head.
Benito scores with a hook to the body. Nakamura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nakamura doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakamura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakamura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
Benito keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benito with a hook.
Benito lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakamura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benito scores with a nice strike.
Benito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt.
Benito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benito slaps away a takedown attempt from Nakamura, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Benito. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benito.
Nakamura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakamura there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nakamura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benito uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nakamura takes one to the side of the head.
Benito jabs Nakamura right on the nose. Nakamura blinks but takes it well.
Benito cracks Nakamura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Benito throws a one two combo.
Benito lands a jab.
Benito lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Benito.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Benito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benito scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Benito throws a right hand that Nakamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakamura also avoids with ease.
No luck for Nakamura with that takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Benito. Those never looked like landing.
Nakamura is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benito with a jab.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benito sprawls well. Benito wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nakamura gets slowly back to his feet.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benito paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Benito connects with a body shot that sends Nakamura's belly button to the back.
Benito tries to bum rush Nakamura with a series of wild strikes but Nakamura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakamura fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakamura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benito lands with a nice combination. Nakamura backs away looking to recover.
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
Danga de danga de dang - Benito scores with a four punch combination!
Benito lands with an overhand left.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Benito smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benito jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nakamura shoots in for a double leg but Benito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benito with a nice cross.
Nakamura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nakamura takes one on the button.
Benito thuds a left hand into Nakamura's body.
A left and a right from Benito both land. Nice combination.
Nakamura tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benito sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nakamura somewhat.
Benito scores with the left hand. Nakamura knows he should have avoided that one.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Benito throws a right and a left that Nakamura avoids nicely.
Benito misses with a two punch combination.
Benito lands with a shot to the body.
Benito scores with a nice right hand.
Benito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nakamura fails with the takedown.
Benito scores with a nice strike.
Amorsolo Benito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benito to score with a decent uppercut.
Hirisuma Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benito lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amorsolo Benito showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benito has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 20:18
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 20:18
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 20:18

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amorsolo Benito!