PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ba Lil II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for David Benjamin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Benjamin
vs
Lil II

179 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Kobra Clothing Inc.

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ba Lil II!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil II throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Benjamin's head.
David Benjamin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin throws a body kick that misses.
Benjamin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benjamin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lil II back to the cage. Benjamin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lil II misses with a straight left.
Lil II throws a wild body kick that Benjamin sees coming a mile off.
Benjamin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benjamin misses with a looping left.

Lil II closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benjamin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lil II postures up in Benjamin's guard and throws a big left but Benjamin blocks it.
Lil II wants to pass the guard but Benjamin is keeping the position.

Lil II 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.
Lil II is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin working a defensive guard here.
Lil II with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lil II passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Lil II is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benjamin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Benjamin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Benjamin tries to hold on but Lil II pushes him away.
Lil II controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil II looking to ground and pound but Benjamin is blocking nicely.
Lil II has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Benjamin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lil II.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lil II has control of Benjamin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Benjamin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lil II landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lil II.
Benjamin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benjamin tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benjamin is desperately trying to improve his position but Lil II has a good base and remains in mount.
Benjamin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lil II looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lil II throws some wild stikes that Benjamin manages to avoid easily.
Lil II tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benjamin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lil II on the ground.
Benjamin wants to hold on but Lil II pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil II controlling his opponent.

Lil II is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Lil II extends the arm and Benjamin is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ba Lil II!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ba Lil II made sure he mentioned Kobra Clothing Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.