PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Sans Pression - Numéro 1. Tyler has chosen Yep as his entrance music. Thomas Benjamin Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Tyler's chin.

Benjamin Jr
vs
Tyler

180 cm
25
185 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

170 cm
28
181 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benjamin Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benjamin Jr at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Tyler.
Benjamin Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benjamin Jr tries for a takedown but Tyler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Tyler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benjamin Jr tries to land a leg kick but Tyler saw it coming and moves away.
Benjamin Jr slips a jab from Tyler.

Benjamin Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler wants to get back to full guard but Benjamin Jr has mounted him!
Tyler is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tyler wants to control but Benjamin Jr is having none of it.
Benjamin Jr prevents Tyler from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr content just to control the position here.
Tyler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tyler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Benjamin Jr avoids the attempt from Tyler to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyler is looking to improve his position but Benjamin Jr isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to lock up and control but Benjamin Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tyler is looking to get to half guard.
Tyler sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tyler manages to get to full guard.

Tyler has an active guard here but Benjamin Jr has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Tyler dominated that round.
That's time! Benjamin Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Benjamin Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyler.
Tyler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Benjamin Jr.
Tyler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benjamin Jr has time to react.
Tyler scores with a punch to the head.
Tyler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benjamin Jr misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benjamin Jr, as that shot connected.
Tyler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benjamin Jr.
Tyler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benjamin Jr.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benjamin Jr.
Tyler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benjamin Jr moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benjamin Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benjamin Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benjamin Jr looks for the body kick but Tyler saw that one coming.
Tyler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyler throws a jab but it's blocked by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr misses the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Benjamin Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyler's sensitive parts.
Benjamin Jr misses with a low kick.
Benjamin Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is winning the standup battle so far.

Tyler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Benjamin Jr's half guard.
Tyler is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Benjamin Jr!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Benjamin Jr's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler misses with a head shot.
Benjamin Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tyler.
Benjamin Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Tyler dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benjamin Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Tyler has a good base and remains in mount.
Benjamin Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tyler.
Tyler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Benjamin Jr looks a forlorn figure.

Benjamin Jr is rocked!
Tyler postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Benjamin Jr in real trouble here! The ref calls for Benjamin Jr to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Tyler!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jake Tyler thanked Revolution Fatigues for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).