PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Bensin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Socially Awkward Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvin Bensin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bensin
vs
Awkward Penguin

200 cm
28
210 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
220 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

MMA ANIMAL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alvin Bensin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Socially Awkward Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Penguin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bensin, pushing him back against the cage.
Penguin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bensin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penguin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Penguin with a knee to the head.
Penguin looking to throw knees to the head but Bensin is blocking nicely.

Penguin tightens his grip and picks Bensin up, before dumping him to the ground. Bensin manages to land in guard.
Penguin stands up over Bensin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Penguin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bensin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Penguin has managed to get both his arms back between Bensin's legs - danger averted.
Penguin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Penguin throws a big right hand that misses.

Bensin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Bensin looking for a guillotine here but Penguin defends easily.
Penguin advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Penguin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bensin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penguin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bensin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bensin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Penguin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bensin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Penguin connects with a decent elbow.
Penguin scores with punches from side control.
Penguin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Penguin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bensin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penguin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bensin to see if he's OK.
Penguin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Penguin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bensin some visible discomfort.
Bensin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penguin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bensin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Penguin asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Penguin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bensin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bensin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Penguin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Penguin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bensin has escaped the position, nice work there.

Penguin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bensin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bensin tries to bench press Penguin off him but Penguin keeps the position.
Bensin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensin regains half guard.

Penguin is working for a kimura but Bensin is defending it quite comfortably.

Bensin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Penguin is working for a submission of some sort.
Penguin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Penguin working over Bensin with some ground and pound. Bensin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Bensin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Penguin.
Penguin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Penguin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bensin is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Socially Awkward Penguin!
Socially Awkward Penguin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.