PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jill Benkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Doodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benkins comes to the cage accompanied by Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Toby Doodle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Benkins
vs
Doodle

168 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jill Benkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toby Doodle!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Doodle is just out of range.
Doodle misses with the combination.
Doodle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Doodle checks a low kick from Benkins.

Benkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Benkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Benkins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Doodle is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Doodle has escaped and now he's on top!
Doodle trying to control but Benkins is working from the bottom.
Doodle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Benkins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benkins tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Benkins is looking for a triangle here but Doodle uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Doodle trying to control the action but Benkins is working from the bottom.
Benkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doodle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Doodle working away.
Doodle trying to control the position but Benkins is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benkins is trying to control Doodle's posture but Doodle avoids it.
Benkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Doodle tries to move to mount but Benkins blocks the move with his legs.
Benkins is trying to escape the position but Doodle is controlling the position.
Benkins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Doodle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Benkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benkins is in trouble now - Doodle has advanced to mount!
Doodle controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Doodle jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Benkins is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Benkins and Doodle has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Doodle in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Doodle wants to control but Benkins is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benkins is looking for a sweep.
Benkins manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Doodle moves nicely into side control.

Doodle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Doodle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benkins keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Toby Doodle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Benkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed right hand from Doodle misses the target.
Doodle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Benkins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Doodle's guard now.
Benkins won't allow Doodle to sweep him here.
Doodle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benkins postures up and lands a big shot to Doodle's brow.
Doodle keeping moving, preventing Benkins from controlling successfully.
Benkins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Doodle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benkins stopping the sweep attempt from Doodle.
Benkins working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benkins trying to control but Doodle is working from the bottom.

Doodle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benkins looking to sit in guard and control but Doodle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Benkins keeping moving, preventing Doodle from controlling successfully.
Doodle postures up.
Doodle trying to control but Benkins is working from the bottom.
Doodle stopping the sweep attempt from Benkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doodle trying to control but Benkins is working from the bottom.
Doodle tries to free his leg and advance position but Benkins is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Doodle content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Benkins has locked up a guillotine! Benkins's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Doodle is holding on here and Benkins must be using up a lot of energy. Doodle has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Benkins gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jill Benkins!
Jill Benkins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.