PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler comes to the cage accompanied by Yep. Benjamin Jr has chosen Sans Pression - Numéro 1 as his entrance music. Thomas Benjamin Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tyler
vs
Benjamin Jr

170 cm
29
181 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%
Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Tyler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler jabs at Benjamin Jr's body.
Benjamin Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyler backs up against the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyler misses the target.
Danga de danga de dang - Benjamin Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Benjamin Jr misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tyler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Benjamin Jr.
Jake Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyler misses with the combination.
Tyler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benjamin Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benjamin Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Tyler misses.
Benjamin Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benjamin Jr misses with a low kick.
Benjamin Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!

Tyler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Benjamin Jr!
Tyler looking to finish with strikes here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler punching from mount but Benjamin Jr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tyler throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tyler misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tyler thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Benjamin Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Benjamin Jr gets back to half guard.
Tyler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benjamin Jr is looking for a sweep. Tyler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyler not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tyler misses with a head shot. Benjamin Jr uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benjamin Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyler passes Benjamin Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benjamin Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benjamin Jr is keeping the position for now.
Tyler landing some decent shots from guard.
Tyler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benjamin Jr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tyler!
Tyler can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Benjamin Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Tyler is proving a slippery customer.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyler connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benjamin Jr has his hands on Tyler's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Benjamin Jr blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Tyler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tyler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benjamin Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyler misses the jab.
Benjamin Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Benjamin Jr throws the kick towards the body but Tyler avoids it.
Tyler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Tyler blocks the low kick.
Tyler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benjamin Jr tries to land a leg kick but Tyler saw it coming and moves away.
Tyler throws the left hand but Benjamin Jr avoids the punch easily.
Benjamin Jr tries a low kick but Tyler avoids it.
Tyler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benjamin Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler takes a swing at Benjamin Jr's ribcage but misses.
Benjamin Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Tyler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch but Benjamin Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyler connects with a jab.
Tyler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benjamin Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr misses with a low kick.
Benjamin Jr tried to score with a low kick but Tyler checks it.
Tyler takes a swing at Benjamin Jr's ribcage but misses.
Tyler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tyler throws an off balance right hand
and Benjamin Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyler tries to clinch there but Benjamin Jr circles away.
Tyler checks a leg kick.

Tyler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tyler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benjamin Jr after a bit of a struggle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Benjamin Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Tyler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyler can't get the takedown.
Benjamin Jr digs a right hand underneath Tyler's ribcage. Tyler let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Tyler lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjamin Jr has his hands on Tyler's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tyler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benjamin Jr is keeping the position for now.

Tyler 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.
Tyler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benjamin Jr is keeping the position for now.
Benjamin Jr controlling Tyler's posture.
Jake Tyler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr is trying to keep Tyler in close.
Benjamin Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Benjamin Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyler throws an elbow that misses. Benjamin Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyler's guard. Nice move by Benjamin Jr!

Tyler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Benjamin Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Tyler dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tyler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benjamin Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyler.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyler's sensitive parts.
Tyler cracks Benjamin Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tyler defending well as Benjamin Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Tyler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyler misses with an uppercut
and Benjamin Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benjamin Jr lands with an overhand left.
Tyler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benjamin Jr is fending him off so far but Tyler persists. Nope, Benjamin Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Benjamin Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Tyler throws the left hand but Benjamin Jr avoids the punch easily.
Benjamin Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyler.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tyler.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Tyler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benjamin Jr.
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!
Benjamin Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyler.
Benjamin Jr lands a head shot.
Tyler throws a looping overhand right but Benjamin Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benjamin Jr thows a body kick. Tyler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyler, as that shot connected.
Tyler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benjamin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyler moves away.
Thomas Benjamin Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benjamin Jr scores with a body shot.
Tyler takes a swing at Benjamin Jr's ribcage but misses.
Tyler throws a jab but it's blocked by Benjamin Jr.
Tyler misses with an uppercut. Benjamin Jr saw that one coming.
Tyler connects with the punch.
Tyler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyler misses with a lunging right hand
and Benjamin Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyler thinking.
Benjamin Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyler moves out of range as Benjamin Jr throws a body kick.
Tyler takes a swing at Benjamin Jr's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyler misses with a straight left.
Tyler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benjamin Jr on the side of the head.
Benjamin Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benjamin Jr misses with an uppercut. Tyler saw that one coming.
Benjamin Jr lunges at Tyler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyler's hand.
Tyler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benjamin Jr.
Tyler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benjamin Jr 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.
Benjamin Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyler.
Tyler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benjamin Jr moves away.
Tyler works over Benjamin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Benjamin Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyler.
Tyler misses with a double jab
and Benjamin Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Benjamin Jr throws a front kick aimed at Tyler's knee but Tyler avoids it well.
Benjamin Jr tries to land a leg kick but Tyler saw it coming and moves away.
Tyler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tyler tries to clinch there but Benjamin Jr circles away.
Tyler takes one on the button.
Benjamin Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyler missing with a left hand there. Benjamin Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benjamin Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyler is just out of range.
Tyler blocks a jab.
Benjamin Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick but Tyler checks it.
Benjamin Jr misses with a low kick.
Benjamin Jr tries to work over Tyler's front leg with a kick but Tyler checks it.
Tyler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benjamin Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyler. Benjamin Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Tyler coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tyler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Benjamin Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Tyler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyler wants to control from the top but Benjamin Jr keeps moving.
Tyler looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyler won't allow Benjamin Jr to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Thomas Benjamin Jr just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tyler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benjamin Jr throws out the jab.
Tyler takes one on the button.
Benjamin Jr throws a shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr connects with a leg kick. Tyler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr slips a jab from Tyler.
Benjamin Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Benjamin Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tyler misses with a body shot.
Tyler throws a right hand that Benjamin Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Benjamin Jr also avoids with ease.
Tyler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tyler takes a step back to recover.
Tyler is looking to clinch.
Benjamin Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Benjamin Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benjamin Jr's head.
Tyler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benjamin Jr. Benjamin Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Tyler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyler scores with a punch to the head.
Benjamin Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyler throws an overhand right that lands on Benjamin Jr's shoulder, as Benjamin Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Benjamin Jr throws a front kick that sends Tyler stumbling back into the cage.
Benjamin Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyler.
Benjamin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyler moves away.
Tyler looks to land a left hand but Benjamin Jr moved out of range nicely.
Tyler ducks right into an uppercut from Benjamin Jr.
Tyler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Benjamin Jr defending well as Tyler loads up on a big left hand.
Benjamin Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyler blocks a low kick nicely.
Tyler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyler shoots in and drives through. Benjamin Jr sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr misses with a low kick.
Tyler throws a hook to the side of Benjamin Jr's head but Benjamin Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjamin Jr misses with a body kick.
Tyler throws a lazy uppercut
and Benjamin Jr counters with a good low kick that Tyler was not able to check.
Tyler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benjamin Jr takes one on the button.
Benjamin Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Benjamin Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benjamin Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyler.
Benjamin Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Tyler is looking to clinch.
Benjamin Jr misses with a looping left.

Tyler clinches.
Benjamin Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr lands an uppercut.
Tyler struggles to land a body shot inside as Benjamin Jr controls his hands.
Tyler is working for takedown but Benjamin Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tyler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benjamin Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Tyler decides to pull guard.
Tyler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Benjamin Jr wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Benjamin Jr preventing the sweep.

Tyler looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Benjamin Jr passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Benjamin Jr is looking to take a break and control but Tyler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyler tries to bench press Benjamin Jr off him but Benjamin Jr keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Benjamin Jr dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick but Tyler moved away.
Benjamin Jr slips under a jab from Tyler.
Benjamin Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tyler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benjamin Jr throws a low kick but Tyler moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Tyler - just one landing.
Benjamin Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benjamin Jr throws a front kick that sends Tyler stumbling back into the cage.
Benjamin Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Tyler misses.
Tyler misses the shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyler.
Benjamin Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tyler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benjamin Jr.
Tyler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benjamin Jr can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benjamin Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyler works the jab nicely.
Tyler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benjamin Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyler manages to avoid it.
Benjamin Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyler.
Tyler looks for a takedown but Benjamin Jr sprawls well.
Tyler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr throws a shot to the body.

Tyler looking to score a takedown here. Benjamin Jr is defending well but Tyler drives through and ends up in Benjamin Jr's guard.
Tyler throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyler tries to free his leg and advance position but Benjamin Jr is retaining full guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Benjamin Jr looking to control.
Benjamin Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler trying to control but Benjamin Jr is working from the bottom.
Benjamin Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benjamin Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.
Tyler postures up in Benjamin Jr's guard and throws a big left but Benjamin Jr blocks it.
Benjamin Jr pulls Tyler in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler landing some decent shots from guard.
Tyler is looking to work some ground and pound but Benjamin Jr has wrist control.
Benjamin Jr managing to control the position.
Tyler advances to half guard.
Tyler moves into full mount! Benjamin Jr won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler cracks Benjamin Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tyler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Benjamin Jr is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Benjamin Jr badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tyler around the waist but Tyler pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tyler is the winner by TKO! Tyler jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Tyler!
Jake Tyler retains his welterweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jake Tyler waved his t-shirt featuring Revolution Fatigues's logo in front of the cameras.