PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Bengala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lajby Lajos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bengala
vs
Lajos

183 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Bengala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lajby Lajos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Bengala.
Lajos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bengala pinned against the cage. Bengala gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lajos misses with a body shot.
Lajos shoots in but Bengala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bengala throws a nice looking combination but Lajos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bengala tries to bum rush Lajos with a series of wild strikes but Lajos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Lajos instigates a clinch.
Bengala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lajos is pushing Bengala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lajos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajos effectively controlling the action here.
Lajos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bengala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lajos avoids it.
Bengala slows down the pace here.
Bengala throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lajos lands with a light punch inside.
Lajos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bengala is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gabriel Bengala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lajby Lajos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengala is trying to maintain a safe position but Lajos gets an underhook and turns Bengala into the cage.
Bengala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lajos.
Bengala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lajos avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lajos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lajos goes for a takedown attempt but Bengala pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bengala.
Bengala throws a sloppy head kick and Lajos moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengala throws a series of punches but Lajos moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lajos.
Bengala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bengala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bengala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bengala misses with a two punch combination.
Bengala scoring well with a low kick there.
Lajos looks gassed!

Lajos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lajos is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bengala's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lajos throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bengala works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bengala is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengala is trying to maintain the position but Lajos is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bengala gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Bengala dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lajos takes a swing at Bengala's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Bengala.

Lajos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lajos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bengala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lajos.
Bengala looking to throw knees to the head but Lajos is blocking nicely.
Lajos wants to get back to striking at distance but Bengala won't allow it.
Lajos is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bengala is pushing Lajos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bengala has had enough of the clinch but Lajos keeps him there for the moment.
Bengala being controlled against the cage.
Bengala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lajos tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lajos is defending well for now.
Bengala is looking to control Lajos's arms but Lajos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bengala has his back to the cage.
Lajos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lajos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bengala backwards.
Lajos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lajos leaning against his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bengala.
Bengala taking a breather.
Lajos lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengala trying to land knees to the body.
Lajos digs a right hand into Bengala's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bengala's gas tank.
Lajos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bengala keeps control of Lajos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lajos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by Lajos as he connects with a hook.
Bengala scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bengala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Bengala!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lajos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lajos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bengala.
Bengala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lajos circles away quickly and effectively.
Lajos with a jab.
Lajos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gabriel Bengala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lajby Lajos.
Lajos is breathing heavily.
Lajos tries to close the distance and clinch but Bengala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lajos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut there from Bengala.

Bengala gets tackled into the cage by Lajos. Lajos maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bengala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bengala misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lajby Lajos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lajos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bengala tries to avoid it but Lajos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bengala to the ground. Bengala escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bengala lands a right hook to the body.
Bengala throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lajos.
Some wild striking there from Bengala.
Bengala feints a jab promting Lajos to slip. Bengala then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lajos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lajos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bengala.

Lajos rushes Bengala and presses him up against the cage.
Bengala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bengala gets underhooks to prevent Lajos's takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bengala missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bengala just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gabriel Bengala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lajby Lajos.
Lajos working hard to break the clinch.
Lajos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bengala misses with some punches.
Lajos stalling against the cage.
Lajos wants a takedown.
Lajos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bengala taking a breather.
Bengala misses with an elbow over the top.
Bengala trying to control the position but instead, Lajos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bengala into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lajos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lajos slowing the pace effectively.
Lajos tries to pull guard but Bengala forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bengala wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lajos is trying to break the clinch but Bengala has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Bengala.

Lajos has Bengala up against the cage in a clinch.
Bengala taking a breather.
Lajos wants to take the fight to the mat but Bengala manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lajos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lajos wants to break free but Bengala has control.
Bengala trying to control the position but instead, Lajos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bengala into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maybe Bengala would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lajos.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bengala wants to break free but Lajos has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lajos jumps guard but Bengala stands there with Lajos around his waist. Lajos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lajos tries to pull guard but Bengala won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Bengala showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bengala has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Bengala!