PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinando Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beheaded in Paris. Thomas Benjamin Jr had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Benjamin Jr
vs
Ferrari

180 cm
28
185 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

178 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Demonic Clothing

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 17 - 8 - 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ferdinando Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Benjamin Jr.
Ferrari slips a straight right by Benjamin Jr.
Ferrari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferrari throws a big shot that misses.
Benjamin Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ferrari lands a right hook to the body.
Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick but Ferrari checks it.
Ferrari throws a front kick aimed at Benjamin Jr's knee but Benjamin Jr avoids it well.
Benjamin Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benjamin Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferrari throws a hook but Benjamin Jr blocks it.
Benjamin Jr looks to land a right hand but Ferrari moved out of range.

Ferrari gets a double leg takedown into Benjamin Jr's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrari throwing strikes but missing.
Benjamin Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ferrari tries to free his leg and advance position but Benjamin Jr is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari trying to control but Benjamin Jr is working from the bottom.
Benjamin Jr wants to sweep here but Ferrari controlling him for the moment.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Benjamin Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrari controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ferdinando Ferrari.
Ferrari fails with a takedown attempt.
Benjamin Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferrari.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjamin Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferrari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferrari throws a leg kick that misses.
Benjamin Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick
and Benjamin Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benjamin Jr stuffs the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferrari.
Benjamin Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferrari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benjamin Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferrari tries to bum rush Benjamin Jr with a series of wild strikes but Benjamin Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Ferrari.
Benjamin Jr misses with a hook. Ferrari ducked under it nicely.
Ferrari misses with a body shot.
Benjamin Jr throws a low kick, looking for Ferrari's leg but Ferrari calmly moves out of range.
Ferrari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benjamin Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Ferrari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benjamin Jr.
Ferrari slips under a jab from Benjamin Jr.
A jab lands there for Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.
Benjamin Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benjamin Jr tries to move into range but Ferrari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Benjamin Jr misses its intended target.
A right-left combo lands from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr throws a low kick but Ferrari avoids it.
Ferrari misses the jab.
Benjamin Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.
Benjamin Jr throws a low kick but Ferrari moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjamin Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferrari.
Benjamin Jr throws a hook but Ferrari blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr defending well as Ferrari loads up on a big left hand.
Benjamin Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Ferrari shoots in and gets a takedown into Benjamin Jr's guard.
Benjamin Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ferrari is one step ahead there.
Ferrari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benjamin Jr has Ferrari pulled in close to control his posture.
Ferrari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari looking to sit in guard and control but Benjamin Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Benjamin Jr won't allow Ferrari to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Benjamin Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ferrari ducks under a wild hook from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Benjamin Jr misses.
Ferrari looks to throw the jab but Benjamin Jr is out of range.
Ferrari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ferrari shoots in for a double leg but Benjamin Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Benjamin Jr misses.
Benjamin Jr misses the shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Ferrari closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Benjamin Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Benjamin Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferrari.
Benjamin Jr tries to get to full guard but Ferrari has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferrari is looking to take a break and control but Benjamin Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferrari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferrari seems to be working for a kimura but Benjamin Jr defends the submission attempt.
Benjamin Jr gets full guard.
Ferrari tries to free his leg and advance position but Benjamin Jr is retaining full guard.
Benjamin Jr trying to control the position.
Ferrari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferrari tries to free his leg and advance position but Benjamin Jr is retaining full guard.
Benjamin Jr looking to control.
Ferrari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Benjamin Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ferrari's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ferrari wants to pass the guard but Benjamin Jr is keeping the position.
Ferrari throws a strike but Benjamin Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ferrari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ferrari controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjamin Jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ferrari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ferrari scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Benjamin Jr?
Ferrari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ferrari scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Benjamin Jr?
Benjamin Jr is in a horrible position here. Ferrari smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Benjamin Jr squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Benjamin Jr taking shots to the head.

Ferrari is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Benjamin Jr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari with shots to the head and body - Benjamin Jr looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ferrari wants to control the pace but Benjamin Jr is squirming around nicely.
Benjamin Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ferrari controlling the pace for now.
Benjamin Jr tries to lock up and control but Ferrari gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari throwing strikes here but Benjamin Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ferrari sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinando Ferrari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Benjamin Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ferrari checks the leg kick.
Ferrari throws a jab when Benjamin Jr was well out of range.
Benjamin Jr needs to keep his hands up - Ferrari had a free shot at his head there.
Benjamin Jr motions for Ferrari to come forward. Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari lands a really nice looking cross but Benjamin Jr seems unphased.

Ferrari drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Benjamin Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Benjamin Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrari is fighting to break Benjamin Jr's control of his arms but Benjamin Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ferrari throwing strikes but missing.
Benjamin Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Thomas Benjamin Jr just wasn't active enough.
Ferrari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benjamin Jr tries to avoid it but Ferrari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benjamin Jr to the ground. Benjamin Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benjamin Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferrari moves away from the strike by Benjamin Jr.
Ferrari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benjamin Jr throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Ferrari tenderised Benjamin Jr's leg. Benjamin Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ferrari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benjamin Jr pinned against the cage. Benjamin Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferrari stuns Benjamin Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good work by Benjamin Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Ferrari walks into a stiff left hand from Benjamin Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari avoids the body shot from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr wants to slow Ferrari down by chopping away at his legs.
Ferrari cracks Benjamin Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benjamin Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benjamin Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
Ferrari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferrari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benjamin Jr pinned against the cage. Benjamin Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thomas Benjamin Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinando Ferrari.
Benjamin Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.
A jab from Ferrari misses.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferrari tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benjamin Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ferrari somewhat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ferrari looks for a takedown but Benjamin Jr sprawls well.
Ferrari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Ferrari throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Benjamin Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Ferrari finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ferrari throws an elbow that misses. Benjamin Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ferrari's guard. Nice move by Benjamin Jr!
Ferdinando Ferrari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ferrari working a defensive guard here.

Ferrari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Benjamin Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ferrari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferrari is on top in guard.
Ferrari won't allow Benjamin Jr to sweep him here.
Ferrari lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Ferrari trying to control but Benjamin Jr is working from the bottom.
Ferrari postures up in Benjamin Jr's guard and throws a big left but Benjamin Jr blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferrari wants to pass the guard but Benjamin Jr is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinando Ferrari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ferrari has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinando Ferrari!
Ferdinando Ferrari thanked the fans post fight for their support.