PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Oswalt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bennett
vs
Oswalt

193 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

198 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Oswalt!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oswalt fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Oswalt checks it.
Oswalt moves out of range as Bennett throws a body kick.
Oswalt shoots in but Bennett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oswalt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bennett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oswalt has a takedown stuffed.
Larry Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Oswalt.
Oswalt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Oswalt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bennett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Oswalt working away.
Bennett takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oswalt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bennett is avoiding damage well.
Bennett stops Oswalt from passing to mount.
Bennett wants to control but Oswalt postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oswalt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennett is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bennett struggling a bit here.
Bennett is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Oswalt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Oswalt slows the pace down.
Oswalt is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oswalt is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bennett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oswalt is looking to take a break and control but Bennett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oswalt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Oswalt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bennett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Oswalt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt is looking to take a break and control but Bennett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oswalt lands a nice forearm strike.
Oswalt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bennett prevents Oswalt from improving position.

Oswalt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oswalt tries to move to full mount but Bennett actually manages to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Oswalt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bennett doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oswalt.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oswalt.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bennett's head.
Bennett pushes Oswalt off looking to stand but Oswalt dives back in and keeps control.
Oswalt working the head and body with strikes.

Oswalt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Oswalt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oswalt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bennett defending well though.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt passes the guard and advances to mount!
Oswalt landing shots from mount.
Bennett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Oswalt.
Bennett is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Oswalt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bennett looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oswalt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Oswalt swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bennett is now in Oswalt's guard. A big mistake from Oswalt there, giving up the dominant position!
Oswalt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Oswalt throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bennett uses it to pass to side control.
Bennett working away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt is looking for a sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oswalt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oswalt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oswalt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Oswalt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oswalt tries to pass to full mount but Bennett defends it.

Oswalt seems to be looking for submissions.
Oswalt has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nate Oswalt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bennett slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Oswalt perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larry Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Oswalt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oswalt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Nate Oswalt!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Nate Oswalt!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Nate Oswalt!

Nate Oswalt wins by unanimous decision!