PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gnome Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet comes to the cage accompanied by Unloco - Crashing. Chomsky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by System Of A Down - Sugar. Gnome Chomsky has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bennet
vs
Chomsky

183 cm
31
193 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

182 cm
26
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gnome Chomsky!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chomsky.
Chomsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennet can pounce on him.

Bennet tries to keep at a distance but Chomsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Chomsky controls the action.
Bennet swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Chomsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noah Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chomsky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bennet's half guard.
Bennet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chomsky.
Chomsky wants to take a breather but Bennet is having none of it.
Bennet gets back to full guard.
Chomsky trying to control but Bennet is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chomsky throwing strikes from guard but Bennet blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chomsky drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chomsky jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bennet is trying to keep Chomsky in close.
Chomsky trying to control but Bennet is working from the bottom.
Bennet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chomsky slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chomsky lands a few punches from side control.
Bennet is not content to let Chomsky control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chomsky landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bennet tries to buck Chomsky off but Chomsky is having none of it.

Chomsky thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bennet prevents Chomsky from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chomsky.
Chomsky lands some shots froms side control.
Bennet being controlled for a moment.
Chomsky trying to control the action but Bennet is working from the bottom.
Bennet tries to buck Chomsky off but Chomsky is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennet is trying to control Chomsky's posture but Chomsky avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet dodges the ground and pound from Chomsky.
Chomsky remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Bennet's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chomsky throws an elbow but Bennet slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chomsky throws an elbow but Bennet slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gnome Chomsky dominated that 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.

Bennet misses with a straight right.
Chomsky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chomsky misses the shot to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bennet enables Chomsky to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bennet manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chomsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chomsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Bennet is retaining full guard.
Bennet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chomsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bennet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chomsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chomsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bennet looking to control.
Chomsky trying to control but Bennet is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chomsky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bennet is looking to land body kicks.

Chomsky throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bennet was covering up waiting for the punch and Chomsky finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gnome Chomsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bennet keeping moving, preventing Chomsky from controlling successfully.
Chomsky advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky in side control lands a decent elbow.

Chomsky looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bennet takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bennet managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chomsky.
Chomsky happy to just control the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chomsky is putting a hurting on Bennet here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky throws an elbow but Bennet slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bennet taking a bit of punishment here - Chomsky scoring with strikes.
Chomsky wants to control but Bennet is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Chomsky is looking to take a break and control but Bennet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Chomsky seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chomsky is trying to ground and pound but Bennet uses the momentary lack of control by Chomsky to regain half guard.
Chomsky wants to control but Bennet is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chomsky in particular looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bennet manages to get to full guard.
Chomsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet is looking to stand up but Chomsky isn't so interested in that idea.
Chomsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gnome Chomsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bennet moves into range and clinches up with Chomsky.
Chomsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bennet blocks it with crossed arms.
Chomsky missing with knees to the body.

Bennet pulls guard effortlessly.
Chomsky forces his way into half guard.
Chomsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bennet defending well though.
Chomsky passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bennet!
Bennet taking shots to the head.
Chomsky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chomsky lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bennet hang on?
Chomsky raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chomsky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bennet is squirming around, avoiding Chomsky's attempts to control the action.
Chomsky controlling from the full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chomsky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bennet holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chomsky tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chomsky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chomsky lands a heavy elbow.
Chomsky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chomsky controlling the pace for now.

Chomsky is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bennet to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bennet shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Noah Bennet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chomsky cracks Bennet with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chomsky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chomsky with shots to the head and body - Bennet looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chomsky lands a big shot there that rocks Bennet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chomsky dominating with strikes here.

Bennet is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky lands a big shot there that rocks Bennet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Bennet is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chomsky looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bennet covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gnome Chomsky!
Our winner, Gnome Chomsky, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.