PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralte Bentea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Harden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bentea
vs
Harden

174 cm
20
136 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

165 cm
21
143 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralte Bentea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Harden!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bentea dives in and grabs Harden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harden pushes down on Bentea's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Harden.
Bentea shoots in for a takedown but Harden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ralte Bentea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bentea is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralte Bentea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bentea with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harden counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bentea is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harden lands with a slapping head kick.
Harden tries a head kick but it misses.
Bentea shoots in but no luck this time.
Bentea avoids the head kick by Harden.
Bentea shoots in for a double leg but Harden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bentea misses with a takedown attempt - Harden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bentea is breathing heavily.
Harden tries to bum rush Bentea with a series of wild strikes but Bentea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bentea changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harden tries to avoid it but Bentea manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harden to the ground. Harden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harden is looking to clinch but Bentea is avoiding it.
Bentea looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harden wants to clinch up but Bentea keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harden as he jumps to the side.
Harden throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harden throws a nice head kick!
Bentea throws a head kick that misses.
Bentea shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harden sprawls well. Harden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bentea gets slowly back to his feet.

Harden gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harden.
Harden tries to break the clinch but Bentea is controlling the position.

Harden manages to break the clinch.
Bentea misses with a takedown attempt

and Harden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Harden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bentea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Bentea with that takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Harden.
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!
Bentea shoots for a takedown but Harden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Harden closes the distance and pushes Bentea back into the cage.
Harden gets underhooks to prevent Bentea's takedown attempt.
Harden lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Harden.

Harden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bentea shoots and misses
and Harden counters with a left and a right that stings Bentea.
A nice combination there by Harden.
Harden lands with a nice body kick.
Bentea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Harden.

Harden closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Harden.
Harden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bentea's face.
Harden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bentea has had enough of the clinch but Harden keeps him there for the moment.

Harden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bentea.

Bentea throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harden was covering up waiting for the punch and Bentea finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bentea postures up in Harden's guard and throws a big left but Harden blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentea throwing strikes but missing.
Harden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bentea.
Harden trying to keep a closed guard but Bentea is proving a slippery customer.
Bentea lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bentea distracts Harden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bentea scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bentea with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bentea is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bentea 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.
Bentea landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bentea cracks Harden with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Harden will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bentea shoots for a takedown but Harden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Harden pushes Bentea up against the cage in a clinch.
Bentea looking for a takedown.
Harden is trying to break free.
Harden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bentea gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bentea is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralte Bentea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bentea wants to take the fight to the mat but Harden manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Harden breaks from the clinch.
Bentea on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bentea misses with a takedown attempt - Harden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Harden rushes Bentea and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bentea is trying to pull guard but Harden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Harden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Bentea with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden thuds his shin into the meat of Bentea's side.
Bentea shoots in looking for a takedown but Harden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bentea's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harden tries to clinch but Bentea moves out of range.

Harden instigates a clinch.
Bentea keeps control of Harden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harden is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harden is trying to break the clinch but Bentea has him pressed against the cage.
Bentea avoids a wild elbow strike from Harden.
Harden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bentea wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentea wants a takedown but no success here.
Bentea has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harden avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bentea is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harden is defending well.
Harden lands with a left to the head.
Harden with a knee to the head.
Harden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harden landing knees to the head.

Harden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Harden closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Harden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harden can't break the clinch.
Harden stops a takedown attempt from Bentea.
Harden is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentea is trying to drag Harden to the mat but Harden just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bentea takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harden looking to throw knees to the head but Bentea is blocking nicely.
Harden taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bentea tries for a takedown but Harden manages to get underhooks.
Bentea jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harden walks away with a smile on his face. Bentea gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harden wants to clinch up but Bentea keeps it at a distance.
Bentea walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harden.

Harden clinches.
Jack Harden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Harden jumps into guard, dragging Bentea to the mat.
Bentea is looking to work some ground and pound but Harden has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentea content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bentea connects with a couple of short punches.
Harden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bentea. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bentea advances to half guard.
Bentea working over Harden with some ground and pound. Harden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Bentea.
Bentea takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bentea seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harden wants to improve his position but Bentea is controlling well.
Bentea scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bentea working over Harden with some ground and pound. Harden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Bentea there.
Bentea working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Harden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Harden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Bentea scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bentea lands with a punch from half guard.
Harden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harden is trying to maintain the position but Bentea is very close to passing his half guard.
Bentea looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bentea lands a nice short elbow.
Harden wants to get back to his feet.
Bentea lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Harden has hold of Bentea's hands but Bentea slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentea is thwarting Harden's attempts to control the position.
Bentea scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bentea is nestled in close to Harden, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harden pushes Bentea off looking to stand but Bentea dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bentea lands a nice short elbow.
Bentea moves into full mount! Harden won't be happy about that!
Bentea is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harden can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bentea with the ground and pound from mount.
Bentea is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harden can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Harden is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bentea working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harden is still in real trouble! Can Bentea finish him?
Bentea postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Harden bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Bentea and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralte Bentea!