PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima has chosen DMX - Ain't no sunshine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benton
vs
Lima

180 cm
26
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

177 cm
27
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Lima!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benton lands with an overhand left.
Benton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benton tries to clinch there but Lima circles away.
Lima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benton.
Benton takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Lima takes the fight into the clinch.
Benton is pushing Lima up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benton working hard to break the clinch.
Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benton avoids it.
Benton swings wildly with an uppercut but Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benton tries to circle away but Lima has him pinned against the cage.
Lima letting Benton take a breather here.
Benton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benton lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima scores with a knee to the head.
Benton tries to circle away but Lima has him pinned against the cage.
Benton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Benton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Benton as the two fighters clinch.

Lima manages to break the clinch.

Benton clinches up against the cage.
Lima blocking some punches.
Lima pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benton scores with a shot to the side of Lima's head.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
Benton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lima prevents Benton from breaking the clinch.
Benton lands a right hand.
Benton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benton misses with a body punch.
Lima lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Grant Benton has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benton lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benton tries to circle away but Lima has him pinned against the cage.
Benton swings wildly with an uppercut but Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but Benton blocks with his arms.
Benton avoiding damage as Lima throws knees to the body.
Lima swings wildly with an uppercut but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lima throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benton is defending well for now.
Benton lands with a short shot to the head.
Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benton blocks it with crossed arms.
Benton just leaning against Lima, taking a breather.
Benton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benton is defending well for now.
Benton effectively controlling the action here.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima has Benton pressed against the cage, preventing Benton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lima tries to break free but Benton pushes him back against the cage.

Lima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Lima.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Benton finds it's way through Lima's defenses.
Lima scores with a jab to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Benton clinches up against the cage.
Benton lands a hook that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
Benton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benton is pushing Lima up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lima misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benton lands a hook that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
Lima throws an elbow that misses.
Benton has a couple of punches blocked by Lima.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benton.
A short left from Benton.
Benton taking a breather.
Benton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lima misses with some punches.
Benton is trying to break the clinch but Lima has him pressed against the cage.
Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benton working aggressively here.
Lima misses with a knee strike.
Benton takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benton can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Benton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Benton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lima keeps the fight on the outside.
Lima thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benton lands with a hook. Lima tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benton moves in looking to clinch but Lima pushes him off.
Benton moves in looking to clinch but Lima pushes him off.
Benton doesn't manage to clinch there - Lima circles away.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick and Benton moves out of range easily.

Lima closes the distance and pushes Benton back into the cage.
Lima missing with knees to the body.

Benton breaks from the clinch.
Lima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lima wants to slow Benton down by chopping away at his legs.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch but Lima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benton is looking to clinch but Lima is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Benton blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton throws out a loose jab but Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lima has managed to clinch.
Lima landing knees to the body.

Lima breaks the clinch.

Lima rushes Benton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benton working hard to break the clinch.
Benton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benton is trying to push Lima away but Lima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benton working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Benton.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benton tries to break the clinch but Lima is controlling the position.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benton lands a right hand.
Grant Benton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lima breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lima moves into the clinch.
Benton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
Benton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Benton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lima tries a knee to the head but Benton blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benton.
Benton blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Lima.
Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Benton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lima closes the distance and clinches.
Lima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton is trying to break free.
Benton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benton is struggling to control the position.
Lima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benton scores with a shoulder strike.
Benton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lima lands a nice knee to the body.
Benton lands a shoulder strike.
Benton lands a left hand.

Benton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Lima both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lima, right into the meat.

Benton has managed to clinch.
Benton avoids the elbow strike from Lima, against the cage.
Benton has Lima pressed against the cage, preventing Lima from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benton avoiding damage as Lima throws knees to the body.
Benton throws a head punch that misses.
Benton lands a left hand.
A short left from Benton.
A body shot lands from Benton.
Benton lands a right hand.
Lima blocks an uppercut.
Benton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lima has him pressed against the cage.
Lima misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Benton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Douglas Lima will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lima stalks Benton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benton's face. Benton staggers backwards, shaken.
Lima misses with a wild combination.
Benton lands with a right hand.
No joy there for Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lima keeps the fight on the outside.
Lima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Benton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benton lands a shot to the body.
Benton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benton tries to break the clinch but Lima is controlling the position.
Lima misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Benton.

Benton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Benton has Lima up against the cage in a clinch.
Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benton blocks it with crossed arms.

Benton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Benton clinches up against the cage.
Benton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lima blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Benton on the inside.

Benton breaks from the clinch.
Lima throws the left hand but Benton avoids the punch easily.
Benton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lima swinging wildly here.
Lima takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Lima pushes Benton up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Benton.
Lima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benton's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lima keeps control of Benton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lima keeps control of Benton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benton scores with a hook to the body.
Benton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Limas head.
Benton tries to break free but Lima pushes him back against the cage.
Benton is trying to break the clinch but Lima has him pressed against the cage.
Benton has Lima pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton lands with a short shot to the head.
Benton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lima letting Benton take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lima landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lima is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Grant Benton.
Lima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Douglas Lima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lima tests Benton's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Benton instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton dodges an elbow strike from Lima.
Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima keeps control of Benton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benton working aggressively here.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but Benton blocks with his arms.
Benton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Limas head.
Lima letting Benton take a breather here.
Lima lands an elbow just above Benton 's eye.
Benton has a couple of punches blocked by Lima.

Lima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lima throws a series of punches but Benton avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Lima misses.

Benton tries to keep at a distance but Lima has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Limas head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benton 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

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