PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Just Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benton
vs
Case

165 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Just Case!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jack Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Case keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Case. That's going to slow Benton down.

Benton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Benton showed some decent athleticism there.
Case is looking for a sweep. Benton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Case has hold of Benton's hands but Benton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Benton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Case works his way to full guard. Good work.
Case is trying to control the position but Benton postures up.

Case is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Benton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Case swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benton landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Case is trying to control the position but Benton postures up.
Benton thows a big elbow that misses.
Case is looking to stand up but Benton isn't so interested in that idea.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Case with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Case throws and low kick but Benton moves out of range easily.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Benton as Case shoots in.
Case avoids the body shot from Benton.
Benton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Benton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Case!
Benton is breathing heavily.
Case tries to hold on but Benton postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Case tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benton landing strikes from the mount and Case is in trouble!
Case wants to hold on but Benton pushes him away.
Case keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benton landing strikes from the mount.
Benton lands a big shot there that rocks Case but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Benton wants to finish this one by submission but Case is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Benton.
Case wants to control but Benton is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case is trying to escape the mount.
Case tries to lock up and control but Benton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Benton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Benton landing punches.
Benton landing strikes from the mount.
Benton is landing with some decent strikes but Case is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Benton breaks from Case's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Benton looking to finish Case with some ground and pound. This is bad for Case!
Benton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Case tries to lock up and control but Benton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Benton with the ground and pound from mount.
Case really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case tries to lock up and control but Benton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Case can't escape the position.
You get the feeling that Case really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Case is looking to get to half guard.
Benton lands a nice shot to the head.
Benton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Benton working the ground and pound effectively.
Case tries to hold on but Benton pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Benton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Benton moves in looking to clinch but Case pushes him off.
Case slips a straight right by Benton.
Benton keeps the fight on the outside.

Benton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Case is working an open guard so Benton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Case fails with the takedown.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Case.

Benton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case working a defensive guard here.

Case looking for a guillotine here but Benton defends easily.
Benton is working Case over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case looking to control.

Case throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Benton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Benton scoring with some ground and pound.
Benton tries to free his leg and advance position but Case is retaining full guard.

Benton drops back looking for a leg! Case is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Case manages to kick Benton off! Benton jumps back into Case's guard.

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

Case closes the distance and clinches.

Case manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Case not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Case wants to sweep here but Benton controlling him for the moment.
Benton is in close to Case's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Benton cracks Case with a solid left hand.
Case looking to control.
Case controlling the position.

Case looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Benton shoots in and bounces Case off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Benton won't allow Case to sweep him here.

Benton gets to his feet. Case looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Case shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Case showed some decent athleticism there.
Jack Benton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Case is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Benton defends it well.
Case tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Benton 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.
Benton trying to control but Case postures up.
Benton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Case's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Case's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton thows a strike but Case uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Case as he ends up in Benton 's guard!
Benton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Case is one step ahead there.
Case controlling from the top position.
Case scoring with punches to the head and body.
Case advances to half guard.
Case wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benton keeps working.
Benton gets back to full guard.
Benton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Benton dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Benton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Case throws a sloppy head kick and Benton moves out of range easily.
Case lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Benton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Case is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Case working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Benton is working Case over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benton connects with a couple of short punches.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Case is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Case tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Case's head.
Benton works over Case with some ground and pound from guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Case lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Case.
Benton shoots in for a takedown but Case shows good takedown defense.
Case scores with a head kick.
Case feints and then cracks Benton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benton down.
Case connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jack Benton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Case throws a leg kick which misses Benton's front leg but catches the back leg as Benton tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Benton misses the target.
Case throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benton's waist but Benton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Case off to one side.

Case decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Benton gets full guard.
Benton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Benton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case controls from within his opponent's guard.
Case trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Case trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Case preventing the sweep.
Case is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Case would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Case swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Case, right into the meat.

Benton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Case is looking to control Benton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Case avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case is looking for a sweep. Benton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Case on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Benton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Case doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Benton.
Benton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Case is looking for a sweep. Benton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Case is trying to maintain the position but Benton is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benton swinging wilding here.
Benton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Case counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Just Case has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Case fails with the takedown

and Benton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Case's guard now.
Benton is working Case over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Case working for a triangle but Benton defends it easily.
Benton works over Case with some ground and pound from guard.

Case is looking for a triangle but Benton pushes his legs off easily.
Case keeping full guard, as Benton tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Benton!