PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cairne Bloodhoof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Benson
vs
Bloodhoof

218 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abdul Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cairne Bloodhoof!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodhoof keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Bloodhoof.

Benson clinches with his opponent.
Benson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bloodhoof has him pressed against the cage.
Benson is stalling here.
Bloodhoof looking to throw knees to the head but Benson is blocking nicely.

Benson manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Benson controlling Bloodhoof's posture.
Benson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bloodhoof postures up in Benson's guard and throws a big left but Benson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson is adopting a defensive guard.

Abdul Benson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Benson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bloodhoof pinned against the cage. Bloodhoof gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bloodhoof tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson tries for a takedown but Bloodhoof sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloodhoof misses with a combination

and Benson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Bloodhoof breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodhoof slaps away a takedown attempt from Benson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bloodhoof doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.
Bloodhoof tries to clinch up.

Bloodhoof tries to keep at a distance but Benson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bloodhoof has Benson pressed against the cage, preventing Benson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benson jumps guard but Bloodhoof turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bloodhoof obliges.
Benson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Benson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodhoof gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benson.
Benson has Bloodhoof pressed against the cage, preventing Bloodhoof from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bloodhoof has double underhooks.
Benson taking a breather.
Bloodhoof has had enough of the clinch but Benson keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodhoof can't break the clinch.
Benson is trying to push Bloodhoof away but Bloodhoof has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bloodhoof throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benson tries to pull guard but Bloodhoof forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bloodhoof is trying to force a seperation but Benson has the dominant position.
Bloodhoof wants to break free but Benson has control.
Benson tries for a takedown but Bloodhoof manages to get underhooks.
Bloodhoof tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson can't break the clinch.
Benson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bloodhoof wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Abdul Benson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bloodhoof tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Benson.
Benson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bloodhoof defends well and Benson ends up having to push Bloodhoof into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Benson.
Benson controlling the action here for a moment.
Benson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bloodhoof has him pressed against the cage.
Benson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Benson is working for takedown but Bloodhoof is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodhoof wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Benson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bloodhoof looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Benson trying to move into half guard but instead Bloodhoof has managed to sweep!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bloodhoof's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Benson gets to his feet. Bloodhoof looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bloodhoof keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodhoof stuffs the takedown.
Bloodhoof misses with a head kick.
Bloodhoof fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson shoots in and drives through. Bloodhoof sprawls well.
Bloodhoof fails to land with a series of punches.
Bloodhoof throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses with the body kick
and Bloodhoof counters with a head kick.
Bloodhoof misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloodhoof misses with a two punch combination.
Benson closes the distance and clinches up with Bloodhoof, looking for a takedown. Benson pushes Bloodhoof against the cage but Bloodhoof circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benson fails with the takedown.
Bloodhoof tries to clinch but Benson is having none of it.
Bloodhoof shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benson as he avoids it easily.
Benson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodhoof is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloodhoof tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Benson looking to score a takedown here. Bloodhoof is defending well but Benson drives through and ends up in Bloodhoof's guard.
Bloodhoof is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloodhoof being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Benson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Bloodhoof. No joy for Benson on that attempt.

Benson instigates a clinch.
Bloodhoof wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bloodhoof wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bloodhoof misses with a knee strike.
Benson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benson throws an elbow that misses.
Benson tries to pull guard but Bloodhoof won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson is trying to push Bloodhoof away but Bloodhoof has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Benson - that landed with a thud.

Bloodhoof breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bloodhoof throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bloodhoof stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bloodhoof wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benson tries to land a front kick but Bloodhoof steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bloodhoof throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benson darts in and clinches Bloodhoof up against the cage.
Bloodhoof prevents Benson from breaking the clinch.
Bloodhoof wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benson has him pressed against the cage.
Benson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bloodhoof smiles and moves away.
Bloodhoof stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bloodhoof wants it to stay on the feet.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Benson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bloodhoof circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodhoof throws a nice head kick!

Benson is rocked!

It looks like Abdul Benson has been cut.
Bloodhoof throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Benson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cairne Bloodhoof!