PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralte Bentea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaudencio Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gaudencio Roman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bentea
vs
Roman

174 cm
22
136 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

150 cm
20
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 8 - 7 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaudencio Roman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Roman.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bentea is looking for a sweep.
Roman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bentea some visible discomfort.
Bentea can't do much from the bottom here.
Bentea is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Bentea is trying to control Roman's posture but Roman avoids it.
Bentea is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Roman throws an elbow but Bentea slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentea is not content to let Roman control the position.
Bentea tries to bench press Roman off him but Roman keeps the position.
Bentea is working hard here to advance position.
Roman trying to control the action but Bentea is working from the bottom.
Roman working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roman scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roman is defended easily by Bentea.
Roman tries to clinch but Bentea moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bentea decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Roman is trying to stand up here but Bentea is controlling him well.
Bentea throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've been hearing that Bentea has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Roman is trying to get back to full guard.
Bentea seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman is looking for a sweep. Bentea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bentea missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roman is looking for a sweep. Bentea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roman is trying to stand.
Bentea throwing shots but Roman is blocking nicely.
Roman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bentea missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentea is thwarting Roman's attempts to control the position.
Roman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bentea scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bentea working Roman over with strikes.
Bentea wants to stand but Roman has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bentea will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bentea looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bentea scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bentea not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roman is trying to get back to full guard.
Bentea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bentea wants to pass the guard but Roman is defending well.
Roman moves into full guard.
Bentea throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentea scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roman looking to control.
Bentea throws a big elbow that misses.
Bentea stands up over Roman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bentea distracts Roman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bentea working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roman's head.
Bentea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bentea throwing strikes but missing.
Bentea is in close to Roman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Roman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bentea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bentea postures up.
Bentea throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralte Bentea dominated that 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.

Bentea tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bentea somewhat.
Roman misses with a double jab.
Bentea with a poor takedown
and Roman counters with a body kick.
Bentea takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bentea but Bentea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bentea throws a sloppy head kick and Roman moves out of range easily.
Roman tries a head kick but it misses.
Roman stuffs the takedown attempt from Bentea. Bentea gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralte Bentea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bentea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Roman with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bentea.
Bentea wants to clinch up but Roman keeps it at a distance.
Ralte Bentea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bentea wants to clinch.

Bentea has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bentea pulls guard successfully.
Bentea not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bentea has Roman pulled in close to control his posture.
Roman preventing the sweep.
Roman tries to stand but Bentea is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman pushes down on Bentea's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bentea wants to get back to full guard.
Bentea wants to get back to his feet.
Bentea has hold of Roman's hands but Roman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bentea keeps working.
Roman has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Bentea works to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman won't allow Bentea to get back to his feet.
Roman preventing the sweep.

Roman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bentea has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roman has managed to get both his arms back between Bentea's legs - danger averted.
Roman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bentea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roman pushes down on Bentea's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Roman trying to control from half guard but Bentea is working away.
Bentea gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentea trying to control the position here.
Roman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Roman stopping the sweep attempt from Bentea.
Bentea wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roman won't allow Bentea to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ralte Bentea will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bentea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Bentea lands a takedown into guard.
Bentea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roman has momentary wrist control but Bentea slips an elbow through the middle.
Bentea chips away with some ground and pound.
Roman is trying to keep Bentea in close.
Bentea lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bentea wants to stand but Roman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Roman looking for a sweep. Not yet Roman, not yet.
Bentea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bentea forces his way into half guard.
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!
Roman is looking for a sweep. Bentea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentea lands with a punch from half guard.
Roman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bentea.
Roman has hold of Bentea's hands but Bentea slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roman is looking to escape.
Roman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bentea.
Bentea throwing strikes but missing.
Bentea throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roman avoiding any damage from the 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.
Roman working a defensive guard here.
Bentea with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roman tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bentea accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bentea is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bentea lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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 landing some decent shots from guard.
Bentea postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bentea postures up and lands a big shot to Roman's brow.
Bentea is looking to work some ground and pound but Roman has wrist control.
Roman wants to stand up but Bentea is controlling him.
Bentea works over Roman with some ground and pound from guard.
Bentea prevents Roman from getting back to his feet.
Bentea with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roman is trying to keep Bentea in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman wants to stand but Bentea is controlling the position.
Roman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bentea lands a couple of digs.
Bentea postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ralte Bentea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bentea trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Roman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bentea controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bentea working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bentea controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bentea trying to control but Roman is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bentea sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bentea is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Roman controlling the position.
Bentea controlling from the top position.

Ralte Bentea has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Roman misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bentea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bentea fails with the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralte Bentea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bentea, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralte Bentea!