PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wan Benming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjuna Pandava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandava has chosen 月刀歌 by Katanagatari OST as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Benming
vs
Pandava

165 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wan Benming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arjuna Pandava!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandava throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pandava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandava moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Wan Benming has been cut.
Pandava throws a leg kick
and Benming counters with a thumping low kick.
A lazy body kick from Pandava
and Benming counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pandava's knee momentarily.
Pandava throws a low kick, looking for Benming's leg but Benming calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Pandava is predictable there
enabling Benming to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Pandava is predictable there
and Benming counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pandava thows a leg kick but Benming checks it
and Benming counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pandava misses with a lunging right hand
and Benming counters with a straight right hand.
Pandava misses with a leg kick
and Benming counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benming fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pandava gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Benming counters with a low kick, right behind Pandava 's knee.
Benming keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pandava.
Pandava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benming checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Pandava is predictable there
and Benming counters with a good low kick that Pandava was not able to check.
Benming slips under a jab from Pandava.
Pandava throws a sloppy head kick
and Benming counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benming could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pandava misses with a lunging right hand
and Benming counters with a body kick that stops Pandava in his tracks momentarily.
Arjuna Pandava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Pandava is predictable there
and Benming counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pandava throws a sloppy head kick and Benming moves out of range easily.
Pandava throws a leg kick
letting Benming counter with a right hand.
Arjuna Pandava is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pandava misses the jab.
A low kick from Pandava is predictable there
and Pandava takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pandava throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pandava throws a hook to the side of Benming's head but Benming sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandava throws a sloppy head kick
and Benming counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pandava looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandava fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benming has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benming scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pandava doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pandava.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benming fails with a takedown attempt.
Pandava rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benming counters with a big head kick but Pandava shrugs it off.
Pandava throws a sloppy head kick and Benming moves out of range easily.
Pandava misses with a left hand
and Benming counters with a nice kick to the body.
Benming avoids a kick to the body.
Pandava throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benming sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pandava throws a shot to the body.
Pandava throws the left hand but Benming avoids the punch easily.
Pandava is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A low kick from Pandava is predictable there
and Benming counters with a nice body shot.
Benming blocks a head kick by Pandava.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pandava.
Benming blocks a head kick by Pandava.
Pandava misses with a double jab.
Pandava is looking to land body kicks.
Pandava throws a right and a left that Benming avoids nicely.
Pandava misses with a shot to the body
and Benming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandava misses with a lunging right hand
letting Benming counter with a right hand.
Benming chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandava can pounce on him.
Pandava throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benming.

Benming bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Benming is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pandava is trying to escape and Benming transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pandava is forced to tap! Nice work there by Benming! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wan Benming!
Arjuna Pandava was interviewed post fight and said 'Even a powerful man may fail if, through lassitude, he does not employ the means he has. Failure is due, in the vast majority of cases, to ignorance of one's own strength.'.