PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tung Kuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tung Kuk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charles Benedict's chin.

Benedict
vs
Kuk

170 cm
26
163 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Benedict!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tung Kuk !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuk misses with a body shot.
Kuk misses with a body shot.

Kuk rushes Benedict and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benedict tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
I was talking to Benedict's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedict.

Benedict drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Benedict looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kuk is defending well. Benedict quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kuk has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Benedict celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Benedict!
Charles Benedict retains his lightweight title!