PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonatan Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benedict
vs
Jose

170 cm
26
163 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 7 - 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, Jonatan Jose!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose misses with a lunging right hand
and Benedict counters with a good low kick that Jose was not able to check.
Benedict lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Benedict explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benedict is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benedict shoots in looking for a takedown but Jose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benedict's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Benedict connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jose momentarily.
Jose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charles Benedict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jose is looking to clinch.
Jose throws a head kick that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Benedict has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Benedict buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jose doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benedict counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Benedict.
Benedict scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Benedict shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Benedict controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jose is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benedict pulls his head out easily.
Jose is looking for a sweep. Benedict is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benedict slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Benedict wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Jose.
Jose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benedict fails with the takedown.
Benedict lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jose tries to close the distance and clinch but Benedict swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benedict keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benedict.

Jose moves into the clinch.

Benedict wants the takedown. Jose is fighting it off but Benedict persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jose's guard against the cage.
Jose wants to sweep but no luck.
Benedict controls from within 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!
Jose wants to get back to his feet but Benedict passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benedict moves into full mount! Jose won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Benedict dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Benedict connects with a solid leg kick.
Jose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benedict lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jose crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Benedict - the referee stops the clock and Jose gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Benedict. Jose manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jose misses with a takedown
and Benedict counters with a straight right hand.
Jose misses with a low kick.
Jose takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose shoots in for a takedown but Benedict shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been informed that Jose has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Benedict dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jose. That did some damage!
Benedict thumps Jose with a low kick.
Benedict connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benedict.
Charles Benedict is winning the standup battle so far.

Jose shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jose tries to free his leg and advance position but Benedict is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedict working a defensive guard but Jose passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Benedict manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jose throws a strike but Benedict rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedict stays in close to Jose's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict passes Jose's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Benedict is working for a kimura but Jose is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jose can do anything to dispel that myth.
Benedict trying to pass the guard but Jose defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose tries to get to full guard but Benedict has control of the leg.
Benedict is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jose wants to control but Benedict is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Benedict moves nicely into side control.
Benedict trying to control the position but Jose is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedict tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jose is not content to let Benedict control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benedict has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jose!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Benedict dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jose misses with a takedown attempt - Benedict sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedict. Jose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jose misses the jab.
Benedict lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benedict throws a front kick that sends Jose stumbling back into the cage.
Jose throws a poor cross that misses
and Benedict counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benedict pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jose back to the cage. Benedict follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benedict tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jose swivels and escapes.
Benedict scores with a nice strike.
Benedict fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jose.
Jose throws a jab when Benedict was well out of range.
Benedict cracks Jose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benedict.
Benedict lands with a kick to the temple. Jose shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benedict.
Benedict misses with a kick to the body.
Jose throws out a loose jab but Benedict uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benedict.
Benedict lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict scores with a leg kick.
Benedict scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benedict is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jose can do to turn this around?
Benedict throws a leg kick but Jose moved away.
Jose is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benedict sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Jose misses.
Jose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jose on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benedict misses with an attempted mid kick.

Benedict closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jose quickly recovers to half guard.
Jose wants to improve his position but Benedict is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose is looking to control Benedict's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jose avoid being mounted?
Benedict is taking a breather. Jose says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jose works his way to full guard. Good work.
Benedict trying to control but Jose is working from the bottom.
Benedict postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jonatan Jose.
Benedict swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jose.
Jose misses the shot to the body.
Jose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benedict connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jose shoots for a double leg takedown but Benedict sprawls well. He's pushed Jose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Charles Benedict has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonatan Jose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benedict scores with a body shot.

Benedict dives in and scores a takedown into Jose's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jose looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Benedict puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Benedict clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedict lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benedict scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Benedict there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jose is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jose closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benedict counters with a nice leg kick.
Jose shoots for a double leg takedown but Benedict sprawls well. He's pushed Jose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jose tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benedict sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jose somewhat.
Benedict with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jose is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict scores with a jab.

Jose 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.
Benedict is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jose postures up in Benedict's guard and throws a big left but Benedict blocks it.

Benedict looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jose trying to control but Benedict is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benedict has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jose can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Benedict is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Jose rolls with it to try and escape but Benedict cranks on the arm and Jose is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Benedict!
Charles Benedict retains his lightweight title!