PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Benebidez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benebidez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Make War. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Benebidez
vs
Vos

170 cm
26
132 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfredo Benebidez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Vos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Vos.
Vos misses with an uppercut. Benebidez saw that one coming.
Vos lands a really nice looking cross but Benebidez seems unphased.
Vos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benebidez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vos.
Benebidez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vos defends well and Benebidez ends up having to push Vos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Benebidez wants a takedown but no success here.

Vos has clasped his hands together around Benebidez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Vos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Benebidez can't do much from the bottom here.
Benebidez tries to buck Vos off but Vos is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Benebidez's legs.
Benebidez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Benebidez is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Benebidez is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Benebidez can't do much from the bottom here.
Benebidez prevents Vos from moving into mount.
Benebidez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Benebidez is trying to get back to half guard.
Vos throws an elbow but Benebidez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benebidez keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benebidez manages to get back to half guard.
Benebidez wants to get back to full guard.
Benebidez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vos wants to pass the guard but Benebidez is keeping the position.
Benebidez pulls Vos in close to his closed guard and prevents Vos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Benebidez looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benebidez wants to sweep but no luck.
Vos passes Benebidez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Benebidez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Benebidez is controlling Vos's posture.
Benebidez looking to control.
Benebidez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vos told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benebidez wants to sweep but no luck.
Benebidez keeping full guard, as Vos tries to pass.
Vos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Alfredo Benebidez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vos lunges at Benebidez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benebidez's hand.
Vos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vos lands a glancing blow to the side of Benebidez's head.
Jake Vos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vos lands with a cross.
Vos jabs at Benebidez's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benebidez tries to move into range but Vos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jake Vos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benebidez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Benebidez is rocked!
Vos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benebidez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Benebidez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Benebidez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Benebidez gets the takedown into side control.
Vos is not content to let Benebidez control the position.
Benebidez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vos's legs.
Vos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Benebidez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vos is just riding it out for now. Benebidez eventually gives up the hold.
Benebidez seems to have got his legs back now.
Vos wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benebidez is trying to control. Vos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake Vos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Benebidez needs to keep his hands up - Vos had a free shot at his head there.
Jake Vos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benebidez takes one to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Vos there.
A slow jab from Vos misses its intended target.
Vos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Vos misses the target.
Vos cracks Benebidez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benebidez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Benebidez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benebidez on the side of the head.
A combination from Vos does no damage.
Benebidez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benebidez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Vos.
Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benebidez needs to keep his hands up - Vos had a free shot at his head there.
Vos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vos digs a good body shot into Benebidez's ribs.
A punch combination from Vos misses.
Vos sizes up Benebidez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benebidez darts in looking for a takedown but Vos gets double underhooks and turns Benebidez into the cage.
Benebidez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benebidez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfredo Benebidez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vos misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos cracks a nice hook into Benebidez's ribs.
Benebidez ducks under a wild hook from Vos.
Jake Vos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vos clobbers Benebidez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vos loads up on a big right hand but Benebidez slips the punch.
Benebidez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vos.
Benebidez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benebidez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Benebidez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Benebidez showed some decent athleticism there.

Benebidez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Benebidez is working for a kimura but Vos is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benebidez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Benebidez is looking to pass Vos's guard but actually Vos recovers to full guard.

Vos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Benebidez trying to control the position from guard on top but Vos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Benebidez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benebidez trying to control the position from guard on top but Vos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Benebidez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Benebidez trying to control the position from guard on top but Vos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alfredo Benebidez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Vos is looking for a triangle but Benebidez pushes his legs off easily.
Benebidez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benebidez wants to control from the top but Vos keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Vos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Vos throws a series of punches but Benebidez moves out of range.
Vos scores with a body shot.
Vos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right-left combo lands from Vos.
Benebidez shoots and misses
and Vos counters with a straight right hand.
Vos connects with a looping right hand.
Vos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vos lands a slapping body shot.
Vos works over Benebidez's head and body with a nice combination.
Vos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vos lands with a hook. Benebidez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benebidez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Vos does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Vos. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Vos misses.
Vos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benebidez's hands.
Jab, jab by Vos - just one landing.
Benebidez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Vos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benebidez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vos misses with a straight right.
Vos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benebidez takes one on the button.
Benebidez ducks under a wild hook from Vos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vos!
Vos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vos looks to land a combination. Benebidez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Benebidez fails with a takedown attempt.
Vos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vos cracks Benebidez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Benebidez defending well as Vos loads up on a big left hand.
Vos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benebidez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vos defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfredo Benebidez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benebidez fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos looks to land a combination but Benebidez avoids it well.
Benebidez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benebidez ducks right into an uppercut from Vos.
Benebidez fails with a takedown attempt.
Vos fails to land with a series of punches.
Vos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vos throws a series of punches but Benebidez avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos scores with a nice head shot.
Benebidez shoots for a takedown but Vos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benebidez shoots in looking for a takedown but Vos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benebidez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benebidez's hands.
Vos misses with a body shot.
Vos throws a one two combo.
Vos scores with the left hand. Benebidez knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Vos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vos connects with a right hand. Benebidez shakes it off.
Alfredo Benebidez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vos throws a right hand that Benebidez ducks under and follows up with a left that Benebidez also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Vos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Vos!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Vos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.