PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparka Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benn
vs
Man

167 cm
27
144 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
27
130 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sparka Man!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn fails in his attempt to clinch.

Benn clinches.

Benn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man throws a hook to the side of Benn's head but Benn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man misses with an uppercut. Benn saw that one coming.
Benn tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn misses with a wild body shot.
Benn tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Benn. Beautiful body shot.
Benn scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn misses with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benn.
Some wild striking there from Benn.
Benn is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Benn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Benn is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn wants to break free but Man has control.

Benn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn tries to clinch there but Man circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Man manages to break the clinch.
Man tries to work over Benn's front leg with a kick but Benn checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn is looking to clinch.
Benn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benn wants to clinch.

Benn rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.

Man breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Man releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benn tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Benn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Benn doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benn moves to clinch but Man breaks away
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Benn dominated that round.
That's time! Benn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Benn wants to clinch.
Man throws a hook but Benn blocks it.
Benn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man dodges the punch combination from Benn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn wants to clinch.
Benn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Man! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Benn moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Benn swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man wants to counter with a clinch but Benn pushes him away.
Benn tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.

Benn rushes Man and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Man breaks the clinch.
Benn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benn moves into the clinch.

Benn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Benn misses with a body shot.
Benn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Benn.
Man swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Man with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn fails in his attempt to clinch.

Benn has managed to clinch.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn is looking to land body kicks.
Benn misses with a few strikes there.
DJ Benn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Benn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot lands for Benn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sparka Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Benn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn.
Benn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
DJ Benn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benn tries to clinch
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man avoids the body shot from Benn.
A countering left hand to the body from Man misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man moves away from the strike by Benn.
Man flicks out a counter leg kick but Benn steps away.
Benn wants to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.
Benn wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Man tries to counter with a clinch but Benn shakes him off and moves away.
Benn swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benn tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benn misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benn tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benn tries to clinch but Man moves away
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Benn gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benn is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Benn moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benn misses with an uppercut
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Benn tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Benn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Benn counters with a low kick, right behind Man 's knee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Man tries to keep at a distance but Benn has taken the fight into the clinch.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sparka Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sparka Man!