PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vato Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorben Bentsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vato Loco has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Loco
vs
Bentsen

165 cm
25
148 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

185 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vato Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorben Bentsen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco misses with a double jab.
Loco clobbers Bentsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bentsen swinging wildly here.
Loco drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bentsen sprawls and moves away.
Bentsen fails to land the takedown.
Loco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bentsen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Loco stuffs the takedown.
Loco tries to bum rush Bentsen with a series of wild strikes but Bentsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loco throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bentsen counters by clinching up.
Bentsen wants a takedown.
Vato Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorben Bentsen.

Loco manages to break the clinch.
Bentsen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Loco sprawls well. Loco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bentsen gets slowly back to his feet.

Loco lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bentsen sprawling to the canvas. Loco follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bentsen hang on?

It looks like Thorben Bentsen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bentsen is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bentsen defends it well.
Loco scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bentsen is holding on to half guard well.

Loco is looking for a kimura here.

Loco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Loco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Loco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bentsen defends it well.
Loco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Loco is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bentsen is looking to escape.

Loco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bentsen sees it coming and defends easily.
Loco works his way into side control.
Bentsen parries the strikes from Loco easily there. Loco is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bentsen to escape.

Loco has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bentsen is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Loco yanks on the arm and Bentsen is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Loco.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vato Loco!
A less than humble Vato Loco misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.