PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Bengazzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrida kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shadowhunter. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Corrida
vs
Bengazzoni

179 cm
38
180 lbs
41 - 24 - 2

183 cm
28
181 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Juan Corrida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Bengazzoni!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengazzoni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corrida misses with a low kick.
Bengazzoni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Corrida seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Corrida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bengazzoni throws a hook but Corrida avoids it easily.
Bengazzoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Corrida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corrida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Corrida blocks the low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Corrida misses its target.
Bengazzoni fails to land with a series of punches.
Corrida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Corrida gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bengazzoni trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida trying to control from half guard but Bengazzoni is working away.
Bengazzoni trying to control but Corrida postures up.
Bengazzoni is looking to improve his position.
Bengazzoni 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.
Corrida controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Corrida looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Corrida prevents Bengazzoni from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bengazzoni wants to control but Corrida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Corrida wants to take a breather but Bengazzoni is having none of it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Benjamin Bengazzoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bengazzoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Bengazzoni misses with an uppercut. Corrida saw that one coming.
Corrida moves out of range as Bengazzoni strikes.
Corrida misses with a straight right.
Corrida connects with an inside leg kick.
Corrida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corrida wants to land a leg kick but Bengazzoni is out of range.
Bengazzoni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Corrida misses.
Corrida throws a poor cross that misses
and Bengazzoni counters with a nice leg kick.
Corrida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Corrida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Corrida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bengazzoni.
Corrida is looking to counter punch.
Corrida misses with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corrida, right into the meat.
Corrida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corrida throws a body punch but Bengazzoni moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bengazzoni, as that shot connected.
Nice shot lands for Bengazzoni.
Benjamin Bengazzoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corrida throws a head kick that misses.
Corrida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bengazzoni.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bengazzoni throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corrida counters with a nice body shot.
Bengazzoni is looking to chop away at Corrida's legs.
Bengazzoni looks to land a left hand but Corrida moved out of range nicely.
Corrida lands with a good body shot.
Corrida scores with a shot to the body.
Corrida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bengazzoni only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Corrida is looking to wear down Bengazzoni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Corrida throws a leg kick but Bengazzoni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bengazzoni tries a quick counter leg kick but Corrida is wise to it.
Bengazzoni throws a body punch but Corrida moves out of range.
It looked like Corrida was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corrida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corrida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bengazzoni checks it well.
Bengazzoni only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Bengazzoni gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Corrida throws a strike but Bengazzoni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juan Corrida will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Corrida throws a shot to the body.
Corrida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Corrida is looking to score with low kicks.
Corrida gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bengazzoni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Corrida's knee momentarily.
Bengazzoni misses the shot to the body.
Bengazzoni throws a lazy right hand but Corrida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bengazzoni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch but Corrida moves out of range.
Bengazzoni looks to land a left hand but Corrida moved out of range nicely.
Bengazzoni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corrida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corrida misses with a kick to the body.
Corrida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bengazzoni.
Corrida avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida throws the kick towards the body but Bengazzoni avoids it.
Corrida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benjamin Bengazzoni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corrida misses with a wild body shot.
Corrida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bengazzoni moves away.
An inside leg kick from Corrida misses.
Bengazzoni now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bengazzoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corrida was well out of range. Poor timing from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bengazzoni throws an overhand right that lands on Corrida's shoulder, as Corrida tries to avoid the shot.
Bengazzoni throws a looping overhand right but Corrida ducks down to avoid it.
Bengazzoni swings for the body but Corrida moves out of range.
Bengazzoni punishes Corrida's body with a nice straight punch.

Bengazzoni clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bengazzoni.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bengazzoni.
Corrida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corrida blocks a body shot from Bengazzoni.
Corrida throws a head punch that misses.

Corrida jumps 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!
Corrida is pulling down on Bengazzoni's head. It's preventing any offense from Bengazzoni, at least for the moment.
Corrida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Corrida wants to sweep but no luck.

Corrida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bengazzoni wants to control from the top but Corrida keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Corrida working for a triangle but Bengazzoni defends it easily.
Corrida is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bengazzoni engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Corrida is looking to sweep but instead, Bengazzoni has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bengazzoni is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Corrida trying to control here.
Corrida makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Corrida.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corrida has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corrida is trying to control the position but Bengazzoni postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Bengazzoni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Corrida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bengazzoni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bengazzoni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corrida.
Corrida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corrida. Bengazzoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bengazzoni wants to counter with a clinch but Corrida pushes him away.
Bengazzoni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Corrida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Corrida scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bengazzoni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corrida throws a sloppy head kick and Bengazzoni moves out of range easily.
Bengazzoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corrida was well out of range. Poor timing from Bengazzoni.
Corrida was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Corrida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corrida scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corrida.
Corrida appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bengazzoni swings for the body but Corrida moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Bengazzoni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bengazzoni.
Corrida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good leg kick by Corrida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corrida walks into a left hand.
Corrida ducks under a wild hook from Bengazzoni.
Corrida is looking for a counter combo.
Corrida misses with a straight left.
Corrida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bengazzoni manages to avoid it.
Corrida shoots in but no luck this time.
Bengazzoni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corrida throws a lazy body kick
letting Bengazzoni counter with a right hand.
Corrida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bengazzoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Corrida.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Corrida.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corrida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Corrida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corrida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bengazzoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bengazzoni tests Corrida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Bengazzoni.
Corrida lands an overhand right.
Bengazzoni cracks Corrida with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Corrida misses with an uppercut
and Bengazzoni counters with a straight right hand.
Corrida staying out of range there.
Corrida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bengazzoni.
Corrida fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bengazzoni just manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bengazzoni, right into the meat.
Corrida moves out of range as Bengazzoni strikes.
Corrida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bengazzoni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Corrida scrambles back to his feet.
Bengazzoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Corrida drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bengazzoni working a defensive guard here.
Juan Corrida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bengazzoni pushes Corrida off and gets back to his feet.
Corrida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Corrida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bengazzoni is defending against the submission attempts here by Corrida.
Bengazzoni wants to improve his position but Corrida is controlling well.
Bengazzoni controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Corrida is working for a submission of some sort.
Corrida trying to control from half guard but Bengazzoni is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Bengazzoni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bengazzoni 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Bengazzoni!
Benjamin Bengazzoni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.