PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bertil Bengtsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bengtsson
vs
Laranja

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Sin City Allstars

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bertil Bengtsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Laranja!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bengtsson misses with a lunging right hand

and Laranja counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bengtsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bengtsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laranja.
Laranja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bengtsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Laranja 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.
Laranja wants to control from the top but Bengtsson keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bengtsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laranja has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hugs & Kisses. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Laranja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bengtsson is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laranja 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.
Laranja tries to free his leg and advance position but Bengtsson is retaining full guard.
Bengtsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Laranja is stalling in the full guard.
Laranja being controlled here momentarily.
Laranja trying to control the position from guard on top but Bengtsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bengtsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laranja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bengtsson.
Laranja with the counter takedown but Bengtsson avoids it easily.
Bengtsson misses with a hook.
Bengtsson misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja blocks a jab.
Bengtsson takes a swing at Laranja's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Laranja's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bengtsson loads up on a big right hand but Laranja slips the punch.
Bengtsson throws a right hand that Laranja ducks under and follows up with a left that Laranja also avoids with ease.
Bengtsson looks to throw the jab but Laranja is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Bengtsson backs off Laranja throws a huge counter combo but Bengtsson manages to avoid it all.
Bengtsson throws a hook but Laranja blocks it.
Laranja is looking for the big counter here.
Bengtsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laranja under the eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laranja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bengtsson throws a looping overhand right but Laranja ducks down to avoid it.
Laranja throws a big counter head kick but Bengtsson avoids it with no problem.
Bengtsson throws a hook but Laranja blocks it.
As Bengtsson backs off Laranja throws a huge counter combo but Bengtsson manages to avoid it all.
Bengtsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bengtsson looks to land a right hand but Laranja moved out of range.
Laranja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laranja lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bengtsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laranja tries to counter with a clinch but Bengtsson shakes him off and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson throws a nice looking combination but Laranja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laranja feints the counter takedown.
Renato Laranja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bengtsson looks to throw the jab but Laranja is out of range.
Laranja unleashes a big counter combination but Bengtsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bengtsson misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Laranja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja slips a jab from Bengtsson.
A jab from Bengtsson misses.
Laranja throws a counter combo.
Bengtsson misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Bengtsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Laranja tries to counter it with a takedown but Bengtsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Laranja slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Bengtsson backs off Laranja throws a huge counter combo but Bengtsson manages to avoid it all.
Bengtsson throws a looping overhand right but Laranja ducks down to avoid it.
Laranja lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bengtsson throws an off balance right hand

and Laranja counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Laranja.
Laranja wants to control from the top but Bengtsson keeps moving.
Laranja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Laranja wants to control from the top but Bengtsson keeps moving.
Bengtsson controls Laranja momentarily but Laranja frees himself.
Laranja looking to pass the guard.
Laranja throwing strikes but missing.
Laranja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laranja is fighting to break Bengtsson's control of his arms but Bengtsson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bertil Bengtsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bengtsson throws the left hand but Laranja avoids the punch easily.
Bengtsson looks to land a left hand but Laranja moved out of range nicely.
Bengtsson misses with a looping left.
And Laranja tries to counter it with a takedown but Bengtsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bengtsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laranja.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laranja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson throws out a loose jab but Laranja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bengtsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laranja slips a jab from Bengtsson.
Nice defenses there by Laranja.
Bengtsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laranja counters with a left and a right that stings Bengtsson.
Renato Laranja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bengtsson throws out the jab.
Bengtsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Laranja.
Despite the aggression on Laranja's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bengtsson looks to land a left hand but Laranja moved out of range nicely.
Laranja with the counter takedown but Bengtsson avoids it easily.
Laranja tries to move into range but Bengtsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bengtsson misses.
Bengtsson throws a looping overhand right but Laranja ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Bengtsson misses its intended target.
Laranja feints the counter takedown.
Bengtsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laranja.
Laranja swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bertil Bengtsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bengtsson cracks Laranja with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bengtsson, as that shot connected.
Bengtsson throws a looping overhand right but Laranja ducks down to avoid it.
Laranja gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bengtsson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bengtsson throws a hook but Laranja avoids it easily.
Laranja lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bertil Bengtsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bengtsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bertil Bengtsson!
Bertil Bengtsson made sure to mention his sponsor, Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview.