PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Angstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorry Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Angstrom is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Angstrom
vs
Benton

170 cm
22
161 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
168 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Angstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorry Benton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Angstrom. No joy for Benton on that attempt.

Angstrom moves into the clinch.
Benton tries to score a body lock takedown but Angstrom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Angstrom smiles and moves away.
Harry Angstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorry Benton.
Benton dives in and grabs Angstrom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Angstrom pushes down on Benton's head and hops out.
Benton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Angstrom dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Angstrom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Angstrom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Angstrom looks to land a combination but Benton avoids it well.
Angstrom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Angstrom wants it to stay on the feet.
Angstrom is looking to counter the offense by Benton and move into the clinch.
Angstrom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benton.
Angstrom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Benton 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.
Benton throwing shots but Angstrom is blocking nicely.
Benton throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Angstrom to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton is pushing down on Angstrom's leg trying to pass to half guard. Angstrom is fighting to maintain full guard but Benton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Benton working Angstrom over with strikes.
Benton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benton moves into full mount! Angstrom won't be happy about that!
Benton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Angstrom has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benton throws some wild stikes that Angstrom manages to avoid easily.
Benton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Benton punching from mount but Angstrom doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Angstrom wants to control but Benton is having none of it.
Benton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Angstrom because Benton loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton thowing shots but they're missing.
Benton punching from mount but Angstrom doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Benton with good strikes from the mount here!
Benton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Angstrom because Benton loaded up on that one.
Benton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Angstrom tries to lock up and control but Benton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Angstrom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Benton scoring with strikes but Angstrom is staying in there.
Benton landing punches.
Angstrom tries to hold on but Benton pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom is squirming around, avoiding Benton's attempts to control the action.
Benton cracks Angstrom with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Angstrom tries to hold on but Benton postures up.
Benton lands with some strikes.
Angstrom sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Benton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Benton throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Angstrom to regain full guard.
Benton throws a big elbow that misses.
Benton throwing strikes from guard but Angstrom blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Benton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Angstrom's guard.
Benton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Angstrom has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benton is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Benton.
Ground and pound from Benton.
Benton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Angstrom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Benton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Benton slips a nice elbow through Angstrom's hands, connecting with Angstrom's forehead.
Angstrom keeping hold of Benton's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorry Benton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Angstrom swinging wildly here.
Benton goes for a double leg but Angstrom avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Angstrom continues to drive forward.
A right-left combo lands from Angstrom.

It looks like Jorry Benton has been cut.

Benton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Angstrom is trying to defend but Benton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Benton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Angstrom manages to get to full guard.
Angstrom wants to sweep but no luck.
Benton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Benton landing some decent shots from guard.
Angstrom keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angstrom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Angstrom is keeping the position for now.
Benton is looking to work some ground and pound but Angstrom has wrist control.
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.
Benton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Angstrom's head.
Benton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Angstrom trying to control the position.
Benton landing some decent shots from guard.
Benton throws an elbow that misses. Angstrom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Benton's guard. Nice move by Angstrom!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Benton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Benton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Benton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Benton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Benton landing with the ground and pound.
Benton throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benton.
Benton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Angstrom 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.
Benton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Angstrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benton preventing the sweep.
Angstrom has momentary wrist control but Benton slips an elbow through the middle.
Benton throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Benton landing with the ground and pound.
Benton working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton trying to control but Angstrom is working from the bottom.
Angstrom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benton.
Benton throws an elbow that misses. Angstrom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Benton's guard. Nice move by Angstrom!

Benton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Angstrom's guard.

Benton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Angstrom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Angstrom keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorry Benton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorry Benton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Benton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harry Angstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benton fails with the takedown
and Angstrom counters with a left to the body.

Benton gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Angstrom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Benton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Benton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Angstrom is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angstrom taking a bit of punishment here - Benton scoring with strikes.
Benton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Angstrom tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Benton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Benton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton working the head and body with strikes.
Benton grinds an elbow into Angstrom's temple.
Benton working the ground and pound but Angstrom is defending the strikes.
Benton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Angstrom on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Benton in side control, throwing shots but Angstrom defends.
Benton trying to control the action but Angstrom is working from the bottom.
Benton scores with punches from side control.
Benton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Angstrom is avoiding damage well.
Angstrom taking a bit of punishment here - Benton scoring with strikes.
Benton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Harry Angstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton with the ground and pound but Angstrom regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Benton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Angstrom is looking to improve his position.
Benton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Angstrom taking some punishment here, with Benton in his half guard.
Benton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Angstrom with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Angstrom is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oh Angstrom is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benton winds up and cracks Angstrom with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Benton there.
Angstrom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benton.
Benton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Angstrom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Angstrom wants to improve his position but Benton is controlling well.
Angstrom is not content to let Benton control the position.
Benton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton wants to control but Angstrom is keeping him busy.
Benton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Angstrom seems to have got his legs back now.
Benton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Angstrom is refusing to be controlled, as Benton sits in half guard.
Benton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Angstrom is refusing to be controlled, as Benton sits in half guard.
Benton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Angstrom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benton.
Jorry Benton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorry Benton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Benton 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jorry Benton!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jorry Benton!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jorry Benton!

Jorry Benton wins by unanimous decision!