PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eliseo Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Buxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eliseo Benson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Benson
vs
Buxton

165 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

165 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliseo Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfred Buxton!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buxton closes the distance and pushes Benson back into the cage.

Buxton decides to pull guard.
Buxton is pulling down on Benson's head to control his posture.
Benson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Buxton pulls Benson in close to prevent any damage.
Benson trying to control but Buxton is working from the bottom.
Benson is stalling in the full guard.
Benson really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson looking to pass the guard.
Buxton wants to sweep here but Benson controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buxton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buxton wants to sweep here but Benson controlling him for the moment.
Benson with a nice head shot there.
Buxton has his hands on Benson's head, controlling the position.
Buxton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benson is one step ahead there.
Benson trying to control the position from guard on top but Buxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Benson content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buxton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two 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.
Benson trying to control but Buxton is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buxton.

Buxton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buxton working Benson over with knees to the body.

Buxton is trying to trip Benson. He has hold of a leg but Benson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Buxton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Buxton stands and steps away. Benson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Buxton moves into range and clinches up with Benson.
Buxton tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
Buxton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benson wants to get back to striking at distance but Buxton won't allow it.
Buxton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buxton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxton misses with an elbow over the top.

Buxton decides to pull guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benson trying to control but Buxton is working from the bottom.
Benson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benson trying to control the position from guard on top but Buxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buxton looking for a sweep. Not yet Buxton, not yet.
Benson trying to control but Buxton is working from the bottom.
Benson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benson wants to control from the top but Buxton keeps moving.
Buxton controlling the position.
Benson trying to control the position from guard on top but Buxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Buxton is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Benson is working an open guard so Buxton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Buxton rushes Benson and presses him up against the cage.
Benson trying to stall but Buxton improves his position.
Buxton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benson blocks it with crossed arms.
Buxton connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Eliseo Benson has been cut.

Buxton pulls guard.
Buxton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buxton looks winded!
Buxton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buxton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benson is one step ahead there.
Benson sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfred Buxton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eliseo Benson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Buxton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buxton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buxton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buxton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Buxton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown attempt by Benson or perhaps it was just good defense by Buxton, which made it look bad.

Buxton forces Benson back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buxton lands a knee to the head.

Buxton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Buxton clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Benson throws an elbow but misses.
Buxton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buxton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benson is looking to break free of the clinch but Buxton has double underhooks.
Buxton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benson's face.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Buxton avoids the damage to the body.
Benson dodges an elbow strike from Buxton.

Buxton jumps guard and drags Benson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Buxton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Buxton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Buxton is breathing heavily.
Benson trying to control but Buxton is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buxton is keeping the position for now.
Buxton wants to sweep here but Benson controlling him for the moment.
Buxton seems keen to control Benson's posture.
Benson wants to control from the top but Buxton keeps moving.
Buxton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Benson landing with the ground and pound.
Benson wants to control from the top but Buxton keeps moving.
Benson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Buxton controlling Benson's posture.
Buxton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benson is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxton pulls Benson in close to prevent any damage.
Benson won't allow Buxton to sweep him here.
Buxton pulls Benson in close to his closed guard and prevents Benson from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buxton avoids it really well and circles away.

Benson tries to keep at a distance but Buxton has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four 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.

Buxton is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Benson can't fight it off and eventually Buxton manages to take the fight to the floor. Benson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Buxton throws a big right hand that misses.
Buxton stops Benson from standing up.

Buxton stands up and waves to Benson to follow him.

Buxton takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buxton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfred Buxton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eliseo Benson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

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

Buxton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buxton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Buxton jumps into guard, dragging Benson to the mat.
Buxton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buxton is continuing to stall.
Buxton wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson trying to control but Buxton is working from the bottom.
Buxton managing to control the position.
Benson trying to control but Buxton is working from the bottom.
Buxton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benson is one step ahead there.
Buxton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Benson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Benson is trying to get an arm triangle but Buxton is defending well.
Buxton tries to improve position but can't.

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.
Benson tries to advance to mount but Buxton denies him.

Benson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Buxton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Buxton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benson is looking to take a break and control but Buxton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Buxton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Buxton regains half guard.
Alfred Buxton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Buxton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Buxton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Buxton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Benson works over Buxton with some ground and pound from guard.
Buxton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Benson controls the pace.
Buxton 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.
Benson looking to pass the guard.
Buxton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Buxton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benson trying to control but Buxton is working from the bottom.
Buxton has Benson pulled in close to control his posture.
Benson trying to control the position from guard on top but Buxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buxton keeping full guard, as Benson tries to pass.
Benson wants to control from the top but Buxton keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Buxton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Buxton drags the fight down to the ground.
Benson trying to control but Buxton is working from the bottom.
Buxton is pulling down on Benson's head. It's preventing any offense from Benson, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfred Buxton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buxton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfred Buxton!