PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Bengazzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo has chosen Que país é esse? as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Bengazzoni
vs
De Santo Cristo

183 cm
32
181 lbs
22 - 17 - 1

174 cm
30
165 lbs
9 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite 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 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Bengazzoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengazzoni scores with a jab. De Santo Cristo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Bengazzoni pushes De Santo Cristo up against the cage in a clinch.
De Santo Cristo blocking some punches.
De Santo Cristo is working Bengazzoni over against the cage.
De Santo Cristo digs a right hand underneath Bengazzoni's ribcage. Bengazzoni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
De Santo Cristo tries for a takedown but Bengazzoni manages to get underhooks.
Bengazzoni misses with some punches.
Bengazzoni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De Santo Cristo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
De Santo Cristo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Santo Cristo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Bengazzoni has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

De Santo Cristo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and De Santo Cristo manages to end up in side control.

Bengazzoni throws De Santo Cristo to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!

De Santo Cristo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bengazzoni throws a head punch that misses.
Bengazzoni tries to throw a body punch but De Santo Cristo avoids it by throwing Bengazzoni back against the cage.
Bengazzoni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from De Santo Cristo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni prevents a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
Bengazzoni throws a punch but it's blocked by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo throws a head punch that misses.
De Santo Cristo blocks a body shot from Bengazzoni.
De Santo Cristo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bengazzoni.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.

Bengazzoni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bengazzoni drops his hands momentarily and De Santo Cristo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bengazzoni wants to clinch.

Bengazzoni tries to keep at a distance but De Santo Cristo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bengazzoni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bengazzoni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Santo Cristo backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.
De Santo Cristo tries to work over Bengazzoni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

De Santo Cristo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bengazzoni regains guard.
Bengazzoni keeping moving, preventing De Santo Cristo from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santo Cristo throwing strikes from guard but Bengazzoni blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Santo Cristo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Santo Cristo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Santo Cristo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Santo Cristo wants to control from the top but Bengazzoni keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni working a defensive guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bengazzoni lands a head shot.
Bengazzoni fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Santo Cristo misses with a wild body shot.
De Santo Cristo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bengazzoni sprawls well. Bengazzoni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Santo Cristo gets slowly back to his feet.

De Santo Cristo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Santo Cristo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
De Santo Cristo throws a big elbow that misses.
Bengazzoni looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Santo Cristo is one step ahead there.
De Santo Cristo throwing strikes from guard but Bengazzoni blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joao De Santo Cristo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Santo Cristo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Santo Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bengazzoni.

De Santo Cristo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
Bengazzoni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Santo Cristo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Santo Cristo prevents a body shot from Bengazzoni.
De Santo Cristo prevents a body shot from Bengazzoni.
De Santo Cristo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bengazzoni misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo tries a body shot but Bengazzoni blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bengazzoni struggles to land a body shot inside as De Santo Cristo controls his hands.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch on the inside.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for De Santo Cristo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bengazzoni tries a body shot but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
De Santo Cristo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bengazzoni.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bengazzoni controls his hands.
De Santo Cristo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni is trying to force a seperation but De Santo Cristo has the dominant position.
De Santo Cristo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bengazzoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bengazzoni lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
De Santo Cristo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bengazzoni's elbow.
De Santo Cristo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bengazzoni lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Bengazzoni.
A left hand lands to the body for De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with some punches.
Bengazzoni throws a head punch that misses.
Bengazzoni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bengazzoni misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bengazzoni.
Nice body punch from De Santo Cristo - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni throws a punch but it's blocked by De Santo Cristo.
A short right from Bengazzoni.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bengazzoni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Santo Cristo misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bengazzoni tries to throw a body punch but De Santo Cristo avoids it by throwing Bengazzoni back against the cage.
Bengazzoni misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bengazzoni fails to land.
Bengazzoni lands with a left to the head.
De Santo Cristo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.
Bengazzoni lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Santo Cristo.
Bengazzoni is trying to break the clinch but De Santo Cristo is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Bengazzoni fails to land.
Bengazzoni lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bengazzoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Bengazzoni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Santo Cristo digs a right hand underneath Bengazzoni's ribcage. Bengazzoni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bengazzoni is trying to force a seperation but De Santo Cristo has the dominant position.
Bengazzoni misses with a punch to the body.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
De Santo Cristo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bengazzoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bengazzoni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bengazzoni prevents a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
Bengazzoni misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo lands a right hand.
De Santo Cristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
De Santo Cristo misses with some punches.

Bengazzoni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

De Santo Cristo moves into the clinch successfully.
De Santo Cristo tries a body shot but Bengazzoni blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bengazzoni tries to work over De Santo Cristo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bengazzoni fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Santo Cristo.
Bengazzoni takes a shot to the head.
Bengazzoni lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Santo Cristo backwards.
Bengazzoni misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for De Santo Cristo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
A short uppercut from De Santo Cristo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Santo Cristo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao De Santo Cristo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jab from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bengazzoni wants to clinch up but De Santo Cristo keeps it at a distance.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bengazzoni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bengazzoni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Santo Cristo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good shot there by Bengazzoni.
De Santo Cristo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bengazzoni is looking to clinch but De Santo Cristo is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from De Santo Cristo misses.
De Santo Cristo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

De Santo Cristo takes the fight into the clinch.
De Santo Cristo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bengazzonis head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo misses with some punches.
De Santo Cristo tries for a takedown but Bengazzoni manages to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, De Santo Cristo scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Santo Cristo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Santo Cristo can't find room to land a body shot as Bengazzoni controls the action.
De Santo Cristo has a couple of punches blocked by Bengazzoni.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Santo Cristo.
Bengazzoni takes a shot to the head.
Bengazzoni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Santo Cristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bengazzoni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bengazzoni.
De Santo Cristo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bengazzoni.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bengazzoni.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bengazzoni.
De Santo Cristo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bengazzoni throws a punch but it's blocked by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bengazzoni tries to circle away but De Santo Cristo has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bengazzoni.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benjamin Bengazzoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Santo Cristo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand.
De Santo Cristo scores with a hook to the body.
De Santo Cristo lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bengazzoni has a couple of punches blocked by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bengazzoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from De Santo Cristo.
Bengazzoni prevents a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bengazzoni.

Bengazzoni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

De Santo Cristo rushes Bengazzoni and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Santo Cristo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Bengazzoni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bengazzoni moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
Bengazzoni can't break the clinch.
De Santo Cristo misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo blocking some punches.
De Santo Cristo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Santo Cristo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Santo Cristo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bengazzoni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Bengazzoni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bengazzoni controls his hands.
Bengazzoni working aggressively here.
De Santo Cristo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bengazzonis head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for De Santo Cristo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santo Cristo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bengazzoni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Bengazzoni.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
Bengazzoni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo lands with a light punch inside.

Bengazzoni is rocked!
Bengazzoni blocks a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
Oh Bengazzoni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Santo Cristo managing to block the knees to the body from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni seems to have got his legs back now.
Bengazzoni throws a head punch that misses.
De Santo Cristo lands with a right to the head.
Bengazzoni has a couple of punches blocked by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch to the body.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bengazzoni can't find room to land a body shot as De Santo Cristo controls the action.
De Santo Cristo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
De Santo Cristo takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joao De Santo Cristo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Santo Cristo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao De Santo Cristo!
Joao De Santo Cristo thanked the fans post fight for their support.