PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jalmari Pullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton's entrance music is I get Knocked Down. A fine choice. Pullo has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Benton
vs
Pullo

180 cm
41
185 lbs
26 - 16 - 1

180 cm
31
185 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jalmari Pullo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benton throws a jab but it's blocked by Pullo.
Pullo flicks out a counter leg kick but Benton steps away.
Pullo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Benton blocks the body kick.
Pullo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pullo in his tracks.
Benton swings for the body but Pullo moves out of range.
Pullo throws a wild body kick that Benton sees coming a mile off.
Pullo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Benton misses.
Benton misses the shot to the body.
Pullo misses with a body kick.
Pullo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Benton finds it's target.
Pullo throws a head kick but Benton moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Benton. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pullo needs to keep his hands up - Benton had a free shot at his head there.
Benton keeps the fight on the outside.
Benton tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo throws the kick towards the body but Benton avoids it.
A punch combination from Benton misses.
Pullo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Pullo. Beautiful body shot.
Pullo tries a head kick but it misses.
Benton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pullo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benton. That did some damage!
Benton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pullo moves away.
Pullo tries a head kick but it misses.
Pullo tests Benton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benton takes a swing at Pullo's ribcage but misses.
Pullo is looking to score with low kicks.
Benton dips to his left and cracks Pullo with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pullo.
Pullo tries to score with a low kick but Benton moves his leg out of the way.
Benton takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with an uppercut.
Grant Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pullo looks for the body kick but Benton saw that one coming.
Pullo walks into a left hand.
Pullo lands with an uppercut that bounces Benton off the cage and back into range.
Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pullo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pullo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benton slips a straight right by Pullo.
Pullo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benton.
Benton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pullo in his tracks.
Pullo tries a head kick but it misses.
Pullo throws a sloppy head kick and Benton moves out of range easily.
Pullo is looking to clinch but Benton is avoiding it.
Pullo throws a jab but it's blocked by Benton.
Benton takes a swing at Pullo's ribcage but misses.
Pullo lands a high kick!
Pullo throws out a leg kick but Benton moves out of range and Pullo only half commits.
Pullo throws a hook but Benton avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pullo.
Pullo slips a jab from Benton.
Pullo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pullo takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Benton has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pullo lunges at Benton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benton's hand.
Pullo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pullo scrambles back to his feet.
Benton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benton blocks a leg kick.
Benton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pullo.
Pullo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pullo throws a wild body kick that Benton sees coming a mile off.
Pullo doesn't manage to clinch there - Benton circles away.
Pullo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benton scores with a one two! Pullo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Pullo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pullo's elbow.
Benton working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pullo or not.
Benton lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Benton.
Benton dodges an elbow strike from Pullo.
Benton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benton prevents a body shot from Pullo.
Benton can't find room to land a body shot as Pullo controls the action.
Benton is trying to force a seperation but Pullo has the dominant position.
Benton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Pullo.

It looks like Grant Benton has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benton tries to break the clinch but Pullo is controlling the position.
Pullo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benton has Pullo pressed against the cage.
Benton misses with the head strike.
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 Grant Benton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Benton throws a hook but Pullo avoids it easily.
Pullo throws a counter combo.
Pullo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pullo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pullo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A right-left combo lands from Benton.
Benton throws a series of strikes that have Pullo backpedaling.
Benton walks into a stiff left hand from Pullo.
Benton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pullo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pullo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Benton missing with a left hand there. Pullo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton looks to land a combination but Pullo avoids it well.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Benton.
Benton misses the jab.
Benton misses with a wild combination.
Pullo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Benton blocks it well.
Pullo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benton cracks Pullo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo scores with a hook.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Benton rushes Pullo and presses him up against the cage.
Pullo misses with an elbow strike.
Pullo misses with an elbow strike.
Benton tries to throw a body punch but Pullo avoids it by throwing Benton back against the cage.
Pullo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Pullo.
Benton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pullo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pullo misses with an elbow strike.
Benton gets through Pullo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pullo pushes off an throws an elbow but Benton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pullo tries to stall but Benton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pullo stalling in the clinch but Benton improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Benton throws a head punch that misses.
Pullo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benton is keeping busy.
A short left from Benton.
Pullo throws an elbow that misses.
Pullo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benton is trying to break the clinch but Pullo has him pressed against the cage.
Pullo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pullo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pullo looking to stall.
Benton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pullo keeps control of Benton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pullo lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benton lands with a light punch inside.
Pullo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benton's elbow.
Pullo slowing the pace effectively.
Benton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benton blocks an elbow strike from Pullo.
Good body shot from Pullo.
Pullo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benton misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Pullo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benton moves out of range of the body kick.
Pullo slips under a jab from Benton.
A big right from Pullo misses.
Benton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pullo under the eye.
Pullo moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Pullo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton scores with a body shot.
Benton jabs at Pullo's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pullo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benton throws out the jab.
Pullo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benton throws a big counter combination but Pullo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benton moves away from the strike by Pullo.
Benton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benton throws a body punch but Pullo moves out of range.
Pullo avoids the body shot from Benton.
Benton lands with a nice body punch.
Benton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pullo connects with a jab.
Pullo staying out of range there.
Pullo moves out of range of the strikes.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benton tries to clinch but Pullo is having none of it.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pullo moves away.

Benton rushes Pullo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Benton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Benton scores with a body shot.
Pullo looks for the body kick but Benton saw that one coming.
Pullo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
A little jabbing left from Pullo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pullo moves away.
Benton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pullo doesn't seem bothered though.
Pullo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pullo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pullo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benton moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Pullo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pullo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Benton rushes Pullo and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Benton.
Pullo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Benton avoids a wild elbow strike from Pullo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton lands a shoulder strike.
Benton tries to break free but Pullo pushes him back against the cage.
Benton managing to block the knees to the body from Pullo.
Pullo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pullo misses with a body punch.
Grant Benton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pullo struggles to land a body shot inside as Benton controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benton.
Pullo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pullo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Benton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pullo, right into the meat.
Benton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pullo.
Pullo takes a swing at Benton's ribcage but misses.
Jalmari Pullo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pullo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pullo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Pullo is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pullo! But no joy.
Pullo keeps Benton at a distance using the push kick.
Pullo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pullo jabs at Benton's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pullo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pullo.
Pullo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Pullo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pullo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pullo moves away from the strike by Benton.
A little jabbing left from Pullo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pullo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pullo throws a looping overhand right but Benton ducks down to avoid it.
Benton takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton scores with a hook.
Benton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pullo lands with a cross.
Pullo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benton fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Pullo lands.
Pullo misses with a shot to the body
and Benton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pullo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pullo misses with an uppercut.
Benton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton throws a good cross that connects.
Benton throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullo fakes the leg kick and cracks Benton in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pullo swats away the attempt to clinch by Benton.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pullo. That's going to slow Benton down.
Pullo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pullo.
Grant Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
Benton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pullo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benton was well out of range. Poor timing from Pullo.
Pullo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benton.
Benton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pullo.
Pullo misses with a kick to the body.
Benton misses the jab.
Pullo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pullo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grant Benton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pullo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pullo throws a low kick, looking for Benton's leg but Benton calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Benton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grant Benton.
Well Benton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Grant Benton!
Grant Benton is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Grant Benton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.