PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Frulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frulani comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Benton
vs
Frulani

165 cm
23
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

172 cm
22
147 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Frulani!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frulani fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frulani avoids the head kick by Benton.
Frulani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benton's waist but Benton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frulani off to one side.
No joy there for Benton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benton scores with a hook to the body. Frulani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frulani shoots for a takedown but Benton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jack Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Frulani.

Benton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frulani looks gassed!
Benton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benton working over Frulani with some ground and pound. Frulani looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Frulani throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Benton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benton lands strikes from half guard.
Benton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Benton is working for a submission of some sort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frulani on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton drops an elbow to the side of Frulani's head.
Frulani is looking to control Benton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Frulani avoid being mounted?
Frulani pushes Benton off looking to stand but Benton dives back in and keeps control.
Benton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Benton is working for a kimura but Frulani is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton lands with a punch from half guard.
Benton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Frulani looks like he's trying to stand up.
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton working over Frulani with some ground and pound. Frulani looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Benton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Frulani tries to get to full guard but Benton has control of the leg.
Benton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Benton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Benton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Benton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton working the head and body with strikes.
Frulani trying to control but Benton postures up.
Frulani wants to stand back up but Benton manages to pass into side control.
Benton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Benton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Benton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Benton landing a few strikes.
Frulani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frulani is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Frulani prevents Benton from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Frulani takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Benton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Frulani struggling a bit here.
Benton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Benton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Benton scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Benton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benton lands a nice forearm strike.
Benton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Benton working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Benton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Benton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Benton lands in his opponent's guard.
Frulani is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benton is controlling him.
Benton pushes down on Frulani's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Frulani works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jack Benton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benton cracks Frulani with a solid left hand.
Benton won't allow Frulani to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Benton pushing down on Frulani's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Benton slips a nice elbow through Frulani's hands, connecting with Frulani's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frulani taking some punishment here, with Benton in his half guard.
Frulani tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Benton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Frulani is looking to control Benton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Frulani avoid being mounted?
Benton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Frulani on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Frulani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benton winds up and cracks Frulani with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Benton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Benton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Frulani!
Frulani wants to hold on but Benton pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Benton raining down shots from the mount!
Frulani really wants to buck Benton off and get back to his feet.
Frulani is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Benton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Benton looking to finish Frulani with some ground and pound. This is bad for Frulani!
Benton is landing with some decent strikes but Frulani is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Frulani tries to reverse the position but Benton maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Benton.
Frulani keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Benton lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Benton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Frulani is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Benton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Frulani can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Frulani is bucking up trying to escape but Benton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Benton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Benton with the ground and pound from mount.
Frulani is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Benton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Frulani throwing hammer fists to the chest of Benton. What's that going to do exactly?
Benton is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frulani is looking to improve his position but Benton isn't that keen on the idea.
Benton raining down shots from the mount!
Frulani takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Benton with a couple of short strikes.
Frulani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Frulani is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Benton landing strikes from the mount and Frulani is in trouble!
Frulani in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Frulani takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Frulani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Frulani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Benton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Frulani!
Frulani taking shots to the head.
Benton landing shots from mount.
Benton is landing with some decent strikes but Frulani is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Benton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Frulani is trying to escape the mount.
Benton avoids the attempt from Frulani to control.
Benton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frulani hang on?
Frulani wants to control but Benton is having none of it.
Benton lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benton cracks Frulani with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frulani is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Benton dominating with strikes here.
Benton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frulani can do to turn this around?
Benton landing strikes from the mount.
Benton is landing with some decent strikes but Frulani is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Frulani tries to lock up and control but Benton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Frulani is wriggling around trying to escape.
Frulani is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Benton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Benton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Frulani tries to reverse the position but Benton maintains control.

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.
Frulani is trying to stand.
Benton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Benton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Frulani trying desperately to get to his feet.
Frulani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frulani is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Frulani wants to control but Benton is having none of it.
Benton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Benton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Frulani working to try and regain half guard.
Benton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Frulani's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frulani can't escape the position.
Benton lands a nice shot to the head.
Frulani can't escape the position.
Frulani regains half guard.
Benton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Benton lands with a punch from half guard.
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Benton there.
Benton is nestled in close to Frulani, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Benton blocks the strikes from Frulani.
Benton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice jab there from Benton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
Benton looks for a takedown but Frulani sprawls well.

Frulani forces Benton back against the cage and clinches.
Benton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frulani is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Frulani turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Frulani manages to end up in side control.
Benton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Frulani is looking for a sweep. Benton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Frulani trying to control here.
Benton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frulani with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Frulani looks like he's trying to stand up.
Felipe Frulani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Benton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frulani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benton, 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Benton!