PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cavey Beaumont (ranked 411 p4p, 50 weight class) and Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 1057 p4p, 123 weight class). Benvenuti has chosen Pantera - Goddamn Electric as his entrance music. Cavey Beaumont has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Beaumont
vs
Benvenuti

217 cm
29
290 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

204 cm
36
269 lbs
35 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavey Beaumont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Giacomo Benvenuti!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti throws the kick towards the body but Beaumont avoids it.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti.
Beaumont connects with a solid leg kick.
Benvenuti lands with a nice body punch.
Beaumont on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benvenuti keeps Beaumont at a distance using the push kick.
Beaumont is breathing heavily.
Benvenuti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benvenuti avoids the body shot from Beaumont.
Benvenuti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Benvenuti sends Beaumont crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Benvenuti is motioning to the referee to let Beaumont up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Cavey Beaumont has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benvenuti avoids the body shot from Beaumont.
Benvenuti throws a hook to the side of Beaumont's head but Beaumont sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beaumont.

Benvenuti sends Beaumont crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Benvenuti is motioning to the referee to let Beaumont up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Beaumont is rocked!
Benvenuti walks into a jab.
Oh Beaumont is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benvenuti looks to throw the jab but Beaumont is out of range.

Benvenuti has Beaumont up against the cage in a clinch.

Benvenuti breaks from the clinch.
Beaumont seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Benvenuti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beaumont throws out the jab.
Benvenuti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benvenuti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beaumont lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benvenuti wants to clinch.
Beaumont pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benvenuti throws out a counter right but Beaumont avoids it with no problem.
Beaumont moves away from the strike by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBeaumont.
Benvenuti scores with a nice body kick.
Benvenuti with a nice cross.

Cavey Beaumont's cut is getting worse.

Beaumont tries to keep at a distance but Benvenuti has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Benvenuti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Benvenuti fails to land.
Beaumont misses with the head strike.
Benvenuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beaumont's elbow.
Benvenuti lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beaumont throws a punch but it's blocked by Benvenuti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beaumont.
A short body shot lands from Benvenuti as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a body punch.
Beaumont throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benvenuti.
Benvenuti gets through Beaumont's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Cavey Beaumont's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Benvenuti is working Beaumont over against the cage.
Benvenuti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beaumont backwards.

Benvenuti breaks the clinch.

Benvenuti closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Benvenuti breaks the clinch.
Beaumont walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Benvenuti swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Giacomo Benvenuti!
An out of breath Giacomo Benvenuti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.