PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bennie Benson (ranked 1421 p4p, 149 weight class) and Mario Farina (ranked 2803 p4p, 293 weight class). Bennie Benson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Benson
vs
Farina

190 cm
26
255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

204 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bennie Benson !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Farina!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson throws a sloppy body shot
and Farina counters with a straight right hand.
Farina misses with a looping left.
Farina throws a lazy uppercut
letting Benson counter with a right hand.
Farina's corner calls for a 1-2. Farina obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Farina.
Farina takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Farina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Farina fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benson , pushing him back against the cage.
Benson working hard to break the clinch.
Benson is looking to break free of the clinch but Farina has double underhooks.

Farina jumps guard.
Benson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Benson trying to control the position from guard on top but Farina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farina working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Benson wants to stand but Farina is controlling his posture from full guard.
Farina trying to control the position.
Benson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Benson trying to control but Farina is working from the bottom.

Farina had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benson defends it easily.
Farina not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Benson controlling from the top position.
Benson wanted to stand there but Farina had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bennie Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson misses with a hook
and Farina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benson swings for the body but Farina moves out of range.
Benson lands a nice hook to Farina's body. Farina takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farina has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Farina darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farina.
The fighters circling - Farina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farina on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Farina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farina was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson .
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farina manages to avoid it.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Farina is just out of range.
Farina works Benson 's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farina lands a jab to Benson 's midsection.
Farina misses the jab.
Benson lands a nice shot to the body.
Farina connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Farina darts in and clinches Benson up against the cage.

Farina successfully pulls guard.
Benson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Benson wanted to stand there but Farina had control of the position.
Benson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Benson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Farina, up you get!
Farina scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benson misses with a straight right.

Farina darts in and clinches Benson up against the cage.

Farina gets control of Benson 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Farina will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Benson is looking to stand up but Farina won't let him.
Benson wants to control from the top but Farina keeps moving.
Farina not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Farina looking for a guillotine here but Benson defends easily.
Our spies down at at Invictus MMA inform us that Farina has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Farina is working an open guard so Benson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Farina dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A shot to the body from Benson misses
and Farina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benson throws a sloppy body shot
and Farina counters with a straight right hand.

Farina moves into the clinch.

Benson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benson is looking to wear down Farina with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Farina moves in looking to clinch but Benson pushes him off.
Farina tries to bum rush Benson with a series of wild strikes but Benson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farina throws a hook but Benson avoids it easily.
Farina looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farina scores with a hook to the body. Benson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Farina takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Farina has managed to clinch.
Farina is trying to pull guard but Benson has him pressed against the cage.

Farina jumps guard.
Benson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farina managing to control the position.
Farina not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benson gets to his feet - Farina follows without any prompting.
Farina tries to clinch there but Benson circles away.
Benson misses with a jab to the body
and Farina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Farina fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benson , pushing him back against the cage.
Farina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Farina pulls Benson into guard.
Benson is stalling in the full guard.
Benson postures up.
Farina is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Benson is looking to stand up but Farina won't let him.
Benson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Benson wants to get up but he can't break Farina's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farina trying to keep a closed guard but Benson is proving a slippery customer.

Farina escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Farina is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Farina has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Farina throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Farina has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson wants to stand but Farina is controlling his posture from full guard.
Benson trying to control the position from guard on top but Farina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Farina is looking for a triangle but Benson pushes his legs off easily.
Benson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Farina is proving hard to escape from.
Benson 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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Benson throws a hook but Farina blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benson throws a poor cross that misses
and Farina counters with a straight right hand.
Benson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farina.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
Farina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson digs a good hook to Farina's body.
Farina with a hook.
Benson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farina doesn't seem bothered though.

Farina forces Benson back against the cage and clinches.

Farina pulls guard effortlessly.
Benson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Benson trying to control but Farina is working from the bottom.

Benson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Benson slips under a jab.
Benson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Farina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Farina thuds a left hand into Benson 's body.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Farina lands a jab to the nose.
Farina misses with a looping left.
Benson throws a sloppy body shot
and Farina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Farina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benson throws a body shot but no joy.
Farina let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Farina connects with a body shot that sends Benson 's belly button to the back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farina.
Mario Farina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farina was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson .
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Farina.
Farina takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farina is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Farina looks to land a left hand but Benson moved out of range nicely.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Farina lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benson at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farina misses with a looping left.
It looked like Benson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farina.
A shot to the body from Benson misses
enabling Farina to counter with a crisp jab.
Benson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Farina throws a hook but Benson avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson . Farina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson misses with a hook. Farina ducked under it nicely.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farina.
Farina lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benson at a distance.
Farina's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benson under the eye.
Farina lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Farina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.

Farina takes the fight into the clinch.
Farina lands with a short shot to the head.

Farina lands an uppercut that drops Benson ! Farina follows him to the canvas looking to finish.

Benson is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Benson 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oh Benson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Farina wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benson , who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Benson 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson is trying to improve his position.
Benson seems to have got his legs back now.

Farina tries for a kimura but Benson is defending well.
Farina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farina passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Benson !
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farina prevents Benson from getting the reversal.

Farina wants to finish this one by submission but Benson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Farina.
Farina seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Benson is holding on tight.

Farina has hold of Benson 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Benson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farina seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Benson is holding on tight.
Benson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Benson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Farina with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Benson trying desperately to get to his feet.

Farina is working for a guillotine from mount but Benson frees his head quite easily.

Farina moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Benson has worked his arm free - good work by Benson !

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson wants to get back to his feet.

Farina wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benson , who protects the arm well.

Farina is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Farina is looking to take a break and control but Benson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Farina really dominated that round.
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.

Farina drives through and clinches with Benson against the cage.
Benson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farina tries to pull guard but Benson won't allow it.
Benson is leaning against Farina and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farina swings wildly with an uppercut but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Farina successfully pulls guard.
Benson trying to control but Farina is working from the bottom.
Benson is looking to stand up but Farina won't let him.

Benson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Farina, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Benson misses with a straight right.
Benson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benson throws a big shot that misses.
Benson moves forwards but Farina connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Farina throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
Benson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson takes a swing at Farina's ribcage but misses.
Benson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benson looks to land a left hand but Farina moved out of range nicely.
Benson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farina.
Benson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farina.
Benson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Benson .
Farina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farina manages to avoid it.
Farina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson . Farina does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Farina misses.
A jab from Farina misses.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Benson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farina manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Farina's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Farina!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Benson misses
and Farina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benson misses the shot to the body.

Farina has managed to clinch.
Farina jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Benson walks away with a smile on his face. Farina gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Farina moves forwards but Benson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benson slips under a jab from Farina.
Benson swings for the body but Farina moves out of range.
A nice side step and Farina releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farina darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benson ducks right into an uppercut from Farina.
Benson thuds a left hand into Farina's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands a right hook to the body.
Benson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farina slips under a jab from Benson .
A swing and a miss from Farina.
Decent striking displayed by Farina there.

Farina has taken the fight to the clinch.

Farina has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Benson uses from the top position.
Farina is trying to control the position but Benson postures up.
Farina has a closed guard, preventing Benson from standing up.

Benson gets to his feet - Farina follows without any prompting.
Nice straight punches there by Farina. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Farina.
Farina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farina wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
Benson misses with a straight left.
Benson throws a right hand that misses
and Farina counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Farina counters with a right hand to the body.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farina.
Farina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farina swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benson .
Benson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Farina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benson throws out the jab.
Farina scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benson doesn't seem bothered though.
Benson looks to land a left hand but Farina moved out of range nicely.
Farina scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Farina throws out a loose jab but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Farina instigates a clinch.

Farina has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Benson uses from the top position.
Benson postures up.

Benson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Farina dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farina moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benson walks into a jab.
Benson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Farina missing with a left hand there. Benson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farina connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benson swings for the body but Farina moves out of range.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Farina is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Farina.
Farina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benson .
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farina throws out a counter right but Benson avoids it with no problem.
Farina scores with a jab to the jaw.
Farina misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throws a body shot but no joy.
Benson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Farina takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Benson misses the target.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farina tries to clinch but Benson moves out of range.
A big left from Benson misses.
Benson swings for the body but Farina moves out of range.
Farina scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benson misses the jab.
Benson takes one to the chin there.
Farina closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Benson out cold! Benson corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mario Farina!
Mario Farina is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mario Farina thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.