PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Benson (ranked 24733 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rosen (ranked 4326 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Rosen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Clarence Benson's chin.

Benson
vs
Rosen

199 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

189 cm
23
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clarence Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Rosen!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Benson or perhaps it was just good defense by Rosen, which made it look bad.
Rosen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rosen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Benson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Benson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rosen's efforts to push away.
Rosen wants to get back to striking at distance but Benson won't allow it.
Benson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rosen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosen is looking to break free of the clinch but Benson has double underhooks.
Benson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rosen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clarence Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rosen's waist but Rosen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benson off to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rosen, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson slips under a jab from Rosen.
Benson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Benson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rosen as he jumps to the side.

Benson gets tackled into the cage by Rosen. Rosen maintains the clinch.
Rosen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benson has him pressed against the cage.
Rosen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benson has him pressed against the cage.

Rosen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rosen loads up on a big right hand but Benson slips the punch.
Benson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosen throws out the jab.

Rosen moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rosen breaks the clinch.
Benson fails with the takedown.
Benson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rosen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benson somewhat.

Rosen instigates a clinch.
Benson tries to score a body lock takedown but Rosen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benson prevents Rosen from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rosen breaks from the clinch.
Sam Rosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rosen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benson, pushing him back against the cage.
Benson is trying to pull guard but Rosen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Benson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rosen is defending well.
We've been informed that Rosen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rosen tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.

Rosen breaks from the clinch.
Rosen throws a push kick but Benson slaps the foot to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Rosen. Those never looked like landing.
Rosen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson shoots in looking for a takedown. Rosen tries to sprawl out of it but Benson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rosen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Rosen moves into the clinch.

Benson gets control of Rosen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Benson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Rosen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Rosen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Benson with a poor takedown
and Rosen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Rosen forces Benson back against the cage and clinches.
Benson jumps guard but Rosen stands there with Benson around his waist. Benson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rosen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rosen tries to break free but Benson pushes him back against the cage.
Rosen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Benson decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosen tries to free his leg and advance position but Benson is retaining full guard.
Rosen wants to get up but he can't break Benson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Benson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Benson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rosen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Rosen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rosen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rosen to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clarence Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rosen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rosen smiles and moves away.
Rosen misses with a straight right.

Rosen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benson to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Rosen pushes Benson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rosen misses with a hook. Benson ducked under it nicely.
Rosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Benson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Benson staying out of range there.
Rosen throws an off balance right hand
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Rosen as Benson shoots in.
A slow jab from Rosen misses its intended target.
Rosen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rosen tries to work over Benson's front leg with a kick but Benson checks it.
Rosen is breathing heavily.
Rosen misses with a looping left.
Benson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rosen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Benson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Rosen closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rosen decides to pull guard.
Benson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rosen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rosen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Benson drops back looking for a leg! Rosen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rosen manages to kick Benson off! Benson jumps back into Rosen's guard.
Benson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rosen's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosen wants to stand and escape but Benson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Rosen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rosen throws a body kick that misses.

Rosen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benson, pushing him back against the cage.
Rosen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benson tries to pull guard but Rosen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rosen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Rosen manages to pull guard.
Benson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rosen wants to sweep here but Benson controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benson is looking to work some ground and pound but Rosen has wrist control.
Benson postures up and lands a big shot to Rosen's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson cracks Rosen with a solid left hand.
Rosen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rosen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benson is controlling him.
Benson scoring with some ground and pound.
Benson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rosen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Benson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Benson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clarence Benson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Benson throws a head kick but Rosen moves out of range.

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.

Rosen has managed to clinch.
Benson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rosen walks away with a smile on his face. Benson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Benson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clarence Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick by Rosen misses
and Benson counters with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rosen, as that shot connected.
Clarence Benson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Rosen misses.
Benson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosen throws out the jab.
Benson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rosen sprawls well. He's pushed Benson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rosen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benson circles away quickly and effectively.
Benson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Benson is thwarting Rosen's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosen wants to get back to his feet.
Benson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rosen pushes Benson off looking to stand but Benson dives back in and keeps control.
Benson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rosen defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rosen kicks Benson off and gets back to his feet.
Rosen slaps away a takedown attempt from Benson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A shot to the body from Rosen misses
and Benson counters with a one-two to the body.
Rosen leaves Benson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Rosen clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosen is trying to break free.
Clarence Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Rosen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Rosen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rosen 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Rosen!