PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Benavidez (ranked 1192 p4p, 165 weight class) and Henry Tomasino Jr (ranked 808 p4p, 111 weight class). Tomasino Jr has chosen i kill cause im hungry as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Benavidez
vs
Tomasino Jr

180 cm
27
197 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

180 cm
30
199 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Benavidez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Tomasino Jr!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomasino Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benavidez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Tomasino Jr pushes Benavidez up against the cage in a clinch.
Benavidez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benavidez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Benavidez pulls Tomasino Jr into guard.
Benavidez working a defensive guard here.
Tomasino Jr wants to control from the top but Benavidez keeps moving.
Tomasino Jr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Benavidez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tomasino Jr.
Benavidez is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Team Croatia, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomasino Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Benavidez down.

Tomasino Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tomasino Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Benavidez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tomasino Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr is looking to take a break and control but Benavidez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benavidez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benavidez is trying to get back to half guard.
Benavidez is not content to let Tomasino Jr control the position.
Tomasino Jr wants to control for a moment but Benavidez uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Benavidez tries to roll over but Tomasino Jr keeps him under control.

Benavidez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tomasino Jr pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benavidez with the active half guard here but Tomasino Jr passes nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Benavidez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tomasino Jr working the ground and pound from side control.
Tomasino Jr trying to control the action but Benavidez is working from the bottom.
Benavidez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Benavidez struggling a bit here.
Tomasino Jr trying to control the position but Benavidez is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr working the ground and pound from side control.
Benavidez tries to improve position but can't.
Benavidez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Benavidez is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tomasino Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Tomasino Jr looking for a guillotine here but Benavidez defends easily.

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

Benavidez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez looking to pass the guard.
Tomasino Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Benavidez trying to control here.
Tomasino Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tomasino Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benavidez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tomasino Jr throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Tomasino Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tomasino Jr slips under a jab from Benavidez.
Tomasino Jr throws the left hand but Benavidez avoids the punch easily.
Tomasino Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Benavidez misses with a looping right.
Benavidez blocks the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Benavidez.
Tomasino Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benavidez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomasino Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benavidez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benavidez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tomasino Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benavidez throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr looks to land a right hand but Benavidez moved out of range.
Benavidez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tomasino Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benavidez manages to avoid it.
Benavidez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomasino Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomasino Jr slips a jab from Benavidez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomasino Jr! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Tomasino Jr misses.
Benavidez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That kick from Tomasino Jr tenderised Benavidez's leg. Benavidez is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez jabs Tomasino Jr right on the nose. Tomasino Jr blinks but takes it well.
Tomasino Jr throws a hook but Benavidez blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Tomasino Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomasino Jr! But no joy.
Tomasino Jr ducks under a wild hook from Benavidez.
Tomasino Jr is looking to chop away at Benavidez's legs.
Benavidez tries to counter with a takedown but Tomasino Jr is quick to defend against it.
Benavidez works the jab nicely.

Tomasino Jr has managed to clinch.
Tomasino Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tomasino Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benavidez.
Benavidez throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomasino Jr.

Benavidez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tomasino Jr regains guard.
Tomasino Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henry Tomasino Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benavidez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tomasino Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Benavidez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tomasino Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tomasino Jr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Tomasino Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Benavidez.

Benavidez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tomasino Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Benavidez.
Tomasino Jr is looking to control Benavidez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tomasino Jr avoid being mounted?
Tomasino Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tomasino Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benavidez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benavidez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Benavidez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomasino Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benavidez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomasino Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Benavidez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Benavidez preventing the sweep.

Benavidez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tomasino Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Benavidez is proving a slippery customer.
Benavidez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Benavidez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tomasino Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benavidez has managed to get both his arms back between Tomasino Jr's legs - danger averted.
Benavidez won't allow Tomasino Jr to sweep him here.
Benavidez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomasino Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Benavidez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tomasino Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benavidez pushing down on Tomasino Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Benavidez wants to control but Tomasino Jr is keeping him busy.
Tomasino Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benavidez is working away from the top position though.

Benavidez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tomasino Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Benavidez.
Tomasino Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Benavidez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Tomasino Jr throws out a loose jab but Benavidez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benavidez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tomasino Jr on the side of the head.

Benavidez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Benavidez showed some decent athleticism there.
Tomasino Jr is looking to improve his position.
Benavidez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tomasino Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tomasino Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benavidez won't allow Tomasino Jr to sweep him here.
Benavidez passes Tomasino Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tomasino Jr is looking to control Benavidez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tomasino Jr avoid being mounted?
Tomasino Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benavidez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tomasino Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Tomasino Jr trying to hold on to Benavidez's head to control him but Benavidez postures up.

Benavidez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tomasino Jr defends it well.
Tomasino Jr is looking to control Benavidez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tomasino Jr avoid being mounted?

Benavidez seems to be working for a kimura but Tomasino Jr defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tomasino Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Benavidez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tomasino Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tomasino Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tomasino Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Benavidez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Benavidez is working for a kimura but Tomasino Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Tomasino Jr is looking for a sweep. Benavidez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Benavidez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Tomasino Jr looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez is keen to just control but Tomasino Jr is a slippery customer.

Benavidez is working for a submission of some sort.

Benavidez seems to be looking for submissions.
Benavidez uses his free foot to push down on Tomasino Jr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tomasino Jr.
Benavidez with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Tomasino Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tomasino Jr keeps trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr is still trying to improve position.
Tomasino Jr is squirming around, avoiding Benavidez's attempts to control the action.
Tomasino Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Benavidez looking to control but Tomasino Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tomasino Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Benavidez wants to control the pace but Tomasino Jr is squirming around nicely.
Tomasino Jr is looking to improve his position but Benavidez isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Benavidez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tomasino Jr has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Benavidez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tomasino Jr manages to avoid the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Benavidez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benavidez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Benavidez!
Roy Benavidez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Henry Tomasino Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I kill cause i hungry.'.