PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 4773 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Assface (ranked 6941 p4p, 487 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Benvenuti
vs
Assface

204 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giacomo Benvenuti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Assface!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assface tries for a takedown but Benvenuti circles away easily
and Benvenuti counters with a two punch combo.
Benvenuti connects with a body shot.
Assface shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benvenuti but Benvenuti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Assface throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benvenuti's waist but Benvenuti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assface off to one side.
It appears Benvenuti was looking to counter with a kick there.
Giacomo Benvenuti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Assface.
Assface shoots in looking for a takedown. Benvenuti tries to sprawl out of it but Assface keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benvenuti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Assface backs away, Benvenuti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assface closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benvenuti circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Benvenuti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danga de danga de dang - Benvenuti scores with a four punch combination!

Assface clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti wants to get back to striking at distance but Assface won't allow it.
Assface looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Assface pulls guard effortlessly.
Benvenuti being controlled here momentarily.
Benvenuti trying to control the position from guard on top but Assface is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assface pulls Benvenuti in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benvenuti wants to control from the top but Assface keeps moving.
Benvenuti is really struggling to control Assface but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Assface looking for a sweep. Not yet Assface, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Assface had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benvenuti defends it easily.
Benvenuti wants to control from the top but Assface keeps moving.
Benvenuti looking to sit in guard and control but Assface gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Benvenuti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Benvenuti wants to stand but Assface is controlling the position.
Assface not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Assface postures up.
Benvenuti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Assface on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Assface 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.
Assface controlling from the top position.
Assface preventing the sweep.
Benvenuti wants to get back to his feet but Assface is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Assface makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Benvenuti is trying to hold Assface in close to prevent damage but Assface has managed to pass into half guard.
Assface looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Assface might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Benvenuti tries to kick Assface off but Assface keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Benvenuti wants to control but Assface is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Assface is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

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

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

Assface takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Assface shoots in but no luck this time.
Benvenuti lands with a nice body punch.
Assface takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benvenuti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Assface.
Benvenuti tried to counter with a leg kick but Assface avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assface tries for a takedown but Benvenuti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Benvenuti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Giacomo Benvenuti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Assface.
Benvenuti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Assface gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Benvenuti to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Benvenuti.
Giacomo Benvenuti is winning the standup battle so far.
Assface misses with a body punch
enabling Benvenuti to counter with a crisp jab.
Assface misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benvenuti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Assface is breathing heavily.
Benvenuti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benvenuti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Benvenuti as Assface shoots in.
Assface shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benvenuti pinned against the cage. Benvenuti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Benvenuti coming out on top.
Benvenuti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Assface tries to clinch up but Benvenuti circles away and keeps his distance.
Benvenuti swats away the attempt to clinch by Assface.
Benvenuti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assface with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benvenuti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Assface.
Assface misses with a double jab
and Benvenuti counters with a solid body kick.
Assface gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benvenuti.
Assface darts in looking for a takedown but Benvenuti gets double underhooks and turns Assface into the cage.
Benvenuti tried to counter with a leg kick but Assface avoided it.
Benvenuti connects with a body shot that sends Assface's belly button to the back.
Assface takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benvenuti is looking to wear down Assface with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benvenuti scoring well with a low kick there.
Assface takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Assface shoots for a takedown but Benvenuti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Assface backs away, Benvenuti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti throws a series of strikes that have Assface backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Benvenuti. Beautiful body shot.
Benvenuti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Assface doesn't seem bothered though.
Assface is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Assface on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Assface misses with a takedown attempt
and Benvenuti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Assface thinking.
Benvenuti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benvenuti scores with a shot to the body.
Benvenuti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Assface if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giacomo Benvenuti dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Assface takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Assface clinches.
Benvenuti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benvenuti tries to work over Assface's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benvenuti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Assface pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Benvenuti finds it's target.
Benvenuti lands with a hook. Assface tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Assface fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benvenuti, pushing him back against the cage.
Benvenuti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assface blocks a body shot from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti is trying to break free.

Benvenuti breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assface doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benvenuti counters with a good low kick that Assface was not able to check.
Assface shoots for a double leg takedown but Benvenuti sprawls well. He's pushed Assface's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Assface takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Assface with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benvenuti counters with a left and a right that stings Assface.
Giacomo Benvenuti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Assface.
Benvenuti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benvenuti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Assface eats them both and turns towards Benvenuti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That kick from Benvenuti tenderised Assface's leg. Assface is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benvenuti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Assface wants to clinch but Benvenuti slips to the side
and Benvenuti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Benvenuti gets tackled into the cage by Assface. Assface maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benvenuti misses with a punch to the body.
Benvenuti struggles to land a body shot inside as Assface controls his hands.
Assface blocks a body shot from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti is trying to push Assface away but Assface has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Assface's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Assface lands a knee to the body.
Benvenuti misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Assface.
Benvenuti pushes Assface back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assface is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benvenuti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Assface's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benvenuti feints and then cracks Assface's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Assface down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assface doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benvenuti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benvenuti, right into the meat.
Benvenuti is looking to slow Assface down with leg kicks.
Assface has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benvenuti connects with a body shot.
Benvenuti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Assface takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assface can do to turn this around?
Benvenuti stuns Assface with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assface shoots and misses
and Benvenuti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Assface's knee momentarily.
Benvenuti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benvenuti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giacomo Benvenuti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Benvenuti lands.
Jab from Benvenuti.
Assface's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benvenuti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Assface scrambles back to his feet.
Assface shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benvenuti pinned against the cage. Benvenuti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giacomo Benvenuti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benvenuti 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giacomo Benvenuti!