PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 77 p4p, 9 weight class) and Lee Roy (ranked 615 p4p, 81 weight class). Benedetti comes into the arena with Bajafondo blaring out of the sound system. Roy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cry, Cry, Cry. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benedetti
vs
Roy

179 cm
25
170 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
177 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Benedetti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Roy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benedetti.
Roy throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Lee Roy has been cut.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roy punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti defending well as Roy loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Roy misses the target.
Benedetti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Roy looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Benedetti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benedetti circles away quickly and effectively.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Roy throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti thinks about countering with a body kick.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti drops his hands momentarily and Roy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy looks to land a combination but Benedetti avoids it well.
Roy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benedetti is looking for a counter combo.
Roy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedetti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Roy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Benedetti misses its target.
Roy jabs Benedetti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Roy misses with a left hand
and Benedetti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roy throws a body shot but no joy.
Roy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roy.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roy.
A counter left hand to the body from Benedetti misses its target.
Roy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Roy misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benedetti slips a jab from Roy.
A counter left hand to the body from Benedetti misses its target.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roy was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Roy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Roy saw it coming and moves away.
Roy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roy.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
A little jabbing left from Roy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti cracks Roy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roy scores with a head kick. Benedetti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mario Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benedetti checks it well.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Benedetti's head coaches at Q Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roy.
The fighters circling - Roy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roy misses with a wild body shot.
Roy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roy throws a chopping leg kick but Benedetti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roy connects with the punch.
Roy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benedetti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy scores with a hook.
Roy shoots in and drives through. Benedetti sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roy ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roy finds it's way round the side to connect with Benedetti's head.
Roy cracks Benedetti with a good jab.
Benedetti throws a body kick that misses.
Lee Roy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Roy.
A quick step to the side and Benedetti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benedetti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mario Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Roy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benedetti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roy swings widly with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Roy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Roy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Benedetti throws a hook but Roy blocks it.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roy was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Roy cracks Benedetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roy's knee momentarily.
Roy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benedetti's calf.
Roy throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Roy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Benedetti counters with a crisp one two that drops Roy! Benedetti thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Roy to his feet! Roy is in big trouble!
Roy throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Roy lands the left hand.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Roy tries a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti is wise to it.
Roy avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
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!
Benedetti misses with a double jab
and Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Benedetti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedetti struggling a bit here.
Benedetti is not content to let Roy control the position.
Roy working the head and body with strikes.
Roy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Benedetti keeping his opponent close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roy trying to control the action but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Roy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Benedetti is trying to control Roy's posture but Roy avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti bucks up and tries to throw Roy off but instead Roy has got his back!
Benedetti tries to escape the position.
Benedetti avoids the strikes from Roy.
Benedetti tries to break free.
Benedetti trying to control but not successfully.
Benedetti avoids the strikes from Roy.
Roy is hanging on to Benedetti's back as he tries to escape.
Benedetti is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Roy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Roy looking for the choke but no joy.

Roy is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Benedetti is defending well though. Roy let's go of the attempt for now.
Benedetti is really stuck here.
Benedetti looking to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benedetti turns into Roy and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Roy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lee Roy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Roy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benedetti under the eye.
Lee Roy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roy takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Roy moves out of range of the strikes.
Roy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roy. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy misses with a looping right.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roy.
Roy misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to bum rush Roy with a series of wild strikes but Roy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roy throws a sloppy head kick and Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roy or perhaps it was just good defense by Benedetti, which made it look bad.
Roy throws a leg kick
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roy manages to avoid it.
Roy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benedetti.
Roy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Roy just manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benedetti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy tries to land a front kick but Benedetti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roy connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Benedetti. No joy for Roy on that attempt.
Roy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti tries to land a body kick
and Roy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Roy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benedetti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mario Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Roy.
Roy cracks Benedetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Roy ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Roy shoots in and drives through. Benedetti sprawls well.
Roy misses with a looping left.
Roy throws a big shot that misses.
Roy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Roy to score with a decent uppercut.
Roy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benedetti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Roy scoring well with a low kick there.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Roy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That has opened up Lee Roy's cut even more.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Roy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Roy.
Benedetti half committed to a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Roy misses
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roy looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Benedetti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roy drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roy fails with a takedown attempt.
Benedetti jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Roy moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Mario Benedetti did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Lee Roy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Roy misses with a body shot
and Benedetti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roy thinking.

Roy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benedetti's guard.
Benedetti pulls Roy in close to prevent any damage.
Roy trying to control the position from guard on top but Benedetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benedetti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Benedetti 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy is holding on to half guard well.
Benedetti prevents Roy from improving his position.
Benedetti trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benedetti has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Roy is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Benedetti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Roy scores with a jab. Benedetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roy scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Roy misses with a leg kick
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benedetti as he avoids it easily.
Roy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benedetti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Roy just manages to avoid it.
Roy feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roy throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy misses with a straight left.
Roy throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti throws a big counter combination but Roy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Lee Roy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lee Roy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Roy with a poor takedown
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Roy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roy.
The crowd cheers as Roy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benedetti doesn't seem phased though.
Benedetti blocks a leg kick.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benedetti in his tracks.
Roy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A quick step to the side and Benedetti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roy misses with a kick to the body
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Benedetti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy has a takedown stuffed.
Mario Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Roy.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Roy saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benedetti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Roy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Roy takes one to the chin there.
Roy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Roy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The cut above Lee Roy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Roy misses with a straight left.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roy.
Benedetti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mario Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Roy is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy moves out of range of the body kick from Benedetti.
Roy is still on wobbly legs! Can Benedetti finish him?
Roy lands a glancing blow to the side of Benedetti's head.
Roy seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roy punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Roy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roy stalks Benedetti and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benedetti's face. Benedetti staggers backwards, shaken.
Roy scores with a nice head shot.
Roy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a huge left! Roy is in big trouble! He's backing up but Benedetti isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Roy from any more damage. A dominating finish by Benedetti!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti retains his welterweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mario Benedetti waved his t-shirt featuring UnderGround Supplements's logo in front of the cameras.