PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roman Bensob (ranked 4980 p4p, 4206 weight class) and Fung Yulan (ranked 205 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bensob
vs
Yulan

167 cm
18
140
3 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
139
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Bensob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fung Yulan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yulan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bensob tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yulan is in Bensob's guard.
Yulan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bensob is keeping the position for now.
Yulan trying to control but Bensob is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yulan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bensob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yulan wants to control from the top but Bensob keeps moving.
Yulan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bensob haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yulan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bensob prevents Yulan from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yulan looks up at the clock and then as Bensob takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yulan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The strikes coming from Yulan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Yulan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Bensob throws Yulan to one side and escapes!
Bensob lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yulan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yulan throws a right hand that misses
and Bensob counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bensob scores with a hook to the body. Yulan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yulan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bensob is looking to counter punch.

Yulan looking to score a takedown here. Bensob is defending well but Yulan drives through and ends up in Bensob's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yulan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yulan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bensob, who protects the arm well.
Yulan wants to control but Bensob is keeping him busy.
Yulan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bensob prevents Yulan from improving position.
Yulan landing strikes.
Yulan throws an elbow but Bensob slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yulan working the ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Yulan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Yulan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Yulan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yulan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yulan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bensob is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bensob tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Bensob is breathing heavily.
Yulan looking to control but Bensob is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yulan landing strikes from the mount.
Yulan lands a big elbow.
Yulan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bensob is bucking up trying to escape but Yulan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yulan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yulan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yulan lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fung Yulan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bensob throws an overhand right that lands on Yulan's shoulder, as Yulan tries to avoid the shot.
Yulan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bensob lands with an uppercut that bounces Yulan off the cage and back into range.
Yulan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bensob counters with a nice uppercut.
Yulan defending well as Bensob loads up on a big left hand.
Bensob scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yulan dives in for a single leg takedown but Bensob sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bensob throwing a counter right hand but Yulan manages to avoid it.
Bensob defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yulan.
A quick step to the side and Bensob tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yulan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bensob swivels and escapes.
Roman Bensob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fung Yulan.
Yulan slips a straight right by Bensob.
Yulan with the counter takedown but Bensob avoids it easily.
Yulan throws a sloppy body shot
and Bensob counters with a left to the body.
Bensob smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yulan misses with a takedown
and Bensob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bensob lands with a right hand.
Yulan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roman Bensob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bensob throws a hook to the side of Yulan's head but Yulan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yulan misses with a jab to the body
and Bensob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bensob connects with a looping right hand.
Roman Bensob is winning the standup battle so far.
Bensob keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bensob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yulan tries for a takedown but Bensob circles away easily
and Bensob counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yulan misses with a body shot.
Yulan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bensob rather than just go for the knockout.
Bensob scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yulan misses with a hook to the body
and Bensob counters with a left to the body.
Bensob paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yulan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bensob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bensob.
Yulan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bensob moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Bensob.
Yulan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bensob sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bensob cracks Yulan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yulan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yulan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bensob as he jumps to the side.
A jab lands there for Bensob.
Yulan shoots in for a takedown but Bensob shows good takedown defense.
Bensob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yulan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bensob manages to avoid it.
Bensob lands a jab to the head.
Bensob scores with the left hand. Yulan knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yulan misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Bensob misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Yulan.
Bensob scores with a hook.
Bensob loads up on a big right hand but Yulan slips the punch.
Bensob lands with a right hand.
Bensob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yulan can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Bensob.
Bensob missing with a left hand there. Yulan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yulan misses with a takedown
and Bensob counters with a straight right hand.
Bensob connects with a right hand. Yulan shakes it off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bensob.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Bensob dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bensob lands with an uppercut that bounces Yulan off the cage and back into range.
Yulan has his takedown stuffed
and Bensob counters with a straight right hand.
Bensob thuds a left hand into Yulan's body.
Yulan walks into a left hand.
Bensob lands with a hook. Yulan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bensob is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bensob misses with a straight right.
Bensob throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Yulan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yulan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yulan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yulan throws a big elbow that misses.
Bensob knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yulan on the ground.
Yulan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yulan lands a couple of elbows.
Bensob keeping moving, preventing Yulan from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yulan throwing strikes but missing.
Bensob has momentary wrist control but Yulan slips an elbow through the middle.
Yulan scoring with some ground and pound.
Yulan throws a big right hand that misses.
Yulan distracts Bensob with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fung Yulan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yulan looking to pass the guard.

Yulan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yulan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yulan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bensob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yulan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Yulan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yulan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bensob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yulan connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yulan working some strikes from top position.
Yulan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yulan looking to pass the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yulan. Bensob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yulan slips a jab from Bensob.
Bensob misses with a hook.
Yulan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bensob defends well and Yulan ends up having to push Bensob into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Bensob misses the target.
Bensob scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yulan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bensob loads up on a big right hand but Yulan slips the punch.
Bensob looks to land a right hand but Yulan moved out of range.
Yulan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bensob.
Yulan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bensob was well out of range. Poor timing from Yulan.
Bensob misses with an uppercut. Yulan saw that one coming.
Yulan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bensob.
Yulan wants to counter the offense by Bensob and move into the clinch position.

Yulan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Bensob has one foot on Yulan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yulan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bensob manages to avoid it.
Yulan slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roman Bensob.
I think Bensob 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Roman Bensob!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Roman Bensob!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Roman Bensob!

Roman Bensob wins by unanimous decision!