PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lance Mills (ranked 1154 p4p, 612 weight class) and Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 153 p4p, 83 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Mills
vs
Benedetti

168 cm
30
150
10 - 3 - 0

173 cm
21
150
9 - 2 - 2

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
MKFC

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Lorenzo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lance Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Benedetti finds it's way through Mills's defenses.
Mills slips a jab from Benedetti.
Mills on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mills shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benedetti counters with an outside leg kick.
Benedetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti scores with a jab.
Mills has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hardcore MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Mills lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
Mills looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Mills.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mills throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Benedetti finds it's target.
Mills misses with a jab to the body
and Benedetti counters with a low kick, right behind Mills 's knee.
Mills doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benedetti counters with a thumping low kick.
Mills throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mills cracks Benedetti with an open hand slap.
Lorenzo Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills needs to keep his hands up - Benedetti had a free shot at his head there.
Benedetti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mills checks it well.
Mills lands a right hook to the body.
Benedetti lands the left hand.
Mills chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
Mills misses the body punch
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Mills's leg. Mills is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mills shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benedetti sprawls well. Benedetti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mills gets slowly back to his feet.
Benedetti appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Mills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mills misses with a straight right.
Mills moves forwards but Benedetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Mills sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mills defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
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 lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mills looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mills takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mills misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mills throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Mills.
Mills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Mills tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Mills takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Benedetti misses

so Mills counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mills tries to free his leg and advance position but Benedetti is retaining full guard.
Mills being controlled here momentarily.
Benedetti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti pulls Mills in close to prevent any damage.
Benedetti is continuing to stall.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Mills throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mills.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mills throws out the jab.
Mills fails to land with a series of punches.
Mills shoots in and drives through. Benedetti sprawls well.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Mills moves out of range.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mills misses with a looping left.
Mills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills.
Benedetti appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mills misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Mills moves away and avoids it.
Mills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti scores with a decent looking hook.
Benedetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mills had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mills gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mills shoots in for a double leg but Benedetti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mills closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Mills lunges at Benedetti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benedetti's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mills scores with a body shot.
Mills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benedetti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mills thinking.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Mills moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills slips a jab from Benedetti.
Mills shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mills scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benedetti doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Benedetti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A left lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Mills has managed to clinch.
Mills pushes Benedetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Mills is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benedetti is defending well.
Benedetti lands with a left to the head.
Benedetti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Mills.
A short left from Benedetti.
Benedetti avoids a wild elbow strike from Mills.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mills is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mills wants to take the fight to the mat but Benedetti manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Benedetti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mills avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mills moves away.
Mills changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Mills rushes Benedetti and presses him up against the cage.
Mills looking to stall.

Mills breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Mills has Benedetti up against the cage in a clinch.

Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Mills is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mills checks a leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Mills misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Mills just misses with a punch to the body.
Mills uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to land a front kick but Mills steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab from Benedetti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mills getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mills is looking to clinch.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti fails to land with a series of punches.
Mills fails with the takedown
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Mills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mills shoots in looking for a takedown. Benedetti tries to sprawl out of it but Mills keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benedetti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mills dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mills's hands.
Mills moves out of range of the body kick.

Mills clinches.
Mills working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
A left hand lands to the body for Mills.

Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mills blocks a leg kick.
Mills throws a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Benedetti as Mills shoots in.
No joy there for Benedetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mills fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benedetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick there by Benedetti.
Mills throws a right and a left that Benedetti avoids nicely.
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 slips under a jab from Mills.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mills. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benedetti thows a body kick. Mills tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Benedetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Mills ducks down to avoid it.
Mills is looking to wear down Benedetti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mills jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mills fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mills moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBenedetti.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Mills.
Benedetti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mills.
Mills takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mills walks into a left hand.
Nice shot lands for Benedetti.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benedetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Benedetti misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Mills gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenzo Benedetti 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Mills avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti stuffs the takedown attempt from Mills. Mills gets slowly back to his feet.
Benedetti scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mills looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mills takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mills.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Mills moves out of range easily.
Mills takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mills tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.

Mills closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mills lands in his opponent's guard.
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 looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mills is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti keeping full guard, as Mills tries to pass.
Mills wants to control from the top but Benedetti keeps moving.
Mills preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills passes into half guard.

Mills seems to be looking for submissions.
Lance Mills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benedetti tries to get to full guard but Mills has control of the leg.
Benedetti is still trying to improve position.
Benedetti controlling the position well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Benedetti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Benedetti keeping full guard, as Mills tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti controlling Mills's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills won't allow Benedetti to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Benedetti tried to score with a low kick but Mills checks it.
A head kick from Benedetti lands but Mills takes it in his stride.
Benedetti throws a wild body kick that Mills sees coming a mile off.
Benedetti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mills on the side of the head.
Mills fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills needs to keep his hands up - Benedetti had a free shot at his head there.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mills swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benedetti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benedetti there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti cracks Mills with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benedetti scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Mills.
Benedetti moves out of range as Mills strikes.
Benedetti lands a jab.
Mills misses with a combination
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Mills throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benedetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedetti cracks Mills with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mills fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Benedetti 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Benedetti!
Lorenzo Benedetti gave a mention to © Trap House in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).