PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Summa Sector (ranked 4 p4p, 27 weight class) and Mario Benedetti (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Sector comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Benedetti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bajafondo. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Sector
vs
Benedetti

182 cm
33
175
24 - 8 - 0

179 cm
36
170
36 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Summa Sector!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sector uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Sector on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Sector tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Sector counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Sector sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Sector moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sector creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sector.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Benedetti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Sector's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sector misses with a hook from the clinch.

Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
As Benedetti backs away, Sector returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sector pushes Benedetti up against the cage in a clinch.
Sector lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sector misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sector working aggressively here.
Benedetti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Summa Sector has been cut.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sector sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
A swing and a miss from Sector.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mario Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Sector counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benedetti's knee momentarily.
Benedetti scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sector misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
Sector tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benedetti.
Benedetti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sector displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses
and Sector makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Sector connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sector lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benedetti doesn't seem phased though.
Benedetti throws a shot to the body.
Benedetti blocks the body kick.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sector slips under a jab.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Sector counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benedetti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sector moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sector swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Sector takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Sector on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Sector misses.
Sector blocks a jab.
Sector is looking to counter with a body kick.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sector stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benedetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sector blocks it.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Benedetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Summa Sector's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Sector ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Sector misses the target.
Sector throws a body shot but no joy.
Sector throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sector's head backwards.
Sector on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benedetti backs up against the cage.
Sector slips a straight right by Benedetti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
It looked like Sector wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sector moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Sector takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Benedetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Sector.
Benedetti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sector tried to counter with a leg kick but Benedetti avoided it.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Sector counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Sector counters with a quick kick to the body but Benedetti blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Sector fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti just manages to avoid it.
Sector ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Sector showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
As Benedetti looks to move away, Sector throws a big counter combo but Benedetti just gets out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Sector down.
A bone on bone clash there as Sector blocks the leg kick.
Sector tries to clinch
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sector uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
Sector lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sector.
Benedetti lands a jab to Sector's midsection.
Benedetti throws an off balance right hand
and Sector counters with a leg kick.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Sector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti works the jab nicely.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Sector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sector misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Benedetti looks for the body kick but Sector saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sector.
Sector throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and Sector counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sector throws a low kick but Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and Sector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Summa Sector's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Benedetti slips a jab from Sector.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sector was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sector. Sector circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benedetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sector appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sector lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Sector counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector throws a chopping leg kick but Benedetti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Sector avoids it with no problem.
Sector is looking to clinch.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Sector wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Sector staying out of range there.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Sector counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sector listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Benedetti.
Sector throws a lazy head kick
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Benedetti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Sector is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benedetti is looking to slow Sector down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sector avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sector moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sector checks a leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Sector ducked under it nicely.
Sector swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector scores with a shot to the body.
Sector ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sector was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Sector blocks the leg kick.
Sector thinks about countering with a head kick.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sector's hands.
A head kick misses from Sector.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sector looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Benedetti looks to move away, Sector throws a big counter combo but Benedetti just gets out of the way.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sector in his tracks.
Benedetti misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti lands with a nice body kick.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sector avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
It looked like Sector was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benedetti.
Benedetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Sector counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sector takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Benedetti really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Summa Sector's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A lazy left from Benedetti finds it's target.
Good shot there by Benedetti.
Benedetti thows a leg kick but Sector checks it
and Sector counters with a nice uppercut.
Sector thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benedetti if he has to take too many more of those.
Sector is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti tries a quick counter leg kick but Sector is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sector throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sector.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Sector looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mario Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Sector is predictable there
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sector slips under a jab.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Sector avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sector counter with a right hand.
Sector misses with a hook
and Benedetti counters with a thumping low kick.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Sector counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sector takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector misses with a looping left.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti throws a leg kick
and Sector counters with a body kick.
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!
Sector uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Sector avoids the punch easily.
As Benedetti looks to move away, Sector throws a big counter combo but Benedetti just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Sector tried to counter with a leg kick but Benedetti avoided it.

Sector closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is trying to push Sector away but Sector has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sector has Benedetti pressed against the cage, preventing Benedetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Benedetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sector throws a body kick that misses.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Sector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sector throws a big counter combination but Benedetti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sector.
Benedetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedetti clobbers Sector with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and Sector counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benedetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Sector is looking for a counter combo.
Sector misses with an uppercut.
Sector has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
Sector pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benedetti takes one to the side of the head.
Sector drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti scores with a decent looking hook.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Sector's head but Sector sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sector throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Benedetti dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Summa Sector's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sector takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Summa Sector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sector slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Sector does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Sector.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sector avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Benedetti connects with a jab.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti tried to score with a low kick but Sector checks it.
Sector on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sector has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sector there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Sector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sector misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Sector.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
letting Sector counter with a right hand.
Sector misses with a kick to the body
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector blocks a jab.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Sector's head but Sector sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
Sector jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sector cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sector has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sector there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sector feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benedetti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sector momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti lands a nice looking body kick.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sector.
A quick step to the side and Sector tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a single shot there.

Sector is rocked!
Benedetti throws a leg kick
and Sector counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Sector is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sector seems to have got his legs back now.
Sector slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Sector moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Sector.
Sector keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sector makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Mario Benedetti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.