PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Summa Sector (ranked 3 p4p, 19 weight class) and Mario Benedetti (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Sector's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Benedetti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bajafondo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sector
vs
Benedetti

182 cm
34
175
27 - 9 - 0

179 cm
37
170
39 - 10 - 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 27 - 9 - 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 39 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sector misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
Benedetti lunges at Sector with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sector's hand.
Sector walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benedetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sector uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Nice shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sector.
Benedetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sector at a distance.
Sector just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sector sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Benedetti looks to move away, Sector throws a big counter combo but Benedetti just gets out of the way.
Sector takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sector avoids it easily.
Sector appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Sector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti with a hook.
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.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sector swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Sector slips under a jab from Benedetti.
A little feinted left hand from Sector on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sector lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a shot to the body.
Sector keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sector.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Sector counters with a good low kick that Benedetti was not able to check.
Mario Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benedetti misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Sector avoids the punch easily.
Sector is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the body.
Sector thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Sector.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Sector.
Nice uppercut there from Benedetti.
Sector bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sector stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
Sector misses with a looping left.
Sector missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
A head kick misses from Benedetti.
Sector throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
Sector throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Sector avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sector avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sector.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Sector is just out of range.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sector is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good exchange - Sector coming out on top.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Sector.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Sector is out of range.
Sector throws a sloppy head kick and Benedetti moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Benedetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sector had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A left lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Sector uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Sector cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Benedetti dominated that round.
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.

Sector slips a straight right by Benedetti.
A big right from Sector misses.
Sector moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Sector takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Sector throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti scoring well with a low kick there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sector might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Sector.
Nice uppercut lands for Benedetti. That snapped Sector's head back.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benedetti.
Mario Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Sector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sector explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sector swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sector swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Sector ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Sector throws a big counter combination but Benedetti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body shot.
Sector on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Sector moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti throws a leg kick
and Sector counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Sector off the cage and back into range.
Sector avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sector.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sector blocks it.
Sector feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Sector counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sector uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Sector appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sector throws a nice looking combination but Benedetti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti digs a good hook to Sector's body.
Benedetti wants to slow Sector down by chopping away at his legs.
Sector throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Sector throws a series of punches but Benedetti moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benedetti with a jab.
Sector ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Sector's head.
Sector takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Benedetti looks to move away, Sector throws a big counter combo but Benedetti just gets out of the way.
Benedetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Sector's head but Sector sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Sector wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Benedetti catches Sector right on the button with a cross.
Benedetti with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Sector.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Sector works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benedetti cracks Sector with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sector has time to react.
Sector lands a jab to the head.
Benedetti throws a right hand that misses
and Sector connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sector misses with a hook.
Sector misses with a looping left.
Benedetti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sector swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benedetti.
Sector moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Sector scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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.
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.

Sector fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
A bone on bone clash there as Benedetti blocks the leg kick.
Benedetti scores with the left hand. Sector knows he should have avoided that one.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Sector's front leg but catches the back leg as Sector tries to avoid it.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sector throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benedetti tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sector throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sector walks into a jab.
Benedetti misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Sector gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benedetti.
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 throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sector sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sector.
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Sector thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Sector's head but Sector sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sector moves away.
A slow jab from Sector misses its intended target.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Sector.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Sector was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sector fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Sector catches Benedetti right on the button with a cross.
Sector on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benedetti jabs Sector right on the nose. Sector blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sector loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Sector gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sector moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti catches Sector with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sector.
A counter left hand to the body from Sector misses its target.
Sector throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Sector throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sector on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benedetti lands an overhand right.
Sector misses the jab.
Sector takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sector throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sector lands with an overhand left.
Sector gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Sector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Sector jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Sector avoids it with no problem.
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 scores with a sloppy right hand. Sector should have avoided that one.
Sector takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sector bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sector is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sector in his tracks.
Sector misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedetti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sector on the side of the head.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sector takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sector moves out of range of the strikes.
Sector lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sector counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Benedetti really dominated that round.
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 big left from Benedetti misses.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Sector takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Sector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sector tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Benedetti finds it's way through Sector's defenses.
Sector throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector takes one on the button.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sector.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Sector ducked under it nicely.
Sector swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Sector.
Sector slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti tests Sector's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sector ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Sector fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sector lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti lands a really nice looking cross but Sector seems unphased.
Sector misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sector looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Sector is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sector has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sector there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sector misses with a low kick.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sector throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Mario Benedetti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sector throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sector avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
Sector slips under a jab.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sector blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Sector counters with a nice uppercut.
Sector uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
It looked like Sector was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benedetti.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sector.
Benedetti throws an off balance right hand
and Sector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Sector's head but Sector sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sector is looking to counter punch.
Sector steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti cracks Sector with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sector throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Sector takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Sector throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Sector moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sector. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Sector was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti cracks Sector with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sector avoids it easily.
Sector swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sector.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Benedetti dominated that fourth round.
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. This is the final round!

Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Summa Sector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sector looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sector walks into a stiff left hand from Benedetti.
Nice shot lands for Benedetti.
Sector dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sector takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sector connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Sector's shoulder, as Sector tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benedetti.
A left lands for Sector.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Sector sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sector throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Sector drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sector scores with a one two! Benedetti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Sector fails to land with a series of punches.
Benedetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sector tries a low kick but Benedetti avoids it.
Benedetti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sector digs a good body shot into Benedetti's ribs.
Benedetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Sector off the cage and back into range.
Sector uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sector throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Sector was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Sector tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti lands a head shot.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benedetti cracks Sector with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sector uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Sector misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti scores with a hook.
Sector throws a right hand that misses
and Sector takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benedetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sector.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Sector throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Sector looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sector connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sector scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sector throws a leg kick
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sector.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Sector counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sector moves out of range of the strikes.
Sector is looking to counter punch.
Sector tries to bum rush Benedetti with a series of wild strikes but Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sector defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Sector wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
Sector throws a series of punches but Benedetti avoids them all with ease.
Benedetti lands with a cross.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sector in his tracks.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Sector throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Sector misses with a straight right.
Benedetti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benedetti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Mario Benedetti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.