PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buck Bentley (ranked 2998 p4p, 3073 weight class) and Yin Mao (ranked 256 p4p, 263 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bentley
vs
Mao

169 cm
19
153
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
20
158
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Bentley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yin Mao!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bentley.
Mao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mao throws a leg kick which misses Bentley's front leg but catches the back leg as Bentley tries to avoid it.
Bentley throws a series of punches but Mao avoids them all with ease.
Bentley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bentley misses with a hook. Mao ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentley moves away from the strike by Mao.
It looked like Bentley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bentley misses with a right hand
and Mao counters with a stiff right hand.
Mao throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Buck Bentley has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mao thuds his shin into the meat of Bentley's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bentley. Mao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mao's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mao throws a head kick that misses.
Mao misses with a low kick.
Mao feints and then cracks Bentley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bentley down.
Mao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mao throws a leg kick but Bentley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bentley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bentley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mao misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mao thows a body kick. Bentley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've been told by Bentley's head coaches at 1% Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bentley moves out of range of the body kick from Mao.
Mao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bentley.
Mao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bentley throws a hook but Mao blocks it.
Mao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bentley is out of range and Mao settles back down.
Bentley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mao.
Mao throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Bentley misses its target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mao.
Bentley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bentley's sensitive parts.
Mao lands with a slapping head kick.
Mao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Bentley misses the target.
Mao slips under a jab.
Bentley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mao misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentley misses with an uppercut
and Mao counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Mao misses.
Mao tries to land a leg kick but Bentley saw it coming and moves away.
Bentley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Bentley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bentley blocks a head kick by Mao.
Bentley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bentley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mao throws a head kick that misses
enabling Bentley to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mao throws a low kick but Bentley moves out of range easily.
Mao throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Mao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buck Bentley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bentley blocks a head kick by Mao.
Bentley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bentley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mao throws a shot from downtown. Bentley moves away and avoids it.
Mao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bentley loads up on a big right hand but Mao slips the punch.
Mao throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mao connects with a solid leg kick.
Bentley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bentley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mao can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mao misses with a head kick.
Mao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mao.
Mao lands with a slapping head kick.
Mao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bentley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mao.
Mao misses with a low kick.
Mao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bentley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mao throws a head kick but Bentley moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mao throws a leg kick that misses.
Bentley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bentley.
Bentley blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Bentley misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mao! But no joy.
Bentley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mao throws a low kick but Bentley moves out of range easily.
Bentley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yin Mao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bentley blocks a head kick by Mao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bentley checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bentley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mao momentarily.
Mao misses with a kick to the body.
Mao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mao scoring well with a low kick there.
Mao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bentley throws out the jab.
Bentley misses with a looping left.
Mao defending well as Bentley loads up on a big left hand.
Mao slips under a jab from Bentley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bentley misses with a hook. Mao ducked under it nicely.
Mao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mao throws a leg kick but Bentley moved away.
Bentley throwing a counter right hand but Mao manages to avoid it.
Mao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bentley.
A little feinted left hand from Bentley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mao throws a low kick but Bentley avoids it.
It looked like Bentley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mao.
Mao is looking to slow Bentley down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Mao.
Bentley swings widly with a right hand
and Mao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Mao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buck Bentley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bentley blocks a low kick nicely.
Mao throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mao.
Bentley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mao moves out of range as Bentley strikes.
Mao tries a low kick but Bentley avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mao throws out a leg kick but Bentley moves out of range and Mao only half commits.
Mao throws a wild body kick that Bentley sees coming a mile off.
Bentley misses with an uppercut. Mao saw that one coming.
Yin Mao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Mao lands.
Mao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bentley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bentley.
A head kick misses from Mao.
Mao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bentley.
Bentley throws a hook but Mao avoids it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bentley might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bentley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bentley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mao connects with an inside leg kick.
Mao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bentley. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bentley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bentley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Bentley misses its intended target.
Mao throws out a leg kick but Bentley moves out of range and Mao only half commits.
It looked like Bentley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentley blocks a head kick by Mao.
Mao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mao defending well as Bentley loads up on a big left hand.
Mao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bentley swings for the body but Mao moves out of range.
Mao slips a jab and a cross from Bentley.
Mao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mao throws a push kick but Bentley slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentley misses with an uppercut
and Mao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bentley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mao wants to land a leg kick but Bentley is out of range.
Bentley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mao scores with a leg kick.
Bentley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A low kick from Mao is predictable there
and Mao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mao throws a leg kick that misses.
Yin Mao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bone on bone clash there as Bentley blocks the leg kick.
Buck Bentley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mao lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yin Mao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mao 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yin Mao!
A very excited looking Yin Mao rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.