PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sira Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Hunterish by Tech N9ne as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Benjamin
vs
Gonzalez

190 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
244 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sira Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terry Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Benjamin's shoulder, as Benjamin tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benjamin doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Benjamin tries to clinch up.
Benjamin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benjamin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benjamin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Benjamin tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Benjamin tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gonzalez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gonzalez lands in his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Benjamin uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez pushes Benjamin up against the cage in a clinch.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Benjamin.
Benjamin wants to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.

Gonzalez closes the distance and pushes Benjamin back into the cage.
Benjamin looking for a takedown.
Benjamin tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzalez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Benjamin throws knees to the body.

Benjamin manages to break the clinch.

Benjamin moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez taking a breather.

Gonzalez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Benjamin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gonzalez to the mat. Gonzalez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Benjamin is controlling the position.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benjamin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gonzalez, up you get!
Benjamin is breathing heavily.
Benjamin tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves away

and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch.
Benjamin prevents Gonzalez from breaking the clinch.
Benjamin looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Benjamin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Benjamin holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzalez drops back down to his feet.
Benjamin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzalez lands a body punch in the clinch.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjamin manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Sira Benjamin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Benjamin moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benjamin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Gonzalez counters by clinching up.

Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Benjamin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.

Gonzalez gets the takedown into side control.
Benjamin is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Good control from Gonzalez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sira Benjamin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Benjamin takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.

Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a wild body kick that Benjamin sees coming a mile off.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Benjamin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Benjamin tries to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a series of strikes. Benjamin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benjamin darts in trying to clinch

and Gonzalez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Benjamin kicks Gonzalez off and gets back to his feet.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benjamin rather than just go for the knockout.
Benjamin tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benjamin is looking to clinch.
Benjamin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gonzalez counters with a shoot takedown. Benjamin fights it but they end up in guard.

Gonzalez stands up from Benjamin's guard - Gonzalez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gonzalez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benjamin.
Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Benjamin looks to clinch

and Gonzalez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez prevents Benjamin from standing back up.

Gonzalez decides to stand and escape the position.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gonzalez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Benjamin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gonzalez dives into side control.
Benjamin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound from side control.
Benjamin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gonzalez is controlling him well.

Gonzalez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Benjamin to his feet.
Benjamin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gonzalez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Benjamin is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benjamin tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves away

and Gonzalez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Benjamin is looking to stand up but Gonzalez isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Benjamin's head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Benjamin wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side

and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sira Benjamin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benjamin lands a knee to the head.
Gonzalez gets underhooks to prevent Benjamin's takedown attempt.
Gonzalez tries to break the clinch but Benjamin is controlling the position.
Gonzalez is working Benjamin over against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Benjamin has him pressed against the cage.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gonzalez instigates a clinch.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Benjamin clinches but Gonzalez breaks the clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body kick.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Benjamin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Gonzalez gets the takedown into side control.
Benjamin wants to get back to his feet.
Benjamin bucks up and tries to throw Gonzalez off but instead Gonzalez has got his back!
Benjamin takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Benjamin is trying to get back to his feet but Gonzalez has full control of the position and if anything, Benjamin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sira Benjamin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Benjamin is looking for a way out.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Gonzalez. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Gonzalez tightening his grip on Benjamin, looking for the choke.
Gonzalez is throwing shots to the body but Benjamin manages to wriggle free. Gonzalez pounces on him again and ends up in Benjamin's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez prevents Benjamin from getting back to his feet.
Benjamin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.

Gonzalez gets to his feet. Benjamin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Benjamin tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Benjamin wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side

and Gonzalez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Benjamin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Benjamin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gonzalez wants to get back to striking at distance but Benjamin won't allow it.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch but Benjamin keeps him there for the moment.

Benjamin is trying to trip Gonzalez. He has hold of a leg but Gonzalez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Benjamin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Benjamin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gonzalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Gonzalez!