PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suzuki Pv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Benoit
vs
Pv

182 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suzuki Pv!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pv rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benoit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pv stuffs the takedown attempt from Benoit. Benoit gets slowly back to his feet.
Benoit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Pv darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Benoit tries to get to full guard but Pv has control of the leg.
Pv lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benoit wants to improve his position but Pv is controlling well.
Pv tries to pass the half guard into mount. Benoit knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Pv is working for a submission of some sort.

Pv seems to be working for a kimura but Benoit defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pv wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benoit keeps working.

Pv is working for a kimura but Benoit is defending it quite comfortably.
Pv looks gassed!
Pv working the head and body with strikes.
Pv tries to pass to full mount but Benoit defends it.

Pv is looking for a kimura but Benoit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pv to get the leverage.
Benoit gets full guard.
Pv pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benoit is keeping the position for now.
Benoit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pv is one step ahead there.
Benoit seems keen to control Pv's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Benoit is looking for a triangle but Pv pushes his legs off easily.
Benoit manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pv wants to hold on but Benoit pushes him away.
Benoit punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pv is trying to escape the mount.
Pv has given up his back here.
Benoit has Pv flattened out and is raining down punches.
Benoit doesn't have the hooks in and Pv manages to turn into his guard.

Pv is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pv looking to sit in guard and control but Benoit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pv is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Benoit frees his head nicely. Oh but Pv has switched to an armbar! Benoit is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Suzuki Pv!