PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judah Benhur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakishi Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Judah Benhur has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Benhur
vs
Fatu

155 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Judah Benhur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rakishi Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Benhur.
Benhur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice cross by Benhur.
Fatu dives in and grabs Benhur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benhur pushes down on Fatu's head and hops out.
Benhur fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Benhur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fatu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benhur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Benhur misses with a double jab.

Fatu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Benhur's guard.
Fatu lands a couple of digs.
Fatu stops Benhur from standing up.
Fatu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fatu stands and throws Benhur's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Fatu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benhur wants to get back to his feet.

Fatu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Benhur is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Fatu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benhur, who protects the arm well.
Fatu looks gassed!
Benhur is trying to get back to his feet.
Benhur looks frustrated here - throwing a couple of shots from the bottom though.

Fatu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fatu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Benhur wants to get back to his feet but Fatu drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benhur trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fatu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Benhur wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left and a right from Benhur both land. Nice combination.
Benhur fails to land with a series of punches.
Benhur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Benhur scores with a four punch combination!
Benhur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benhur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fatu at a distance.
Fatu slips a jab and a cross from Benhur.
Benhur goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Benhur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fatu on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benhur's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Benhur duly obliges.
Benhur misses with the combination.
Benhur tries to bum rush Fatu with a series of wild strikes but Fatu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benhur is working the combinations to good effect here.
Benhur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benhur misses with a two punch combination.
Benhur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Judah Benhur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benhur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fatu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benhur scores with a three punch combo!
Fatu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benhur tries to bum rush Fatu with a series of wild strikes but Fatu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fatu slips a jab and a cross from Benhur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benhur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fatu slips a jab and a cross from Benhur.
Benhur lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benhur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benhur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benhur throws a right and a left that Fatu avoids nicely.
Benhur lands with a nice combination. Fatu backs away looking to recover.
Benhur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benhur closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benhur misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Benhur misses.
Benhur looks to land a combination. Fatu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Benhur misses with a double jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benhur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Benhur throws a nice looking combination but Fatu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benhur connects with a single shot there.
Benhur connects with a body shot.
Benhur lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benhur.
Benhur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benhur works over Fatu's head and body with a nice combination.
Benhur scores with a punch to the head.
Benhur works over Fatu's head and body with a nice combination.
Benhur stuns Fatu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fatu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benhur throws a nice looking combination but Fatu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benhur works Fatu's body with a nice hook.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Benhur lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fatu backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benhur misses with a wild combination.
Fatu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benhur misses with a series of wild punches.
Fatu takes one to the chin there.
No joy there for Benhur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benhur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fatu.
Benhur fails to land with a series of punches.
Fatu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Judah Benhur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benhur lands a two punch combo.
Benhur scores with a jab. Fatu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Benhur misses with a series of wild punches.
Benhur lands with a nice combination. Fatu backs away looking to recover.
Benhur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benhur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Benhur misses with a two punch combination.
Fatu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benhur.
Benhur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Judah Benhur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Benhur misses.
Benhur lands with a nice combination. Fatu backs away looking to recover.
Fatu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benhur jabs Fatu right on the nose. Fatu blinks but takes it well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Benhur throws a combination. Fatu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fatu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benhur scores with a sloppy right hand. Fatu should have avoided that one.
Benhur lands a two punch combo.
Benhur misses with a double jab.
Benhur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benhur works over Fatu's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benhur throws a right hand that Fatu ducks under and follows up with a left that Fatu also avoids with ease.
Benhur throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Benhur misses.
Fatu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by Benhur.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Benhur misses with the combination.
Fatu slips a jab and a cross from Benhur.
Fatu slips a jab and a cross from Benhur.
Benhur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fatu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benhur lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benhur scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benhur throws a right hand that Fatu ducks under and follows up with a left that Fatu also avoids with ease.
Fatu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benhur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benhur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rakishi Fatu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benhur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Judah Benhur showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benhur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Judah Benhur!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Judah Benhur!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Judah Benhur!

Judah Benhur wins by unanimous decision!