PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Able Breakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marijan Benes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Able Breakin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Breakin
vs
Benes

192 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Able Breakin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marijan Benes!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Benes darts in and clinches Breakin up against the cage.
Benes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benes prevents the takedown attempt.
Benes misses with a hook from the clinch.

Breakin manages to break the clinch.
Breakin throws a head kick that misses.
Breakin shoots for a double leg takedown but Benes sprawls well. He's pushed Breakin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Benes works over Breakin's head and body with a nice combination.

Benes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Breakin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Able Breakin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breakin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Breakin wants to get back to striking at distance but Benes won't allow it.
Benes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benes has a couple of punches blocked by Breakin.
Benes working aggressively here.
Breakin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Breakin.
Breakin takes a shot to the head.
Benes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Breakin takes a shot to the head.
Breakin tries to pull guard but Benes won't allow it.
Benes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benes misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benes.

Breakin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Benes takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benes misses with the head strike.
Benes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benes misses with some punches.

Breakin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marijan Benes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Breakin throws a head kick that misses.
Breakin is breathing heavily.
Breakin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benes closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Benes gets a clinch.
Breakin tries to stall but Benes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Breakin blocking some punches.
Benes lands with a left to the head.
Benes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benes swings wildly with an uppercut but Breakin uses good head movement to avoid it.

Benes breaks from the clinch.

Benes drives through and clinches with Breakin against the cage.
Breakin throws an elbow but it misses.
Breakin is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Benes.
Benes misses with a short punch on the inside.

Benes breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breakin working hard to break the clinch.

Breakin pulls Benes into guard.

Benes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Marijan Benes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Benes moves into the clinch.
Benes lands a shoulder strike.

Breakin manages to break the clinch.
Benes wants to clinch

and Breakin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Benes.
Benes misses with a punch on the inside.
Breakin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Benes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Breakin.
Benes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Breakin jumps guard.
Benes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Benes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Breakin wants to clinch

and Benes counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benes managing to block the knees to the body from Breakin.
Breakin trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Benes.
Benes trying to control the position but instead, Breakin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benes into the cage.
Breakin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benes has him pressed against the cage.

Breakin manages to break the clinch.
Benes tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Breakin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benes moves into full guard.
Breakin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Breakin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Breakin passes Benes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Breakin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Breakin is defended easily by Benes.

Benes has taken the fight to the clinch.

Breakin jumps into guard, dragging Benes to the mat.
Breakin is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Benes gets to his feet. Breakin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benes fails with an attempt to clinch.

Breakin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Benes to the mat! Benes manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marijan Benes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Breakin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Breakin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Benes swivels and escapes.
Breakin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Able Breakin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Breakin fails in his attempt to clinch.

Breakin tries to keep at a distance but Benes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Breakin wants to break free but Benes has control.
Benes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benes misses with the head strike.
Breakin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Benes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Breakin throws a head kick that misses.
Breakin walks into a left hand.
Benes tries to clinch up.
Breakin tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breakin keeps the fight on the outside.
Benes tries to clinch but Breakin is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Breakin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Benes has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Breakin breaks from the clinch.
Benes wants to clinch.
Breakin throws a leg kick but Benes checks it.
Breakin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Breakin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Breakin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Breakin rushes Benes and presses him up against the cage.

Breakin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Breakin misses with a hook. Benes ducked under it nicely.
Breakin connects with a high kick.
Benes tries to clinch
and Breakin counters with a head kick. That will keep Benes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Benes has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Breakin.
Benes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Breakin's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benes.
Breakin tries to break free but Benes pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Breakin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Breakin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Benes. No joy for Breakin on that attempt.

Benes has managed to clinch.

Breakin manages to break the clinch.
Breakin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Breakin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benes tries to clinch but Breakin is having none of it.
Breakin misses with a kick to the body.
Breakin throws a head kick that misses.
Benes blocks the body kick.
Benes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Breakin misses with a kick to the body.
Breakin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benes as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Able Breakin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breakin shoots for a takedown but Benes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Breakin swats away the attempt to clinch by Benes.
Breakin throws a body punch but Benes moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breakin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benes.
Breakin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benes blocks the body kick.

Benes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Breakin gets control of Benes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Breakin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Benes tries to stand but Breakin is controlling from the bottom.

Benes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Breakin is looking to clinch but Benes is avoiding it.
Breakin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Benes closes the distance and clinches.
Benes misses with some punches.

Breakin breaks from the clinch.
Benes wants to clinch.
Breakin tries to clinch

and Benes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benes.
Knees to the body from Breakin.
Breakin blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Breakin manages to pull guard.

Benes stands up and waves to Breakin to follow him.
Benes wants to clinch.
Breakin tries a head kick but it misses.
Benes wants to clinch

and Breakin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Benes's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breakin wants to control from the top but Benes keeps moving.
Breakin is in close to Benes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Breakin preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Able Breakin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Breakin throws a head kick that misses.
Breakin keeps the fight on the outside.
Benes avoids the head kick by Breakin.
Benes wants to clinch up but Breakin keeps it at a distance.
Breakin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Breakin misses with an attempted mid kick.

Breakin clinches up with Benes and pushes him back against the cage.
Benes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Breakin jumps guard and drags Benes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benes wants to stand but Breakin is controlling his posture from full guard.

Breakin pushes Benes off and gets back to his feet.

Breakin rushes Benes and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breakin working hard to break the clinch.

Breakin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Breakin throws a sloppy head kick and Benes moves out of range easily.

Benes gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Breakin breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Breakin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Breakin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Benes closes the distance and pushes Breakin back into the cage.
Breakin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benes stops a takedown attempt from Breakin.

Benes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Breakin tries a head kick but it misses.
Benes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Breakin counters with a thumping low kick.
Breakin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benes!
Benes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Breakin counters with a body kick.
Benes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benes avoids the head kick by Breakin.
Breakin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Benes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Breakin misses with a body punch.
Breakin tries to land knees in the clinch but Benes avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benes.
Benes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Breakin blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Benes on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Breakin.
Benes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Breakin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benes tries to clinch up but Breakin circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breakin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Breakin misses with a head kick.
Benes wants to clinch

and Breakin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Breakin.
Breakin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Breakin throws and elbow that misses. Benes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Breakin's guard. Nice move by Benes!
Breakin has a closed guard, preventing Benes from standing up.

Benes stands up from Breakin's guard - Benes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Breakin misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breakin misses with a hook to the body
and Benes counters with a series of strikes. Breakin will be more careful next time no doubt.

Benes drives through and clinches with Breakin against the cage.
Benes tries to break the clinch but Breakin is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Benes fails to land.
Breakin blocking some punches.

Breakin breaks from the clinch.
Benes wants to clinch

and Breakin counters by clinching up.
Benes is trying to stall.

Breakin pulls guard effortlessly.
Able Breakin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Breakin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Benes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breakin swats away the attempt to clinch by Benes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Breakin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Breakin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Breakin throws a lazy head kick

and Benes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benes.
A short uppercut from Benes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Able Breakin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Breakin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!