PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Indiana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judah Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin has chosen lions sleeps tonight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Indiana
vs
Benjamin

198 cm
21
230 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

189 cm
29
276 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Indiana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Judah Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Gary Indiana has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjamin is looking to clinch.
Benjamin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Indiana counters with a three punch combo that has Benjamin backing up. Benjamin nods at Indiana to acknowledge the strikes.
Benjamin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Indiana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benjamin looks to clinch
enabling Indiana to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Judah Benjamin has been cut.
Benjamin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Indiana counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Benjamin closes the distance and clinches.
Benjamin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Indiana backwards.
Indiana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benjamin.
Benjamin has Indiana pressed against the cage, preventing Indiana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Indiana misses with a punch on the inside.
Benjamin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Indiana backwards.
Indiana misses with the head strike.
Indiana misses with some punches.
Benjamin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benjamin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Indiana avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gary Indiana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Judah Benjamin.
Indiana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Indiana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Indiana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Indiana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benjamin stalling the fight.

Indiana manages to break the clinch.
Indiana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Indiana wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Indiana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benjamin.
Benjamin looks gassed!
Benjamin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benjamin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benjamin wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Indiana does it's job there.
Jab from Indiana.
Judah Benjamin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Indiana tries to clinch up but Benjamin circles away and keeps his distance.
Benjamin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Indiana.
Benjamin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Indiana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benjamin tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Indiana.
Indiana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benjamin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Indiana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Indiana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Indiana wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benjamin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Indiana quickly recovers to half guard.
Indiana is trying to stand back up but Benjamin is controlling him

Indiana makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Indiana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benjamin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benjamin fails in his attempt to clinch.

Benjamin closes the distance and clinches.
Indiana is trying to break the clinch but Benjamin has him pressed against the cage.
Benjamin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Indiana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Indiana is trying to break the clinch but Benjamin is controlling him.
Indiana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benjamin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Indiana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benjamin digs a right hand underneath Indiana's ribcage. Indiana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benjamin scores with a shoulder strike.
Benjamin leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Benjamin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin looking for a takedown.

Indiana is fighting off a takedown attempt but Benjamin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Indiana to the mat. Indiana regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Indiana is looking to stand up but Benjamin isn't so interested in that idea.
Indiana 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.
Benjamin landing some decent shots from guard.
Indiana controls Benjamin momentarily but Benjamin frees himself.
Indiana is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Benjamin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Benjamin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Indiana wants to stand and escape but Benjamin is having none of it.
Benjamin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Benjamin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Benjamin trying to control the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benjamin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Indiana with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gary Indiana will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Benjamin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benjamin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Indiana throws a head punch that misses.
Benjamin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benjamin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Indiana scores with a shoulder strike.
Benjamin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Indiana.
Benjamin wants a takedown but no success here.
Indiana is trying to force a seperation but Benjamin has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Indiana.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Benjamin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Benjamin wants a takedown but no success here.
Indiana has had enough of the clinch but Benjamin keeps him there for the moment.
Indiana struggles to land a body shot inside as Benjamin controls his hands.
Benjamin stalling in the clinch.
Benjamin blocks an uppercut.
Benjamin tries for a takedown but Indiana manages to get underhooks.
Gary Indiana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Judah Benjamin.
Indiana is trying to break the clinch but Benjamin has him pressed against the cage.
Indiana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benjamin lands a left hand.
Benjamin is breathing heavily.

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

Benjamin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Benjamin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Indiana tries to hold on but Benjamin pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Indiana wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Indiana somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Benjamin shoots in for a takedown but Indiana shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Indiana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benjamin is looking to clinch.
Indiana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benjamin as he jumps to the side.

Benjamin closes the distance and clinches.
Indiana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benjamin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Indiana pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin lands with a right to the head.
Indiana wants to get back to striking at distance but Benjamin won't allow it.
Indiana misses with a punch on the inside.
Benjamin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benjamin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Indiana backwards.
Indiana is trying to break the clinch but Benjamin is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Indiana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benjamin controlling the action here for a moment.
Indiana swings wildly with an uppercut but Benjamin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah Benjamin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Indiana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benjamin has Indiana pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Indiana manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Benjamin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Indiana gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Indiana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Indiana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Indiana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benjamin throws a combination that misses
and Indiana counters with a left to the body.
Indiana throws a leg kick but Benjamin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benjamin wants to clinch but Indiana slips to the side
and Indiana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Indiana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Benjamin eats them both and turns towards Indiana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Indiana looks to land a right hand but Benjamin moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin moves in looking to clinch but Indiana pushes him off.
Indiana is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Benjamin closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Benjamin - that landed with a thud.

Benjamin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Indiana clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Indiana manages to reverse the position and now he's in Benjamin's guard. Nice work there by Indiana.
Indiana stops Benjamin from standing up.
Benjamin has a closed guard, preventing Indiana from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Indiana stops Benjamin from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Indiana's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Benjamin is working an open guard so Indiana takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Indiana enables Benjamin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Indiana manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Indiana wants to stand but Benjamin is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Judah Benjamin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Benjamin wants to clinch up but Indiana keeps it at a distance.
Benjamin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Indiana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gary Indiana is winning the standup battle so far.
Indiana closes the distance and clinches up with Benjamin, looking for a takedown. Indiana pushes Benjamin against the cage but Benjamin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Benjamin has managed to clinch.
Benjamin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benjamin.

Indiana breaks from the clinch.

Benjamin closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Indiana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Indiana misses with the head strike.
Benjamin lands a right hand.
Benjamin tries to score a body lock takedown but Indiana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benjamin stalling in the clinch but Indiana improves position.

Benjamin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Indiana is trying to keep an underhook but Benjamin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Indiana is trying to escape back to his feet but Benjamin uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Indiana is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Benjamin is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Benjamin working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Indiana wants to get back to his feet but Benjamin drags him back down.
Indiana wants to get back to his feet but Benjamin is dominant here and he's now got Indiana's back!
Benjamin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Indiana's body.
Indiana is trying to stand back up.
Good control from Benjamin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Indiana controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Benjamin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Benjamin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Indiana wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benjamin is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Benjamin is hanging on to Indiana's back as he tries to escape.
Indiana looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Indiana has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Judah Benjamin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benjamin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judah Benjamin!