|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Barbio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Barbio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Bensen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensen misses with a head kick.
Barbio moves away from the strike by Bensen.
Barbio gets the takedown into side control.
Bensen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barbio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barbio wants to stand but Bensen is controlling his arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bensen wants to get back to his feet but Barbio drags him back down.
Bensen trying to control but Barbio flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Bensen looks gassed!
Bensen showing good submission defense here.
Barbio is trying to stick to Bensen's back but Bensen is turning into Barbio. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Barbio's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bensen.
Barbio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bensen on the ground.
Bensen preventing the sweep.
Barbio is looking to stand up but Bensen isn't so interested in that idea.
Barbio is pulling down on Bensen's head. It's preventing any offense from Bensen, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensen passes into half guard.
Bensen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Barbio controlling the position well.
Bensen prevents Barbio from improving his position.
Bensen works his way into full mount!
Barbio tries to hold on but Bensen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Barbio tries to hold on but Bensen postures up.
Barbio is squirming around, avoiding Bensen's attempts to control the action.
Barbio is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbio tries to hold on but Bensen postures up.
Bensen unloads with some shots from mount but Barbio bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensen throws some wild stikes that Barbio manages to avoid easily.
Barbio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barbio tries to get out of the position.
Bensen avoids the attempt from Barbio to control.
Barbio working to try and regain half guard.
Barbio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bensen trying to control but Barbio is having none of it.
Barbio is desperately trying to improve his position but Bensen has a good base and remains in mount.
Barbio squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bensen tries to control but Barbio wriggling away.
Barbio tries to lock up and control but Bensen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbio is squirming around, avoiding Bensen's attempts to control the action.
Barbio wants to control but Bensen is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Bensen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Bensen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Barbio tries to lock up and control but Bensen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bensen trying to control but Barbio is having none of it.
Barbio tries to hold on but Bensen postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 William Barbio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barbio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barbio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbio shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bensen is looking to escape.
William Barbio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbio is looking to take a break and control but Bensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bensen trying to control but Barbio postures up.
Barbio is looking to pass Bensen's guard but actually Bensen recovers to full guard.
Bensen is breathing heavily.
Barbio throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barbio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bensen is keeping the position for now.
Barbio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We're going to have a standup here because William Barbio wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barbio moves in looking to clinch but Bensen pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barbio tries to roll over but Bensen keeps him under control.
Bensen moves into full mount! Barbio won't be happy about that!
Barbio is trying to escape the mount.
Barbio is working hard here to advance position.
Barbio really wants to buck Bensen off and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbio working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Bensen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bensen landing strikes from the mount and Barbio is in trouble!
Barbio is looking to improve his position but Bensen isn't that keen on the idea.
Barbio wants to hold on but Bensen pushes him away.
Barbio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bensen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Barbio wants to control but Bensen is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Bensen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bensen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bensen throwing strikes here but Barbio is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bensen avoids the attempt from Barbio to control.
Bensen trying to control but Barbio is having none of it.
Barbio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bensen prevents Barbio from getting the reversal.
Barbio blocking the ground and pound.
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 William Barbio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barbio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Barbio with a poor takedown
and Bensen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bensen stuffs the takedown.
Barbio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bensen tries to avoid it but Barbio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bensen to the ground. Bensen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Barbio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbio keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bensen is defended easily by Barbio.
Bensen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barbio on his heels. He'll look to pass Barbio's guard now, I'm sure.
Barbio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bensen wants to control from the top but Barbio keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensen stopping the sweep attempt from Barbio.
Bensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbio trying to control the position.
Bensen throws a big right hand that misses.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barbio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bensen is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bensen instigates a clinch.
Barbio has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bensen regains guard immediately.
Barbio trying to control but Bensen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Barbio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbio jabs Bensen right on the nose. Bensen blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Bensen as Barbio shoots in.
Bensen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barbio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbio tries to clinch there but Bensen circles away.
Barbio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barbio controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensen wants to get back to his feet.
Barbio slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. William Barbio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Bensen or perhaps it was just good defense by Barbio which made him look bad.
William Barbio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bensen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barbio tries to clinch but Bensen is having none of it.
Barbio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barbio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bensen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bensen wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bensen shoots in for a double leg but Barbio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bensen gets caught flat footed, as Barbio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Billy Bensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Barbio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bensen looking for a guillotine here but Barbio defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Barbio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barbio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... William Barbio!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
