PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artem Chenchikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Di Benedetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Di Benedetto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chenchikov
vs
Di Benedetto

193 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artem Chenchikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Di Benedetto!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Benedetto shoots in for a takedown but Chenchikov shows good takedown defense.
Chenchikov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Di Benedetto misses with a wild body shot.
Chenchikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Di Benedetto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chenchikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Di Benedetto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Di Benedetto misses the shot to the body.
Chenchikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Di Benedetto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Artem Chenchikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Di Benedetto.
Nice body punch from Di Benedetto.
Danga de danga de dang - Chenchikov scores with a four punch combination!

Di Benedetto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chenchikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Di Benedetto avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Chenchikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Di Benedetto shoots in for a double leg but Chenchikov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chenchikov misses with a two punch combination.
Chenchikov lands a leg kick that knocks Di Benedetto off balance momentarily.
Chenchikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Di Benedetto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chenchikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Di Benedetto moves in looking to clinch but Chenchikov pushes him off.
No joy there for Chenchikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chenchikov misses with a head kick.
Chenchikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Di Benedetto forces Chenchikov back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Chenchikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Di Benedetto is trying to push Chenchikov away but Chenchikov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chenchikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Di Benedetto avoids it.
Di Benedetto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chenchikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Di Benedetto avoids the damage to the body.
Chenchikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chenchikov avoiding damage.
Di Benedetto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chenchikov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Di Benedetto misses with an elbow strike.
Chenchikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Di Benedetto is trying to pull guard but Chenchikov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chenchikov throws an elbow but it misses.
Di Benedetto is trying to pull guard but Chenchikov has him pressed against the cage.
Di Benedetto is trying to drag Chenchikov to the mat but Chenchikov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chenchikov lands a nice knee to the body.

Chenchikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chenchikov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chenchikov throws a head kick but Di Benedetto moves out of range.
Chenchikov misses with a wild combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Di Benedetto.
Di Benedetto tries to clinch but Chenchikov moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Di Benedetto misses
and Chenchikov counters with a big head kick but Di Benedetto shrugs it off.
Di Benedetto tries to clinch there but Chenchikov circles away.
Chenchikov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chenchikov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Di Benedetto.
Di Benedetto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chenchikov is fending him off so far but Di Benedetto persists. Nope, Chenchikov circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Benedetto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chenchikov as he jumps to the side.
Di Benedetto looks gassed!
Chenchikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Di Benedetto closes the distance and clinches up with Chenchikov, looking for a takedown. Di Benedetto pushes Chenchikov against the cage but Chenchikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chenchikov lands with a slapping head kick.
Chenchikov cracks Di Benedetto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chenchikov connects with the punch.
Artem Chenchikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chenchikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Chenchikov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Di Benedetto shoots for a takedown but Chenchikov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Di Benedetto or perhaps it was just good defense by Chenchikov which made him look bad.
Di Benedetto misses with a takedown attempt
and Chenchikov counters with a left and a right that stings Di Benedetto.
Artem Chenchikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Di Benedetto.
Chenchikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Di Benedetto shoots for a double leg takedown but Chenchikov sprawls well. He's pushed Di Benedetto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Di Benedetto misses with the combination.
Di Benedetto misses with a wild combination.
Di Benedetto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Di Benedetto avoids the head kick by Chenchikov.
Chenchikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Di Benedetto.
Di Benedetto is looking to land body kicks.
Di Benedetto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chenchikov but Chenchikov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Artem Chenchikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Benedetto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Di Benedetto is breathing heavily.
Chenchikov misses with a double jab
and Di Benedetto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Chenchikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chenchikov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Di Benedetto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chenchikov circles away.
Di Benedetto dives in and grabs Chenchikov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chenchikov pushes down on Di Benedetto's head and hops out.
Chenchikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Di Benedetto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Di Benedetto tries to clinch but Chenchikov moves out of range.
Di Benedetto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Di Benedetto tries to clinch up.
Di Benedetto wants to clinch up but Chenchikov keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Di Benedetto or perhaps it was just good defense by Chenchikov which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Benedetto misses with a two punch combination.
Di Benedetto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Di Benedetto shoots in looking for a takedown but Chenchikov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Di Benedetto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Di Benedetto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chenchikov cracks Di Benedetto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chenchikov throws a sloppy head kick and Di Benedetto moves out of range easily.
Di Benedetto closes the distance and clinches up with Chenchikov, looking for a takedown. Di Benedetto pushes Chenchikov against the cage but Chenchikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chenchikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Chenchikov lands.
Chenchikov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Di Benedetto throws a lazy head kick
and Chenchikov counters with a head kick.

Di Benedetto is rocked!
Di Benedetto wants to clinch
and Chenchikov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Di Benedetto really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chenchikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chenchikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Chenchikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Artem Chenchikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Di Benedetto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chenchikov throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chenchikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Di Benedetto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chenchikov throws a nice looking combination but Di Benedetto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Di Benedetto shoots in for a takedown but Chenchikov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Di Benedetto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chenchikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chenchikov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Di Benedetto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chenchikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Artem Chenchikov is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chenchikov scores with a jab. Di Benedetto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chenchikov throws a one two combo.
A head kick from Chenchikov lands but Di Benedetto takes it in his stride.
Chenchikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Di Benedetto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chenchikov tries to avoid it but Di Benedetto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chenchikov to the ground. Chenchikov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Di Benedetto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Di Benedetto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Chenchikov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Di Benedetto.
Chenchikov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Benedetto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chenchikov throws a series of punches but Di Benedetto avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chenchikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Di Benedetto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chenchikov counters with a series of strikes. Di Benedetto will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Chenchikov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Di Benedetto tries to clinch there but Chenchikov circles away.
Di Benedetto slips a jab and a cross from Chenchikov.
Chenchikov lands a jab.
Chenchikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Di Benedetto tries to clinch up.
Chenchikov lands a head kick. Di Benedetto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Di Benedetto moves in looking to clinch but Chenchikov pushes him off.
Di Benedetto tries to clinch there but Chenchikov circles away.

Di Benedetto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chenchikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Di Benedetto avoids it.
Di Benedetto is trying to break the clinch but Chenchikov is controlling him.
Chenchikov misses with a knee to the head.
Di Benedetto stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chenchikov missing with knees to the body.
Di Benedetto is working for takedown but Chenchikov is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chenchikov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Di Benedetto's brow.

Di Benedetto pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Di Benedetto trying to control the position here.

Di Benedetto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chenchikov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chenchikov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Di Benedetto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Di Benedetto looking for a guillotine here but Chenchikov defends easily.
Di Benedetto has Chenchikov pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Di Benedetto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chenchikov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Di Benedetto wants to sweep here but Chenchikov controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chenchikov wants to stand but Di Benedetto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Di Benedetto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chenchikov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Di Benedetto on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Artem Chenchikov just wasn't active enough.
Di Benedetto wants to clinch.
Charlie Di Benedetto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Di Benedetto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chenchikov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Di Benedetto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chenchikov 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Chenchikov!