PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Morran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis Morran has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Remy Bento's chin.

Bento
vs
Morran

193 cm
21
201 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Remy Bento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lewis Morran!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morran tries for a takedown but Bento sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morran shoots in but Bento avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bento misses with a two punch combination.
Bento throws a right and a left that Morran avoids nicely.
Bento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bento rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bento tries to bum rush Morran with a series of wild strikes but Morran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morran shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bento but Bento pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Remy Bento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Morran.
Bento misses with a wild combination.
Bento tries to bum rush Morran with a series of wild strikes but Morran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bento throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morran.
No joy there for Bento, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morran slips a jab and a cross from Bento.
Bento looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bento misses.
Morran shoots in for a takedown but Bento shows good takedown defense.
Bento throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bento misses with the combination.
Bento lands with a nice combination. Morran backs away looking to recover.
Bento lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Remy Bento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bento misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bento throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morran.
Bento misses with a body kick.
Bento swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Morran drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morran is fighting to break Bento's control of his arms but Bento is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Bento throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morran uses it to pass to side control.
Bento tries to escape but Morran is in control.
Bento on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bento tries to get out of the position.
Bento is not content to let Morran control the position.
Bento tries to improve position but can't.
Bento gets back to half guard.
Bento is looking for a sweep. Morran is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bento throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bento tries to roll over but Morran keeps him under control.
Bento regains full guard. Nicely done.

Morran drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morran jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morran looks gassed!

Morran drops back looking for a leg! Bento is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bento manages to kick Morran off! Morran jumps back into Bento's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bento wants to stand and escape but Morran is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bento looks to land a combination but Morran avoids it well.
Bento looks to land a combination. Morran sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bento fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bento!
Bento misses with a double jab.
Bento throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Bento misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morran shoots for a takedown but Bento saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bento swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bento throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morran.

Bento feints and as Morran raises his hands in defense, Bento changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bento postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bento trying to move into half guard but instead Morran has managed to sweep!
Morran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bento swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bento has Morran pulled in close to control his posture.
Morran scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Bento pushes Morran off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Morran ducks right into an uppercut from Bento.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bento dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bento misses with the combination.
Morran shoots and misses
and Bento counters with a series of strikes. Morran will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bento throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bento throws a series of punches but Morran avoids them all with ease.
Bento scores with a one two! Morran had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bento's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bento duly obliges.
Bento misses with a wild combination.
Bento misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bento connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from Bento.
Morran is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bento throws a series of punches but Morran moves out of range.
Morran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bento.
Morran misses with a takedown attempt
and Bento counters with a stiff right hand.
Bento throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morran.
Bento throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morran.
Bento looks to land a combination. Morran sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bento throws a head kick but Morran moves out of range.
Bento misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Bento closes the distance and clinches.

Bento gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Morran looking for submissions off his back.
Bento looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morran is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bento scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morran tries to get to full guard but Bento has control of the leg.
Bento is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Morran looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bento is looking to advance position but Morran won't allow it.

Bento stands up and beckons Morran to join him on the feet.
Bento goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bento throws a nice looking combination but Morran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Bento.
Morran avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bento misses with a two punch combination.
Morran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bento.
Bento misses with a wild combination.
Bento misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bento lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morran backs up against the cage.
Bento throws a right hand that Morran ducks under and follows up with a left that Morran also avoids with ease.
Morran blocks a head kick by Bento.
Bento rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bento fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bento pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Morran shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morran showed some decent athleticism there.
Bento is trying to stand back up but Morran is controlling him
Morran passes to side control.
Bento taking a bit of punishment here - Morran scoring with strikes.
Morran works to advance to full mount. Bento defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Morran unloading with bombs!
Bento tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Morran looking to secure an arm triangle but Bento defends it well.
Bento slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bento dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bento misses with a wild combination.
Bento throws a hook but Morran avoids it easily.
Bento misses with a series of wild punches.
Morran doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bento counters with an outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Morran checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bento misses with a few strikes there.

Bento clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bento has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Morran clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morran rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like Bento is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morran moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Morran is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morran wants to sweep here but Bento controlling him for the moment.

Bento stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morran moves away from the strike by Bento.
Bento throws a nice looking combination but Morran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bento throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bento misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morran misses with a takedown
and Bento counters with a two punch combo.
Bento misses with a few strikes there.
Morran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bento throws a right hand that Morran ducks under and follows up with a left that Morran also avoids with ease.
Bento will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bento moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morran avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bento misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bento moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bento throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Bento, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bento throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bento gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morran jumps guard but Bento stands there with Morran around his waist. Morran gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Remy Bento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Morran.
Morran can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morran fails to pull guard.
Morran changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bento fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bento throws a head kick but Morran moves out of range.
A shot to de liver by Bento. Beautiful body shot.
Bento throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bento tries to clinch but Morran is having none of it.
Bento throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bento swinging wilding here.
A combination from Bento does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Bento showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bento has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Bento!