PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Safo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beheaded in Paris by Cradled To Grave. The crowd seem to be enjoying Safo's choice of entrance music: Up Your Speed by Sway DaSafo. Benjamin Jr has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Thomas Benjamin Jr had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Benjamin Jr
vs
Safo

180 cm
30
185 lbs
20 - 11 - 2

186 cm
30
179 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Safo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Benjamin Jr clinches up with Safo and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Safo.
Benjamin Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Safo.
Benjamin Jr is breathing heavily.
Safo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benjamin Jr backwards.
Safo swings wildly with an uppercut but Benjamin Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Safo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Safo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benjamin Jr has had enough of the clinch but Safo keeps him there for the moment.
Benjamin Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Safo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Safo.
Safo lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Safo lands a shoulder strike.
Safo struggles to land a body shot inside as Benjamin Jr controls his hands.
Benjamin Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Safo.
Safo lands an uppercut.
Safo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Benjamin Jr is rocked!
Safo lands a big right hand that drops Benjamin Jr! The killer instinct kicks in and Safo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Safo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Safo!
Derek Safo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.