PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bee Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee Benson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Benson
vs
Ahokas

191 cm
26
194 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

192 cm
27
288 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

DJs Locker

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bee Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Benson darts in and clinches Ahokas up against the cage.
Benson lands a nice uppercut.
Ahokas is working for takedown but Benson is calmly controlling the position for now.

Ahokas breaks the clinch.
Benson thows a left - swing and a miss!

Benson clinches up with Ahokas and pushes him back against the cage.
Benson has had enough of the clinch but Ahokas keeps him there for the moment.
Benson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ahokas prevents it.

Ahokas manages to break the clinch.
Benson 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.
Ahokas scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson catches Ahokas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Ahokas as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Bee Benson has been cut.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throws a shot from downtown. Ahokas moves away and avoids it.
Ahokas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahokas misses with a looping left.
Ahokas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ahokas ducks right into an uppercut from Benson.
Benson throws a combination that misses

and Ahokas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahokas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ahokas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benson pushes Ahokas off looking to stand but Ahokas dives back in and keeps control.
Benson wants to control but Ahokas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Benson is not content to let Ahokas control the position.
Ahokas controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson tries to get to full guard but Ahokas has control of the leg.
Ahokas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benson is refusing to be controlled, as Ahokas sits in half guard.
Benson is trying to stand.
Ahokas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benson taking some punishment here, with Ahokas in his half guard.
Ahokas stalling away here and it's allowed Benson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ahokas postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahokas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like Ahokas might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas stopping the sweep attempt from Benson.
Ahokas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ahokas stands up over Benson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ahokas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ahokas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ahokas won't allow Benson to get back to his feet.
Ahokas sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ahokas throws a looping overhand right but Benson ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Benson wants to clinch up but Ahokas keeps it at a distance.

Benson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ahokas prevents Benson from breaking the clinch.
Benson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ahokas won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson is trying to break free.
A short left from Benson.
Ahokas prevents a body shot from Benson.
Ahokas has Benson pressed against the cage, preventing Benson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ahokas breaks the clinch.
Bee Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ahokas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benson wants to clinch up but Ahokas keeps it at a distance.
Benson slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Ahokas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bee Benson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ahokas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ahokas lands in his opponent's guard.
Benson wants to stand and escape but Ahokas is having none of it.
Benson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benson wants to get back to his feet but Ahokas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Benson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ahokas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ahokas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Benson keeping moving, preventing Ahokas from controlling successfully.
Ahokas wants to pass the guard but Benson is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson wants to get back to his feet but Ahokas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Benson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut. Benson saw that one coming.
Bee Benson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahokas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ahokas looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Benson lands an overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Benson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benson.
Benson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benson swings widly with a right hand

and Ahokas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Benson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson keeping moving, preventing Ahokas from controlling successfully.
Ahokas preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas trying to control the position from guard on top but Benson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ahokas.
Benson wants to stand but Ahokas is controlling the position.
Ahokas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ahokas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ahokas content to stall in guard here.
Benson looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benson wants to clinch

and Ahokas counters with a takedown into side control.

Benson is rocked!
Juha Ahokas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ahokas cracks Benson with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Ahokas immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Benson is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Ahokas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Ahokas!
Juha Ahokas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.