PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chucho Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Benitez
vs
Chan

170 cm
35
165 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chucho Benitez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Chan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Benitez.
Chan defending well as Benitez loads up on a big left hand.
Benitez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benitez dodges the punch combination from Chan.
Benitez throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
Benitez throws a head kick that Chan semi-blocks.
Chan avoids the head kick by Benitez.
Benitez misses with a left hand
and Chan counters with a one-two to the body.
Benitez scores with a shot to the body.
Benitez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan moves out of range as Benitez strikes.
Benitez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benitez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benitez misses with a wild combination.
Benitez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Chan or perhaps it was just good defense by Benitez which made him look bad.
Benitez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chan.
Chan misses with a two punch combination.
Chucho Benitez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Benitez lands a left and a right that send Chan crashing to the mat, dazed. Benitez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Benitez did well to prevent Chan getting side control.
Benitez trying to control but Chan postures up.
Chan drops an elbow to the side of Benitez's head.
Benitez is looking to improve his position.
Benitez wants to control but Chan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Benitez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Chan stands up and waves to Benitez to follow him.
Benitez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benitez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chan counters with a nice body shot.
Benitez throws a head kick that misses.
Benitez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chan eats them both and turns towards Benitez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benitez.

Benitez lands a big head kick that sends Chan tumbling to the mat! Benitez takes a step backwards and waves Chan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benitez as he avoids it easily.
Chucho Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aron Chan.
Chan dodges the punch combination from Benitez.
Benitez fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chan counters with a three punch combo that has Benitez backing up. Benitez nods at Chan to acknowledge the strikes.
Benitez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Benitez sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Chan misses.
Benitez throws a head kick that misses.
Benitez misses with a series of wild punches.
Benitez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan.
Benitez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chucho Benitez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benitez stuffs the takedown attempt from Chan. Chan gets slowly back to his feet.
Benitez cracks Chan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benitez throws a shot from downtown. Chan moves away and avoids it.
Benitez misses with a double jab
and Chan counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan swings for the body but Benitez moves out of range.
A left and a right from Benitez both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Benitez.

Chan gets a takedown into half guard.
Chan wants to pass the guard but Benitez is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Chan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan winds up and cracks Benitez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Benitez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Benitez trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chucho Benitez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Benitez throws a big shot that misses.
Benitez misses with a wild combination.

Chan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chan throws a big elbow that misses.
Chan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Benitez looking for a sweep. Not yet Benitez, not yet.

Benitez looking for a guillotine here but Chan defends easily.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Benitez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aron Chan has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aron Chan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chan ducks right into an uppercut from Benitez.
Benitez lunges at Chan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chan's hand.
Chan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benitez.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benitez.
Benitez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benitez scores with a punch to the head.

Chan is rocked!
Benitez throws a combination that misses
and Chan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benitez throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Benitez misses with a hook
and Chan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Benitez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Benitez misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Chan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez tries a head kick but it misses.
Benitez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benitez misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Chan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Benitez is trying to stand back up but Chan is controlling him
Chan trying to control the action but Benitez is working from the bottom.

Chan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Benitez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chan scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Chan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Chan is working for a submission of some sort.
Benitez is looking to control Chan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Benitez avoid being mounted?
Benitez is trying to stand up here but Chan is controlling him well.
Benitez wants to improve his position but Chan is controlling well.
Chan is trying to control. Benitez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Benitez regains full guard. Nicely done.

Chan gets to his feet. Benitez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Benitez throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.
Benitez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez misses with the combination.
Benitez throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Chan blocks a head kick by Benitez.
Benitez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chan counters with a nice leg kick.
Chucho Benitez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benitez stuffs the takedown attempt from Chan. Chan gets slowly back to his feet.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chucho Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aron Chan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benitez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benitez throws a hook but Chan blocks it.
Benitez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chan circles away quickly and effectively.
Chan shoots in for a takedown but Benitez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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 Chucho Benitez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch combination from Benitez misses.
Benitez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benitez misses with a left hand

and Chan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Benitez's guard.
Chan is working Benitez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Benitez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benitez striking from his own guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chan working his ground and pound in the gym.

Benitez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chan scoring with some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benitez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chan wants to control from the top but Benitez keeps moving.
Chan lands a couple of digs.

Chan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Chan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benitez looking for a guillotine here but Chan defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan stopping the sweep attempt from Benitez.
Chan stands up over Benitez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chan won't allow Benitez to sweep him here.

Benitez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Benitez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benitez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benitez working for a triangle but Chan defends it easily.
Chan wants to control from the top but Benitez keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Aron Chan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Benitez throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
Benitez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chan counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chan. Benitez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benitez tries to avoid it but Chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benitez to the ground. Benitez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benitez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chan circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez tries to roll over but Chan keeps him under control.

Benitez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chan is looking to take a break and control but Benitez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benitez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benitez is refusing to be controlled, as Chan sits in half guard.
Chan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez is looking to improve his position.
Benitez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chan.
Chan is taking a breather. Benitez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Chan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Benitez defends it well.
Benitez trying to control here.

Benitez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chan pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan is looking to take a break and control but Benitez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Chan is trying to work for a kimura but Benitez is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aron Chan really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Benitez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benitez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benitez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Chan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chan.
Chan 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.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Benitez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Benitez wants to stand but Chan is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aron Chan.
Benitez misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez misses with a double jab
enabling Chan to counter with a crisp jab.
Benitez throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Benitez tries to bum rush Chan with a series of wild strikes but Chan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Benitez.
Benitez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chan counters with a series of strikes. Benitez will be more careful next time no doubt.

Benitez is rocked!
Benitez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Benitez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chan lands a nice looking body shot.
Benitez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Chan counters with a shoot takedown. Benitez fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benitez's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benitez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chan is aware though and is defending well.
Benitez trying to keep a closed guard but Chan is proving a slippery customer.
Chan wants to control from the top but Benitez keeps moving.
Chan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Benitez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Benitez pushes Chan off and gets back to his feet.
Benitez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

A jab-cross combination lands for Chan and sends Benitez crashing to the mat! Chan follows him down to the mat - Benitez regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Chan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Benitez actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Benitez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chan working over Benitez with some ground and pound. Benitez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Benitez is not content to let Chan control the position.
Benitez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chan is working away from the top position though.

Chan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Benitez is staying active underneath Chan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Benitez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chan is working away from the top position though.
Benitez seems to have got his legs back now.

Chan decides to stand and escape the position.

Benitez gets caught napping as Chan dives in and scores a takedown. Benitez manages to retain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Benitez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chan prevents Benitez from getting back to his feet.
Chan trying to control but Benitez is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aron Chan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benitez!
Benitez misses with the combination.
A jab from Benitez finds it's way through Chan's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benitez throws a poor cross that misses
and Benitez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benitez throws a combination that misses
and Chan counters with a nice uppercut.
Chan avoids the head kick by Benitez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aron Chan dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Benitez throws a series of punches but Chan avoids them all with ease.
Chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benitez tries to avoid it but Chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benitez to the ground. Benitez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benitez misses with a head kick.
Benitez throws a right and a left that both miss.

Chan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Benitez to the mat! Benitez manages to get full guard.
Chan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chan throws a big elbow that misses.
Chan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Benitez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chan defends well.

Chan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Benitez throws out a powerful jab.
Chan shoots for a takedown but Benitez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Benitez.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Chan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benitez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez misses with a double jab
and Chan counters with a nice uppercut.

Chan connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Benitez to the floor! Chan dives in looking for the finish!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benitez is not content to let Chan control the position.

Chan wants to work for an arm triangle but Benitez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Benitez trying to control from the bottom.
Chan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Benitez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Benitez trying to control here.
Benitez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chan wants to control from the top but Benitez keeps moving.
Benitez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chan is looking to escape.
Chan is desperately trying to improve his position but Benitez has a good base and remains in mount.
Benitez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benitez prevents Chan from getting the reversal.
Benitez lands a nice shot to the head.
Chan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Benitez is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to lock up and control but Benitez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Benitez trying to control the pace.
Benitez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Benitez is trying to control. Chan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Chucho Benitez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A head kick misses from Benitez.

Chan shoots in and gets a takedown into Benitez's guard.
Benitez looking for a sweep. Not yet Benitez, not yet.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Benitez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan postures up in Benitez's guard and throws a big left but Benitez blocks it.
Benitez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan prevents Benitez from getting back to his feet.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Benitez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chan lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Chan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Benitez dives on top into guard.
Chan is looking to stand up but Benitez isn't so interested in that idea.
Chan is trying to control the position but Benitez postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benitez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benitez wants to control from the top but Chan keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aron Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Aron Chan!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Aron Chan!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Aron Chan!

Aron Chan wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Aron Chan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.