PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Man (ranked 6135 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Alison (ranked 4864 p4p, 0 weight class). Alison has chosen The Greatest (I am) as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jim Man has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jim Man seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Man
vs
Alison

225 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Alison!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benny Alison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alison fails with a takedown attempt.
Alison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alison thuds a left hand into Man's body.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alison scores with a jab to the body.
Alison lands a nice shot to the body.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alison lands a slapping body shot.
Man is breathing heavily.
Alison connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alison drops Man with a beautiful combination! Man stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alison is looking for the KO!

It looks like Jim Man has been cut.
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Man gets caught flat footed, as Alison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man keeping moving, preventing Alison from controlling successfully.
Alison is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alison is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Alison postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
Alison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Alison does no damage.
Alison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alison scores with a nice right hand.
Alison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alison scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alison throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alison.
Alison lands a hook that stumbles Man back into the cage. Alison follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Man to the canvas! Alison pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Man has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Benny Alison!
Benny Alison took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.