PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Andersson (ranked 331 p4p, 52 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (ranked 724 p4p, 109 weight class). Jiu Jitsu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Andersson
vs
Jitsu

186 cm
31
208 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

183 cm
34
214 lbs
31 - 21 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition

Urban Fighter
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jitsu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Andersson quickly recovers to half guard.
Andersson trying to control here.
Jitsu prevents Andersson from standing back up.

Jitsu is working for a submission of some sort.
Andersson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Andersson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jitsu scores with a couple of nice shots.

Jitsu 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.
My spies in AREA 51 inform me that Jitsu has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson wants to control but Jitsu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jitsu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andersson is looking to improve his position.

Jitsu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jitsu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jitsu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Jitsu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jitsu not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jitsu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andersson defends it well.
Andersson wants to get back to his feet.

Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura but Andersson is defending well.

Jitsu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Andersson is defending against the submission attempts here by Jitsu.
Andersson trying to control but Jitsu postures up.
Jitsu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jitsu working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is thwarting Andersson's attempts to control the position.
Andersson tries to roll over but Jitsu keeps him under control.
Andersson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hunter MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Andersson keeping control of the position.

Jitsu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Jitsu is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Andersson as he works his way to full guard.
Jitsu throws a big elbow that misses.

Jitsu has gone for a leg lock! Andersson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jitsu's guard.

Jitsu is looking for a triangle but Andersson pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jitsu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andersson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jitsu wants to sweep here but Andersson controlling him for the moment.

Jitsu looking for a guillotine here but Andersson defends easily.

Jitsu throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Andersson escapes and throws Jitsu's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jitsu is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiu Jitsu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jitsu misses with a takedown
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Jiu Jitsu has been cut.
Andersson works Jitsu's body with a nice hook.
Jitsu shoots for a takedown but Andersson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Andersson throws a counter high kick but Jitsu was just alert enough to avoid it.
Andersson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jitsu is out of range.
Jitsu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson tries to work over Jitsu's front leg with a kick but Jitsu checks it.
Andersson fails to land with a series of punches.
Andersson swings widly with a right hand
and Jitsu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andersson's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu dives in and grabs Andersson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andersson pushes down on Jitsu's head and hops out.
Benny Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.
Andersson misses with a body kick.
Jitsu shoots in and drives through. Andersson sprawls well.
Jitsu shoots in for a double leg but Andersson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jitsu with a poor takedown
and Andersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jitsu is looking to score with low kicks.
Andersson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jitsu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andersson circles away.
Andersson throwing a counter right hand but Jitsu manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses with a low kick.
Andersson lands with a nice combination. Jitsu backs away looking to recover.
Jitsu checks the leg kick.
Andersson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andersson wants it to stay on the feet.
Andersson throwing a counter right hand but Jitsu manages to avoid it.
Benny Andersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Andersson misses with a hook

and Jitsu counters with a shoot takedown. Andersson fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Andersson pushes Jitsu off and scrambles back to his feet.
Andersson lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jitsu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Jitsu blocks the low kick.
Jitsu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Andersson misses with a leg kick

and Jitsu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Andersson's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Andersson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Andersson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jitsu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andersson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andersson breaks the clinch.
Andersson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Jitsu takes the fight into the clinch.

Andersson manages to break the clinch.
Jitsu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andersson tries to avoid it but Jitsu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andersson to the ground. Andersson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andersson is looking to counter punch.
Andersson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Andersson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jiu Jitsu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Andersson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jitsu goes for a double leg but Andersson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Andersson continues to drive forward.
Andersson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Andersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jitsu. That did some damage!
Jitsu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Andersson slaps away a takedown attempt from Jitsu, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jitsu can do to turn this around?
Andersson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jitsu checks it well.
Andersson cracks Jitsu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benny Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andersson keeps the fight on the outside.
As Jitsu backs away, Andersson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Andersson as he jumps to the side.
Benny Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws the left hand but Jitsu avoids the punch easily.
Andersson throws a shot to the body.
Andersson misses with a wild body shot.

Jitsu moves into the clinch successfully.

Jitsu gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jitsu prevents Andersson from improving his position.
Andersson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jitsu prevents Andersson from standing back up.
Andersson is looking for a sweep. Jitsu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jitsu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Jitsu is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Andersson as he works his way to full guard.
Andersson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Andersson wants to stand up but Jitsu is controlling him.
Jitsu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Andersson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jitsu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andersson is looking to stand up but Jitsu isn't so interested in that idea.
Jiu Jitsu has got the better of the ground game so far.

Jitsu has gone for a leg lock! Andersson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jitsu's guard.

Andersson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Andersson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jitsu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Andersson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andersson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Andersson!