PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Benevichio (ranked 7109 p4p, 253 weight class) and Adam Destro (ranked 5768 p4p, 220 weight class). Adam Destro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Benevichio
vs
Destro

180 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Benevichio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Destro!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benevichio tries to clinch up
and Destro counters with a two punch combo.

Destro instigates a clinch.

Destro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benevichio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Destro connects with a looping right hand.
Benevichio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benevichio throws a head kick that misses.
Destro blocks a head kick by Benevichio.
Benevichio is looking to clinch but Destro is avoiding it.
Destro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Benevichio rushes Destro and presses him up against the cage.
Destro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benevichio avoids a wild elbow strike from Destro.
Benevichio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Destro is working Benevichio over against the cage.
Destro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Destro breaks the clinch.
Destro throws a series of punches but Benevichio avoids them all with ease.
Benevichio throws a lazy right hand but Destro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Destro throws a counter combo.
Destro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benevichio.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Destro moves into range and clinches up with Benevichio.
Destro digs a right hand underneath Benevichio's ribcage. Benevichio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benevichio swings wildly with an uppercut but Destro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benevichio with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Destro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Destro has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Benevichio is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Destro takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Destro.
Benevichio throws a knee to the head but misses.

Destro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Destro moves into the clinch.
Destro blocks the elbow strike.
Destro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Benevichio breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Destro.
Benevichio tries to clinch but Destro moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benevichio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Destro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benevichio's sensitive parts.
Destro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benevichio doesn't manage to clinch there - Destro circles away.
Benevichio throws a hook to the side of Destro's head but Destro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Destro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benevichio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benevichio tries a head kick but it misses.
Destro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Benevichio catches Destro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Destro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benevichio is looking to clinch but Destro is avoiding it.
Destro works over Benevichio's head and body with a nice combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Destro!
Benevichio tries to clinch up but Destro circles away and keeps his distance.
Destro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Destro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benevichio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Destro looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Destro gets a clinch.
Destro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Destro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benevichio managing to block the knees to the body from Destro.
Benevichio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benevichio misses with a short punch on the inside.

Destro breaks the clinch.
Destro misses with a head kick.
Destro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Destro closes the distance and clinches.

Destro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Destro swats away the attempt to clinch by Benevichio.
Benevichio throws a head kick that misses.
Benevichio wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benevichio doesn't manage to clinch there - Destro circles away.
Benevichio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benevichio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benevichio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Destro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benevichio throws a sloppy head kick
and Destro counters with a series of strikes. Benevichio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Benevichio fails in his attempt to clinch.

Destro has managed to clinch.
Benevichio working aggressively here.
Benevichio blocks an uppercut.
Benevichio gets through Destro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benevichio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Benevichio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinny Benevichio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Benevichio lands a big head kick that sends Destro tumbling to the mat! Benevichio takes a step backwards and waves Destro back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Adam Destro has been cut.

Benevichio forces Destro back against the cage and clinches.
Benevichio misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Destro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Destro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Destro forces Benevichio back against the cage and clinches.
Destro blocks an uppercut.
Destro can't break the clinch.
Destro throws an elbow that misses.
Destro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destro.
Destro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benevichio is defending well for now.

Benevichio breaks from the clinch.

Destro moves into the clinch.
Benevichio misses with a punch on the inside.
Destro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Benevichio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benevichio prevents Destro from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benevichio.
Benevichio misses with some punches.

Benevichio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Benevichio lands a big head kick that sends Destro tumbling to the mat! Benevichio takes a step backwards and waves Destro back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Destro is rocked!
Adam Destro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Destro blocks a head kick by Benevichio.
Adam Destro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benevichio fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevichio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Destro sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Destro drives through and clinches with Benevichio against the cage.
Destro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benevichio avoids it.
Benevichio avoiding damage as Destro throws knees to the body.
Benevichio lands a knee to the head.
Destro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Destro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Destro avoids a wild elbow strike from Benevichio.
Destro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benevichio backwards.

Destro manages to break the clinch.
Benevichio tries to clinch there but Destro circles away.

Destro forces Benevichio back against the cage and clinches.
Benevichio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benevichio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benevichio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benevichio avoiding damage as Destro throws knees to the body.

Destro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benevichio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benevichio walks into a straight right hand from Destro.
Destro keeps Benevichio at a distance using the push kick.

Destro clinches.

Benevichio breaks the clinch.
Benevichio tries to close the distance and clinch but Destro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Destro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Benevichio.
Sloppy strikes from Destro. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Benevichio.
Destro throws a nice head kick!

Destro rushes Benevichio and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benevichio.
Benevichio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Destro is looking to break free of the clinch but Benevichio has double underhooks.
Destro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benevichio has him pressed against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Destro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benevichio lands a right hand.
Benevichio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benevichio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Benevichio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benevichio.
Benevichio avoiding damage as Destro throws knees to the body.
Adam Destro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Destro blocking some punches.

Benevichio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Destro lands with a kick to the temple. Benevichio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Destro misses with a series of wild punches.

Destro moves into the clinch.
Destro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Benevichio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Destro has Benevichio up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Destro is looking to break free of the clinch but Benevichio has double underhooks.
Destro lands a right hand.
Destro is trying to push Benevichio away but Benevichio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benevichio prevents a body shot from Destro.
Destro can't break the clinch.

Destro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Destro looks to land a body kick but Benevichio moved away.
Benevichio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Destro thumps Benevichio with a low kick.
Benevichio tries to clinch but Destro moves out of range.
Benevichio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Destro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Destro counters with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Benevichio has closed the distance and engaged Destro in a clinch.
Benevichio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adam Destro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adam Destro's cut.
That's time! Benevichio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Destro moves into range and clinches up with Benevichio.
Benevichio takes an elbow to the temple.
Benevichio pushes Destro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benevichio prevents Destro from breaking the clinch.
Destro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benevichio misses with some punches.

Destro breaks from the clinch.
Destro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benevichio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Destro misses with a head kick.

Destro takes the fight into the clinch.

Benevichio breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Benevichio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benevichio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Destro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Destro throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevichio tries to clinch up but Destro circles away and keeps his distance.
Benevichio scores with a jab.

Destro rushes Benevichio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Destro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Destro clinches up against the cage.
Destro tries to work over Benevichio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benevichio pushes Destro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Destro tries to throw a body punch but Benevichio avoids it by throwing Destro back against the cage.

Benevichio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Benevichio tries to keep at a distance but Destro has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Benevichio fails to land.
Destro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benevichio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Benevichio manages to break the clinch.

Destro has Benevichio up against the cage in a clinch.

Benevichio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Destro moves into range and clinches up with Benevichio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benevichio throws an elbow but it misses.
Destro crunches a lovely knee into Benevichio's ribcage.

Benevichio breaks from the clinch.
Vinny Benevichio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Destro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benevichio is looking to clinch.
Benevichio pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Destro moves into the clinch successfully.
Benevichio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Destro backwards.

Benevichio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benevichio darts in trying to clinch
and Destro counters with a head kick.
Benevichio looks to land a left hand but Destro moved out of range nicely.
Benevichio lands a nice shot that snaps Destro's head back.
Destro is still on wobbly legs! Can Benevichio finish him?
Benevichio throws a lazy head kick
and Destro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Destro seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benevichio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Destro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benevichio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Destro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benevichio doesn't manage to clinch there - Destro circles away.
Destro moves forwards but Benevichio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benevichio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Destro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Destro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benevichio doesn't seem bothered though.

Benevichio cracks Destro with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Benevichio has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Destro to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Benevichio.

Benevichio breaks from the clinch.
Destro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benevichio misses with a hook.
Benevichio sizes up Destro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benevichio drops Destro with a naaaaasty hook - Destro is in real trouble here! Benevichio dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Benevichio!