PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Benett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boba Fettucini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Benett
vs
Fettucini

171 cm
22
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Benett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boba Fettucini!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fettucini looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fettucini throws a right and a left that Benett avoids nicely.
Fettucini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benett is looking to clinch.
Benett tries to clinch up.
Benett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fettucini.
Fettucini lands the left hand.
Benett circles away from the clinch attempt

and Benett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Fettucini looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benett throwing shots but Fettucini is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fettucini tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Fettucini is trying to maintain the position but Benett is very close to passing his half guard.
Benett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fettucini regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fettucini working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fettucini is pulling down on Benett's head. It's preventing any offense from Benett, at least for the moment.
Benett chips away with some ground and pound.
Benett stopping the sweep attempt from Fettucini.
Benett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Benett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fettucini has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benett has managed to get both his arms back between Fettucini's legs - danger averted.
Fettucini is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benett stopping the sweep attempt from Fettucini.
Benett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Benett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fettucini is trying to control the position but Benett postures up.
Benett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benett trying to control the position from guard on top but Fettucini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fettucini escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fettucini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fettucini thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Benett wants to clinch up but Fettucini keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benett pushes Fettucini up against the cage in a clinch.
Benett has Fettucini pressed against the cage, preventing Fettucini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fettucini misses with some punches.
Fettucini lands a body punch.
Fettucini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fettucini tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benett just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fettucini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fettucini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benett missing with knees to the body.
Fettucini swings wildly with an uppercut but Benett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fettucini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fettucini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fettucini wants a takedown.
Brett Benett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boba Fettucini.
Fettucini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benett tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fettucini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fettucini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fettucini.
Fettucini being controlled against the cage.

Fettucini successfully pulls guard.
Benett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Fettucini working for a triangle but Benett defends it easily.
Fettucini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fettucini keeping moving, preventing Benett from controlling successfully.
Benett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Benett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fettucini misses with the combination.
Boba Fettucini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fettucini throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Benett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fettucini napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Benett is putting a hurting on Fettucini here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Fettucini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benett landing strikes.
Fettucini tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Benett working the ground and pound.
Fettucini is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fettucini to see if he's OK.
Fettucini takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benett working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fettucini tries to improve position but can't.
Benett cracks Fettucini with a big elbow.
Fettucini takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Fettucini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Benett is working Fettucini over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fettucini is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fettucini has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benett is working away from the top position though.
Fettucini is breathing heavily.
Benett wants to take a breather but Fettucini is having none of it.
Benett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Benett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benett trying to control from half guard but Fettucini is working away.
Benett working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benett blocks the strikes from Fettucini.
Fettucini trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Fettucini flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Benett scoring with strikes but Fettucini is staying in there.
Fettucini throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Benett looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benett lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fettucini is in a horrible position here. Benett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brett Benett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benett fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Benett raining down shots from the mount!
Fettucini tries to hold on but Benett pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fettucini wants to control but Benett is having none of it.
Benett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Benett lands with some strikes.
Benett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fettucini hang on?
Fettucini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fettucini in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fettucini is squirming around, avoiding Benett's attempts to control the action.
Benett landing shots from mount.
Benett punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Benett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Benett blocks Fettucini's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fettucini taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benett with a couple of short strikes.
Fettucini is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fettucini is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fettucini is in all sorts of trouble here.
Benett with good strikes from the mount here!
Benett lands a heavy elbow.
Fettucini is desperately trying to improve his position but Benett has a good base and remains in mount.
Fettucini taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Benett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Benett has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fettucini's face.
Fettucini wants to hold on but Benett pushes him away.
Fettucini is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fettucini is in a horrible position here. Benett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fettucini is in a horrible position here. Benett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Benett dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Fettucini looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Benett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benett wants to clinch up but Fettucini keeps it at a distance.

Benett closes the distance and pushes Fettucini back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benett taking a breather.
Benett misses with a knee to the head.
Benett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fettucini can do to turn this around?
Benett has Fettucini pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fettucini gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Benett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fettucini is working away from the top position though.
Fettucini sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benett defending well though.
Benett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Benett keeping moving, preventing Fettucini from controlling successfully.
Benett is trying to keep Fettucini in close.
Fettucini trying to control the position from guard on top but Benett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fettucini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benett keeping moving, preventing Fettucini from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fettucini uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fettucini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benett has a takedown stuffed.

Fettucini closes the distance and pushes Benett back into the cage.

Fettucini breaks the clinch.
Fettucini punishes Benett's body with a nice straight punch.

Fettucini forces Benett back against the cage and clinches.
Fettucini is trying to stall.
Benett tries to stall but Fettucini uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benett blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fettucini lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benett.
Fettucini misses with the head strike.
Benett stalling in the clinch.
Fettucini swings wildly with an uppercut but Benett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fettucini tries to pull guard but Benett holds him up against the cage and eventually Fettucini drops back down to his feet.
Fettucini is working for takedown but Benett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brett Benett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boba Fettucini.
Fettucini jumps guard but Benett stands there with Fettucini around his waist. Fettucini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fettucini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benett backwards.
Fettucini tries to pull guard but Benett holds him up against the cage and eventually Fettucini drops back down to his feet.
Fettucini tries a body shot but Benett blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benett is struggling to control the position.
Fettucini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fettucini looking to slow down the pace here.
Fettucini goes for a takedown attempt but Benett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boba Fettucini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Benett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fettucini, pushing him back against the cage.
Fettucini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fettucini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fettucini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brett Benett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Fettucini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fettucini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boba Fettucini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benett 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Benett!