PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon de Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

de Moreno
vs
Bender

188 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Bio-Tech Industries

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon de Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seth Bender!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Moreno shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bender sprawls well. Bender wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. de Moreno gets slowly back to his feet.

Bender takes the fight into the clinch.
de Moreno prevents Bender from breaking the clinch.

Bender lands a takedown into guard.
Bender postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bender won't allow de Moreno to get back to his feet.
de Moreno is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bender must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
de Moreno wants to stand and escape but Bender is having none of it.
Bender throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

de Moreno scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Bender shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bender showed some decent athleticism there.
de Moreno wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Moreno is not content to let Bender control the position.
de Moreno flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bender prevents de Moreno from improving his position.
Bender looks to land a strike but de Moreno avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
de Moreno keeping moving, preventing Bender from controlling successfully.
Bender should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bender throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bender finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
de Moreno shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bender decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in de Moreno's guard.
Bender postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender trying to control but de Moreno is working from the bottom.
Bender stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de Moreno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
de Moreno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
de Moreno has a closed guard, preventing Bender from standing up.
Bender looks gassed!
de Moreno wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
de Moreno keeping moving, preventing Bender from controlling successfully.
de Moreno working a defensive guard here.
Bender really doesn't want to stay on the ground with de Moreno. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bender pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. de Moreno is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bender.
de Moreno tries to buck Bender off but Bender is having none of it.

Bender decides to stand back up. Bender steps back and let's de Moreno get back to his feet.
de Moreno tries for a takedown but Bender sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon de Moreno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Moreno with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bender counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bender wants to take a breather but de Moreno is having none of it.
de Moreno won't allow Bender to pass to mount.
Bender wants to lay and pray for a moment but de Moreno keeps working.
Bender not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender is thwarting de Moreno's attempts to control the position.
Bender not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Bender is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. de Moreno doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bender.
de Moreno controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de Moreno shoots in but Bender avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bender moves in looking to clinch but de Moreno pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Bender dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

de Moreno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bender throws a body punch but de Moreno moves out of range.

Bender drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Seth Bender has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bender lands a few punches from side control.
Bender grinds an elbow into de Moreno's temple.
de Moreno is trying to control Bender's posture but Bender avoids it.

Bender is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but de Moreno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
de Moreno wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bender is looking to take a break and control but de Moreno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Moreno gets back to half guard.
Bender is looking to stall here but de Moreno recovers full guard.
de Moreno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bender manages to get himself to full guard.
de Moreno trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bender's guard.
Bender avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
de Moreno really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
de Moreno won't allow Bender to get back to his feet.
Bender is trying to control the position from the bottom.
de Moreno stands and throws Bender's legs to the side, diving into side control.

de Moreno tries for a kimura but Bender is defending well.
de Moreno trying to control the action but Bender is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bender is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Moreno wants to pass the guard but Bender is defending well.
Bender slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
de Moreno wants to control from the top but Bender keeps moving.
Bender wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
de Moreno pushing down on Bender's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bender tries to roll over but de Moreno keeps him under control.

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.
Bender trying to hold on to de Moreno's head to control him but de Moreno postures up.
Bender wants to get back to full guard but de Moreno has passed into side control.
de Moreno with shots to the head and body - Bender looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bender is looking to get to half guard.
Bender tries to hold on but de Moreno postures up.
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 Ramon de Moreno will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

de Moreno shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bender holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bender tries to land knees in the clinch but de Moreno avoids the damage to the body.
Bender tries to throw a body punch but de Moreno avoids it by throwing Bender back against the cage.
de Moreno fails to pull guard.

Bender has clasped his hands together around de Moreno's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bender working away.
de Moreno wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bender postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on de Moreno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bender is looking to take a break and control but de Moreno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bender throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bender decides to stand up, so the ref orders de Moreno to his feet.
de Moreno shoots in looking for a takedown. Bender tries to sprawl out of it but de Moreno keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bender manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon de Moreno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Moreno shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bender as he avoids it easily.
Bender rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but de Moreno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bender closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming de Moreno to the mat! de Moreno manages to get full guard.
de Moreno will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
de Moreno working a defensive guard here.
Bender trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender won't allow de Moreno to get back to his feet.
Bender sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bender accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

de Moreno has his foot on Bender's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bender works his way back into a safe position though.
Bender wants to pass the guard but de Moreno is keeping the position.
de Moreno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bender stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de Moreno swivels though and keeps the full guard.

de Moreno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bender doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bender manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender trying to control but de Moreno is working from the bottom.

Bender is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! de Moreno is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! de Moreno has escaped and now he's on top!
de Moreno is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bender wants to stand up but de Moreno is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bender can't keep his opponent in guard - de Moreno advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bender is looking to control de Moreno's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bender avoid being mounted?
Bender has a hand on de Moreno's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. de Moreno takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

de Moreno looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bender wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seth Bender.
Well Bender has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Bender!