PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jang wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Benaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir Benaux will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

wang
vs
Benaux

185 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jang wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sir Benaux!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wang shoots in and drives through. Benaux sprawls well.
Nice jab there from Benaux.
Benaux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from wang.
wang shoots for a double leg takedown but Benaux sprawls well. He's pushed wang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jang wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from wang.
Benaux throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
wang looks for a takedown but Benaux sprawls well.

wang closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Benaux did well to prevent wang getting side control.
Benaux is refusing to be controlled, as wang sits in half guard.

Benaux is defending against the submission attempts here by wang.
wang is breathing heavily.
wang stops Benaux from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benaux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but wang pulls his head out easily.
Benaux is trying to stand up here but wang is controlling him well.

wang seems to be looking for submissions.

wang is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

wang is looking for a kimura but Benaux is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for wang to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benaux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benaux fakes the leg kick and cracks wang in the body.
Benaux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benaux lands with a hook. wang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benaux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
wang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benaux. Benaux obviously looking to wear him down.
wang blocks a head kick by Benaux.
Benaux lands a really nice looking cross but wang seems unphased.
Benaux throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Benaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wang takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benaux scores with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from wang.
Benaux keeps wang at a distance using the push kick.
Benaux throws a right hand that wang ducks under and follows up with a left that wang also avoids with ease.
jang wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benaux lands a nice looking body kick.
Benaux throws a head kick that misses.
wang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benaux.
Benaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
wang shoots for a double leg takedown but Benaux sprawls well. He's pushed wang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
wang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wang closes the distance and clinches up with Benaux, looking for a takedown. wang pushes Benaux against the cage but Benaux circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benaux throws a sloppy head kick and wang moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Benaux. No joy for wang on that attempt.
wang dives in and grabs Benaux's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benaux pushes down on wang's head and hops out.
Benaux throws a head kick but wang moves out of range.
Benaux lands an overhand right.
wang fails with a takedown attempt.
Benaux tests wang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benaux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
wang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
wang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sir Benaux dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A combination from Benaux does no damage.
wang has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
wang misses with a double jab.
Benaux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed wang momentarily.
wang shoots in but no luck this time.
Sir Benaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
wang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benaux misses with a head kick.
Benaux digs a good body shot into wang's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benaux scores with a kick to the body.
Benaux with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benaux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Benaux misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Benaux.
Benaux throws a head kick that wang semi-blocks.
wang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benaux pinned against the cage. Benaux gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jang wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Benaux.
Benaux stalks wang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into wang's face. wang staggers backwards, shaken.
Benaux misses with a few strikes there.
wang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benaux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten wang somewhat.
wang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wang fails to land the takedown.
wang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benaux sprawls well. Benaux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. wang gets slowly back to his feet.
Benaux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from wang.
Benaux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck wang on the side of the head.
Benaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benaux lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benaux.
wang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benaux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten wang somewhat.
A lazy left from Benaux finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benaux but Benaux pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sir Benaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benaux bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benaux scores with a push kick.
Benaux lands a right hook to the body.
Benaux lands a front kick.
wang closes the distance and clinches up with Benaux, looking for a takedown. wang pushes Benaux against the cage but Benaux circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benaux scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benaux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
wang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Benaux swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benaux tries to avoid it but wang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benaux to the ground. Benaux escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benaux lands with a shot to the body.
wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Benaux circles away.
Benaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but wang manages to avoid it.
Benaux digs a good hook to wang's body.

wang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

wang goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Benaux has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for wang but great work by Benaux.
wang tries to bench press Benaux off him but Benaux keeps the position.
wang takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Benaux lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Benaux wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by wang, who protects the arm well.
wang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sir Benaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Benaux slaps away a takedown attempt from wang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benaux stuffs the takedown.
Benaux connects with the punch.
Benaux scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Benaux.
Benaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
wang blocks a head kick by Benaux.
jang wang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Benaux.
Benaux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from wang.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jang wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benaux misses with a head kick.
No luck for wang with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
wang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benaux avoids it really well and circles away.
wang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crunch! Benaux slams his shin into wang's torso.
wang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
wang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
wang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benaux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten wang somewhat.
wang ducks right into an uppercut from Benaux.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benaux.
wang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, jab by Benaux - just one landing.
A head kick misses from Benaux.
wang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benaux as he avoids it easily.
wang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benaux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten wang somewhat.
Benaux throws a quick head kick that skims the top of wang's head.
wang fails to land the takedown.
Benaux scores with a spinning back kick!
wang avoids the body shot from Benaux.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

wang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but wang has him pressed against the cage.
wang goes for a takedown attempt but Benaux pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
wang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. wang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from wang.
No luck with that takedown attempt from wang.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! wang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Benaux - the referee stops the clock and wang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Benaux. wang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Benaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent wang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sir Benaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benaux bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benaux throws a head kick that misses.
wang shoots in and drives through. Benaux sprawls well.
wang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benaux to score with a decent uppercut.
wang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
wang shoots for a double leg takedown but Benaux sprawls well. He's pushed wang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Benaux as wang shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Benaux as wang shoots in.
wang shoots in but Benaux avoids the takedown attempt easily.
wang shoots in looking for a takedown. Benaux tries to sprawl out of it but wang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benaux manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
jang wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping body kick lands there for Benaux.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sir Benaux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Benaux winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight for Sir Benaux!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Sir Benaux!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Sir Benaux!

Sir Benaux wins by unanimous decision!