PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chito Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chito Hua is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Benjamin Jr
vs
Hua

180 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chito Hua!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin Jr swinging wildly here.
Hua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benjamin Jr takes a swing at Hua's ribcage but misses.
Benjamin Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hua doesn't manage to clinch there - Benjamin Jr circles away.
Benjamin Jr looks to land a left hand but Hua moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Benjamin Jr does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Hua is just out of range.
Benjamin Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Hua shoots in and drives through. Benjamin Jr sprawls well.
Benjamin Jr clobbers Hua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benjamin Jr cracks a nice hook into Hua's ribs.
Hua throws a right and a left that Benjamin Jr avoids nicely.
Benjamin Jr cracks Hua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Hua fails with a takedown attempt.
Benjamin Jr jabs Hua right on the nose. Hua blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas Benjamin Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chito Hua.
Benjamin Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hua's head backwards.
Hua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benjamin Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hua.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benjamin Jr.
Hua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hua is looking to clinch.
Hua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benjamin Jr defends it nicely.
Hua looks gassed!
Benjamin Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Hua doesn't manage to clinch there - Benjamin Jr circles away.
Hua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benjamin Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Hua.
Hua lands a jab to the nose.
Benjamin Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hua doesn't manage to clinch there - Benjamin Jr circles away.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Hua's head back.
Hua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benjamin Jr jabs Hua right on the nose. Hua blinks but takes it well.
Benjamin Jr lands with a good body shot.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
A left and a right from Benjamin Jr both land. Nice combination.
Benjamin Jr lands with a cross.

Hua gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Benjamin Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benjamin Jr stands up over Hua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Benjamin Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Benjamin Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Benjamin Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Hua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benjamin Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Benjamin Jr stands up over Hua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Benjamin Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benjamin Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benjamin Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benjamin Jr lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Hua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benjamin Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benjamin Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hua keeping moving, preventing Benjamin Jr from controlling successfully.
Hua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benjamin Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Benjamin Jr connects with a couple of short punches.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benjamin Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Hua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Benjamin Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A head kick misses from Hua.
Hua tries to clinch but Benjamin Jr moves out of range.

Hua gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Benjamin Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Benjamin Jr wants to control from the top but Hua keeps moving.
Hua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benjamin Jr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hua tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Benjamin Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Benjamin Jr cracks Hua with a big elbow.
Benjamin Jr working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hua sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hua looking for submissions off his back.
Hua is looking for a sweep. Benjamin Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benjamin Jr passes the guard and advances to mount!
Benjamin Jr landing punches.
The referee warns Hua that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hua is in all sorts of trouble here.
Benjamin Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hua is looking to improve his position but Benjamin Jr isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr working the ground and pound effectively.
Benjamin Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hua gets back to half guard.
Benjamin Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Benjamin Jr prevents Hua from improving his position.
Hua is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benjamin Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.

Benjamin Jr decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Benjamin Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hua is defended easily by Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benjamin Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hua counters with a takedown into side control.
Benjamin Jr holds on to Hua's head and controls the position momentarily.

Hua is trying to get an arm triangle but Benjamin Jr is defending well.
Hua is trying to move to mount but Benjamin Jr reverses beautifully and ends up in Hua's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua keeping moving, preventing Benjamin Jr from controlling successfully.
Hua keeping full guard, as Benjamin Jr tries to pass.

Hua throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Benjamin Jr escapes and throws Hua's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Benjamin Jr working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benjamin Jr scoring with punches and elbows.
Benjamin Jr trying to control the position but Hua is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Benjamin Jr dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Benjamin Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benjamin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hua wants to clinch up but Benjamin Jr keeps it at a distance.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Benjamin Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Benjamin Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hua wants to clinch.
Benjamin Jr throws a shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr tries to bum rush Hua with a series of wild strikes but Hua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hua doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benjamin Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benjamin Jr.
Hua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benjamin Jr looks to land a combination. Hua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hua wants to clinch but Benjamin Jr slips to the side
and Benjamin Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Benjamin Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hua is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Benjamin Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Benjamin Jr's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hua working for a choke but Benjamin Jr reverses nicely into Hua 's guard.
Benjamin Jr passes into half guard.
Hua is looking to improve his position.
Hua makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hua.
Benjamin Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benjamin Jr with a nice head shot there.
Benjamin Jr landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hua keeping moving, preventing Benjamin Jr from controlling successfully.
Benjamin Jr pushing down on Hua's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benjamin Jr.
Benjamin Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hua tries to get to full guard but Benjamin Jr has control of the leg.
Benjamin Jr working over Hua with some ground and pound. Hua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hua is trying to get back to full guard.
Hua is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Benjamin Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Benjamin Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Benjamin Jr scores a takedown into full mount!
Benjamin Jr is landing with some decent strikes but Hua is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Benjamin Jr cracks Hua with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hua can't escape the position.
Benjamin Jr lands with some strikes.
Benjamin Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hua can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Benjamin Jr with good strikes from the mount here!
Benjamin Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hua is working to get back to half guard.
Benjamin Jr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chito Hua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benjamin Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Benjamin Jr prevents Hua from getting the reversal.
Benjamin Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Benjamin Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hua is trying to escape the mount.
Benjamin Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thomas Benjamin Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Benjamin Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benjamin Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Benjamin Jr!