PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kirko dolko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bennett
vs
dolko

173 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, kirko dolko!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett closes this distance looking for a takedown but dolko circles away.
dolko with a poor takedown

and Bennett counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in dolko's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bennett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bennett trying to control but dolko is working from the bottom.
Bennett stopping the sweep attempt from dolko.
Bennett trying to control but dolko is working from the bottom.
dolko controls Bennett momentarily but Bennett frees himself.
Bennett wants to control from the top but dolko keeps moving.
Bennett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bennett lands a head shot.
dolko wants to clinch but Bennett slips to the side

and Bennett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bennett tries to stand but his hand is stuck under dolko.

Bennett stands up out of the half guard.
dolko with a poor takedown

and Bennett counters with a shoot takedown. dolko fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett trying to control but dolko is working from the bottom.
dolko controls Bennett momentarily but Bennett frees himself.
Bennett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dolko on the ground.
Bennett throws and elbow that misses. dolko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bennett's guard. Nice move by dolko!
dolko trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
dolko trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dolko is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bennett is on top in guard.
Bennett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bennett would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
dolko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bennett's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett keeping moving, preventing dolko from controlling successfully.
Bennett working a defensive guard here.

Bennett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bennett throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bennett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bennett keeping moving, preventing dolko from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.
Bennett throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
dolko trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
dolko misses with a leg kick

and Bennett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bennett wants to control but dolko is keeping him busy.
Bennett drops an elbow to the side of dolko's head.

Bennett is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and dolko defends it well.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Bennett wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett throwing shots but dolko is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bennett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
dolko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bennett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bennett's back!
Charles Bennett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
dolko wants to control but Bennett is keeping busy.
Bennett trying to control the action but dolko just sinks the hooks in.
Bennett staying busy and making it hard for dolko to control.
Bennett covering up well and avoiding damage.
Bennett is trying to break free.
Bennett trying to control the action but dolko just sinks the hooks in.
dolko trying to control momentarily.
dolko not allowing Bennett to control his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bennett's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

dolko has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Bennett is defending well but eventually dolko manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Bennett has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). kirko dolko!