PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bert Bainite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bainite
vs
Bennett

178 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

173 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bert Bainite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett is looking to score with low kicks.
Bennett moves in looking to clinch but Bainite pushes him off.
Bennett shoots in but Bainite avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bennett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bainite is fending him off so far but Bennett persists. Nope, Bainite circles away and we're back to standing.
Bennett misses with a double jab.

Bennett clinches.
Bennett is looking to break free of the clinch but Bainite has double underhooks.

Bainite gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bennett is trying to get back to full guard.

Bainite is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bennett is just riding it out for now. Bainite eventually gives up the hold.
Bainite is keen to just control but Bennett is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is trying to maintain the position but Bainite is very close to passing his half guard.
Bainite is keen to just control but Bennett is a slippery customer.
Bennett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bainite wants to control from the top but Bennett keeps moving.
Bainite is really struggling to control Bennett but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bennett trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bainite with a poor takedown

and Bennett counters with a takedown into side control.
Bennett trying to control the position but Bainite is working away.
Bainite sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is thwarting Bainite's attempts to control the position.

Bennett moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bainite.
Bennett wants to control for a moment but Bainite uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

Bainite looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bainite is breathing heavily.

Bennett stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bainite with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bennett counters with a shoot takedown. Bainite fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett wants to get up but he can't break Bainite's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bainite being controlled here, momentarily.

Bennett wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Bainite's closed guard. He's half up but Bainite has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Bainite pivots and extends the arm, Bennett falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Bainite! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bert Bainite!