PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Red (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!

Red
vs
Bennett

190 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
222 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red misses with a looping left.
Nice sprawl there from Red as Bennett shoots in.
Bennett moves out of range as Red strikes.
Red rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Red gets a takedown into half guard.
Red is keen to just control but Bennett is a slippery customer.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Red.
Bennett controlling the position for now.
Red content to control rather than advance.

Red looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red is keen to just control but Bennett is a slippery customer.
Bennett tries to get to full guard but Red has control of the leg.
Red tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bennett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Red landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Red.
Bennett is trying to maintain the position but Red is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Red passes the guard and advances to mount!
Red throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bennett can do anything to dispel that myth.
Red lands a heavy elbow.
Red trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Red controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BOOM! Red connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bennett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Red wants to control the pace but Bennett is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Red throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bennett because Red loaded up on that one.
Bennett is looking to improve his position but Red isn't that keen on the idea.
Red landing shots from mount.
Bennett is desperately trying to improve his position but Red has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Red trying to control but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett is desperately trying to improve his position but Red has a good base and remains in mount.

Red is working for a guillotine from mount but Bennett frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Red has hold of Bennett's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bennett manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Red controlling from the full mount.
Red tries to control but Bennett wriggling away.
Red has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bennett's face.
Bennett is trying to escape the mount.
Red is landing with some decent strikes but Bennett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bennett is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bennett misses with a takedown

and Red counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Red is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Red is thwarting Bennett's attempts to control the position.
Red is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bennett!
Red avoids the attempt from Bennett to control.
Bennett is squirming around, avoiding Red's attempts to control the action.

Red working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is working to get back to half guard.
Bennett slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bennett strikes from the bottom but Red passes into mount!
Bennett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Red wants to control the pace but Bennett is squirming around nicely.
Bennett is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Red wants to control the pace but Bennett is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Red controlling from the full mount.
Red throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bennett because Red loaded up on that one.
Bennett is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bennett is trying to stand up.
Red scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bennett?
Red trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Red pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Red with shots to the head and body - Bennett looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Red working Bennett over with strikes here.
BOOM! Red connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Bennett is rocked!
Bennett is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Red working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Red is working for a guillotine from mount but Bennett frees his head quite easily.
Bennett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Red unloading with bombs!
Red lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Red trying to control but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett tries to reverse the position but Red maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bennett's face.
Red looking to finish Bennett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bennett!

Red is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Bennett is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Bennett flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Red anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Bennett and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Red slips an arm under Bennett chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Red has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Red is squeezing on Bennett like an anaconda would it's prey. Bennett fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Red!