PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judah Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demissie Selassie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin comes to the cage accompanied by lions sleeps tonight. Judah Benjamin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Demissie Selassie's chin.

Benjamin
vs
Selassie

189 cm
29
276 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
315 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Judah Benjamin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demissie Selassie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin misses with a right hand
letting Selassie counter with a right hand.

It looks like Judah Benjamin has been cut.
Selassie throws a nice looking combination but Benjamin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benjamin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Selassie clinches.
Selassie lands an elbow inside.
Selassie lands an elbow just above Benjamin 's eye.

Judah Benjamin's cut is getting worse.
Selassie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benjamin.
Benjamin looking for a takedown.
Benjamin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Benjamin takes an elbow to the forehead.

Judah Benjamin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Selassie.
Benjamin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Selassie digs a right hand into Benjamin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benjamin's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selassie working Benjamin over with knees to the body.
Benjamin trying to stall but Selassie improves his position.
Benjamin managing to block the knees to the body from Selassie.
Benjamin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Selassies head.
Selassie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Benjamin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
Benjamin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benjamin is breathing heavily.
Selassie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Selassie lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Selassie.
The referee calls for Selassie to work.
Selassie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benjamin backwards.

Jeez, Judah Benjamin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Selassie to work.
Selassie continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Demissie Selassie.
Selassie scores with a shot to the body.
Selassie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Demissie Selassie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjamin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Judah Benjamin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Demissie Selassie!
Demissie Selassie is the new super heavyweight champion!