PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Bender has chosen Don't You Forget About Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Le
vs
Bender

188 cm
28
160 lbs
11 - 0 - 1

172 cm
25
156 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

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 11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bender!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bender keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Bender does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bender fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Le misses with a body shot
and Bender counters with a right hand to the body.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Le throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le misses with a body shot.
Le takes a swing at Bender's ribcage but misses.
Bender avoids the body shot from Le.
Le is looking to wear down Bender with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the liver by Le. Beautiful body shot.
Le moves out of range as Bender throws a body kick.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from Bender.
Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le swings for the body but Bender moves out of range.
Bender throws a hook but Le avoids it easily.
Bender moves away from the strike by Le.
Le lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
Bender connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender avoids the body shot from Le.
Le looks to land a combination but Bender avoids it well.
Bender tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Bender feints and then cracks Le's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Le down.
Bender avoids the body shot from Le.
Le finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bender lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le circles away quickly and effectively.
Le throws a body punch but Bender moves out of range.
Bender cracks Le with a right hand to the side of the head.
Le keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bender.
Bender steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le.
Bender takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le with a jab.
Le slips a jab from Bender.
Bender scores with a hook.
Bender takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bender is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bender moves away.
Bender thows a body shot but no joy.
Le misses with a shot to the body
and Bender connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le blocks a head kick by Bender.
Bender swings for the body but Le moves out of range.
Bender misses with a body kick.
Le feints a jab promting Bender to slip. Le then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bender slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bender throws a low kick, looking for Le's leg but Le calmly moves out of range.
Le changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bender looks to land a body kick but Le moved away.
Le moves out of range as Bender strikes.
Le really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bender lands a head kick. Le smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Le dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le misses with a body shot.
Bender throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le takes a swing at Bender's ribcage but misses.
Le scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bender. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Le blocks the leg kick.
Bender lands a right hook to the body.
Bender ducks under a wild hook from Le.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Bender does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bender tries a head kick but it misses.
Bender looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Le lands.
Bender takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le lands a jab to Bender's midsection.
Bender digs a good hook to Le's body.
Bender on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Le chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
Nice body punch from Bender.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bender. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le lands with a shot to the body.
Le lands a nice hook to Bender's body. Bender takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bender avoids the body shot from Le.
Le misses with a body punch
and Bender counters with a low kick, right behind Le 's knee.
Bender drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bender steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le.
Bender keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Bender.
Le throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bender moves out of range as Le strikes.
Le throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Bender.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bender comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Le getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Victor Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Bender will probably get the nod.
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.

Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le avoids the body shot from Bender.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bender throws a front kick aimed at Le's knee but Le avoids it well.
Le throws a lazy right hand but Bender sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bender scores with a body shot.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bender lands with a shot to the body.
Bender throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice straight punches there by Le. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Le.
Bender closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bender misses with a hook.
Le misses with the combination.
Le takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender throws a head kick but Le moves out of range.
Bender tries to clinch but Le moves out of range.
Le ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bender explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
John Bender seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Bender coming out on top.
Le avoids the body shot from Bender.
Le misses with a low kick.
Bender looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Le throws a body punch but Bender moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bender.
Le slips a straight right by Bender.
Le connects with the punch.
Bender tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bender looks to land a body kick but Le moved away.
Le throws a sloppy body shot
and Bender counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Le thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender throws a sloppy head kick and Le moves out of range easily.
Le lands a jab to Bender's midsection.
Bender connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bender takes a swing at Le's ribcage but misses.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Bender takes a jab right on the kisser.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Le lands with a shot to the body.
Bender misses with a body shot.
Le misses with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bender.
Le lands a jab to Bender's midsection.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bender manages to avoid it.
Bender goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Le swings for the body but Bender moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a straight left.
Le looks to land a left hand but Bender moved out of range nicely.
Le works the jab nicely.
Le throws the left hand but Bender avoids the punch easily.
Le scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bender doesn't seem bothered though.
Le moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Le with a jab.
Le misses with a body shot.
Bender works the jab nicely.
Bender thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Le if he has to take too many more of those.
Le ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bender fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bender fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Le misses with a body punch
and Bender counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bender misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le.
Le misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Bender.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bender.
Bender does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Le lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Bender.
Bender avoids the body shot from Le.
Le misses with a hook
and Bender counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bender throws a hook but Le avoids it easily.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bender takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bender tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le was well out of range. Poor timing from Bender.
A head kick from Bender lands but Le takes it in his stride.
Bender just misses with a punch to the body.
Le is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bender scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bender showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Le's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Le misses the shot to the body.
Le throws a lazy right hand but Bender sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bender pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bender tries to clinch there but Le circles away.
Bender will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Le takes a swing at Bender's ribcage but misses.
Bender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Le avoids the head kick by Bender.
Le misses with a body shot.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Le takes a swing at Bender's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Le. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Le.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le misses with a body shot.
Le misses with the combination.
A big right from Le misses.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Bender thows a body shot but no joy.
Bender just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Le lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bender doesn't seem phased though.
Le thuds a left hand into Bender's body.
Bender misses with a wild body shot.
Le misses with a looping left.
Bender slips under a jab.
Bender fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Le checks it well.
Bender walks into a left hand.
Bender tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le was well out of range. Poor timing from Bender.
Bender throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bender connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender swings for the body but Le moves out of range.
Le misses with a body shot.
Le feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Le swings for the body but Bender moves out of range.
Bender throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Le stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bender pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Le there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bender moves away.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bender manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bender.
Le uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bender.
Le doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Le jabs at Bender's body.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Le lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le blocks a head kick by Bender.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Bender is just out of range.
Bender tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le was well out of range. Poor timing from Bender.
Bender throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Bender finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Victor Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bender stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bender throws a head kick that misses.
Bender fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bender takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bender tries to move into range but Le moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bender doesn't manage to clinch there - Le circles away.
Bender lands with a shot to the body.
Bender staying out of range there.
Le misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Bender does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bender feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Le's calf.
Bender throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bender lands a nice looking kick to the body. Le takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bender keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Bender does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le avoids the head kick by Bender.
Bender looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
Bender takes a swing at Le's ribcage but misses.
Bender throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bender manages to avoid it.
Le dodges the punch combination from Bender.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bender was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Bender.
Well Bender has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bender!