PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Che De Fries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

De Fries
vs
Benn

170 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Che De Fries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bj Benn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fries moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Fries looks to land a combination but Benn avoids it well.
Benn shoots in looking for a takedown but De Fries manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Fries lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn wants to clinch but De Fries slips to the side
and De Fries counters with a good low kick that Benn was not able to check.
De Fries fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benn is out of range.
De Fries chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benn wants to clinch but De Fries slips to the side
and De Fries makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Fries leaves Benn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Che De Fries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bj Benn.
De Fries misses the shot to the body.
Benn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Fries will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Fries sprawls well. De Fries wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benn gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fries scores with a leg kick.
De Fries connects with the punch.

Benn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Fries is trying to stand back up but Benn is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Fries is defending against the submission attempts here by Benn.
Benn tries to stand but his hand is stuck under De Fries.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benn wants to work for an arm triangle but De Fries is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Fries tries to kick Benn off but Benn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Benn lands strikes from half guard.
Benn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Fries with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benn thows a huge punch but De Fries dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn moves into full mount! De Fries won't be happy about that!
Benn lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bj Benn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Benn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Fries as he jumps to the side.
Che De Fries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn dives in and grabs De Fries's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Fries pushes down on Benn's head and hops out.
De Fries lands a jab to the nose.
De Fries throws a right hand that Benn ducks under and follows up with a left that Benn also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benn is defended easily by De Fries.
Che De Fries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bj Benn.
Benn drops his hands momentarily and De Fries takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Fries attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Fries connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benn's hands.
Benn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Benn throws a head kick that misses.
De Fries scoring well with a low kick there.
Benn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Fries manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fries displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De Fries misses with the combination.

Benn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Benn lands in his opponent's guard.
Benn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Benn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benn decides to stand back up.
Benn shoots in but no luck this time.
De Fries feints and then cracks Benn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benn down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Fries swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benn shoots in but no luck this time.
Benn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Fries throws a nice looking combination but Benn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fries.
De Fries scores with a leg kick.
De Fries misses with the combination.
De Fries misses with the combination.
De Fries lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Fries sprawls well. De Fries wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benn gets slowly back to his feet.
Benn is breathing heavily.
Benn lands a head kick. De Fries smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fries throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benn looks for a takedown but De Fries sprawls well.
De Fries misses with a few strikes there.
Benn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fries connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for De Fries. That snapped Benn's head back.
Che De Fries is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch lands to the side of Benn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Che De Fries will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Fries's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

De Fries throws a right and a left that Benn avoids nicely.
Benn shoots in for a takedown but De Fries shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Fries throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Benn.
De Fries throws a right and a left that Benn avoids nicely.

Benn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bj Benn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sloppy strikes there by Benn.
De Fries trying to remain calm as Benn controls from the top position.
De Fries is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benn controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Bj Benn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
De Fries throws a nice looking combination but Benn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Che De Fries is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benn tries for a takedown but De Fries sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Che De Fries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bj Benn.
A punch combination from De Fries misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Fries, right into the meat.
Benn staying out of range there.
De Fries misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Fries throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benn.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benn.
Benn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fries.
Benn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Fries works over Benn's head and body with a nice combination.
De Fries throws a right hand that Benn ducks under and follows up with a left that Benn also avoids with ease.
De Fries misses with a series of wild punches.
Benn ducks under a wild hook from De Fries.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Fries lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn is looking to clinch but De Fries is avoiding it.
De Fries rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Fries connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from De Fries misses.
De Fries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benn dives in and grabs De Fries's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Fries pushes down on Benn's head and hops out.
Benn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Fries throws a series of punches but Benn avoids them all with ease.
Benn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Fries pinned against the cage. De Fries gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Fries connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benn scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fries dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benn. That did some damage!
Benn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Fries defends it nicely.
De Fries thumps Benn with a low kick.
De Fries feints a jab promting Benn to slip. De Fries then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Benn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Benn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Benn moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

De Fries manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Che De Fries.
I think De Fries has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Che De Fries!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Bj Benn!

The fight ends as a draw!