PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benji Danilison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polo Cambodia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polo Cambodia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Danilison
vs
Cambodia

170 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
20
148 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benji Danilison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Polo Cambodia!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cambodia gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A lull in the action here.

Cambodia decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cambodia misses with a kick to the body.
Danilison throws a series of punches but Cambodia moves out of range.
Danilison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cambodia throws the kick towards the body but Danilison avoids it.
Cambodia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danilison manages to avoid it.
Danilison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cambodia lands with a nice body punch.
Danilison misses with a body kick.

Cambodia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Danilison to the mat! Danilison manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Danilison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cambodia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilison is trying to keep Cambodia in close.
Cambodia connects with a couple of short punches.
Cambodia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Cambodia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Danilison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cambodia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cambodia throwing strikes from guard but Danilison blocks nicely.
Cambodia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cambodia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Danilison is trying to control the position but Cambodia postures up.
Cambodia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Polo Cambodia.
Cambodia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danilison.
Cambodia tries a head kick but it misses.
Cambodia tries a head kick but it misses.

Danilison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Danilison looking for a sweep. Not yet Danilison, not yet.
Cambodia connects with a couple of short punches.
Danilison is trying to keep Cambodia in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cambodia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cambodia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Danilison has his foot on Cambodia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cambodia works his way back into a safe position though.

Cambodia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Danilison blocks the body kick.
Cambodia misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danilison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cambodia misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cambodia throws a body kick that misses.
Cambodia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danilison moves away.
Danilison slips a jab and a cross from Cambodia.
Danilison swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Cambodia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cambodia looks to score with a jab to the body but Danilison is just out of range.
Danilison dodges the punch combination from Cambodia.
Cambodia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Danilison rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Danilison misses.
Cambodia shoots in but Danilison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danilison blocks a jab.
Danilison moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cambodia takes a swing at Danilison's ribcage but misses.
Cambodia misses with a wild body shot.
Cambodia throws a body kick the misses

and Danilison moves into the clinch.
Cambodia avoids the elbow strike from Danilison, against the cage.
Danilison trying to land knees to the body.
Cambodia avoiding damage as Danilison throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambodia managing to block the knees to the body from Danilison.
Cambodia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Danilison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Danilison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cambodia is defending well for now.
Cambodia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danilison.
Danilison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cambodia avoids it.
Cambodia misses with a body punch.
Danilison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cambodia is defending well for now.

Cambodia breaks the clinch.
Cambodia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danilison manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cambodia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cambodia throws a lazy right hand but Danilison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cambodia takes a swing at Danilison's ribcage but misses.
Cambodia tries to land a front kick but Danilison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benji Danilison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danilison swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Cambodia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danilison slips a jab from Cambodia.
Cambodia fails with the takedown.
Benji Danilison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Polo Cambodia.
A nice inside leg kick there by Danilison. That's going to slow Cambodia down.
Cambodia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cambodia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danilison avoids the body shot from Cambodia.
Cambodia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia misses with the combination.
Cambodia misses with a body shot.
Danilison tries to clinch but Cambodia moves out of range.
Cambodia throws a body punch but Danilison moves out of range.
A big right from Cambodia misses.
Cambodia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Danilison wants to clinch up but Cambodia keeps it at a distance.
Cambodia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Danilison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cambodia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cambodia just misses with a punch to the body.
Cambodia is looking to land body kicks.
Cambodia throws a front kick aimed at Danilison's knee but Danilison avoids it well.
Danilison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cambodia.
Polo Cambodia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia looks to land a body kick but Danilison moved away.
Cambodia fails to land with a series of punches.
Cambodia throws a body punch but Danilison moves out of range.
Cambodia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Danilison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cambodia 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.
Danilison ducks under a wild hook from Cambodia.
Cambodia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cambodia is looking to score with low kicks.

Cambodia gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danilison can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cambodia is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Danilison is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Cambodia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Cambodia dives in and grabs Danilison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danilison pushes down on Cambodia's head and hops out.
Danilison blocks the body kick.
Cambodia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cambodia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Danilison swivels and escapes.
Cambodia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Polo Cambodia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danilison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cambodia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danilison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danilison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cambodia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cambodia. Danilison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cambodia misses with a series of wild punches.
Danilison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danilison swinging wildly here.
Cambodia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Cambodia misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambodia keeps the fight on the outside.
Danilison looks to throw the jab but Cambodia is out of range.
Cambodia tests Danilison's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Cambodia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cambodia showed some decent athleticism there.
Danilison has hold of Cambodia's hands but Cambodia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cambodia is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cambodia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cambodia wants to pass to mount but Danilison is defending the position.
Danilison is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Polo Cambodia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A leg kick checked by Danilison.
Cambodia misses with a looping right.

Cambodia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cambodia looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia lands a nice shot to the head.
Danilison is in a horrible position here. Cambodia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Danilison gets back to half guard.

Cambodia stands up out of the half guard.
Cambodia throws a right hand that Danilison ducks under and follows up with a left that Danilison also avoids with ease.
Cambodia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danilison manages to avoid it.
Danilison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cambodia.
Cambodia misses with an uppercut.
Danilison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilison moves out of range of the body kick.
Cambodia misses the shot to the body.
Danilison moves in looking to clinch but Cambodia pushes him off.
Danilison stuffs the takedown attempt from Cambodia. Cambodia gets slowly back to his feet.
Benji Danilison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Polo Cambodia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cambodia dodges the punch combination from Danilison.
Nice takedown defense from Cambodia. No joy for Danilison on that attempt.
Cambodia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cambodia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Danilison.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good work by Danilison as he checks the leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Danilison as Cambodia shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from Cambodia misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Cambodia really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Danilison throws a head kick but Cambodia moves out of range.
Danilison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cambodia throws a low kick but Danilison moves out of range easily.
Danilison jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Cambodia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Danilison's half guard.
Cambodia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Cambodia postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Danilison to stand up.
Cambodia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danilison.
Cambodia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danilison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cambodia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cambodia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danilison blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danilison closes the distance and pushes Cambodia back into the cage.
Danilison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cambodia is defending well for now.
Danilison trying to land knees to the body.
Danilison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cambodia just leaning against Danilison, taking a breather.
Cambodia is looking to break free of the clinch but Danilison has double underhooks.
Danilison trying to land knees to the body.
Cambodia blocks a body shot from Danilison.
Danilison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cambodia.
Nice body punch from Danilison.
Cambodia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Danilison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cambodia fails to pull guard.
Danilison tries a body shot but Cambodia blocks it.
Cambodia is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Danilison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cambodia.
Cambodia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danilison can't find room to land a body shot as Cambodia controls the action.
Danilison missing with knees to the body.
Danilison digs a right hand underneath Cambodia's ribcage. Cambodia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Danilison slowing the pace effectively.
Cambodia swings wildly with an uppercut but Danilison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cambodia misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia managing to block the knees to the body from Danilison.
Danilison trying to stall but Cambodia improves his position.
Cambodia working aggressively here.
Danilison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cambodia is defending well for now.
Danilison trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cambodia fails to land.

Cambodia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cambodia takes a swing at Danilison's ribcage but misses.
Cambodia misses with a wild body shot.
Cambodia dips to his left and cracks Danilison with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilison is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Cambodia misses the target.
Cambodia misses with a hook.
Danilison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danilison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cambodia avoids a kick to the body.

Cambodia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cambodia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, if Cambodia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Cambodia dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Danilison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danilison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cambodia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cambodia misses with an uppercut. Danilison saw that one coming.
Cambodia throws a push kick but Danilison slaps the foot to one side.
Cambodia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Danilison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cambodia checks the leg kick.
Cambodia throws a sloppy head kick and Danilison moves out of range easily.
Cambodia thows a body shot but no joy.
Cambodia tries to bum rush Danilison with a series of wild strikes but Danilison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danilison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cambodia. Danilison does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambodia throws a head kick that misses
and Danilison counters with a leg kick.
Cambodia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Danilison throws a wild body kick that Cambodia sees coming a mile off.
Cambodia looks to land a body kick but Danilison moved away.
Danilison tries for a takedown but Cambodia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Cambodia misses.
A low kick from Cambodia is predictable there
and Danilison counters with a nice body kick.
Danilison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danilison tries to close the distance and clinch but Cambodia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cambodia throws a series of punches but Danilison moves out of range.
Danilison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cambodia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danilison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benji Danilison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Cambodia misses its intended target.
Cambodia throws a low kick but Danilison avoids it.
Cambodia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danilison.
Cambodia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danilison moves out of range of the body kick from Cambodia.
Danilison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cambodia is looking to land body kicks.
Danilison feints and then cracks Cambodia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cambodia down.
Danilison blocks a jab.
Cambodia wants to slow Danilison down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Danilison slams his shin into Cambodia's torso.
Cambodia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Cambodia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Danilison looking for a sweep. Not yet Danilison, not yet.
Danilison can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cambodia controls the pace.
Danilison wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cambodia is now in half guard.
Cambodia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cambodia winds up and cracks Danilison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Benji Danilison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cambodia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Danilison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cambodia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danilison is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danilison tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Polo Cambodia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cambodia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 45:50
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Polo Cambodia!
Polo Cambodia is the new bantamweight champion!