PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between peter Tremain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D J Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tremain
vs
J Benn

167 cm
29
170 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

176 cm
20
167 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, peter Tremain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, D J Benn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Benn gets caught flat footed, as Tremain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tremain trying to control but Benn is working from the bottom.
Benn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benn looking to control.
Benn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tremain.
Tremain trying to control but Benn is working from the bottom.
Tremain advances to half guard.
Tremain is looking to advance position but Benn won't allow it.

Tremain is trying to work for a kimura but Benn is defending well.
Tremain is looking to take a break and control but Benn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn is trying to stand.
It looks like Tremain is going to stand back up.
Benn wants to get back to full guard.
Tremain is taking a breather. Benn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Benn is not content to let Tremain control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because peter Tremain just wasn't active enough.

Tremain moves into range and clinches up with Benn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tremain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tremain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benn after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for peter Tremain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Benn is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tremain is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Benn to the mat. Benn regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Benn tries to strike from the bottom.
Benn is trying to control the position but Tremain postures up.
Tremain tries to stand but Benn is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremain is standing up over Benn. Benn looks to escape but Tremain dives into side control.

Tremain stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tremain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benn.
Benn throws an overhand right that lands on Tremain's shoulder, as Tremain tries to avoid the shot.
Benn slaps away a takedown attempt from Tremain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benn has his takedown stuffed

and Tremain counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Benn's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Benn is looking for a triangle but Tremain pushes his legs off easily.
Tremain pushing down on Benn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tremain wants to take a breather but Benn is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benn wants to control but Tremain is keeping busy.
Benn tries to kick Tremain off but Tremain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

peter Tremain dominated that round.
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.

Some wild striking there from Tremain.
Tremain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Tremain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tremain looking to pass the guard.
peter Tremain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Tremain stands up and waves to Benn to follow him.
Benn leaves Tremain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body kick there by Tremain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tremain misses with a body shot.
peter Tremain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tremain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benn tries to avoid it but Tremain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benn to the ground. Benn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tremain fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for peter Tremain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tremain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benn avoids the head kick by Tremain.
Tremain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tremain counters with a big head kick but Benn shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benn as he jumps to the side.
Benn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benn throws a head kick but Tremain moves out of range.
Tremain tries for a takedown but Benn circles away easily
and Benn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tremain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Benn scores a takedown into full mount!
Tremain wants to control but Benn is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn trying to control but Tremain is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremain in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Benn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tremain is looking to escape.
Benn controlling the pace for now.
Benn dominating with strikes here.
Tremain is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tremain hang on?
Benn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tremain's face.
Tremain blocking the ground and pound.
Tremain bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Benn looking for a sweep. Not yet Benn, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tremain tries to free his leg and advance position but Benn is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tremain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Benn pushes Tremain off and scrambles back to his feet.
Benn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tremain sprawls well. Tremain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benn gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but D J Benn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Benn.
Benn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tremain tries to avoid it but Benn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tremain to the ground. Tremain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tremain sprawls well. Tremain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benn gets slowly back to his feet.
peter Tremain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D J Benn.
Benn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tremain but Tremain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tremain has his takedown stuffed

and Benn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn prevents Tremain from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremain tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tremain is trying to maintain the position but Benn is very close to passing his half guard.
Benn wants to advance to full mount but Tremain doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Benn trying to control but Tremain is working from the bottom.

Tremain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benn defends well.
Tremain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn wants to control from the top but Tremain keeps moving.
Benn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tremain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tremain is keeping the position for now.
Benn content to stall in guard here.
Benn is pushing down on Tremain's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tremain is fighting to maintain full guard but Benn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Benn is keen to just control but Tremain is a slippery customer.
Tremain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn wants to control from the top but Tremain keeps moving.

Tremain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Benn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tremain controls Benn momentarily but Benn frees himself.
Tremain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremain wants to sweep here but Benn controlling him for the moment.
Benn wants to control from the top but Tremain keeps moving.
Tremain wants to control but Benn passes easily into half guard.

Tremain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benn pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tremain missing with punches from the bottom.
Tremain is staying active underneath Benn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
D J Benn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... peter Tremain!