PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Benga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes comes into the arena with Selling My Soul-by- BLACK SABBATH blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nunes
vs
Benga

197 cm
33
278 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

200 cm
24
272 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Nunes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kane Benga!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Marcos Nunes has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Benga.
Benga misses the shot to the body.
Nunes looks for a takedown but Benga sprawls well.
Nunes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benga misses with a hook. Nunes ducked under it nicely.
Benga throws a body punch but Nunes moves out of range.
Benga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Benga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Benga tries to stand but Nunes is controlling his head.
I wouldn't like to be where Nunes is right now.
Benga tries to stand but Nunes is controlling his head.

Benga decides to stand back up.
Nunes lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benga lands with a good body shot.
Benga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nunes .
Nunes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benga avoids it really well and circles away.
Nunes slips under a jab from Benga.
Nice defenses there by Nunes .
Nunes moves out of range as Benga strikes.
Benga cracks Nunes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nunes doesn't manage to clinch there - Benga circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benga in his tracks.
Kane Benga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Benga shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nunes trying to control but Benga postures up.
Nunes is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benga wants to stand but Nunes has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Benga prevents Nunes from improving his position.
Benga wants to stand but Nunes has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Nunes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Benga's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Benga's back!

Nunes is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Benga has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Benga trying to control the hands but Nunes breaks the grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes biding his time, controlling Benga.
Benga is trying to stand back up.
Nunes trying to control.
Benga trying to get back to his feet but Nunes is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benga covering up well and avoiding damage.

Nunes has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Benga has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Nunes is persistently looking for the submission but Benga is defending it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Benga preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nunes .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kane Benga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcos Nunes 's cut.
That's time! Nunes 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nunes slips a jab and a cross from Benga.
Benga lands an overhand right.
Benga misses with a hook
and Nunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nunes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Nunes gets a takedown into half guard.
Benga wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes is thwarting Benga's attempts to control the position.
Nunes is looking to take a break and control but Benga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Benga!
Nunes is looking to work his way around to Benga's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Benga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nunes . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nunes takes Benga's back.

Benga fending off the submission attempt from Nunes .
Benga is trying to get back to his feet but Nunes has full control of the position and if anything, Benga has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benga is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Nunes tightening his grip on Benga, looking for the choke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nunes is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nunes is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Benga has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Benga controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is trying to control but Benga is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Benga wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nunes .
Marcos Nunes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benga wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nunes lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes trying to control but Benga is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Nunes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Nunes 's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Benga thows a body shot but no joy.
Benga swings away with a body shot that misses

and Nunes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nunes .
Nunes looking to sit in guard and control but Benga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Nunes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Benga postures up.

Benga stands and steps away. Nunes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Benga! Nunes is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Benga!