PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mercutio Benvolio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson has chosen Ennio Morricone - The good, the bad and the ugly as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Benvolio
vs
Fredriksson

194 cm
26
183 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

183 cm
32
176 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mercutio Benvolio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Benvolio is just out of range.
Benvolio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benvolio throws a lazy right hand but Fredriksson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fredriksson jabs Benvolio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benvolio avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benvolio manages to avoid it.
Benvolio throws a head kick that misses.
Benvolio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredriksson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benvolio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benvolio throws a push kick but Fredriksson slaps the foot to one side.
Fredriksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benvolio.
Fredriksson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benvolio.
Fredriksson thows a body shot but no joy.
Fredriksson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benvolio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fredriksson swings for the body but Benvolio moves out of range.
Benvolio throws a shot from downtown. Fredriksson moves away and avoids it.
Fredriksson avoids the head kick by Benvolio.
Benvolio delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benvolio moves out of range of the strikes.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvolio lands a lovely overhand right.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benvolio moves away.
Benvolio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fredriksson on the side of the head.
Benvolio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fredriksson throws a jab but it's blocked by Benvolio.
Benvolio scores with a jab. Fredriksson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fredriksson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benvolio misses with an uppercut. Fredriksson saw that one coming.
Fredriksson throws a jab but it's blocked by Benvolio.
Benvolio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benvolio scores with a sloppy right hand. Fredriksson should have avoided that one.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benvolio was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Benvolio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Benvolio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fredriksson throws a body punch but Benvolio moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benvolio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benvolio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvolio cracks a nice hook into Fredriksson's ribs.
Good exchange - Benvolio coming out on top.
Benvolio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fredriksson takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Clint Fredriksson has been cut.
Fredriksson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benvolio rather than just go for the knockout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benvolio, right into the meat.
A solid body kick from Benvolio.
Benvolio punishes Fredriksson's body with a nice straight punch.
Benvolio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fredriksson.

Fredriksson is rocked!
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Fredriksson is still on wobbly legs! Can Benvolio finish him?
Benvolio sizes up Fredriksson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benvolio misses with a head kick.
Fredriksson misses with a few strikes there.
and Benvolio counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Fredriksson! He's just covering up as Benvolio starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mercutio Benvolio!