PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hano Clown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Clown
vs
Benjamin

160 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hano Clown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clown has his takedown stuffed
and Benjamin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clown has his takedown stuffed

and Benjamin counters with a takedown into side control.
Benjamin taking a breather here.
Benjamin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clown wants to get back to his feet but Benjamin drags him back down.
Clown is looking to get back to his feet here but Benjamin is keeping cool and he's managed to take Clown's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can Clown hold on?! Benjamin is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Benjamin has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Clown.
Clown is covering up but some of the strikes from Benjamin are getting through and doing damage.
Benjamin is riding his opponent, not letting Clown buck him off.
Clown holding both Benjamin 's hands and preventing any damage.
Clown is breathing heavily.
Benjamin is riding his opponent, not letting Clown buck him off.
Benjamin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Clown is trapped and Benjamin is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
What can Clown do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The referee is taking a good look at Clown as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Benjamin!
Clown holding both Benjamin 's hands and preventing any damage.
Benjamin gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Benjamin trying to control momentarily.
Benjamin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Benjamin 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.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mr Benjamin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Clown has his takedown stuffed

and Benjamin counters with a shoot takedown. Clown fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hano Clown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benjamin pushes down on Clown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Benjamin works his way into full mount!
Benjamin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benjamin landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benjamin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Benjamin 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.

Benjamin misses with a hook. Clown ducked under it nicely.
Clown doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Benjamin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Benjamin.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benjamin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Benjamin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Benjamin tries to move to mount but Clown blocks the move with his legs.
Clown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Benjamin controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjamin cracks Clown with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here as Benjamin stalls from top position.
Benjamin scores with punches from side control.
Benjamin controlling the position from side mount.
Clown wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin just content to control the position.
Benjamin advances to mount.
Clown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Benjamin controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mr Benjamin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A swing and a miss from Benjamin.
Benjamin misses with a straight right.
Benjamin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clown tries to clinch up

and Benjamin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Clown's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin stands and throws Clown's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Benjamin advances nicely into full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clown taking shots to the head.
Benjamin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Benjamin landing strikes from the mount and Clown is in trouble!
Benjamin cracks Clown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Benjamin controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Benjamin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Benjamin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benjamin.
Clown with a poor takedown

so Benjamin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Benjamin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clown is keeping the position for now.
Clown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benjamin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Clown keeping full guard, as Benjamin tries to pass.
Benjamin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Clown isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Benjamin stacks Clown on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Benjamin!
Benjamin happy to just control the position for now.
Benjamin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Clown down.
Clown being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benjamin trying to control the action but Clown is working from the bottom.
Clown gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Clown really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Benjamin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mr Benjamin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benjamin unloading with bombs!
Benjamin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Benjamin controlling the position easily from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benjamin landing strikes from the mount.
Benjamin controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Benjamin is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Clown slips a straight right by Benjamin.
Benjamin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benjamin misses with a hook. Clown ducked under it nicely.
Clown misses with a takedown

and Benjamin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clown is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Benjamin dives into side control.
Benjamin cracks Clown with a big right hand but Clown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Benjamin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benjamin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Mr Benjamin!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Mr Benjamin!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Mr Benjamin!

Mr Benjamin wins by unanimous decision!