PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yudai Koshiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Beniot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Beniot's choice of entrance music: Our Lady in Peace-Whatever. The key to victory for Yudai Koshiba has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Koshiba
vs
Beniot

186 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yudai Koshiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Beniot!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Koshiba.
Beniot swings widly with a right hand
and Koshiba counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Beniot is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Koshiba connects with a solid leg kick.
Yudai Koshiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Koshiba. Beniot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koshiba thows a body shot but no joy.
Beniot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koshiba.
Beniot misses the jab.
Beniot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Chris Beniot has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beniot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koshiba fakes the leg kick and cracks Beniot in the body.
Beniot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koshiba.
Koshiba swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beniot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Koshiba tries a low kick but Beniot avoids it.
Koshiba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Koshiba misses with a body kick.
Koshiba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beniot blocks a head kick by Koshiba.
Koshiba thumps Beniot with a low kick.
Koshiba punishes Beniot's body with a nice straight punch.
Beniot looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koshiba looks to land a body kick but Beniot moved away.
Koshiba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Koshiba.
Koshiba tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beniot takes one to the chin there.
Beniot shoots in for a takedown but Koshiba shows good takedown defense.
Beniot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Koshiba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beniot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koshiba misses with a wild body shot.
Koshiba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beniot tried to score with a low kick but Koshiba checks it.
Koshiba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beniot.
Koshiba leaves Beniot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Koshiba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yudai Koshiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koshiba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beniot connects with an inside leg kick.
Koshiba cracks Beniot with a good jab.
Beniot moves out of range of the body kick.
Koshiba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koshiba is looking to wear down Beniot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Beniot crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koshiba - the referee stops the clock and Beniot gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koshiba. Beniot manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice defenses there by Beniot.
Koshiba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beniot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beniot tries to close the distance and clinch but Koshiba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koshiba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koshiba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koshiba throws out a powerful jab.
Koshiba connects with a jab.
Beniot tries to clinch but Koshiba moves out of range.
Beniot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koshiba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koshiba lands with a slapping head kick.

That has opened up Chris Beniot's cut even more.
Koshiba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koshiba throws a head kick that half lands.
Beniot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Koshiba.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beniot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koshiba.
Beniot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koshiba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yudai Koshiba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Beniot's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Koshiba takes a swing at Beniot's ribcage but misses.
Koshiba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koshiba misses with a low kick as Beniot jumps back.
Beniot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Koshiba.
Koshiba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koshiba lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yudai Koshiba is winning the standup battle so far.
Koshiba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koshiba throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koshiba.
Koshiba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beniot moves out of range as Koshiba throws a body kick.
Koshiba scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beniot blocks a head kick by Koshiba.
Koshiba throws a sloppy head kick and Beniot moves out of range easily.
Beniot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beniot blocks a leg kick.
Koshiba throws a lazy head kick

and Beniot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Koshiba keeping moving, preventing Beniot from controlling successfully.
Beniot passes into half guard.
Beniot lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koshiba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beniot moves into full mount! Koshiba won't be happy about that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beniot looking to control but Koshiba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beniot lands a big shot there that rocks Koshiba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beniot with the ground and pound from mount.
Beniot looking to ground and pound but Koshiba is blocking nicely.
Koshiba can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beniot landing shots from mount.
Beniot thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Koshiba holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beniot tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Beniot raining down hammerfists from mount.
Beniot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beniot lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Beniot lands a nice shot to the head.
Beniot pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beniot putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Beniot sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Beniot.
Beniot looking to finish Koshiba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Koshiba!
Koshiba tries to lock up and control but Beniot gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Koshiba is looking to improve his position but Beniot isn't that keen on the idea.
Beniot unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koshiba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Beniot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Beniot'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Beniot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koshiba thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beniot if he has to take too many more of those.
Koshiba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beniot.
Koshiba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koshiba throws a sloppy head kick and Beniot moves out of range easily.
Beniot moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Koshiba.
Koshiba lands a leg kick that knocks Beniot off balance momentarily.
Koshiba avoids the body shot from Beniot.
Beniot misses with a looping left.
Koshiba looks to score with a jab to the body but Beniot is just out of range.
Koshiba slips under a jab from Beniot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beniot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Koshiba breaks from the clinch.
Koshiba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beniot.
Beniot shoots in for a double leg but Koshiba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beniot has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Koshiba.
Beniot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koshiba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koshiba lands a nice looking kick to the body. Beniot takes a step back to recover.
Koshiba throws a head kick but Beniot moves out of range.
Beniot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beniot has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Koshiba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Koshiba lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koshiba pushes Beniot away with a front kick.
Koshiba scores with a kick to the body.
Beniot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koshiba. That one must have hurt.
Koshiba lands a body shot.
Koshiba stuns Beniot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koshiba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koshiba lands a nice looking kick to the body. Beniot takes a step back to recover.
Koshiba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koshiba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koshiba keeps Beniot at a distance using the push kick.
A good leg kick by Koshiba.
Koshiba scores with a spinning back kick!
Koshiba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koshiba moves out of range of the leg kick from Beniot.
Beniot tries to work over Koshiba's front leg with a kick but Koshiba checks it.
Koshiba thows a body kick. Beniot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Koshiba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koshiba scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koshiba.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Koshiba - that will leave a mark!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beniot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koshiba throws a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Koshiba.
A telegraphed right hand from Beniot misses the target.
Koshiba connects with a right hand. Beniot shakes it off.
Koshiba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beniot can do to turn this around?
Koshiba just misses with a punch to the body.
Koshiba throws a push kick but Beniot slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beniot avoids the head kick by Koshiba.
Koshiba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beniot misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yudai Koshiba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koshiba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yudai Koshiba!