PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yu comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible. Dakota Benedict will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Yu
vs
Benedict

165 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakota Benedict!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedict throws a head kick that misses.
Benedict throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benedict throws a sloppy head kick and Yu moves out of range easily.
Benedict misses with the combination.
Benedict is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedict paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Benedict.
Yu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benedict misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benedict misses with a two punch combination.
Benedict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yu circles away quickly and effectively.
Yu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Benedict swivels and escapes.
Yu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benedict sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yu somewhat.
Benedict leaves Yu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Benedict does no damage.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedict paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedict paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedict lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benedict misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Benedict misses.
Yu looks for a takedown but Benedict sprawls well.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedict.
Benedict lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benedict.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benedict lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benedict as he jumps to the side.
Yu shoots in looking for a takedown. Benedict tries to sprawl out of it but Yu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benedict manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yu fails to land with a series of punches.
Yu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benedict. Benedict obviously looking to wear him down.
Benedict swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benedict tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yu fails with the takedown.
Yu is breathing heavily.
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!
Yu shoots in and drives through. Benedict sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu blocks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Benedict. No joy for Yu on that attempt.
Benedict misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Yu avoids them all with ease.
Benedict looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dakota Benedict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedict throws a series of strikes that have Yu backpedaling.
Yu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benedict sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yu somewhat.

Benedict takes the fight into the clinch.
Benedict lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedict wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Benedict breaks the clinch.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Yu moves out of range.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Yu avoids them all with ease.
Benedict plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yu.
Benedict scores with a decent looking hook.
Benedict tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Yu moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yu pushes Benedict up against the cage in a clinch.
Yu has Benedict pressed against the cage.
Yu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Benedict to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Benedict dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benedict defends it nicely.
Benedict lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Yu avoids them all with ease.
Benedict misses with a two punch combination.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch but Benedict swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benedict connects with a high kick.
Yu misses with a takedown attempt
and Benedict counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benedict throws a head kick but Yu moves out of range.
Benedict pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yu back to the cage. Benedict follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Benedict lands but Yu takes it in his stride.
Dakota Benedict is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Benedict. No joy for Yu on that attempt.
Yu tries for a takedown but Benedict sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Yu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yu is trying to pull guard but Benedict turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Benedict breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benedict lands with a slapping head kick.
Benedict tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benedict misses with the combination.
Benedict will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Benedict.
Yu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benedict uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benedict misses with a head kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Yu. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Benedict swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedict misses with a head kick.
Benedict throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yu.
Benedict stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benedict wants it to stay on the feet.
Yu tries to clinch up but Benedict circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedict will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benedict scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yu avoids the head kick by Benedict.
Benedict throws a sloppy head kick and Yu moves out of range easily.
Dakota Benedict seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yu shoots in but no luck this time.
Jack Yu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benedict throws a head kick but Yu moves out of range.
Yu throws a head kick but Benedict moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Benedict. Those never looked like landing.
Benedict misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yu looks to land a combination but Benedict avoids it well.
Benedict misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedict throws a nice head kick!
Benedict throws a right and a left that Yu avoids nicely.
Yu shoots in and drives through. Benedict sprawls well.
Yu swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedict.
Benedict lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yu shoots in for a double leg but Benedict sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benedict misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benedict rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Yu moves into the clinch.
Yu is trying to pull guard but Benedict turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Benedict 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!

Benedict tries to clinch up but Yu circles away and keeps his distance.

Benedict has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benedict scores with a shoulder strike.
Yu lands a nice knee to the body.
Benedict is looking to break free of the clinch but Yu has double underhooks.
Yu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benedict tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benedict tries a knee to the head but Yu blocks it.
Benedict is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Benedict breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benedict takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benedict throws a right hand that Yu ducks under and follows up with a left that Yu also avoids with ease.
Yu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yu has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Yu avoids them all with ease.
Benedict is looking to clinch but Yu is avoiding it.
Yu shoots in for a takedown but Benedict shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Yu pushes Benedict up against the cage in a clinch.
Benedict prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yu has Benedict pressed against the cage, preventing Benedict from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benedict lands with a light punch inside.
Benedict is trying to break the clinch but Yu has him pressed against the cage.
Yu lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benedict is trying to break the clinch but Yu is controlling him.

Yu pulls guard.
Yu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Benedict postures up.
Yu keeping moving, preventing Benedict from controlling successfully.
Benedict tries to stand but Yu is controlling from the bottom.
Benedict trying to control but Yu is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dakota Benedict hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Benedict scores with a one two! Yu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Benedict misses with a two punch combination.
Benedict tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Benedict. Those never looked like landing.
Benedict moves in looking to clinch but Yu pushes him off.
Benedict pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Benedict misses with a head kick.
Yu avoids a kick to the body.
Yu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yu shoots in for a takedown but Benedict shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Benedict misses.
Benedict fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benedict is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yu.
Benedict tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedict shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yu eats them both and turns towards Benedict to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Benedict stuffs the takedown.
Benedict wants to clinch up but Yu keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedict misses with a two punch combination.
Jack Yu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Benedict comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benedict 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Benedict!