PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amorsolo Benito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benito has chosen Bingo Players - Get Up as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Miyamoto
vs
Benito

180 cm
32
185 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

175 cm
26
175 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amorsolo Benito!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto throws a right and a left that Benito avoids nicely.
Miyamoto dodges the punch combination from Benito.
Miyamoto tries to clinch but Benito is having none of it.
Benito misses with a hook
enabling Miyamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Benito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miyamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miyamoto takes one on the button.
Benito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miyamoto.
Miyamoto takes one on the button.

Miyamoto forces Benito back against the cage and clinches.
Benito is trying to break the clinch but Miyamoto is controlling him.
Miyamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Miyamoto lands an elbow just above Benito 's eye.
Miyamoto trying to stall but Benito improves his position.
Miyamoto seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Benito is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

Benito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benito swats away the attempt to clinch by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benito throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Miyamoto to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benito tests Miyamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benito fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Benito misses the target.
Benito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyamoto tries to clinch but Benito is having none of it.
Benito throws a right hand that Miyamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Miyamoto also avoids with ease.
Benito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benito closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Phoenix Miyamoto has been cut.
A big left from Miyamoto misses.

Miyamoto has Benito up against the cage in a clinch.
Miyamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benito being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miyamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benito's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benito takes an elbow to the temple.
Benito tries to break the clinch but Miyamoto is controlling the position.
Benito wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miyamoto or not.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.

It looks like Amorsolo Benito has been cut.
Miyamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands an elbow just above Benito 's eye.
Miyamoto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Miyamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miyamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Benito blocks an elbow strike.
Miyamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Benito blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benito misses with a hook. Miyamoto ducked under it nicely.
Miyamoto tries to clinch up
letting Benito counter with a right hand.
Miyamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benito feints with a jab and clips Miyamoto right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Miyamoto is sent crashing into the canvas and Benito leaps in for the kill! Miyamoto tries to get to his feet but Benito is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Miyamoto is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amorsolo Benito!
In his post fight interview, Amorsolo Benito started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.