PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boba Fett Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judah Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin has chosen lions sleeps tonight 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.

Fett Jr
vs
Benjamin

183 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
38
276 lbs
23 - 17 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boba Fett Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Judah Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin fails with a takedown attempt.
Benjamin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fett Jr defends it nicely.

Fett Jr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benjamin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Benjamin landing with the ground and pound.
Benjamin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benjamin stays in close to Fett Jr's body and controls the position.
Fett Jr trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Benjamin stands up over Fett Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Benjamin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Judah Benjamin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Benjamin blocks a jab.

Benjamin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fett Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Benjamin is in Fett Jr's guard.
Benjamin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Benjamin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benjamin advances to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benjamin connects with a nice short shot to Fett Jr's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjamin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Benjamin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fett Jr!
Benjamin controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin dominating with strikes here.

It looks like Boba Fett Jr has been cut.
Benjamin controlling his opponent.
Benjamin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fett Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benjamin on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjamin controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fett Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Benjamin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Fett Jr is rocked!
Benjamin connects with a bit shot that sees Fett Jr covering up! More strikes from Benjamin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Benjamin is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judah Benjamin!
After winning the bout, Judah Benjamin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.