PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ship And (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aj Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benn has chosen Metallica-master of puppets as his entrance music. Aj Benn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

And
vs
Benn

160 cm
26
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ship And!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aj Benn!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

And closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benn's guard.

Benn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. And is aware though and is defending well.
Benn keeping full guard, as And tries to pass.

Benn throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! And escapes and throws Benn's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Benn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And tries to score with some ground and pound. Benn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

And is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Benn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Benn is being controlled here.
Benn is trying to control And's posture but And avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Benn's face as And controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
And trying to control the position but Benn is working away.
Benn can't do much from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for And with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from And.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Benn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Benn with a poor takedown

and And counters with a shoot takedown. Benn fights it but they end up in guard.
And trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Benn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. And doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. And manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. And is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And trying to control but Benn is working from the bottom.
Benn trying to control the position.
And sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Benn working for submissions but it's allowed And to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn tries to get to full guard but And has control of the leg.

And is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Benn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And trying to control from half guard but Benn is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn trying to control from the bottom.
And blocks the strikes from Benn.
Benn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. And is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
And goes for a double leg but Benn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Benn continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ship And. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benn can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And is trying to push Benn away but Benn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benn tries to break free but And pushes him back against the cage.
And is looking to control Benn's arms but Benn gets an underhook and turns him. Now And has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ship And dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

And shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And with a lazy takedown attempt

and Benn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in And's guard.
Benn trying to control the position from guard on top but And is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benn passes And's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Benn is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! And is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aj Benn!
Our winner, Aj Benn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.