PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helio dos Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Benton's choice of entrance music: N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Bernard Benton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

dos Passos
vs
Benton

174 cm
30
155 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
158 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio dos Passos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Benton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Passos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Benton defends well and dos Passos ends up having to push Benton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benton.
dos Passos avoiding damage as Benton throws knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Benton 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.
Benton tries to work over dos Passos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Benton as the two fighters clinch.
Benton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dos Passos blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benton.
Benton has a couple of punches blocked by dos Passos.
dos Passos tries to score a body lock takedown but Benton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benton connects with a knee to the head.
Benton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton lands with a right to the head.
Benton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benton working aggressively here.
Benton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benton trying to land knees to the body.
Benton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benton has a couple of punches blocked by dos Passos.
Benton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benton tries a body shot but dos Passos blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benton.
Benton struggles to land a body shot inside as dos Passos controls his hands.
Benton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benton tries to land knees in the clinch but dos Passos avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benton.
Benton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benton struggles to land a body shot inside as dos Passos controls his hands.
dos Passos tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio dos Passos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Passos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos is looking to take this one to the mat.
dos Passos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Benton lands with a right to the head.
Benton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benton digs a right hand into dos Passos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on dos Passos's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Benton.
dos Passos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
dos Passos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A shot in the inside from Benton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
dos Passos blocking some punches.
dos Passos is looking for a takedown.
dos Passos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Benton.
dos Passos prevents a body shot from Benton.
dos Passos has Benton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dos Passos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Benton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Benton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
dos Passos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benton is looking to clinch.
dos Passos lands an overhand right.
dos Passos takes a kick to the side of the head.
dos Passos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
dos Passos shoots and misses
and Benton counters with a stiff right hand.
Benton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps dos Passos's head backwards.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dos Passos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dos Passos darts in looking for a takedown but Benton gets double underhooks and turns dos Passos into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton lands a hook that snaps the head of dos Passos backwards.
Benton misses with a punch to the body.
Bernard Benton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benton swings wildly with an uppercut but dos Passos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Benton.
Benton prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio dos Passos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
dos Passos blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Benton fails to land.

Benton lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Passos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Benton throws a big elbow that misses.

dos Passos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benton defends it easily.

dos Passos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
dos Passos keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Benton slips nicely into half guard.
Benton throwing shots but dos Passos is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton content to control rather than advance.
Benton is keen to just control but dos Passos is a slippery customer.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bernard Benton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch but dos Passos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benton throws a head kick that dos Passos semi-blocks.
Benton throws a head kick but dos Passos moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. dos Passos does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Benton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

dos Passos loads up on a big right hand but Benton slips the punch.
Benton misses the body punch
and dos Passos counters with a nice body shot.
dos Passos shoots in but no luck this time.
Benton misses the body punch
enabling dos Passos to counter with a crisp jab.
Benton misses with a body shot
and dos Passos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benton jabs dos Passos right on the nose. dos Passos blinks but takes it well.
Benton misses with a hook.
dos Passos avoids the body shot from Benton.

Benton closes the distance and clinches.
Benton missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Benton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, dos Passos regains guard.
dos Passos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

dos Passos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Benton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Benton stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and dos Passos has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Benton manages to get his head free but now dos Passos has transitioned to an armbar! Benton grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from dos Passos! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Helio dos Passos!
A very excited looking Helio dos Passos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.