PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhelin Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet has chosen Gimmie The Loot by Jarren Benton as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tyler Bennet will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Li
vs
Bennet

171 cm
27
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

175 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Milwaukee's Best 160

Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zhelin Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Li is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Li pushes Bennet up against the cage in a clinch.
Li dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bennet's efforts to push away.

Li pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bennet is one step ahead there.
Bennet tries to stand but Li is controlling from the bottom.
Li looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Bennet decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Li, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bennet fails to land with a series of punches.

Li shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bennet napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bennet is not content to let Li control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennet tries to buck Li off but Li is having none of it.

Li tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Bennet's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Li is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bennet is trying to escape and Li transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bennet is forced to tap! Nice work there by Li! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zhelin Li!
The defeated Tyler Bennet had this to say: 'Fuck it, I just need to improve.'.