PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gianluca Bento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kryto Pro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gianluca Bento has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bento
vs
Pro

178 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianluca Bento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kryto Pro!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pro throws an elbow that misses. Bento uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pro's guard. Nice move by Bento!

Bento postures up in Pro's guard and throws a big left but Pro blocks it.
Bento keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pro's head.
Bento might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bento showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bento has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bento trying to control the position from guard on top but Pro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bento throws a big right hand that misses.
Bento postures up in Pro's guard and throws a big left but Pro blocks it.
Bento wants to control from the top but Pro keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bento with a nice head shot there.
Bento controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bento is one step ahead there.
Pro wants to get back to his feet but Bento is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pro wants to sweep but no luck.
Bento loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Pro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bento to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pro wants to sweep here but Bento controlling him for the moment.
Pro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bento stopping the sweep attempt from Pro.
Pro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bento trying to control the position from guard on top but Pro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bento working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bento manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pro is looking to work some ground and pound but Bento has wrist control.
Pro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pro throws a big elbow that misses.
Pro throws a big right hand that misses.
Pro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pro looking to sit in guard and control but Bento gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bento won't allow Pro to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bento postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bento is fighting to break Pro's control of his arms but Pro is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pro is on top in guard.

Pro throws a strike but Bento rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bento trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bento's guard.

Bento is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pro throws an elbow that misses. Bento uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pro's guard. Nice move by Bento!

Pro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gianluca Bento will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pro postures up in Bento's guard and throws a big left but Bento blocks it.
Pro chips away with some ground and pound.
Bento wants to sweep here but Pro controlling him for the moment.
Pro trying to control but Bento is working from the bottom.
Kryto Pro has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Pro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bento keeps working.
Pro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bento defending well though.
Pro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pro winds up and cracks Bento with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bento avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pro.
Pro stops Bento from getting back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bento looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pro is fending him off so far but Bento persists. Nope, Pro circles away and we're back to standing.

Pro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bento's half guard.
Pro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bento on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bento tries to get out of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pro lands a nice short elbow.
Bento has hold of Pro's hands but Pro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Pro there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pro is looking to take a break and control but Bento is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pro lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pro not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pro slips a nice elbow through Bento's hands, connecting with Bento's forehead.
Bento has hold of Pro's hands but Pro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pro working the head and body with strikes.
Pro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bento defending well though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Pro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pro is in close to Bento's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kryto Pro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bento was covering up waiting for the punch and Pro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pro landing with the ground and pound.
Pro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pro is looking to work some ground and pound but Bento has wrist control.
Bento looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Pro dives in and scores a takedown into Bento's guard.
Pro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bento's head.
Pro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pro connects with a couple of short punches.
Pro chips away with some ground and pound.
Pro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pro lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pro landing some decent shots from guard.
Bento knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pro on the ground.
Pro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Pro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Pro there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pro lands a nice short elbow.
Pro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bento with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bento wants to control but Pro is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bento blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pro.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ground and pound from Pro.
Pro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Pro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pro taking a breather here.
Pro is looking to take a break and control but Bento is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pro remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pro working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bento takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bento looks to move to half guard but instead Pro has passed into mount! Damn!
Pro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kryto Pro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kryto Pro!
The defeated Gianluca Bento had this to say: 'I will come back stronger and more focused, that is the way of the warrior.'.