PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Vargas (ranked 7306 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Charled (ranked 7432 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Vargas
vs
Charled

188 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alejandro Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benson Charled!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charled.
Vargas is looking to counter punch.

Vargas gets tackled into the cage by Charled. Charled maintains the clinch.
Charled lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vargas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charled stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Charled lands a body shot.
Charled throws a punch but it's blocked by Vargas.
Charled works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Charled prevents the takedown attempt.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Charled scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charled holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Charled tries a body shot but Vargas blocks it.
Charled stalling the fight.
Vargas is trying to pull guard but Charled turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charled slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Charled.
Charled has Vargas pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Charled.
Charled continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Vargas tries to pull guard but Charled won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charled lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Vargas goes for a takedown attempt but Charled pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Charled throws a head kick that misses.

Charled moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Charled.
Charled lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Charled.
Charled lands an uppercut.
Vargas wants to break free but Charled has control.
Vargas tries to circle away but Charled has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charled lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charled lands with a light punch inside.
Vargas tries to pull guard but Charled forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charled lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charled.
Charled struggles to land a body shot inside as Vargas controls his hands.
Vargas tries to pull guard but Charled won't allow it.
Charled lands an uppercut.
Charled working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charled lands a hook that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Charled lands with a short shot to the head.
Charled has Vargas pressed against the cage, preventing Vargas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Charled content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Charled.
Charled slowing the pace effectively.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Charled just stands there and leans against the cage.
Charled is pushing Vargas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Charled pressing his opponent against the cage.
Charled stalling the fight.
Charled is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benson Charled.
Charled goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Charled has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vargas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vargas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Charled uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Charled pushes Vargas up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charled has Vargas pressed against the cage, preventing Vargas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vargas tries to pull guard but Charled won't allow it.
Come on Charled - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Charled leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vargas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Charled misses with the head strike.
Charled scores with a nice hook to the head.
Charled prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch.
Charled effectively controlling the action here.
Charled softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Charled.
Charled digs a right hand underneath Vargas's ribcage. Vargas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Charled misses with a combination
and Vargas counters with a thumping low kick.
Benson Charled seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charled looks to score with a jab to the body but Vargas is just out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Charled lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vargas tries to break free but Charled pushes him back against the cage.
Charled lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charled.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charled.
Vargas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Charled after a bit of a struggle.
Charled scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Charled creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vargas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Charled has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charled lands a left hand.
Charled lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Charled - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Charled lands an uppercut.
Charled is leaning against Vargas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Charled lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Charled.
Vargas blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Charled fails to land.
Charled lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Charled creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charled lands with a short shot to the head.
Charled stalling the fight.
Charled goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charled misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Charled - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Charled is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Charled lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charled lands a nice uppercut.
Charled lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Charled slows down the pace here.
Charled works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Charled has Vargas pressed against the cage.
Vargas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Charled to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charled.
Charled prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vargas tries to break free but Charled pushes him back against the cage.
Vargas tries to pull guard but Charled holds him up against the cage and eventually Vargas drops back down to his feet.
Charled lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vargas or not.
A short uppercut from Charled.
Vargas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Charled just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Charled.
Charled lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charled has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Charled lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Charled lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Charled lands a left hand.
Charled digs a right hand underneath Vargas's ribcage. Vargas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Charled.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Charled.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vargas takes a shot to the head.
Charled scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Charled to work.
Charled lands an uppercut.
Charled scores with a shot to the side of Vargas's head.
Charled lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Charled lands with a light punch inside.
Charled stalling the fight.
Vargas is trying to break free.
Charled lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Charled prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch.
Charled lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Charled - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short body shot lands from Charled as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Charled showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A combination from Charled does no damage.

Charled forces Vargas back against the cage and clinches.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charled lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Vargas wants to break free but Charled has control.
Vargas is looking to break free of the clinch but Charled has double underhooks.
Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Charled has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Charled.
A bit of stalling here from Charled.
Charled struggles to land a body shot inside as Vargas controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charled.
A hook to the body from Charled.
Charled lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vargas is trying to force a seperation but Charled has the dominant position.
Vargas jumps guard but Charled turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Charled makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charled gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Charled.
Vargas wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Charled.
Charled lands with a short shot to the head.
Charled lands a left hand.
Charled scores with a shoulder strike.
Vargas is trying to pull guard but Charled has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charled working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Charled.
Charled displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vargas up against the cage.
Charled lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Still in the clinch, Charled scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Charled.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charled lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charled lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Charled - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Charled lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Vargas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Charled scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Charled to work.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Charled.
Charled lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vargas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Charled after a bit of a struggle.
Charled just leaning against Vargas, taking a breather.
Charled lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
Charled pushes Vargas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas tries to break the clinch but Charled is controlling the position.
Charled lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Charled is stalling here.
Charled prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch.
Charled working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charled controlling the action here for a moment.
Charled lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charled.
Charled lands a body punch in the clinch.
Charled's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Charled.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charled is working Vargas over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Charled.
The referee calls for Charled to work.
Charled is pushing Vargas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Charled stalls.
Charled lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Charled.
Charled displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vargas up against the cage.
Charled effectively controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Charled comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Charled 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Charled!