PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 1508 p4p, 1768 weight class) and Yef Yew (ranked 232 p4p, 271 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Benn Jr
vs
Yew

185 cm
40
203
32 - 25 - 0

187 cm
40
185
31 - 13 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Yew.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Benn Jr tries to keep at a distance but Yew has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yew wants a takedown but no success here.

Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr lands a jab.

Yew drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Benn Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benn Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yew.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr tries to escape but Yew is in control.
Benn Jr trying to remain calm as Yew controls from the top position.
Benn Jr manages to get back to half guard.

Benn Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yew pulls his head out easily.
Yew stops Benn Jr from getting back to his feet.

Benn Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Yew checks a leg kick.
Yew lands with a kick to the temple. Benn Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yef Yew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew looks for a takedown but Benn Jr sprawls well.
Yew tries to clinch up but Benn Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn Jr cracks Yew with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benn Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Yew.
Yew shoots in and drives through. Benn Jr sprawls well.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yef Yew.
Yew wants to clinch.
Yew misses with a takedown
and Benn Jr counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yew tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses

and Yew counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Benn Jr.
Nice body punch from Benn Jr - that landed with a thud.

Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Yew dives in and grabs Benn Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benn Jr pushes down on Yew's head and hops out.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yew is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yew shoots in but no luck this time.
Yew with a poor takedown
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Yew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benn Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benn Jr loads up on a big right hand but Yew slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yew falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yew tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Yew fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Yew.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Yew lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yew goes for a double leg but Benn Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Benn Jr continues to drive forward.
Benn Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Yew slips under a jab from Benn Jr.
Yew defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Benn Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yew tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benn Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yew somewhat.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Yew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Yew lands with a good body shot.
Yew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yew has a takedown stuffed.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Yew manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Benn Jr leaves Yew with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yef Yew.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Yew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Yew closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Yew.
Yew tries to pull guard but Benn Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Yew drops back down to his feet.
A short body shot lands from Benn Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Benn Jr slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Yew has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benn Jr.

Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Benn Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Yew moves out of range.
Yew is looking for the big counter here.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yew is defended easily by Benn Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr tests Yew's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.

Yew shoots in and gets a takedown into Benn Jr's guard.

Benn Jr has his feet on Yew's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Benn Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yew can do to turn this around?
Yew shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yew dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
Yew dives in and grabs Benn Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benn Jr pushes down on Yew's head and hops out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yew dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Yew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benn Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Yew does no damage.

Yew clinches with his opponent.
Benn Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yew is trying to pull guard but Benn Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Yew blocks a body shot from Benn Jr.
Yew has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benn Jr after a bit of a struggle.

Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yew walks into a straight right hand from Benn Jr.
Yew shoots in looking for a takedown but Benn Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yew's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yew tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Yew ducks under and follows up with a left that Yew also avoids with ease.
Yew closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benn Jr circles away.
Yew throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Benn Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yew moves out of range as Benn Jr throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yew fails with a takedown attempt.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yef Yew.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benn Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Yef Yew has been cut.
Yew goes for a double leg but Benn Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Benn Jr continues to drive forward.
A cross from Benn Jr lands.
Benn Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yew. Yew circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yew has his takedown stuffed
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yew doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
Yew shoots for a takedown but Benn Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew closes the distance and clinches up with Benn Jr, looking for a takedown. Yew pushes Benn Jr against the cage but Benn Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yew on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yew lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Yew looking to score a takedown here. Benn Jr is defending well but Yew drives through and ends up in Benn Jr's guard.

Benn Jr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Yew presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yew moves away.
No luck for Yew with that takedown attempt.
Yew throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves away
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr misses with a head kick.
Yew is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Benn Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Yew moves out of range.
Yew shoots in but Benn Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Yew should have avoided that one.
Yew staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Yew avoids it easily.
Yew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yew doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
As Yew looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Yew just gets out of the way.
Yew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benn Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Yew gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr thuds a left hand into Yew's body.
Benn Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benn Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Yef Yew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Yew.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Benn Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benn Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.