PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jose (ranked 5965 p4p, 2591 weight class) and Grant Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jose
vs
Bennett

225 cm
18
300
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
300
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Jose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bennett misses.
Jose wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
Bennett scores with a nice right hand.

Jose shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bennett napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jose trying to control the action but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Bennett is looking for a sweep.
Bennett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bennett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bennett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bennett on the ground.

Bennett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bennett looking for submissions off his back.

Bennett actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Bennett looking for submissions off his back.
Jose will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Bennett looking for submissions off his back.
Jose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jose working over Bennett with some ground and pound. Bennett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jose is looking to take a break and control but Bennett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bennett looking for a kimura from the bottom but Jose passes into side control!
Bennett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Jose is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bennett knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Jose decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bennett to his feet.
Jose tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bennett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bennett scores with a nice head shot.
Jose slips under a jab.
Jose is looking to clinch but Bennett is avoiding it.
A jab from Bennett misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bennett.

It looks like Mario Jose has been cut.
Jose shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bennett but Bennett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jose is breathing heavily.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Bennett tries to bum rush Jose with a series of wild strikes but Jose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bennett scores with a jab. Jose acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jose wants to clinch
and Bennett counters with a stiff right hand.

Jose is rocked!
Jose throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Jose gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bennett gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Bennett!