PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bengtsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Primo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bengtsson
vs
Primo

165 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Bengtsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Primo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengtsson slips under a jab.
Primo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bengtsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Primo counters with a stiff right hand.
Bengtsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Primo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Primo misses with a few strikes there.
Primo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bengtsson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Primo!
A nice elbow there by Bengtsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Primo working to try and regain half guard.
Primo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bengtsson.
Primo tries to reverse the position but Bengtsson maintains control.
Bengtsson scoring with strikes but Primo is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bengtsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bengtsson scoring with strikes but Primo is staying in there.
Primo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Primo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bengtsson.
The referee warns Primo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bengtsson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bengtsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Primo's face.

Primo is rocked!
Bengtsson with a couple of short strikes.
Primo is still in real trouble! Can Bengtsson finish him?
Primo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bengtsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Bengtsson scoring with strikes but Primo is staying in there.
Primo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bengtsson raining down shots from the mount!
Bengtsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Bengtsson with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bengtsson landing shots from mount.
Bengtsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo is trying to escape the mount.
Primo seems to have recovered his senses.
Bengtsson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bengtsson lands with some strikes.
Primo is trying to escape the mount.
Bengtsson lands a big shot there that rocks Primo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bengtsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Primo gets back to half guard.
Bengtsson winds up and cracks Primo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bengtsson tries to pass to full mount but Primo defends it.
Primo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bengtsson.
Primo tries to get to full guard but Bengtsson has control of the leg.
Bengtsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo wants to improve his position but Bengtsson is controlling well.
Bengtsson throwing shots but Primo is blocking nicely.
Primo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bengtsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bengtsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bengtsson thows a big elbow that misses.
Bengtsson lands a couple of elbows.

Primo looking for a guillotine here but Bengtsson defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Primo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Primo looking to control.

Primo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Primo looks gassed!
Bengtsson working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bengtsson throwing strikes from guard but Primo blocks nicely.
Primo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Primo lands an overhand right.
Victor Primo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Primo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bengtsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Primo misses with a body shot.

Bengtsson pushes Primo up against the cage in a clinch.
Primo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bengtsson walks away with a smile on his face. Primo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bengtsson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Primo to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Bengtsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Primo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Robert Bengtsson has been cut.
Bengtsson throws a body punch but Primo moves out of range.
Primo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bengtsson misses with a double jab.
Bengtsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bengtsson misses with a straight right.
Primo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Primo.
Primo lands with a nice combination. Bengtsson backs away looking to recover.
Primo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Victor Primo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Primo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson swings for the body but Primo moves out of range.
Bengtsson staying out of range there.

Bengtsson drops Primo with a nice combination! Bengtsson dives into Primo's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like Victor Primo has been cut.
Bengtsson throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bengtsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bengtsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bengtsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Primo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bengtsson.

Primo looking for a guillotine here but Bengtsson defends easily.
Primo is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bengtsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo trying to keep a closed guard but Bengtsson is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bengtsson misses with a double jab
and Primo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Primo connects with a body shot.
Bengtsson misses with a hook to the body
and Primo counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bengtsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Primo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bengtsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Primo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bengtsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Primo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bengtsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Primo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson misses with a double jab
and Bengtsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bengtsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Primo lands with a hook. Bengtsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bengtsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Primo counters with a two punch combo.
Primo connects with a body shot.
Bengtsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Primo counters with a left to the body.
Primo thuds a left hand into Bengtsson's body.
Bengtsson takes one on the button.

Robert Bengtsson's cut is getting worse.
Victor Primo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Primo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bengtsson misses
and Primo counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Primo looks to land a combination but Bengtsson avoids it well.
Primo misses with a double jab.
Bengtsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Primo sprawls well. Primo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bengtsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bengtsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Primo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Primo cracks Bengtsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Primo does no damage.
Primo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Primo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Primo misses with a double jab.
Bengtsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Primo.

Primo drops Bengtsson with a right and a left! Primo comes rushing in but Bengtsson regains his composure and manages to keep Primo in guard.

Bengtsson is rocked!
Bengtsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Primo can't escape the position.
Bengtsson landing strikes from the mount.
Bengtsson landing punches.
The referee warns Primo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Primo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bengtsson throws some wild stikes that Primo manages to avoid easily.
Bengtsson lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson landing punches.
Bengtsson misses with a head shot.
Bengtsson looking to ground and pound but Primo is blocking nicely.
Bengtsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Primo is desperately trying to improve his position but Bengtsson has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Primo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bengtsson prevents Primo from getting the reversal.
Bengtsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Primo?
Bengtsson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bengtsson throwing strikes here but Primo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Primo wants to control but Bengtsson is having none of it.
Bengtsson looking to land elbow strikes but Primo uses the position to regain half guard.
Primo is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Primo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Primo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bengtsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Primo scores with a shot to the body.
Bengtsson misses with a body shot
and Primo counters with a two punch combo.
Bengtsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Primo is just out of range.
Primo scores with a body shot.
Bengtsson tries to bum rush Primo with a series of wild strikes but Primo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo jabs at Bengtsson's body.
Bengtsson throws a right and a left that Primo avoids nicely.
Bengtsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Primo misses with a wild combination.
Primo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Robert Bengtsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A shot to de liver by Primo. Beautiful body shot.
Primo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Primo checks the leg kick.
Bengtsson misses with a combination
and Primo counters with a left and a right that stings Bengtsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo lands a right hook to the body.
Primo lands with a nice combination. Bengtsson backs away looking to recover.

Jeez, Robert Bengtsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Primo scores with a hook to the body. Bengtsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Primo scores with a one two! Bengtsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Primo scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bengtsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Primo.
Bengtsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Primo thuds a left hand into Bengtsson's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Primo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Primo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Primo!