PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Benevidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Enstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Enstein told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Benevidi
vs
Enstein

186 cm
25
192 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

190 cm
24
195 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Benevidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Enstein!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benevidi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benevidi lands a right hook to the body.
Enstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Enstein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benevidi.
Benevidi misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Enstein counter with a right hand.
Enstein has his takedown stuffed
and Benevidi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benevidi lands with a shot to the body.
Benevidi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Enstein has his takedown stuffed
and Benevidi counters with a three punch combo that has Enstein backing up. Enstein nods at Benevidi to acknowledge the strikes.
Benevidi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benevidi jabs at Enstein's body.
Enstein has his takedown stuffed
and Benevidi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jake Benevidi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Enstein.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enstein with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benevidi counters with a left to the body.
Enstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benevidi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benevidi lands a nice hook to Enstein's body. Enstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benevidi.
Enstein fails with the takedown
and Benevidi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Enstein looks gassed!
Enstein doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benevidi counters with a one-two to the body.
Enstein slips under a jab from Benevidi.
Benevidi misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enstein has his takedown stuffed
and Benevidi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benevidi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Enstein.
Benevidi jabs Enstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benevidi misses with a straight left.
Benevidi scores with a hook to the body. Enstein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benevidi cracks Enstein with a good jab.
Benevidi fails to land with a series of punches.
Benevidi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Enstein misses with a takedown attempt
letting Benevidi counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benevidi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benevidi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benevidi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Enstein moves out of range as Benevidi strikes.
Benevidi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Enstein counters with a left and a right that stings Benevidi.
Benevidi tests Enstein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benevidi misses with an uppercut.
Enstein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benevidi.
Benevidi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benevidi swings for the body but Enstein moves out of range.
Benevidi lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benevidi looks to land a left hand but Enstein moved out of range nicely.
Benevidi checks a leg kick.
A jab from Benevidi misses.
Benevidi digs a good hook to Enstein's body.
Benevidi throws a looping overhand right but Enstein ducks down to avoid it.
Benevidi looks to throw the jab but Enstein is out of range.
Enstein shoots and misses
and Benevidi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Benevidi. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Enstein has his takedown stuffed
and Benevidi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Benevidi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Benevidi throws a series of punches but Enstein avoids them all with ease.
Enstein misses with a takedown
letting Benevidi counter with a right hand.
Benevidi throws a one two combo.
Enstein closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Enstein has his takedown stuffed
enabling Benevidi to counter with a crisp jab.
Enstein misses with a combination
and Benevidi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Enstein with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benevidi counters with a nice body shot.
Jake Benevidi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Enstein.
Enstein is breathing heavily.
Benevidi scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enstein doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benevidi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jake Benevidi is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Benevidi misses.
Jake Benevidi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Enstein shoots and misses
and Benevidi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benevidi throws a series of punches but Enstein avoids them all with ease.
Enstein doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Benevidi to counter with a crisp jab.
Benevidi lands a jab to the head.
Enstein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benevidi counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Enstein tries for a takedown but Benevidi circles away easily
and Benevidi counters with a nice body shot.
Enstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Enstein moves out of range as Benevidi strikes.
Benevidi misses with a wild body shot.
Enstein is trying desperately to land a takedown but Benevidi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Enstein.
Enstein doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benevidi counters with a three punch combo that has Enstein backing up. Enstein nods at Benevidi to acknowledge the strikes.
Enstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Enstein with a poor takedown
and Benevidi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benevidi cracks Enstein with an open hand slap.
Benevidi misses the body punch
and Enstein counters with a nice uppercut.
Enstein is looking to clinch.
Benevidi throws the left hand but Enstein avoids the punch easily.
Enstein dives in and grabs Benevidi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benevidi pushes down on Enstein's head and hops out.
Enstein throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benevidi's waist but Benevidi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Enstein off to one side.
Enstein takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Enstein shoots and misses
and Benevidi counters with a three punch combo that has Enstein backing up. Enstein nods at Benevidi to acknowledge the strikes.
Enstein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Enstein has his takedown stuffed
and Benevidi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benevidi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Enstein momentarily.
Enstein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Enstein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Enstein has his takedown stuffed
and Benevidi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Benevidi. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benevidi leaves Enstein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Enstein fails with the takedown
and Benevidi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Benevidi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Benevidi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Enstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benevidi swinging wildly here.
Enstein with a poor takedown
and Benevidi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Enstein misses with a takedown
letting Benevidi counter with a right hand.
Enstein moves to clinch but Benevidi breaks away
and Benevidi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enstein tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Benevidi counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enstein shoots and misses
and Benevidi counters with a stiff right hand.
Jake Benevidi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Enstein.
Benevidi fails to land with a series of punches.
Enstein misses with a takedown attempt
and Benevidi counters with a straight right hand.
Benevidi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good shot there by Benevidi.
Enstein tries to work over Benevidi's front leg with a kick but Benevidi checks it.
Enstein shoots and misses
and Benevidi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benevidi lands a nice shot that snaps Enstein's head back.
Enstein throws a low kick but Benevidi moves out of range easily.
Enstein staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Enstein misses with a takedown attempt
letting Benevidi counter with a right hand.
Enstein misses with a hook.
Benevidi lands a jab.
Enstein shoots and misses
and Benevidi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Enstein slips a jab from Benevidi.
Enstein with a poor takedown
and Benevidi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benevidi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Benevidi misses with a combination
and Enstein counters with a left and a right that stings Benevidi.
Frank Enstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enstein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benevidi counters with a one-two to the body.
Benevidi throws a combination that misses
and Enstein counters with a one-two to the body.
Enstein closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benevidi throws a shot from downtown. Enstein moves away and avoids it.
Enstein tries to clinch up but Benevidi circles away and keeps his distance.

Enstein scores a takedown into full mount!
Enstein connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Benevidi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Enstein on the ground.
Enstein can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Benevidi is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Enstein has hold of Benevidi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Benevidi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Benevidi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Enstein prevents Benevidi from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Enstein is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Benevidi sees it coming and defends easily.
Jake Benevidi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Enstein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Enstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benevidi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Benevidi!