PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skylar Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law comes to the cage accompanied by Halo. Johnny Law has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Law
vs
Bennett

181 cm
30
185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

173 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skylar Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Law.
Bennett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A combination from Law does no damage.
Law swinging wildly here.
Law throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Bennett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bennett is working for takedown but Law is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bennett prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bennett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bennett fails to pull guard.

Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Law pinned against the cage. Law gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnny Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skylar Bennett.

Bennett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Law manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Law looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Law is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett trying to control but Law is working from the bottom.
Law keeping full guard, as Bennett tries to pass.

Bennett stands up and waves to Law to follow him.
Bennett shoots in looking for a takedown but Law manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bennett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Law.
Bennett is looking to clinch.
Law misses with a head kick.
Bennett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Law counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with a head shot. Bennett uses the momentum to regain guard.

Law is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bennett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bennett wants to stand and escape but Law is having none of it.
Law slips nicely into half guard.
Law missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bennett wants to improve his position but Law is controlling well.

Law is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bennett sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett has a hand on Law's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Law takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bennett wants to control but Law is having none of it.
Bennett blocking the ground and pound.
Law with the ground and pound from mount.
Bennett takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bennett taking shots to the head.
Bennett wants to control but Law is having none of it.
Bennett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Law.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bennett can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett tries to hold on but Law postures up.
Bennett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Law lands with some strikes.

Law jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bennett is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bennett and Law has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bennett is trying to control Law's posture but Law avoids it.
Law prevents Bennett from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Law looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Law working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Law throws a right and a left that Bennett avoids nicely.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bennett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Law, pushing him back against the cage.
Law tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bennett just stands there and leans against the cage.

Bennett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennett tries to clinch there but Law circles away.
Law throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bennett scoring well with a low kick there.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Law.
Bennett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Law manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett shoots for a takedown but Law saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bennett scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Law tries to avoid it but Bennett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Law to the ground. Law escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bennett tries to clinch there but Law circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bennett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Law wants to improve his position but Bennett is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bennett wants to control from the top but Law keeps moving.
Law manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bennett manages to get himself to full guard.
Bennett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Law.
Bennett is looking to stand up but Law isn't so interested in that idea.
Bennett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Law has gone for a leg lock! Bennett slips out almost immediately though and dives into Law's guard.
Bennett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Law swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Law looking for a guillotine here but Bennett defends easily.
Bennett looking to pass the guard.
Law is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bennett.
Bennett is looking to stand up but Law won't let him.
Johnny Law overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Law wants to sweep here but Bennett controlling him for the moment.
Bennett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Law is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bennett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bennett throws a big right hand that misses.
Law is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bennett is controlling him.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Law is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bennett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Law has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bennett has managed to get both his arms back between Law's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Law had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bennett defends it easily.

Bennett stands and steps away. Law gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bennett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bennett clinches.
Bennett goes for a takedown attempt but Law pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnny Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skylar Bennett.

Bennett clinches with his opponent.
Law is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Law tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.

Law pulls guard.
Bennett content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skylar Bennett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Law walks into a left hand.
Johnny Law is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Law. No joy for Bennett on that attempt.
Bennett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Law tries to avoid it but Bennett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Law to the ground. Law escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Law misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bennett clinches with his opponent.
Law has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bennett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Law manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bennett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Law is trying to defend but Bennett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Law is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennett wants to stand up but Law has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law tries to get to full guard but Bennett has control of the leg.
Bennett trying to control the action but Law is working from the bottom.
Bennett prevents Law from improving his position.
Bennett wants to control but Law is keeping him busy.

Skylar Bennett has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bennett has his takedown stuffed
and Law counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bennett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnny Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skylar Bennett.
A slow jab from Law misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Law misses with a double jab
and Bennett counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnny Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Law slaps away a takedown attempt from Bennett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bennett shoots for a takedown but Law saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bennett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Law is fending him off so far but Bennett persists. Nope, Law circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Law.
No luck for Law with that takedown attempt.
Law thuds a left hand into Bennett's body.
Bennett doesn't manage to clinch there - Law circles away.

Law gets tackled into the cage by Bennett. Bennett maintains the clinch.

Bennett breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
A head kick misses from Bennett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law scores with a body shot.
Law throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Law but Law pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Law throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett is looking to land body kicks.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett shoots for a takedown but Law saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Law misses with a head kick.

Law looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bennett!
Bennett is squirming around, avoiding Law's attempts to control the action.
Law cracks Bennett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bennett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Law. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Law avoids the attempt from Bennett to control.
Bennett tries to reverse the position but Law maintains control.
Bennett wants to control but Law is having none of it.
Bennett is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bennett is squirming around, avoiding Law's attempts to control the action.
Bennett is trying to escape the mount.
Law avoids the attempt from Bennett to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Law.
I think Law 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Law!