PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Bernard Benton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Benton
vs
White

180 cm
23
158 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

176 cm
28
155 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gus White!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a hook but Benton blocks it.
Benton checks the leg kick.

White closes the distance and clinches.
Benton looking for a takedown.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Benton controls the action.
White lands a left hand.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.

Benton has White pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Benton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending White tumbling to the mat - Benton dives into White's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
White is trying to control the position but Benton postures up.
Benton won't allow White to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benton looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Benton is controlling White's posture.
Benton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benton throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benton.
Benton throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benton throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benton moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
White looks to land a right hand but Benton moved out of range.
Benton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but White defends well and Benton ends up having to push White into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benton.
Benton lands a nice elbow.
Benton presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benton blocks a body shot from White.
A head punch on the inside from Benton fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Benton breaks from the clinch.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
White throws a solid leg kick but Benton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
White misses with the combination.
White looks to land a right hand but Benton moved out of range.
Benton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Benton persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
Benton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White lands a jab to Benton's midsection.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a combination that misses

and Benton counters with a nice double leg into side control. White won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton is trying to ground and pound but White uses the momentary lack of control by Benton to regain half guard.
Benton is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benton throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

White kicks off Benton and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bernard Benton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A low kick from White is predictable there
and Benton counters with a nice body shot.
Benton moves out of range of the body kick from White.
Benton is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Benton.

White closes the distance and clinches.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Benton lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.

Benton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
White keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully.
Benton looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton throws an elbow that misses. White uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Benton's guard. Nice move by White!
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White wants to stand and escape but instead Benton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Benton trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Benton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Benton throws a big elbow that misses.
Benton looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice body punch from White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
Benton throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Benton throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gus White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a leg kick
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gus White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White is looking to chop away at Benton's legs.
Benton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benton throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Benton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benton throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Benton throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White misses with a combination

so Benton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benton looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Benton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Benton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Benton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Benton cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
Benton misses the jab.
Benton looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benton stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White throws a body kick that misses.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Benton blocks a leg kick.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White throws a series of strikes that have Benton backpedaling.
White throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benton counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White throws a big shot that misses.

Benton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in White's half guard.
White wants to get back to his feet.
Benton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Benton looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gus White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Benton cracks White with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
White takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White tries to lock up and control but Benton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Benton looking to finish with strikes here!
Benton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Benton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bernard Benton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White regains half guard.
Benton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton wants to advance to full mount but White doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Benton throws a big right hand that misses.
White keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully.
White is trying to keep Benton in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernard Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Benton!
Bernard Benton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.