PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Grotesk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benn has chosen Geto Boys - Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Vladimir Grotesk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vladimir Grotesk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Grotesk
vs
Benn

174 cm
19
166 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
166 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Grotesk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Benn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn stuffs the takedown.
Benn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grotesk is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grotesk.
Benn is looking to score with low kicks.
Benn misses with the combination.
Grotesk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grotesk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grotesk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grotesk moves out of range as Benn strikes.
Grotesk throws a series of punches but Benn avoids them all with ease.
Grotesk looks to land a right hand but Benn moved out of range.
Benn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grotesk tries to clinch up but Benn circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benn connects with a jab.
Grotesk checks a low kick from Benn.
Grotesk looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn is just out of range.
Grotesk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benn tries to avoid it but Grotesk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benn to the ground. Benn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benn stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Grotesk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grotesk throws a series of punches but Benn avoids them all with ease.
Benn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Benn as Grotesk shoots in.
Grotesk is looking to clinch but Benn is avoiding it.
Grotesk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grotesk is breathing heavily.
Benn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benn throws a series of punches but Grotesk moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grotesk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Grotesk does no damage.
Grotesk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn.
Benn scores with a jab to the body.
Grotesk is looking to clinch but Benn is avoiding it.
Benn throws a right hand that Grotesk ducks under and follows up with a left that Grotesk also avoids with ease.
Grotesk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grotesk scores with a hook.
Grotesk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grotesk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn throws a chopping leg kick but Grotesk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn slips a straight right by Grotesk.
Grotesk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn lands with an uppercut that bounces Grotesk off the cage and back into rage.
Benn swings for the body but Grotesk moves out of range.
Grotesk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grotesk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grotesk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benn throws a right hand that Grotesk ducks under and follows up with a left that Grotesk also avoids with ease.

Grotesk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Benn throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Benn gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn gets full guard.

Benn working for a triangle but Grotesk defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Grotesk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benn's head.
Grotesk with a flurry of punches that miss.

Benn looking for a triangle here. Grotesk is fighting it but it looks tight! Benn pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Grotesk is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). DJ Benn!