PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Benoit
vs
Bag

185 cm
19
193 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

189 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthieu Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Bag!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Bag.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Benoit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bag!
Bag tries to close the distance and clinch but Benoit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Benoit misses.
Bag misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bag takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benoit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Benoit looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Benoit working the head and body with strikes.
Benoit passes to full mount!
Bag is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bag looks gassed!
Benoit working Bag over with strikes here.
Benoit controlling the pace for now.
Bag is in a horrible position here. Benoit smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Benoit working the ground and pound effectively.
Benoit tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benoit raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit prevents Bag from getting the reversal.
Benoit drops a big elbow. That's hurt Bag! More shots from Benoit and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthieu Benoit!