PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy Brown will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bonson
vs
Brown

199 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Bonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonson.
Bonson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bonson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
A jab from Brown misses.

Bonson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
BOOM! Bonson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brown throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bonson. What's that going to do exactly?
Bonson content just to control the position here.
Bonson breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonson controlling the position easily from mount.
Bonson trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Bonson lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Bonson has a good base and remains in mount.
Bonson with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Bonson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bonson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bonson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bonson with a couple of short strikes.
Brown tries to hold on but Bonson postures up.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Bonson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bonson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bonson lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Bonson.
Bonson trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Bonson lands a nice shot to the head.
Brown looks gassed!
Bonson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bonson scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
Bonson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bonson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brown hang on?
Bonson dominating with strikes here.
Bonson raining down shots from the mount!
Brown is in a horrible position here. Bonson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bonson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bonson lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Bonson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bonson working Brown over with strikes here.
Bonson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bonson with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bonson with a couple of short strikes.
Bonson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bonson controlling his opponent.
Bonson unloading with bombs!
Bonson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bonson looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Bonson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bonson feints and as Brown raises his hands in defense, Bonson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gary Bonson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonson scoring with some ground and pound.
Bonson wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Bonson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bonson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bonson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Bonson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Bonson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Bonson with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonson trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonson swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Bonson misses with a wild body shot.

Bonson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Bonson slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bonson from controlling successfully.
Bonson forces his way into half guard.
Bonson lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bonson connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bonson connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Bonson slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Bonson prevents Brown from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bonson lands a nice short elbow.
Bonson drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bonson content to control rather than advance.
Bonson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brown wants to control but Bonson is keeping busy.
Bonson lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Bonson in his half guard.
Bonson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bonson lands with a punch from half guard.
Bonson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bonson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Bonson has control of the leg.
Bonson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bonson working Brown over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonson is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bonson lands a heavy elbow.
Bonson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brown looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bonson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Bonson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brown taking shots to the head.
Bonson lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bonson raining down shots from the mount!
Bonson scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
Bonson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Bonson dominated that second round.
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!

Bonson takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Bonson misses with a body shot.

Bonson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bonson in particular looking to stall.
Bonson trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Bonson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown has hold of Bonson's hands but Bonson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown is in trouble now - Bonson has advanced to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonson lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonson landing shots from mount.
Bonson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bonson controlling from the full mount.
Bonson with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bonson with good strikes from the mount here!
Bonson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bonson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bonson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bonson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bonson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bonson lands a heavy elbow.
Bonson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Bonson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bonson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bonson breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bonson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brown's face.
Bonson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brown looks a forlorn figure.
Brown taking shots to the head.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
BOOM! Bonson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bonson lands with some strikes.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Bonson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bonson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bonson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brown looks a forlorn figure.
Bonson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bonson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bonson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bonson controlling from the full mount.
Leroy Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gary Bonson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Bonson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Bonson!