PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny The Bouncer (ranked 1327 p4p, 1253 weight class) and Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 206 p4p, 193 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Bouncer
vs
Maldonado

182 cm
33
178
16 - 10 - 0

179 cm
37
176
23 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Silverback Sweatshop
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benny The Bouncer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralphie Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado misses with a body shot.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bouncer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maldonado takes a swing at The Bouncer's ribcage but misses.
Maldonado throws a shot to the body.
Maldonado lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Maldonado.
The Bouncer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maldonado is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Bouncer.
Maldonado connects with an inside leg kick.
Maldonado slips a jab and a cross from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws a looping overhand right but Maldonado ducks down to avoid it.
Maldonado punishes The Bouncer's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bouncer throws a jab when Maldonado was well out of range.
The Bouncer backing away here, and Maldonado unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Maldonado fakes the leg kick and cracks The Bouncer in the body.
A right-left combo lands from The Bouncer.
Maldonado tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Bouncer dips to his left and cracks Maldonado with an uppercut!

Maldonado is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for The Bouncer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws the left hand but Maldonado avoids the punch easily.
Maldonado misses with a body shot.
The Bouncer tried to counter with a leg kick but Maldonado avoided it.
Maldonado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maldonado lands with a nice body punch.
The Bouncer avoids the body shot from Maldonado.
The Bouncer just misses with a punch to the body.
The Bouncer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Bouncer missing with a left hand there. Maldonado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Maldonado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Bouncer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldonado.
Maldonado misses with a kick to the body.
Maldonado lands a jab to The Bouncer's midsection.
The Bouncer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Bouncer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maldonado checks a low kick from The Bouncer.
Maldonado throws a body punch but The Bouncer moves out of range.
The Bouncer is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer needs to keep his hands up - Maldonado had a free shot at his head there.
The Bouncer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldonado throws the left hand but The Bouncer avoids the punch easily.
The Bouncer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maldonado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from The Bouncer misses.
Maldonado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Bouncer manages to avoid it.
Maldonado misses with a body shot
and The Bouncer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Bouncer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maldonado to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maldonado is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Bouncer rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to the liver by The Bouncer. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from The Bouncer does no damage.
Maldonado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Bouncer misses with a hook.
The Bouncer misses with a leg kick
and Maldonado counters with a solid body kick.
The Bouncer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from The Bouncer does it's job there.
Maldonado is still on wobbly legs! Can The Bouncer finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Bouncer drops his shoulder and cracks Maldonado with a huge uppercut! Maldonado goes down! Can The Bouncer finish him?
Maldonado controlling the position.
The Bouncer stopping the sweep attempt from Maldonado.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Bouncer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Maldonado there.
Maldonado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldonado seems to have recovered his senses.
Maldonado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Bouncer moves away.
Maldonado digs a good hook to The Bouncer's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldonado slips a jab and a cross from The Bouncer.
Maldonado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Bouncer with the inside leg kick.
Maldonado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The Bouncer moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maldonado.

The Bouncer drops Maldonado with a nice combination! The Bouncer dives into Maldonado's guard, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado 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.
Maldonado wants to get back to his feet but The Bouncer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The Bouncer gets to his feet. Maldonado looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The Bouncer moves out of range of the body kick.
Maldonado connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldonado slips a straight right by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer avoids the body shot from Maldonado.
The Bouncer looks to throw the jab but Maldonado is out of range.
Maldonado throws a body kick that misses.
And The Bouncer counters with a quick kick to the body but Maldonado blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Benny The Bouncer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Bouncer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Bouncer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maldonado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maldonado scores with a spinning back kick!
The Bouncer throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Maldonado releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Bouncer misses with a hook.
The Bouncer throws a low kick, looking for Maldonado's leg but Maldonado calmly moves out of range.
Maldonado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Bouncer at a distance.
Maldonado throws a body kick that misses.
Maldonado throws the left hand but The Bouncer avoids the punch easily.
Maldonado slips a jab from The Bouncer.
Maldonado appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado misses with a looping left.
The Bouncer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Bouncer scores with a hook to the body. Maldonado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Bouncer lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldonado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado lands a nice shot to the body.
The Bouncer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Bouncer misses with a hook. Maldonado ducked under it nicely.
The Bouncer avoids a kick to the body.
The Bouncer blocks a low kick nicely.
The Bouncer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The Bouncer lands the left hand.
Maldonado throws a leg kick
and The Bouncer counters with a thumping low kick.
The Bouncer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldonado swings for the body but The Bouncer moves out of range.
The Bouncer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Bouncer walks into a jab.
Benny The Bouncer is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Bouncer.
A combination from The Bouncer does no damage.
The Bouncer connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldonado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Bouncer moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maldonado looks up at the clock. Bad move! The Bouncer lands a right hand from hell, dropping Maldonado. The Bouncer pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny The Bouncer!
Benny The Bouncer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bondi MMA 🏝️ for their support in the buildup to the fight.