PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjarne Bonderoev (ranked 4912 p4p, 4348 weight class) and Julio Silva Chai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjarne Bonderoev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bonderoev
vs
Chai

175 cm
25
170
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjarne Bonderoev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Julio Silva Chai!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai thumps Bonderoev with a low kick.
Bonderoev looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bonderoev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chai avoids it really well and circles away.
Chai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chai is looking to slow Bonderoev down with leg kicks.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Bonderoev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bonderoev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bonderoev or perhaps it was just good defense by Chai, which made it look bad.
Chai scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chai.
Chai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonderoev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bonderoev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bjarne Bonderoev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Bonderoev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body kick from Chai.
Chai thuds his shin into the meat of Bonderoev's side.
Chai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonderoev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonderoev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chai. That one must have hurt.
Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Chai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bonderoev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bonderoev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Chai looks to move away, Bonderoev throws a big counter combo but Chai just gets out of the way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chai. Bonderoev shrugs it off though.
Julio Silva Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai lands with a slapping head kick.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bonderoev's head.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Bonderoev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chai can pounce on him.
Bonderoev misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chai.
Bonderoev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bonderoev's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai with a nice calf kick.
Chai is looking to slow Bonderoev down with leg kicks.
Chai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bonderoev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chai feints and then cracks Bonderoev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonderoev down.
Chai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bonderoev takes a step back to recover.
Bonderoev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonderoev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chai counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bonderoev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjarne Bonderoev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chai circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bonderoev drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Chai follows Bonderoev to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Silva Chai!
Julio Silva Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.