PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between barry bonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Gay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). barry bonds looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

bonds
vs
Gay

190 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, barry bonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randall Gay!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay tries to clinch up.
bonds looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has bonds pinned against the cage. bonds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by bonds or perhaps it was just good defense by Gay which made him look bad.
bonds throws a head kick but Gay moves out of range.
Gay shoots and misses

and bonds counters with a shoot takedown. Gay fights it but they end up in guard.
Gay is looking to stand up but bonds isn't so interested in that idea.

Gay pushes bonds off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. bonds defends it nicely.
barry bonds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Gay.
bonds tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten bonds somewhat.
barry bonds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gay tries to clinch up

and bonds decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gay's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay is controlling bonds's posture.
Gay wants to sweep here but bonds controlling him for the moment.

Gay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gay wants to stand and escape but bonds is having none of it.
bonds tries to free his leg and advance position but Gay is retaining full guard.

Gay uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gay tries to clinch there but bonds circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay misses with a takedown attempt - bonds sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Gay takes the fight into the clinch.
Gay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. bonds gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gay scores with a knee to the head.
bonds fails to pull guard.
Gay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gay tries to stall but bonds uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gay lands an uppercut.

bonds breaks the clinch.
Gay wants to clinch up but bonds keeps it at a distance.
Gay misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
bonds fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gay avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bonds keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

barry bonds dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gay misses with a series of wild punches.

bonds has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gay tries for a takedown. No joy.
bonds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gay has him pressed against the cage.
bonds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gay scores a nice knee to the body.

Gay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but bonds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gay tries to clinch but fails miserably

and bonds moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gay slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Gay.
Gay tries to pull guard but bonds holds him up against the cage and eventually Gay drops back down to his feet.
bonds is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Gay breaks the clinch.
bonds misses with a hook.
Gay digs a good hook to bonds's body.
bonds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
bonds keeps the fight on the outside.
Gay misses with a two punch combination.
Gay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bonds is fending him off so far but Gay persists. Nope, bonds circles away and we're back to standing.
barry bonds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Gay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay is trying hard to land a takedown here. bonds sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
bonds fails to land the takedown.
bonds falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gay counters with a series of strikes. bonds will be more careful next time no doubt.
bonds tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gay clinches but bonds breaks the clinch

and bonds counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gay wants a takedown.

bonds manages to break the clinch.
barry bonds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but bonds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from bonds.
bonds darts in trying to clinch
and Gay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
bonds throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but bonds avoids it really well and circles away.
Gay scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
bonds throws a head kick that misses.
Gay with a lazy takedown attempt

and bonds counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gay!

bonds with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gay sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with bonds in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that barry bonds will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

bonds throws a right and a left that Gay avoids nicely.
Gay shoots for a double leg takedown but bonds sprawls well. He's pushed Gay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gay wants to clinch up but bonds keeps it at a distance.
Gay tries to close the distance and clinch but bonds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has bonds pinned against the cage. bonds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay shoots for a takedown but bonds saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
barry bonds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Gay.
bonds throws a lazy head kick
and Gay counters with a one-two to the body.
Gay shoots in for a takedown but bonds shows good takedown defense.
bonds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
bonds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
bonds fails with a takedown attempt.
Gay wants to clinch up but bonds keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Gay darts in and clinches bonds up against the cage.
Gay connects with a nasty looking knee right to bonds's face.

Gay gets control of bonds's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gay will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
bonds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gay is keeping the position for now.
Gay throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
bonds wants to control from the top but Gay keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay working a defensive guard here.
Gay throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
bonds misses with the combination.
Gay doesn't succeed with the takedown

and bonds counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bonds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Gay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
bonds shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gay defends it nicely.
Gay tries to clinch up but bonds circles away and keeps his distance.
Gay closes the distance but bonds moves to the side

and bonds counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gay wants to get back to his feet.
bonds is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gay!
Randall Gay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
barry bonds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
bonds lands a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
barry bonds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for bonds, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... barry bonds!