PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bonifacio Martial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bonny (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!

Martial
vs
Bonny

185 cm
24
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
212 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bonifacio Martial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Bonny!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bonny.
Martial looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martial but Martial pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bonny tries to clinch but Martial is having none of it.
Martial leaves Bonny with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bonifacio Martial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Bonny.
Bonny shoots in but no luck this time.
Bonny takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martial lands with a slapping head kick.
Martial keeps the fight on the outside.
Martial misses with a kick to the body.
Bonny is looking to clinch.
Bonny throws a right and a left that Martial avoids nicely.
Martial tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martial counters with a lovely shot to the body.
William Bonny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martial misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martial connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Martial.
Bonny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bonny looks gassed!
Martial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonny misses with a wild combination.
Martial feints and then cracks Bonny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonny down.
Martial misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martial lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martial thuds his shin into the meat of Bonny's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martial dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonny. That did some damage!
Bonny takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martial scores with a push kick.
Martial throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bonny.
Martial scores with a head kick.
Martial lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martial scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Martial.
Bonny clinches but Martial breaks the clinch
and Martial counters with a three punch combo that has Bonny backing up. Bonny nods at Martial to acknowledge the strikes.
Martial lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bonny clinches but Martial breaks the clinch
and Martial counters with a stiff right hand.
Martial throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bonny blocks a head kick by Martial.
Martial just misses with a punch to the body.
Martial throws a head kick that misses.
Bonny scores with a jab to the head.
Martial avoids the body shot from Bonny.
Bonny is trying desperately to land a takedown but Martial is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bonny.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martial lands a high kick!
Martial throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martial staying out of range there.

Bonny closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Martial to the mat! Martial manages to get full guard.
Bonny postures up in Martial's guard and throws a big left but Martial blocks it.
Bonny controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bonny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martial trying to control the position.
Bonny controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bonny trying to control but Martial is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martial utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bonifacio Martial dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bonny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Martial.
Bonny misses with a combination
and Martial counters with a big head kick but Bonny shrugs it off.
Bonny misses with a double jab
and Martial counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martial lands a two punch combo.
Martial is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonny can do to turn this around?
Martial throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonny manages to avoid it.
Martial throws a head kick but Bonny moves out of range.
Bonny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martial counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martial goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martial.
Bonny takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bonny takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonny throws a nice looking combination but Martial bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martial throws a sloppy head kick and Bonny moves out of range easily.
Martial throws a right hand that Bonny ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonny also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick from Martial.
Bonny avoids the head kick by Martial.
Martial slips a straight right by Bonny.
Bonny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martial counters with a thumping low kick.
Martial moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bonny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martial is looking to slow Bonny down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martial counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Bonny gets a clinch.
Martial gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bonny.

Martial breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonny shoots in and drives through. Martial sprawls well.
Bonifacio Martial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Bonny.
Bonny is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martial.
Martial looks to land a combination. Bonny sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martial.
Martial throws a front kick that sends Bonny stumbling back into the cage.
Horrible takedown by Bonny or perhaps it was just good defense by Martial which made him look bad.
Martial throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonny misses with a wild combination.
Martial pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Bonny scores with a four punch combination!
Martial scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bonifacio Martial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martial lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonny throws a combination that misses
and Martial counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to de liver by Martial. Beautiful body shot.
Bonny has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martial.
Martial looks to land a combination but Bonny avoids it well.
Bonny misses with an uppercut. Martial saw that one coming.
Martial misses with a wild body shot.
Bonny throws a nice looking combination but Martial bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martial throws a sloppy head kick and Bonny moves out of range easily.

Bonny shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Martial manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martial is trying to control the position but Bonny postures up.
Bonny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bonny trying to control the position from guard on top but Martial is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonny tries to free his leg and advance position but Martial is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonny is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bonny wants to control from the top but Martial keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bonifacio Martial dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bonny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bonny misses with a double jab.
Martial throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bonny closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bonny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martial's head.
Martial wants to improve his position but Bonny is controlling well.
Martial knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bonny on the ground.
Martial avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bonny.
Bonny slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonny tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martial knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonny works his way into side control.
Bonny tries to move to mount but Martial blocks the move with his legs.
Bonny in side control, throwing shots but Martial defends.
Bonny is looking to take a break and control but Martial is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bonny working the head with strikes.
Martial on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martial tries to get out of the position.
Martial takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ground and pound from Bonny seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Martial struggling a bit here.
Martial taking a bit of punishment here - Bonny scoring with strikes.
Bonny working the ground and pound but Martial is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonny looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Martial is avoiding damage well.
Bonny throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bonny misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bonny working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonny shoots in for a takedown but Martial shows good takedown defense.
Martial throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martial cracks a nice hook into Bonny's ribs.
Martial stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martial wants it to stay on the feet.
Martial lands a two punch combo.
Nice body kick there by Martial.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Martial.
Martial scores with a head kick.
Bonny misses with a takedown attempt - Martial sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bonifacio Martial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Bonny.
Martial throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bonny's head.
Bonny has his takedown stuffed
and Martial counters with a head kick. That will keep Bonny thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
William Bonny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martial throws a sloppy head kick and Bonny moves out of range easily.
Martial changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martial pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonny has a takedown stuffed.
Martial scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bonifacio Martial showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martial, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bonifacio Martial!