PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Yung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan Bonjasky struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Yung
vs
Bonjasky

189 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sonny Yung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruslan Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yung swinging wilding here.
Bonjasky shoots for a takedown but Yung saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bonjasky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yung as he avoids it easily.
Yung stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yung wants it to stay on the feet.
Sonny Yung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Bonjasky.
Yung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yung scores with a hook.
Bonjasky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yung sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonjasky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonjasky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yung tries to avoid it but Bonjasky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yung to the ground. Yung escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bonjasky looks gassed!

Bonjasky shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yung is trying to defend but Bonjasky finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Bonjasky is looking for a kimura but Yung is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bonjasky to get the leverage.
Yung is trying to stand up here but Bonjasky is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung is looking to control Bonjasky's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yung avoid being mounted?
Bonjasky looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yung is trying to control but can't.
Yung looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yung is trying is best to control the position here.
Yung wants to improve his position but Bonjasky is controlling well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yung lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yung throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yung with a hook.
Yung swinging wilding here.
Yung sizes up Bonjasky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yung swinging wilding here.
Yung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yung throws a series of strikes that have Bonjasky backpedaling.
Yung lunges at Bonjasky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonjasky's hand.
Bonjasky shoots in but Yung avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yung lands a two punch combo.
Yung lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Yung scores with a four punch combination!
Bonjasky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonjasky walks into a left hand.
Yung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yung lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yung keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yung is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky avoids the head kick by Yung.
Yung lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bonjasky backs up against the cage.
Bonjasky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yung.
Yung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonny Yung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yung throws a nice looking combination but Bonjasky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yung connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yung moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Yung dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yung scores with a three punch combo!
Bonjasky slips a jab and a cross from Yung.

Bonjasky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yung to the mat! Yung manages to get full guard.
Yung is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bonjasky looking to pass the guard.

Bonjasky drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yung looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yung looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yung!
Yung cracks Bonjasky with a big right hand but Bonjasky just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bonjasky is looking to regain half guard here but Yung keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yung wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonjasky, who protects the arm well.
Bonjasky is breathing heavily.
Yung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonjasky keeps working.

Yung looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Yung has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Yung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonjasky walks into a straight right hand from Yung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yung throws a series of punches but Bonjasky avoids them all with ease.
Yung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sonny Yung is winning the standup battle so far.
Yung dips to his left and cracks Bonjasky with an uppercut!
Bonjasky tries to move into range but Yung moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bonjasky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yung sprawls well. Yung wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bonjasky gets slowly back to his feet.
Yung scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yung scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yung throws a right and a left that Bonjasky avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung digs a good body shot into Bonjasky's ribs.
Sonny Yung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonjasky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bonjasky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yung.
Bonjasky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yung misses with a double jab.
Bonjasky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yung darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yung tries to bum rush Bonjasky with a series of wild strikes but Bonjasky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yung scores with a jab.
Yung misses with a head kick.
Bonjasky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yung tries a head kick but it misses.
Yung throws a right hand that Bonjasky ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonjasky also avoids with ease.
Yung tries to work over Bonjasky's front leg with a kick but Bonjasky checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bonjasky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bonjasky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yung's waist but Yung gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bonjasky off to one side.
Bonjasky dodges the punch combination from Yung.
Yung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Yung 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!

Bonjasky gets a takedown into half guard.
Yung pushes Bonjasky off looking to stand but Bonjasky dives back in and keeps control.
Bonjasky wants to take a breather but Yung is having none of it.

Bonjasky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yung is positioning himself well to prevent Bonjasky advancing to mount.
Yung is looking for a sweep. Bonjasky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bonjasky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung trying to control here.

Bonjasky is working for a kimura but Yung is defending it quite comfortably.

Bonjasky is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yung scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sonny Yung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

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.
Bonjasky takes one on the button.
Yung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yung misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yung.
Yung buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruslan Bonjasky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Yung.
Yung lands a right hook to the body.
Yung throws a shot to the body.
Yung scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bonjasky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yung swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky moves out of range of the body kick from Yung.
No joy there for Yung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yung!
Yung scores with a three punch combo!
A left and a right from Yung both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Yung.
Yung scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yung goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yung fails to land with a series of punches.
Yung displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yung throws a nice looking combination but Bonjasky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky dodges the punch combination from Yung.
Yung misses with a head kick.
Sonny Yung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Bonjasky or perhaps it was just good defense by Yung which made him look bad.
Yung throws a sloppy head kick and Bonjasky moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Yung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yung, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Yung!