PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone's entrance music is Four Year Strong - Find My Way Back. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corleone
vs
Bonny

190 cm
20
213 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
212 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Bonny!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bonny has time to react.
Corleone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bonny at a distance.
Bonny is trying hard to land a takedown here. Corleone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corleone. That's going to slow Bonny down.
Corleone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bonny's head.
A punch combination from Corleone misses.
Corleone throws a shot to the body.
Bonny looks gassed!
Bonny fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corleone. That's going to slow Bonny down.
Corleone scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone tests Bonny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corleone.
Corleone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A good leg kick by Corleone.
Corleone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Corleone jabs Bonny right on the nose. Bonny blinks but takes it well.

Corleone gets the takedown into side control.
Corleone scoring with punches and elbows.
Corleone scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bonny down.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Corleone creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bonny taking a bit of punishment here - Corleone scoring with strikes.
Corleone cracks Bonny with a big elbow.
Corleone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bonny taking punishment in the form of punches.
Corleone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Corleone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Corleone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonny keeps working.
Corleone scoring with punches and elbows.
Corleone scoring with punches and elbows.
Corleone grinds an elbow into Bonny's temple.
Corleone landing strikes.
Corleone landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Corleone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Corleone lands a nice forearm strike.
Corleone tries to advance to mount but Bonny denies him.
Corleone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bonny some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonny is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bonny tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bonny is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Corleone scoring with punches from side control.

Corleone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonny, who protects the arm well.
Corleone advances nicely into full mount.
Corleone landing strikes from the mount.
Bonny takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Corleone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Corleone with a couple of short strikes.
Corleone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Corleone working for a submission but Bonny is keeping him at bay.
A nice elbow there by Corleone.
Corleone landing strikes from the mount.
Corleone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bonny is wriggling around trying to escape.
Corleone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonny is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone is landing with some decent strikes but Bonny is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Corleone 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.

Bonny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bonny.
Bonny wants to take a breather but Corleone manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bonny.
Corleone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bonny!
Bonny in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Corleone lands a nice shot to the head.
Corleone breaks from Bonny's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
Corleone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bonny looks a forlorn figure.
Corleone landing strikes from the mount and Bonny is in trouble!
Bonny is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone breaks from Bonny's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Corleone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Corleone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Corleone looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bonny working to try and regain half guard.
Corleone with shots to the head and body - Bonny looks very uncomfortable down there.
Corleone landing punches.
Corleone with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corleone scoring with strikes but Bonny is staying in there.

Bonny is rocked!
Corleone dominating with strikes here.
Bonny is still in real trouble! Can Corleone finish him?
Bonny really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bonny seems to have recovered his senses.
Corleone with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Corleone.

Corleone has hold of Bonny's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bonny manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Corleone lands a big shot there that rocks Bonny but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Corleone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bonny's face.
Corleone lands with some strikes.
Corleone landing strikes from the mount.
Corleone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Corleone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Corleone with the ground and pound from mount.
Bonny tries to lock up and control but Corleone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rich Corleone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone with the ground and pound from mount.
Corleone landing strikes, looking to finish!
Corleone with the ground and pound from mount.
Corleone lands a big shot there that rocks Bonny but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Corleone with a couple of short strikes.
Corleone with shots to the head and body - Bonny looks very uncomfortable down there.
Corleone landing strikes from the mount and Bonny is in trouble!
Bonny takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Corleone's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Corleone!