PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bohnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santino Medici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bohnam comes into the arena with Hair of the Dog blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Jon Bohnam has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bohnam
vs
Medici

170 cm
21
150 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

172 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Bohnam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santino Medici!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Medici scores a takedown into full mount!

Medici moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bohnam has worked his arm free - good work by Bohnam!
Bohnam parries the strikes from Medici easily there. Medici is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bohnam to escape.

Medici looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Medici working the strikes but Bohnam uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Medici throws a strike but Bohnam avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Medici throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Medici throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Medici stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bohnam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Medici with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Medici takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bohnam wants to clinch up but Medici keeps it at a distance.

Bohnam moves into the clinch.
Bohnam working Medici over with knees to the body.
Medici looks gassed!
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Medici's defenses.

It looks like Santino Medici has been cut.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Medici's defenses.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Medici shrugs off.
Bohnam stops a takedown attempt from Medici.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bohnam.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Medici's defenses.

That has opened up Santino Medici's cut even more.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Medici in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Santino Medici's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bohnam.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bohnam obliges.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Medici shrugs off.
Bohnam unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.

Santino Medici's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bohnam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Medici backwards.
Bohnam lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Medici takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Santino Medici's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jon Bohnam!