PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bonafacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonafacio comes into the arena with Pose - Daddy Yankee blaring out of the sound system. Masilungan has chosen Bound to Violence by Hatebreed as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bonafacio
vs
Masilungan

172 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Goodness You Nutrition
Syndicate Drugs

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Bonafacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Masilungan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonafacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Masilungan gets the takedown into side control.

Masilungan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bonafacio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Masilungan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Masilungan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Bonafacio throws Masilungan to one side and escapes!
Bonafacio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masilungan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masilungan keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonafacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonafacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Bonafacio does no damage.
Masilungan keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonafacio with a poor takedown

and Masilungan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bonafacio wants to get back to his feet but Masilungan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bonafacio is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan pushes down on Bonafacio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masilungan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Bonafacio kicks Masilungan off and gets back to his feet.
Bonafacio with a poor takedown

and Masilungan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Masilungan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bonafacio is looking to escape.

Bonafacio makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bonafacio misses with a wild combination.
Bonafacio fails with the takedown

and Masilungan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Bonafacio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bonafacio kicks Masilungan off and gets back to his feet.

Masilungan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Masilungan works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Bonafacio is defending against the submission attempts here by Masilungan.
Bonafacio is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bonafacio squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Masilungan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Alex Bonafacio has been cut.
Masilungan dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Masilungan.

Alex Bonafacio's cut is getting worse.

Masilungan working for a guillotine from mount but Bonafacio is in no mood to give up.

Masilungan throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Bonafacio has his hands clasped together but Masilungan breaks the hold and Bonafacio is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Masilungan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jed Masilungan!