PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bonney
vs
Smith

170 cm
18
133 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bonney.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonney.
Smith stalks Bonney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonney's face. Bonney staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bonney.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Bonney on that attempt.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith tries to clinch there but Bonney circles away.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonney circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonney won't allow it.

Bonney manages to break the clinch.
Bonney fails to land the takedown.
Smith throws a combination. Bonney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bonney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bonney breaks the clinch.
Bonney goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Smith moves into range and clinches up with Bonney.
Bonney can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Bonney is controlling the position.
Bonney wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Bonney has him pressed against the cage.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Bonney has the dominant position.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bonney keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonney is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bonney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Bonney counters with a right hand to the body.
David Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.

Smith has Bonney up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Bonney has him pressed against the cage.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonney has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney is trying to break free.

Bonney manages to break the clinch.
Smith tries to bum rush Bonney with a series of wild strikes but Bonney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonney moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Bonney lands a front kick.
Bonney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Bonney.
Bonney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bonney counters with a head kick.
Bonney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Bonney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bonney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Bonney.
Bonney swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith thuds a left hand into Bonney's body.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bonney looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
David Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonney.
Bonney shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
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!
Smith keeps Bonney at a distance using the push kick.
Smith throws a series of punches but Bonney moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Bonney on that attempt.
Bonney slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Bonney cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonney.
Smith cracks Bonney with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that William Bonney will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bonney misses with a head kick.
Bonney with a poor takedown

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Bonney has him pressed against the cage.

Bonney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Bonney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bonney with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Bonney.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bonney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonney counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonney tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith tries to clinch but Bonney is having none of it.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Bonney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonney shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Bonney.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Bonney backpedaling.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonney thuds a left hand into Smith's body.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
William Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith tries to clinch
and Bonney counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
William Bonney is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonney is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Bonney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith looks to land a combination but Bonney avoids it well.
Bonney is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Bonney to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonney throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith throws a head kick but Bonney moves out of range.
Smith tries to bum rush Bonney with a series of wild strikes but Bonney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith avoids the head kick by Bonney.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Bonney backs away looking to recover.
Bonney misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Bonney.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith works Bonney's body with a nice hook.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bonney finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bonney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith wants to clinch
and Bonney counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonney counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bonney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bonney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith misses with a hook to the body

and Bonney counters by clinching up.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Bonney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith throws a right and a left that Bonney avoids nicely.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith swinging wildly here.

Smith darts in and clinches Bonney up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that William Bonney will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith stuffs the takedown.
Bonney swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonney has him pressed against the cage.
Smith effectively controlling the action here.

Bonney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Bonney.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith scores with a one two! Bonney had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bonney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Bonney just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bonney counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith is trying to buck Bonney off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bonney has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonney has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Bonney backing up. Bonney nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.

Smith clinches up with Bonney and pushes him back against the cage.

Bonney manages to break the clinch.
Bonney scores with a jab to the head.
Bonney misses with the combination.
Bonney throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Smith stalks Bonney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonney's face. Bonney staggers backwards, shaken.
Bonney blocks a head kick by Smith.
Bonney lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonney looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bonney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith tries to clinch up but Bonney circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonney steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Bonney counters with a body kick that stops Smith in his tracks momentarily.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Bonney pushes him off.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonney circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonney counters with a nice body kick.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Bonney swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith throws a right hand that Bonney ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonney also avoids with ease.
Bonney looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith looks to land a combination but Bonney avoids it well.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bonney.
Bonney keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Bonney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Smith pushes Bonney up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonney has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.

Bonney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bonney looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
William Bonney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Bonney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonney, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Bonney!