PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William H Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonney's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Billy Get Your Guns. Stuart Wray is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

H Bonney
vs
Wray

172 cm
25
143 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

165 cm
23
135 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Boomerang! Boomeroids! 157 Muscle PROOF

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William H Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Wray!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney blocks a head kick by Wray.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Bonney moves in looking to clinch but Wray pushes him off.
Wray throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bonney shoots in but no luck this time.
Wray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wray is looking to chop away at Bonney's legs.
A cross from Wray lands.
Wray misses with a few strikes there.
Wray misses with a body punch

and Bonney counters with a single leg into guard. Wray didn't expect that.
Wray pulls Bonney in close to his closed guard and prevents Bonney from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bonney is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wray is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wray has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bonney looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bonney keeping moving, preventing Wray from controlling successfully.

Wray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wray wanted to stand there but Bonney had control of the position.
Bonney keeping moving, preventing Wray from controlling successfully.

Bonney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wray defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Bonney throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wray uses it to pass to side control.
Bonney manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wray is trying is best to control the position here.
Wray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bonney.
Wray gets back to full guard.

Bonney has gone for a leg lock! Wray slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bonney's guard.
Bonney is breathing heavily.

Bonney working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wray manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney being controlled here, momentarily.

Bonney throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wray uses it to pass to side control.

Wray is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bonney is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Wray stands up and beckons Bonney to his feet.

Wray closes the distance and pushes Bonney back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bonney pushes Wray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonney throws a punch but it's blocked by Wray.
Bonney can't find room to land a body shot as Wray controls the action.
Wray lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bonney.
Bonney throws a punch but it's blocked by Wray.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wray.
Wray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonney throws a punch but it's blocked by Wray.
Bonney misses with the head strike.
Wray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wray scores with a knee to the head.
Wray gets through Bonney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wray putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bonney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonney throws a punch but it's blocked by Wray.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonney.

Wray breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Wray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wray lands a slapping body shot.
Wray works Bonney's body with a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wray.
Bonney misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Wray.
Wray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wray misses the jab.
Wray tries to clinch there but Bonney circles away.
Wray missing with a left hand there. Bonney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Wray moves into the clinch.
Bonney wants a takedown but no success here.
Bonney misses with the head strike.
Wray blocking some punches.
Wray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wray breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wray throws out a leg kick but Bonney moves out of range and Wray only half commits.
William H Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wray stuffs the takedown.
Bonney looks for a takedown but Wray sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William H Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wray rushes Bonney and presses him up against the cage.
Wray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonney swings wildly with an uppercut but Wray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wray tries to stall but Bonney uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bonney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonney misses with an elbow over the top.
Wray lands a knee to the head.
Bonney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bonney fails to land.
Bonney swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonney.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bonney is struggling to control the position.
Bonney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonney avoids it.
Wray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonney goes for a takedown attempt but Wray pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wray catches Bonney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Wray misses.
Bonney dodges the punch combination from Wray.
Wray misses the shot to the body.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray throws a head kick that misses

and Bonney counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wray desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bonney is looking to advance position but Wray won't allow it.
Wray regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bonney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney thows a big elbow that misses.
Bonney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bonney is looking to advance position but Wray has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bonney wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Bonney tries to escape the position.

Wray has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bonney has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney is trying to get back to his feet but Wray has full control of the position and if anything, Bonney has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Wray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wray instigates a clinch.
Wray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bonney's face.
Bonney takes a knee right on the jaw!

Wray manages to break the clinch.

Bonney has closed the distance and engaged Wray in a clinch.
Wray tries a knee to the head but Bonney blocks it.

Wray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wray can pounce on him.
Bonney moves out of range as Wray throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Wray.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wray.
Bonney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wray can pounce on him.
Wray throws a shot from downtown. Bonney moves away and avoids it.
Stuart Wray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonney sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wray misses with a body punch
enabling Bonney to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonney walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney fails to land the takedown.
Wray misses with a looping left.
Wray scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wray with a hook.
Good shot there by Wray.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Wray.
Wray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bonney's sensitive parts.
Wray lands a head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wray.
Wray lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Wray closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonney can't find room to land a body shot as Wray controls the action.

Wray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonney somewhat.
Wray misses with a body punch
enabling Bonney to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonney is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wray.
Wray stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Bonney is rocked!
Stuart Wray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Wray lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bonney. Bonney tries to recover but Wray is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bonney lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stuart Wray!