PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ripa Saranapuolella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonds kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Live And Let Die. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bonds
vs
Saranapuolella

187 cm
25
195 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

180 cm
21
203 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Bonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ripa Saranapuolella!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saranapuolella throws a combination that misses
and Bonds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saranapuolella tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonds was well out of range. Poor timing from Saranapuolella.
Saranapuolella throws a right hand that misses
and Bonds counters with a straight right hand.
Saranapuolella scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bonds takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saranapuolella throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saranapuolella misses with an uppercut
enabling Bonds to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonds fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saranapuolella moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saranapuolella swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonds counters with an outside leg kick.
Saranapuolella lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saranapuolella misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonds counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saranapuolella shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bonds eats them both and turns towards Saranapuolella to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bonds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saranapuolella throws a shot to the body.
Bonds throws a hook but Saranapuolella avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saranapuolella. Bonds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saranapuolella throws a hook but Bonds blocks it.
Saranapuolella throws an off balance right hand
and Bonds counters with a big head kick but Saranapuolella shrugs it off.
Bonds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saranapuolella.
Bonds doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saranapuolella misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saranapuolella. Bonds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saranapuolella takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saranapuolella connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Saranapuolella misses its intended target.
Saranapuolella throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saranapuolella clobbers Bonds with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saranapuolella connects with a single shot there.
Saranapuolella misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonds counters with a series of strikes. Saranapuolella will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saranapuolella misses with a left hand
and Bonds counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saranapuolella throws a hook but Bonds blocks it.
Bonds staying out of range there.
Saranapuolella lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bonds at a distance.
Saranapuolella ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonds moves away.
Saranapuolella lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Saranapuolella misses.
Saranapuolella tests Bonds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saranapuolella fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonds manages to avoid it.
Saranapuolella rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saranapuolella stuns Bonds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk. Saranapuolella catches Bonds right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saranapuolella fails to land with a series of punches.
Ripa Saranapuolella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saranapuolella connects with a body shot that sends Bonds's belly button to the back.
Saranapuolella swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saranapuolella throws a series of punches but Bonds avoids them all with ease.
Saranapuolella misses with an uppercut. Bonds saw that one coming.
Bonds shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saranapuolella thuds a left hand into Bonds's body.
Bonds takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Saranapuolella misses with an uppercut.
Bonds slips a jab and a cross from Saranapuolella.
Saranapuolella looks to throw the jab but Bonds is out of range.
A jab from Saranapuolella misses.
Saranapuolella fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saranapuolella throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonds counters with a two punch combo.
Saranapuolella fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonds manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Saranapuolella.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bonds!
Saranapuolella misses with a two punch combination.
Saranapuolella missing with a left hand there. Bonds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saranapuolella throws a hook to the side of Bonds's head but Bonds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saranapuolella throws a sloppy body shot
and Bonds counters with a head kick.
Saranapuolella throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonds throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saranapuolella is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bonds had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bonds doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bonds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saranapuolella misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice cross by Saranapuolella.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonds goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Saranapuolella swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonds counters with a head kick. That will keep Saranapuolella thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Saranapuolella misses with a double jab
and Saranapuolella takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ripa Saranapuolella will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Saranapuolella misses.
Sloppy strikes from Saranapuolella. Those never looked like landing.
Saranapuolella lands a nice hook to Bonds's body. Bonds takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ripa Saranapuolella seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonds throws a leg kick but Saranapuolella moved away.
Bonds slips a jab from Saranapuolella.
Saranapuolella throws a hook but Bonds blocks it.
Saranapuolella closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bonds walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saranapuolella misses with a looping left.
Saranapuolella throws an off balance right hand
and Bonds counters with a head kick. That will keep Saranapuolella thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Saranapuolella throws a looping overhand right but Bonds ducks down to avoid it.
Billy Bonds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saranapuolella misses with a right hand
and Bonds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saranapuolella throws an overhand right that lands on Bonds's shoulder, as Bonds tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Saranapuolella.
Saranapuolella comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saranapuolella thows a body shot but no joy.
Saranapuolella misses with a looping right.
Saranapuolella throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonds counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saranapuolella pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bonds back to the cage. Saranapuolella follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Saranapuolella connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bonds on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saranapuolella pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bonds back to the cage. Saranapuolella follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bonds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saranapuolella throws out the jab.
Saranapuolella throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonds counters with a head kick. That will keep Saranapuolella thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bonds slips a jab and a cross from Saranapuolella.
Saranapuolella throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saranapuolella is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Saranapuolella misses.
Saranapuolella throws out a powerful jab.
Saranapuolella throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonds counters with a left and a right that stings Saranapuolella.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saranapuolella throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saranapuolella fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saranapuolella fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saranapuolella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saranapuolella avoids the head kick by Bonds.
Bonds throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bonds with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saranapuolella to score with a decent uppercut.
Saranapuolella misses the shot to the body.
Bonds drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bonds gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saranapuolella.
Bonds looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saranapuolella throws a hook but Bonds blocks it.
Saranapuolella stuns Bonds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saranapuolella misses with an uppercut.
Saranapuolella throws a shot from downtown. Bonds moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonds dodges the punch combination from Saranapuolella.
Saranapuolella misses with a series of wild punches.
Saranapuolella lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saranapuolella loads up on a big right hand but Bonds slips the punch.
A combination from Bonds does no damage.
Bonds dodges the punch combination from Saranapuolella.
Bonds misses with a head kick.
Saranapuolella misses with a left hand
and Bonds counters with a series of strikes. Saranapuolella will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saranapuolella connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saranapuolella misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saranapuolella rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saranapuolella throws a nice looking combination but Bonds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saranapuolella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saranapuolella lands with a nice body punch.
Bonds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saranapuolella throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saranapuolella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonds.
Saranapuolella throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonds counters with a nice leg kick.
Saranapuolella jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saranapuolella dips to his left and cracks Bonds with an uppercut!
Saranapuolella misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saranapuolella's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonds under the eye.
Saranapuolella misses with a straight left.
Bonds blocks a jab.
Bonds slips under a jab from Saranapuolella.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ripa Saranapuolella showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Saranapuolella misses with a left hand
and Bonds counters with a low kick, right behind Saranapuolella 's knee.
A punch lands to the side of Bonds 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saranapuolella misses with a combination
and Bonds counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saranapuolella's knee momentarily.
Saranapuolella misses with a straight right.
Saranapuolella misses with a jab to the body
and Bonds counters with a one-two to the body.
Saranapuolella misses with a right hand
and Bonds counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonds defending well as Saranapuolella loads up on a big left hand.
Bonds misses with a head kick.
Saranapuolella scores with a jab to the head.
Saranapuolella stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saranapuolella looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saranapuolella throws a jab when Bonds was well out of range.
A big right from Saranapuolella misses.
Saranapuolella throws a combination that misses
and Bonds counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saranapuolella throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonds counters with a series of strikes. Saranapuolella will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saranapuolella throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saranapuolella.
Saranapuolella tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saranapuolella throws a right hand that misses
and Bonds makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bonds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saranapuolella throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonds counters with a head kick. That will keep Saranapuolella thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Saranapuolella thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Saranapuolella.
Saranapuolella stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bonds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saranapuolella.
Saranapuolella lands a head shot.
Saranapuolella throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonds counters with a nice body kick.
Saranapuolella cracks a nice hook into Bonds's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonds tries a head kick but it misses.
Saranapuolella scores with a hook to the body. Bonds takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saranapuolella misses the body punch
and Bonds counters with a three punch combo that has Saranapuolella backing up. Saranapuolella nods at Bonds to acknowledge the strikes.
Saranapuolella lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bonds at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saranapuolella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saranapuolella throws out the jab.
Saranapuolella slips a straight right by Bonds.
Saranapuolella swings widly with a right hand
and Bonds makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Saranapuolella really felt that one!
Saranapuolella misses with a body punch
and Bonds counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saranapuolella is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Saranapuolella fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Saranapuolella. Beautiful body shot.
Saranapuolella misses with an uppercut
and Bonds counters with a head kick.

Saranapuolella is rocked!
Bonds shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saranapuolella eats them both and turns towards Bonds to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Saranapuolella is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonds finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonds misses with a head kick.
Bonds throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Saranapuolella stumbling backwards into the cage! Saranapuolella bounces back off the cage towards Bonds, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Bonds lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Bonds celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Bonds!