PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bowman Dell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myke Bonner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dell comes to the cage accompanied by UnDead. Bonner has chosen Gunther-ding ding dong as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dell
vs
Bonner

192 cm
23
212 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

ParalLAX
ParalLAX

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bowman Dell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Myke Bonner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonner swings for the body but Dell moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Bonner.
Bonner takes a swing at Dell's ribcage but misses.
Bonner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dell circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Dell.
Dell defending well as Bonner loads up on a big left hand.
Dell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonner.
Dell misses with a left hand
and Bonner counters with a low kick, right behind Dell 's knee.
A head kick by Bonner misses
and Dell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonner thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Dell to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonner throws a lazy right hand but Dell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonner throws a jab but it's blocked by Dell.
Bonner misses with a leg kick
letting Dell counter with a right hand.
Dell is looking to slow Bonner down with leg kicks.
Good work by Bonner as he checks the leg kick.
Bonner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bonner thows a leg kick but Dell checks it
and Dell counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell with a hook.

It looks like Myke Bonner has been cut.
Bonner throws a leg kick
and Dell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonner throws a leg kick
and Dell counters with a nice body shot.
Bonner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dell scoring well with a low kick there.
Dell cracks Bonner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bonner is looking to score with low kicks.
Bonner tries to score with a low kick but Dell moves his leg out of the way.
Bonner is looking to chop away at Dell's legs.
A shot to the body from Dell misses
and Bonner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bonner moves away from the strike by Dell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonner thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonner throws a head kick that misses
and Dell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dell counters with a leg kick.
Dell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bonner pinned against the cage. Bonner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bonner throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bowman Dell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Myke Bonner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bonner lands a right hook to the body.
Bonner digs a good body shot into Dell's ribs.
Dell misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Bonner is predictable there
and Dell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dell misses with a kick to the body.
Dell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonner counters with a nice uppercut.
Dell avoids the body shot from Bonner.
Bonner misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bonner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dell thinking.
Bonner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dell throws a lazy head kick
and Bonner counters with a nice body shot.
Bonner connects with a body shot that sends Dell's belly button to the back.
Bonner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bonner throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner thuds his right hand into Dell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bonner misses with a head kick.
Bonner throws a leg kick
and Dell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonner thinking.
Dell avoids the body shot from Bonner.
Dell moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonner.
Bonner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonner.
Dell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowman Dell is winning the standup battle so far.
Dell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonner manages to avoid it.
Dell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonner throws out the jab.
Bonner checks a leg kick.
Dell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bonner swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Dell to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonner.
Dell checks a low kick from Bonner.
Dell misses with a right hand
and Bonner counters with an outside leg kick.
Bonner looks to land a left hand but Dell moved out of range nicely.
Bonner misses with a leg kick.

Dell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonner working a defensive guard here.
Dell chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myke Bonner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Myke Bonner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bonner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dell counters with a low kick, right behind Bonner 's knee.
Bonner throws the left hand but Dell avoids the punch easily.
Bonner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonner throws a leg kick but Dell moved away.
Dell checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bonner thows a leg kick but Dell checks it
and Dell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell cracks Bonner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bonner throws a leg kick
and Dell counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonner misses the shot to the body.
Dell lands with a shot to the body.
Bonner feints and then cracks Dell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dell down.
Dell misses with a hook
and Bonner counters with a good low kick that Dell was not able to check.
Good standup being displayed there by Dell as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonner throws out the jab.
Dell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bonner misses with the body kick
and Dell counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonner cracks the inside of Dell's front leg.
Dell scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonner misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner scores with a jab to the body.
Bonner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dell ducks under a wild hook from Bonner.
Bonner throws an overhand right that lands on Dell's shoulder, as Dell tries to avoid the shot.
Bonner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonner misses with a leg kick
and Dell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonner throws a lazy head kick
and Dell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dell misses with the combination.
Bonner digs a good body shot into Dell's ribs.
Dell misses with a head kick.
Dell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonner counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Dell is predictable there
and Bonner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bowman Dell clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Myke Bonner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bonner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bonner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dell.
Bonner avoids the body shot from Dell.
Bonner misses with a telegraphed body shot

so Dell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bonner looking for a sweep. Not yet Bonner, not yet.
Dell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bonner is staying active underneath Dell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner taking some punishment here, with Dell in his half guard.
Dell lands strikes from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dell lands a nice short elbow.
Dell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bonner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dell.
Dell trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dell.
Dell working over Bonner with some ground and pound. Bonner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bonner is looking to improve his position.
Dell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bonner is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell controlling the position easily from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bonner can do anything to dispel that myth.

Dell goes for an armbar but Bonner turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bonner.
Bonner is fighting to break Dell's control of his arms but Dell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bowman Dell just wasn't active enough.
Dell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dell shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonner tries to sprawl out of it but Dell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bowman Dell had his way with Myke Bonner in that round.
The cut man is working on Myke Bonner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bonner lands with a good body shot.
Bonner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dell moves away.
Bonner jabs Dell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A low kick from Dell misses
and Bonner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dell slips under a jab from Bonner.
Dell swings for the body but Bonner moves out of range.
Dell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner works Dell's body with a nice hook.
Dell avoids the head kick by Bonner.
Dell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonner.
Bonner misses with a body kick.
Bonner scores with a jab.
Bonner misses the body punch
and Bonner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner misses with a shot to the body
letting Dell counter with a right hand.
Dell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonner counters with a nice leg kick.
Bonner throws a head kick but Dell moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bonner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonner misses with an uppercut
and Dell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dell throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Myke Bonner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonner throws a head kick but Dell moves out of range.
Bonner misses with a left hand
and Dell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dell scores with a jab to the body.
Myke Bonner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonner misses with a right hand
and Dell counters with an inside leg kick.
Dell jabs at Bonner's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell connects with a nice looking jab.
Dell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dell tries to clinch up but Bonner circles away and keeps his distance.
Dell scores with a hook.
Bonner throws a poor cross that misses
and Dell counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonner misses with a lunging right hand
and Dell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bowman Dell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowman Dell!
Bowman Dell retains his light heavyweight title!