PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bonifacio
vs
Jimenez

168 cm
25
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

MMA ANIMAL

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jimenez throws a series of strikes that have Bonifacio backpedaling.
Bonifacio fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonifacio throws out the jab.
Bonifacio thows a body shot but no joy.
Jimenez throws a right hand that Bonifacio ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonifacio also avoids with ease.

Bonifacio gets tackled into the cage by Jimenez. Jimenez maintains the clinch.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Jimenez.
Jimenez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jimenez lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez tries to clinch up but Bonifacio circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonifacio throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Jimenez avoids it easily.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
Bonifacio stuns Jimenez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the body
and Jimenez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Jimenez finds it's target.
Jimenez wants to clinch.
Bonifacio throws a right hand that Jimenez ducks under and follows up with a left that Jimenez also avoids with ease.
Jimenez fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Jimenez blocks it.
Jimenez lands with a cross.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.
Jimenez blocks a jab.
Bonifacio throws a lazy uppercut
and Jimenez counters with a left to the body.
Victor Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonifacio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonifacio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jimenez scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jimenez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jimenez misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Jimenez blocks it.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Jimenez saw that one coming.
Bonifacio throws a lazy right hand but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jimenez throws a series of strikes that have Bonifacio backpedaling.
Bonifacio misses with a few strikes there.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut.
Jimenez thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonifacio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jimenez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bonifacio rather than just go for the knockout.
Jimenez dodges the punch combination from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws out a leg kick but Jimenez moves out of range and Bonifacio only half commits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Jimenez misses.
Bonifacio cracks Jimenez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bonifacio misses with a few strikes there.
Bonifacio throws out a loose jab but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.

Jimenez gets a clinch.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jimenez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jimenez is looking to clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a series of wild punches.
Jimenez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonifacio throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Jimenez. Beautiful body shot.
Jimenez throws a shot to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio throws a good cross that connects.
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jimenez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonifacio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jimenez eats them both and turns towards Bonifacio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bonifacio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jimenez is looking to clinch but Bonifacio is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez throws a series of punches but Bonifacio avoids them all with ease.
Jimenez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonifacio jabs Jimenez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bonifacio looks to land a combination but Jimenez avoids it well.
Jimenez cracks Bonifacio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jimenez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonifacio.
Jimenez tries to clinch but Bonifacio is having none of it.
Jimenez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonifacio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonifacio staying out of range there.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch

and Jimenez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Bonifacio dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bonifacio missing with a left hand there. Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonifacio loads up on a big right hand but Jimenez slips the punch.
Bonifacio misses with a two punch combination.
Jimenez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws a shot from downtown. Jimenez moves away and avoids it.
Jimenez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jimenez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonifacio.
Jimenez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonifacio under the eye.
Jimenez lands with an overhand left.
Bonifacio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jimenez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jimenez clobbers Bonifacio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Jimenez gets a clinch.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Jimenez lands a body shot.
Jimenez staying out of range there.
Jimenez misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Bonifacio misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jimenez.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick but Jimenez moved away.
The fighters circling - Bonifacio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Bonifacio there.
Bonifacio looks to land a combination. Jimenez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Victor Bonifacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
Jimenez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonifacio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jimenez wants to clinch up but Bonifacio keeps it at a distance.
Jimenez tries to clinch up.
Jimenez lands with a nice combination. Bonifacio backs away looking to recover.
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonifacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonifacio looks to throw the jab but Jimenez is out of range.
The fighters circling - Bonifacio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonifacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonifacio lands with a hook. Jimenez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonifacio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonifacio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimenez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Bonifacio loads up on a big right hand but Jimenez slips the punch.
Bonifacio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimenez checks a low kick from Bonifacio.
Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonifacio.
Jimenez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimenez swings for the body but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonifacio thows a body shot but no joy.
Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tony Jimenez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonifacio throws a low kick, looking for Jimenez's leg but Jimenez calmly moves out of range.
Jimenez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bonifacio finds it's way round the side to connect with Jimenez's head.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
Bonifacio connects with a nice looking jab.
Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonifacio.
A cross from Bonifacio lands.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Jimenez avoids it easily.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimenez throws a nice looking combination but Bonifacio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jimenez is breathing heavily.
Jimenez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bonifacio back to the cage. Jimenez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez tries to clinch up but Bonifacio circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonifacio.
Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonifacio.
A slow jab from Bonifacio misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Bonifacio misses.
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!
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimenez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Jimenez blocks it.
Jimenez slips under a jab.
Bonifacio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bonifacio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jimenez checks it well.

Jimenez forces Bonifacio back against the cage and clinches.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jimenez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Bonifacio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jimenez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jimenez checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Bonifacio dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bonifacio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jimenez.

Jimenez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio throws an overhand right that lands on Jimenez's shoulder, as Jimenez tries to avoid the shot.
Bonifacio looks to land a left hand but Jimenez moved out of range nicely.
Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a looping right.
Bonifacio throws out a loose jab but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bonifacio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimenez tries to clinch up.
Bonifacio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonifacio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jimenez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonifacio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Bonifacio does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jimenez forces Bonifacio back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jimenez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jimenez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jimenez is keeping busy.
Jimenez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jimenez misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio wants to get back to striking at distance but Jimenez won't allow it.
Jimenez lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonifacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonifacio misses with the combination.
Jimenez lands a jab to Bonifacio's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio punishes Jimenez's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to clinch there but Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio throws the left hand but Jimenez avoids the punch easily.
Bonifacio misses with a looping left.
Bonifacio throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.
Bonifacio throws a lazy uppercut
and Jimenez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Bonifacio thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonifacio circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jimenez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a poor cross that misses
and Jimenez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonifacio thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Bonifacio misses.
Jimenez slips under a jab.
Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonifacio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimenez staying out of range there.
Jimenez moves in looking to clinch but Bonifacio pushes him off.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez tries to clinch up.
Jimenez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bonifacio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bonifacio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonifacio misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez throws a series of strikes that have Bonifacio backpedaling.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Victor Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio looks to throw the jab but Jimenez is out of range.
Bonifacio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jimenez's head backwards.
Jimenez is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonifacio misses the target.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut
and Jimenez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Bonifacio. Those never looked like landing.
Jimenez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bonifacio in his tracks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jimenez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jimenez cracks Bonifacio with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Bonifacio misses.
Tony Jimenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonifacio misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonifacio, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Bonifacio!
An out of breath and clearly excited Victor Bonifacio thanked MMA ANIMAL for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).