PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Bonifacio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bonifacio
vs
Daniels

168 cm
26
147 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bonifacio closes the distance and pushes Daniels back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bonifacio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonifacio works on Daniels's body with a couple of short punches.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonifacio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bonifacio keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio takes a jab right on the kisser.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio.
Daniels looking to stall.
Bonifacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Bonifacio pushes Daniels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Bonifacio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Daniels letting Bonifacio take a breather here.
Bonifacio gets through Daniels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Bonifacio.

Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonifacio wants to clinch.
Bonifacio throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Bonifacio instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonifacio.
Daniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daniels tries to break the clinch but Bonifacio is controlling the position.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bonifacio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.

Bonifacio manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Daniels misses.
Daniels shoots in and drives through. Bonifacio sprawls well.

Bonifacio forces Daniels back against the cage and clinches.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels looks gassed!

Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bonifacio wants to clinch.

Bonifacio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonifacio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonifacio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels looking to slow down the pace here.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Daniels tries to keep at a distance but Bonifacio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio lands with a light punch inside.
Daniels tries to circle away but Bonifacio has him pinned against the cage.

Bonifacio manages to break the clinch.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.
Victor Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bonifacio clinches with his opponent.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels is trying to push Bonifacio away but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bonifacio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonifacio has Daniels pushed against the cage.
Bonifacio lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bonifacio on the inside.
A body shot lands from Bonifacio.
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!
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonifacio is leaning against Daniels and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bonifacio.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bonifacio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Bonifacio.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Daniels takes a shot to the head.
Bonifacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a body punch.
Bonifacio gets through Daniels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bonifacio closes the distance and clinches.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio stalling.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio.
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 rushes Daniels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio lands an uppercut.
Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Bonifacio prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Bonifacio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A body shot lands from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Bonifacio manages to break the clinch.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up.

Bonifacio moves into the clinch.
Bonifacio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Bonifacio moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bonifacio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonifacio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonifacio jabs at Daniels's body.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonifacio throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
Daniels shoots in for a double leg but Bonifacio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking body shot.

Bonifacio closes the distance and pushes Daniels back into the cage.

Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch.
Bonifacio fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bonifacio clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daniels or not.
Bonifacio gets through Daniels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio lands a left hand.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniels scores with a nice strike.
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daniels cracks Bonifacio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws an off balance right hand
and Bonifacio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Daniels gets tackled into the cage by Bonifacio. Bonifacio maintains the clinch.
Daniels is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bonifacio digs a right hand underneath Daniels's ribcage. Daniels let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Daniels is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio effectively controlling the action here.
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonifacio.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio controlling the action here for a moment.
Bonifacio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bonifacio as Daniels tries to tie him up.
Bonifacio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonifacio stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonifacio.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonifacio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonifacio scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Daniels tries to break the clinch but Bonifacio is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio - that landed with a thud.

Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daniels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bonifacio clinches with his opponent.

Bonifacio manages to break the clinch.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonifacio as he avoids it easily.
Victor Bonifacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Daniels tries to keep at a distance but Bonifacio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch but Bonifacio keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonifacio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Bonifacio dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bonifacio moves into range and clinches up with Daniels.

Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Bonifacio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Victor Bonifacio is winning the standup battle so far.

Bonifacio moves into range and clinches up with Daniels.
Bonifacio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.

Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Bonifacio thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the body
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Bonifacio wants to clinch.
Bonifacio moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bonifacio has managed to clinch.
Bonifacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.

Daniels gets tackled into the cage by Bonifacio. Bonifacio maintains the clinch.

Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Bonifacio moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Bonifacio doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Bonifacio wants to clinch.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Bonifacio moved out of range nicely.
Bonifacio wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonifacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio wants to clinch.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bonifacio tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.
Bonifacio misses with a straight right.
Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bonifacio at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daniels is out of range and Bonifacio settles back down.
Bonifacio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonifacio wants it to stay on the feet.
Bonifacio connects with the punch.
Daniels tries to bum rush Bonifacio with a series of wild strikes but Bonifacio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bonifacio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bonifacio moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Bonifacio slips a jab from Daniels.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Victor Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonifacio moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
A big right from Daniels misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonifacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bonifacio instigates a clinch.
Daniels looking to slow down the pace here.
Jack Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonifacio working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonifacio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonifacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonifacio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonifacio 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Bonifacio!
Victor Bonifacio took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL for their support in the buildup to the fight.