PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jasmin Bonsant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bonsant
vs
Harkonnen

176 cm
26
200 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

185 cm
31
200 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Adam's NORTHERN WILD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jasmin Bonsant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen takes a swing at Bonsant's ribcage but misses.
Harkonnen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonsant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen tries to work over Bonsant's front leg with a kick but Bonsant checks it.
Bonsant loads up on a big right hand but Harkonnen slips the punch.
Harkonnen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bonsant looks to land a right hand but Harkonnen moved out of range.
Harkonnen ducks under a wild hook from Bonsant.
Bonsant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harkonnen.
Bonsant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen ducks right into an uppercut from Bonsant.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonsant throws a nice looking combination but Harkonnen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harkonnen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonsant can pounce on him.
Nice straight punches there by Bonsant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonsant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen misses the shot to the body.
Bonsant throws a nice looking combination but Harkonnen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Harkonnen misses its intended target.
Bonsant throws a shot from downtown. Harkonnen moves away and avoids it.
Harkonnen throws a lazy right hand but Bonsant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Harkonnen. That snapped Bonsant's head back.
Bonsant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harkonnen moves away.
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonsant moves away.
Harkonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harkonnen shoots in for a double leg but Bonsant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bonsant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harkonnen takes a swing at Bonsant's ribcage but misses.
Harkonnen connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant moves out of range as Harkonnen strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harkonnen, as that shot connected.
Bonsant lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonsant throws a nice looking combination but Harkonnen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jasmin Bonsant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonsant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harkonnen is looking to clinch but Bonsant is avoiding it.
Harkonnen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harkonnen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harkonnen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bonsant counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonsant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harkonnen looks gassed!
Harkonnen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonsant. Bonsant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bonsant lands a glancing blow to the side of Harkonnen's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant throws a jab when Harkonnen was well out of range.
Bonsant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harkonnen's head.

Harkonnen is rocked!
Harkonnen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonsant avoids the body shot from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonsant finish him?
Bonsant slips a jab from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonsant doesn't seem bothered though.
Harkonnen seems to have recovered his senses.
Harkonnen scores with a nice strike.
Bonsant throws a low kick but Harkonnen avoids it.
Bonsant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harkonnen thuds a left hand into Bonsant's body.
Harkonnen moves out of range as Bonsant throws a body kick.
Bonsant ducks under a wild hook from Harkonnen.
Nice uppercut there from Harkonnen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen misses with a takedown attempt - Bonsant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harkonnen. Bonsant does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Bonsant misses.
Bonsant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harkonnen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonsant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harkonnen.
A punch combination from Bonsant misses.
Harkonnen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonsant.
A big left from Harkonnen misses.
Bonsant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkonnen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkonnen scores with the left hand. Bonsant knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Bonsant misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonsant misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jasmin Bonsant will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bonsant blocks a jab.
Bonsant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonsant blocks the body kick.
Harkonnen thows a body shot but no joy.
Harkonnen misses with a low kick.
Bonsant misses with an uppercut.
Jasmin Bonsant is winning the standup battle so far.
Harkonnen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harkonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonsant.
Bonsant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harkonnen misses the shot to the body.
Harkonnen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonsant misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen shoots in but Bonsant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harkonnen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bonsant backs up against the cage.
Bonsant attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot.
Harkonnen lands a lovely overhand right.
Harkonnen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Harkonnen misses.
Bonsant connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bonsant stuffs the takedown attempt from Harkonnen. Harkonnen gets slowly back to his feet.
Harkonnen is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harkonnen. Bonsant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harkonnen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonsant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws a body punch but Bonsant moves out of range.
Harkonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Harkonnen lands with a nice combination. Bonsant backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

A jab-cross combination lands for Bonsant and sends Harkonnen crashing to the mat! Bonsant follows him down to the mat - Harkonnen regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Harkonnen wants to get back to full guard.
Bonsant trying to control the pace.
Bonsant's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Harkonnen trying to control from the bottom.
Bonsant is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jasmin Bonsant has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Harkonnen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonsant tries to avoid it but Harkonnen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonsant to the ground. Bonsant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jasmin Bonsant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Harkonnen.
Bonsant thuds his right hand into Harkonnen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bonsant avoids the body shot from Harkonnen.
Bonsant jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harkonnen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bonsant swivels and escapes.
Harkonnen missing with a left hand there. Bonsant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Harkonnen misses.
Bonsant slips under a jab from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonsant tries to sprawl out of it but Harkonnen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonsant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harkonnen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bonsant is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Harkonnen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant connects with a single shot there.
Harkonnen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonsant leaves Harkonnen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Bonsant is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harkonnen's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Harkonnen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkonnen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jasmin Bonsant dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harkonnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonsant.
Harkonnen lands with a cross.
Harkonnen throws a jab when Bonsant was well out of range.
Harkonnen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonsant's head backwards.
Harkonnen lands a nice hook to Bonsant's body. Bonsant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonsant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Harkonnen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bonsant to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bonsant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harkonnen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bonsant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bonsant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harkonnen controls Bonsant momentarily but Bonsant frees himself.
Harkonnen is adopting a defensive guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harkonnen is trying to control the position but Bonsant postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bonsant trying to control but Harkonnen is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harkonnen scores with a decent looking hook.
Bonsant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harkonnen circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonsant takes one on the button.

Harkonnen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bonsant on his heels. He'll look to pass Bonsant's guard now, I'm sure.
Bonsant wants to get back to his feet but Harkonnen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkonnen wants to control from the top but Bonsant keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen trying to move into half guard but instead Bonsant has managed to sweep!
Harkonnen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonsant is one step ahead there.
Bonsant stays in close to Harkonnen's body and controls the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harkonnen holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant postures up.
Jasmin Bonsant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harkonnen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonsant is one step ahead there.
Bonsant's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Jasmin Bonsant wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harkonnen misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonsant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harkonnen in his tracks.
Harkonnen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vladimir Harkonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonsant throws a shot from downtown. Harkonnen moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Harkonnen.
Well Bonsant 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jasmin Bonsant!
An out of breath Jasmin Bonsant thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.