PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Bonner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dustin James is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bonner
vs
James

187 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
158 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Bonner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin James!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James shoots in but no luck this time.

James gets caught napping as Bonner dives in and scores a takedown. James manages to retain guard.

James working for a triangle but Bonner defends it easily.
Bonner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bonner wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.

James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bonner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping full guard, as Bonner tries to pass.
Bonner postures up.
Bonner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bonner trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonner forces his way into half guard.
Bonner prevents James from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control here.
It looks like Bonner is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonner stops James from getting back to his feet.
James wants to control but Bonner is keeping busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Bonner.
Bonner misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bonner tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner fails with a takedown attempt.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bonner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bonner pinned against the cage. Bonner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
Stevie Bonner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin James.

Bonner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. James manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bonner throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looking to control.
Bonner looking to pass the guard.
Bonner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bonner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bonner dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Bonner's head and hops out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonner wants to clinch but James slips to the side
and Bonner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonner throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonner defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Bonner dominated that round.
That's time! Bonner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

James shoots in and drives through. Bonner sprawls well.
Bonner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from James.
James tries to clinch up but Bonner circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as James sprawls well. James wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bonner gets slowly back to his feet.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Bonner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming James to the mat! James manages to get full guard.
Bonner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stevie Bonner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James is looking for a triangle but Bonner pushes his legs off easily.
James keeping moving, preventing Bonner from controlling successfully.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bonner preventing the sweep.
Bonner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Stevie Bonner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
James shoots in for a double leg but Bonner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stevie Bonner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin James.
James is breathing heavily.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonner tries to sprawl out of it but James 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.
Bonner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Bonner persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonner throws a head kick that misses.
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonner as he avoids it easily.
James defending well as Bonner loads up on a big left hand.
James swinging wildly here.
James shoots in for a takedown but Bonner shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James checks the leg kick.

Bonner gets the takedown into side control.
Bonner is staying tight to James's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bonner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. James knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bonner is trying to get an arm triangle but James is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonner lands a few punches from side control.
Bonner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bonner staying calm.

Bonner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. James knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonner advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Bonner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bonner drives through with a takedown into James's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
James keeping moving, preventing Bonner from controlling successfully.
James trying to control the position.
Bonner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
James bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bonner's guard.
Bonner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
James wants to pass the guard but Bonner is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stevie Bonner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

James darts in and clinches Bonner up against the cage.

James manages to break the clinch.

Bonner closes the distance and clinches.

James pulls guard.
Bonner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bonner manages to get himself to full guard.
Bonner keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Bonner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bonner tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Dustin James has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
James fails to land the takedown.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bonner clinches up against the cage.

Bonner lands a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bonner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on James, up you get!
James shoots in but Bonner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonner swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bonner pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonner being controlled against the cage.
Bonner is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bonner prevents a body shot from James.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries a body shot but Bonner blocks it.
Bonner controlling the action here for a moment.
James is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Bonner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, James regains guard.
Bonner trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonner stopping the sweep attempt from James.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonner stays in close to James's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Bonner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonner 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Bonner!
Stevie Bonner decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.