PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bonifacio Martial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao has chosen Drowning Pool - Let The Bodies Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Martial
vs
Lao

185 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bonifacio Martial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnnie Lao!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martial scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Martial, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martial, right into the meat.
Martial stuns Lao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martial scores with a hook to the body. Lao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Martial throws a hook to the side of Lao's head but Lao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martial - that will leave a mark!
Lao avoids the body shot from Martial.
Martial closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martial throws a head kick but Lao moves out of range.
Martial throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martial.
Martial slow jab from Lao misses its intended target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martial.
Martial lands a high kick!
Martial cracks a nice hook into Lao's ribs.
Martial takes a swing at Lao's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao moves out of range as Martial strikes.
Martial lands with a cross.
Bonifacio Martial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martial thows a body shot but no joy.
Martial fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Martial.
Martial lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martial looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial throws a head kick that misses.
Lao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Martial does it's job there.
Lao blocks a head kick by Martial.
Lao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martial lands a nice looking body shot.
Martial is looking to wear down Lao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martial connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Martial.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martial swinging wilding here.
Martial looks to score with a jab to the body but Lao is just out of range.
Lao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Martial stuffs the takedown attempt from Lao. Lao gets slowly back to his feet.
Martial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lao manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martial throws a series of punches but Lao moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bonifacio Martial dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martial connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lao. Lao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from Martial.
Martial works Lao's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Martial.
Johnnie Lao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martial throws a head kick that misses.
Martial closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Martial goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial swinging wilding here.
Martial misses with a body shot.
Martial tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Martial finds it's target.
Martial tries to land a front kick but Lao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martial misses with a wild body shot.
Martial lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martial lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lao's sensitive parts.
Martial scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lao doesn't seem bothered though.
Martial misses with a head kick.
Martial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lao moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martial - that will leave a mark!
Bonifacio Martial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martial throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lao avoids the body shot from Martial.
Martial scores with a spinning back kick!
Martial plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lao's sensitive parts.
Martial lunges at Lao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lao's hand.
Martial misses with a body kick.
Martial plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jab by Martial.
Martial throws a nice looking combination but Lao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martial takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martial connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao shoots for a takedown but Martial saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martial.
Martial misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Martial there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martial scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martial throws a head kick that misses.
Lao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martial fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bonifacio Martial dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Martial misses with a head kick.
Martial waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lao.
Lao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martial throws a series of punches but Lao avoids them all with ease.
Martial is looking to slow Lao down with leg kicks.
Martial throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martial lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martial.
Martial looks to score with a jab to the body but Lao is just out of range.
Lao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martial scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martial works Lao's body with a nice hook.
Martial scores with a leg kick.
Martial scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martial scores with a push kick.
Martial fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lao.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martial.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lao might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Martial has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martial lunges at Lao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lao's hand.
Martial just misses with a punch to the body.
Martial throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lao avoids the head kick by Martial.
Lao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lao checks a leg kick nicely.
Martial getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick lands from Martial.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lao checks a leg kick nicely.
Martial throws a right and a left that Lao avoids nicely.
Martial throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martial tries to land a leg kick but Lao saw it coming and moves away.
Lao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martial makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martial is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martial displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lao fails with a takedown attempt.
Martial misses with a wild body shot.
Martial loads up on a big right hand but Lao slips the punch.
Martial fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnnie Lao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bonifacio Martial showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martial 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bonifacio Martial!