PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lope Bonafacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bonafacio
vs
Martinez

180 cm
26
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
202 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lope Bonafacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bonafacio.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonafacio moves away.
Bonafacio misses with a body shot.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonafacio circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Bonafacio shoots in.
Bonafacio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martinez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonafacio thinking.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonafacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonafacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonafacio.
Martinez jabs Bonafacio right on the nose. Bonafacio blinks but takes it well.
Martinez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lope Bonafacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bonafacio drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bonafacio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonafacio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bonafacio throwing strikes but missing.
Bonafacio wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonafacio looking to sit in guard and control but Martinez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bonafacio wants to sweep but no luck.
Bonafacio wants to improve his position but instead Martinez has moved into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonafacio keeps working.
Bonafacio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bonafacio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bonafacio.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Bonafacio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bonafacio wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Bonafacio throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bonafacio is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Bonafacio throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bonafacio controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bonafacio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio wants to sweep but no luck.
Bonafacio trying to strike off his back.
Bonafacio trying to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Bonafacio.
Bonafacio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinez circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lope Bonafacio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bonafacio's sensitive parts.
Bonafacio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonafacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonafacio takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Bonafacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Bonafacio shoots in.
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 Lope Bonafacio will probably get the nod.
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.

Bonafacio throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Bonafacio swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Bonafacio keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.
Bonafacio slips a straight right by Martinez.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bonafacio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonafacio motions for Martinez to come forward. Bonafacio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bonafacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonafacio throws a sloppy body shot
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez wants to clinch.
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just 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!
Bonafacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martinez lands a big head kick that sends Bonafacio tumbling to the mat! Martinez takes a step backwards and waves Bonafacio back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bonafacio is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Bonafacio.
Oh Bonafacio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonafacio misses with a hook to the body
and Martinez counters with a good low kick that Bonafacio was not able to check.
Bonafacio is looking to chop away at Martinez's legs.
Ricardo Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez knocks out Bonafacio with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Martinez before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Martinez picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Martinez!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricardo Martinez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.