PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bonnar
vs
Smith

190 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 Hilo, Forrest Bonnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Bonnar misses.
Bonnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith closes the distance but Bonnar moves to the side
and Bonnar counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonnar avoids it really well and circles away.

Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bonnar is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar wants to get back to his feet.
Bonnar keeping control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smith shoots in but Bonnar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonnar jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonnar is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Bonnar circles away and we're back to standing.
Forrest Bonnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Smith.
Bonnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonnar clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries for a takedown but Bonnar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bonnar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Bonnar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonnar.
Bonnar avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick but Bonnar moves out of range.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bonnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonnar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Smith pushes Bonnar up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Bonnar.
Bonnar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bonnar is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Bonnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Bonnar slips a jab and a cross from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A shot to the liver by Bonnar. Beautiful body shot.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bonnar.
Bonnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Bonnar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bonnar misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Bonnar.
Bonnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Bonnar sprawls well.
Bonnar takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonnar circles away quickly and effectively.
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 Forrest Bonnar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bonnar misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonnar. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonnar.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bonnar sprawls well. Bonnar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonnar throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonnar. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paul Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Forrest Bonnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Smith.
Smith looks for a takedown but Bonnar sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonnar sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bonnar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bonnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonnar is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bonnar takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Bonnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonnar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bonnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonnar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Forrest Bonnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Bonnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Bonnar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonnar throws a left and a right that both miss

and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Bonnar didn't expect that.
Bonnar has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Bonnar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smith trying to control but Bonnar is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
Smith wants to control but Bonnar is keeping him busy.
Bonnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith trying to control from Bonnar's half guard. Bonnar has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bonnar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonnar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bonnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Forrest Bonnar is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bonnar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith throws a nice looking combination but Bonnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonnar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Bonnar which made him look bad.
Bonnar lands a slapping body shot.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Forrest Bonnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Smith.
Smith lands a head kick!
Bonnar throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonnar circles away.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonnar misses with a wild combination.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Bonnar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith throws a head kick but Bonnar moves out of range.
Bonnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bonnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Bonnar.
Bonnar lands a jab.
Bonnar just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Bonnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Bonnar scores with a four punch combination!
Bonnar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonnar sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonnar lands the left hand.
Smith misses with the combination.
Bonnar scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Bonnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonnar fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonnar stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith lands a high kick!
Forrest Bonnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Bonnar shows good takedown defense.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Bonnar misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Bonnar moves out of range easily.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Bonnar counters with a two punch combo.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith throws a series of punches but Bonnar avoids them all with ease.
Smith wants to clinch
and Bonnar counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonnar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bonnar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonnar is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Bonnar circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Bonnar shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Bonnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bonnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!