PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Vimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bonifacio
vs
Vimes

168 cm
27
147 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

MMA ANIMAL

Hilo Nutrition Laundry 95 %
Hilo Nutrition Laundry 95 %

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Vimes!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vimes misses with a looping left.
Vimes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vimes defending well as Bonifacio loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Vimes misses.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Vimes's ribcage but misses.
Victor Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vimes walks into a jab.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Vimes connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a looping left.
Bonifacio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonifacio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonifacio is looking to slow Vimes down with leg kicks.
Bonifacio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vimes counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonifacio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonifacio tries to land a front kick but Vimes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a head kick but Vimes moves out of range.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Vimes.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vimes at a distance.
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body. Vimes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vimes blocks the body kick.
Vimes throws a looping overhand right but Bonifacio ducks down to avoid it.
Bonifacio looks to land a right hand but Vimes moved out of range.
Bonifacio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bonifacio slips under a jab from Vimes.
Bonifacio misses with a wild combination.
Bonifacio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vimes finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonifacio's head.
Bonifacio tried to score with a low kick but Vimes checks it.
A head kick from Bonifacio lands but Vimes takes it in his stride.
Vimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio looks to land a right hand but Vimes moved out of range.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Vimes is just out of range.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Vimes's ribcage but misses.
Vimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonifacio throws a series of punches but Vimes avoids them all with ease.
Bonifacio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonifacio digs a good body shot into Vimes's ribs.
Nice shot by Bonifacio.
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!
Bonifacio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bonifacio is looking to wear down Vimes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vimes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonifacio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Vimes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Vimes saw that one coming.
Vimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes slips a straight right by Bonifacio.
Vimes moves out of range of the strikes.
Vimes avoids the head kick by Bonifacio.
Vimes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vimes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonifacio.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vimes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vimes manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vimes.
Bonifacio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vimes manages to avoid it.
Vimes scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonifacio should have avoided that one.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Vimes moves out of range.
Vimes throws a lazy right hand but Bonifacio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vimes moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Vimes avoids it easily.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot that snaps Vimes's head back.
Bonifacio misses with a hook.
Vimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bonifacio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Bonifacio misses.
Vimes misses the jab.
Vimes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Vimes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vimes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonifacio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vimes.
Bonifacio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vimes.
Vimes misses with a straight left.
Vimes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vimes scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Bonifacio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bonifacio connects with a nice looking jab.
Vimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.
Bonifacio looks for the body kick but Vimes saw that one coming.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Vimes saw that one coming.
Vimes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonifacio throws an off balance right hand
and Vimes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonifacio thinking.
Vimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vimes throws the left hand but Bonifacio avoids the punch easily.
Bonifacio lands with a nice combination. Vimes backs away looking to recover.
Vimes lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonifacio's head.
Bonifacio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vimes throws a shot from downtown. Bonifacio moves away and avoids it.
Vimes avoids the head kick by Bonifacio.
Vimes misses with an uppercut. Bonifacio saw that one coming.
Vimes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a head kick that misses.
Bonifacio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bonifacio throws a lazy right hand but Vimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vimes fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vimes. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Victor Bonifacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Vimes.
A combination from Bonifacio does no damage.
Vimes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws a sloppy head kick and Vimes moves out of range easily.
Bonifacio looks to throw the jab but Vimes is out of range.
Vimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio lands a slapping body shot.
Bonifacio slips a straight right by Vimes.
Vimes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vimes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bonifacio is looking to land body kicks.
Bonifacio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Bonifacio misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Bonifacio.
The fighters circling - Bonifacio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vimes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vimes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Vimes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Vimes is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Vimes's head but Vimes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vimes.
Vimes throws a shot to the body.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vimes counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonifacio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonifacio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio. Vimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Vimes.
Vimes scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonifacio should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Bonifacio. Those never looked like landing.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut.
Vimes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonifacio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Decent striking displayed by Bonifacio there.
Bonifacio lunges at Vimes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vimes's hand.
Vimes throws a big shot that misses.
Vimes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonifacio throws a head kick but Vimes moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws a solid leg kick but Vimes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bonifacio.
Bonifacio fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonifacio throws an overhand right that lands on Vimes's shoulder, as Vimes tries to avoid the shot.
Vimes misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vimes throws a looping overhand right but Bonifacio ducks down to avoid it.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Vimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonifacio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vimes.
Bonifacio misses with a left hand
and Vimes counters with a right hand to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Bonifacio.
Vimes misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Bonifacio there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vimes lands with a good body shot.
Bonifacio scoring well with a low kick there.
Vimes avoids the body shot from Bonifacio.
Vimes throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Bonifacio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Vimes misses the jab.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Vimes's ribcage but misses.
Bonifacio lands a right hook to the body.
Vimes avoids a kick to the body.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Vimes moves out of range.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vimes manages to avoid it.
Vimes misses the shot to the body.
Vimes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonifacio to score with a decent uppercut.
Vimes moves forwards but Bonifacio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from Vimes misses.
Bonifacio misses with the combination.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Vimes.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio throws a head kick but Vimes moves out of range.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio.
A punch combination from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot that snaps Vimes's head back.
Bonifacio swings widly with a right hand
and Vimes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vimes. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vimes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vimes ducks right into an uppercut from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vimes throws out the jab.
A big right from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vimes.
Vimes lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vimes to score with a decent uppercut.
Bonifacio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vimes looks to throw the jab but Bonifacio is out of range.
Bonifacio misses the jab.
Vimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vimes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vimes throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Vimes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bonifacio digs a good body shot into Vimes's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio tries to bum rush Vimes with a series of wild strikes but Vimes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Bonifacio misses.
Vimes avoids the body shot from Bonifacio.
Vimes blocks a head kick by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vimes counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio slips a straight right by Vimes.
Vimes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonifacio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vimes.
Bonifacio throws a lazy right hand but Vimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vimes slips under a jab from Bonifacio.
Vimes scores with a jab. Bonifacio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vimes was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio.
Vimes slips a jab from Bonifacio.
Vimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vimes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonifacio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vimes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Victor Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio.
Vimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot that snaps Vimes's head back.
Bonifacio misses the jab.
Bonifacio throws a head kick but Vimes moves out of range.
Bonifacio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vimes.
Vimes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Vimes misses its intended target.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vimes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonifacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Vimes.
Samuel Vimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vimes.
Vimes throws a shot from downtown. Bonifacio moves away and avoids it.
Vimes blocks a head kick by Bonifacio.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonifacio 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Bonifacio!
A victorious Victor Bonifacio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.