PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonifacio comes to the cage accompanied by Live & Let Die. Silva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bonifacio
vs
Silva

168 cm
28
147 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Bonifacio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva shoots in but Bonifacio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva staying out of range there.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonifacio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva blocks a jab.
Bonifacio lands with a shot to the body.
Victor Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bonifacio as he jumps to the side.
Victor Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Silva.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Bonifacio catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonifacio is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Bonifacio circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonifacio tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonifacio throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bonifacio. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Bonifacio scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with a nice body punch.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Bonifacio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bonifacio scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Bonifacio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Bonifacio lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Bonifacio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonifacio throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Bonifacio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bonifacio!
Bonifacio misses the shot to the body.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Bonifacio cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Bonifacio settles back down.
Nice sprawl there from Bonifacio as Silva shoots in.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bonifacio misses with a straight right.
Silva defending well as Bonifacio loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonifacio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva takes a swing at Bonifacio's ribcage but misses.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonifacio throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left and a right from Bonifacio both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Bonifacio finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Bonifacio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Bonifacio dominated that round.
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.

Bonifacio avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bonifacio looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Bonifacio looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Victor Bonifacio is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonifacio misses the target.
A jab from Bonifacio finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Decent striking displayed by Bonifacio there.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bonifacio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Bonifacio.
Good exchange - Bonifacio coming out on top.
Bonifacio throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bonifacio finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Bonifacio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bonifacio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva avoids the body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva slips a straight right by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with a good body shot.
Donk. Bonifacio catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Bonifacio looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks into a jab.
Bonifacio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonifacio tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonifacio to the ground. Bonifacio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Victor Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Silva.
Bonifacio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bonifacio throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonifacio lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves away from the strike by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bonifacio has got the better of the exchanges.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bonifacio throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a low kick.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio.
Silva slips a straight right by Bonifacio.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva looks for a takedown but Bonifacio sprawls well.
Bonifacio throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Bonifacio only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonifacio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonifacio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva moves away from the strike by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Bonifacio misses with a double jab.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonifacio throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonifacio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Bonifacio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Bonifacio dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Bonifacio.
An inside leg kick from Bonifacio misses.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Bonifacio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonifacio misses with a two punch combination.
Silva moves away from the strike by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Bonifacio connects with a single shot there.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bonifacio is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Bonifacio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Bonifacio.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bonifacio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Bonifacio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Victor Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Silva.
Bonifacio throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Bonifacio there.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonifacio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Bonifacio sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonifacio.
Victor Bonifacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
Bonifacio jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonifacio thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Nice takedown defense from Bonifacio. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.

Silva is rocked!
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonifacio finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio connects with a nice cross there... Silva is looking wobbly and Bonifacio recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Silva to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Bonifacio jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Victor Bonifacio!
A relieved looking Victor Bonifacio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.