PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannah Holmbom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonjasky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: -=Fried Day=-. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Holmbom
vs
Bonjasky

187 cm
23
220 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
34
219 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

Convicted Trap House

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Johannah Holmbom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernesto Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmbom throws a head kick that misses.
Holmbom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmbom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmbom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holmbom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmbom tries to clinch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Holmbom takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Johannah Holmbom has been cut.
Holmbom moves out of range of the body kick.

Holmbom drives through and clinches with Bonjasky against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonjasky lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonjasky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonjasky lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bonjasky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bonjasky dodges an elbow strike from Holmbom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmbom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holmbom pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonjasky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmbom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bonjasky tries a knee to the head but Holmbom blocks it.
Bonjasky blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Holmbom.

It looks like Ernesto Bonjasky has been cut.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike.
Holmbom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonjasky has had enough of the clinch but Holmbom keeps him there for the moment.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Bonjasky dodges an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Bonjasky blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmbom throws an elbow but misses.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holmbom pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonjasky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmbom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Holmbom.
Holmbom takes a shot to the head.
Holmbom looking to stall.
Holmbom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bonjasky misses with a knee to the head.
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!
Holmbom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmbom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Holmbom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holmbom.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike.
Bonjasky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bonjasky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonjasky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmbom manages to avoid it.

Holmbom clinches.
Holmbom leaning against his opponent.

Bonjasky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonjasky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holmbom wants to clinch up but Bonjasky keeps it at a distance.
Holmbom throws a head kick that misses.
Holmbom steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bonjasky. That one must have hurt.
Holmbom tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonjasky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmbom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonjasky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonjasky avoids the head kick by Holmbom.
Bonjasky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Bonjasky

and Holmbom counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmbom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonjasky's brow.
Bonjasky tries to stall but Holmbom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holmbom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmbom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonjasky's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmbom is pushing Bonjasky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
Holmbom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike.
Holmbom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonjasky looking to slow down the pace here.

Bonjasky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmbom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holmbom throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonjasky keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmbom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonjasky.
Holmbom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 Johannah Holmbom will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bonjasky scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Holmbom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holmbom checks a leg kick.
Ernesto Bonjasky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonjasky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holmbom tries to score with a low kick but Bonjasky moves his leg out of the way.
Bonjasky blocks a head kick by Holmbom.
Johannah Holmbom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmbom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonjasky.
Holmbom throws a sloppy head kick
and Bonjasky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Holmbom tries to clinch
and Bonjasky counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Holmbom as Bonjasky shoots in.
Holmbom misses with a leg kick
and Bonjasky counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmbom throws a push kick but Bonjasky slaps the foot to one side.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmbom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonjasky keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonjasky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holmbom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonjasky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonjasky feints and then cracks Holmbom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holmbom down.
Holmbom wants to clinch.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Bonjasky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holmbom throws a head kick that misses
and Bonjasky counters with a left to the body.

Holmbom has closed the distance and engaged Bonjasky in a clinch.
Bonjasky lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonjasky misses with a knee strike.
Bonjasky working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmbom managing to block the knees to the body from Bonjasky.
Holmbom misses with an elbow strike.
Bonjasky pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmbom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonjasky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmbom pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonjasky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johannah Holmbom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonjasky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmbom's elbow.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonjasky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holmbom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonjasky avoids the elbow strike from Holmbom, against the cage.
Bonjasky is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmbom has double underhooks.
Bonjasky throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonjasky.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Bonjasky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmbom throws an elbow but misses.
Holmbom lands a damaging elbow.
Bonjasky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonjasky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonjasky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonjasky trying to stall but Holmbom improves his position.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
Bonjasky avoids a wild elbow strike from Holmbom.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
Bonjasky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bonjasky tries to break the clinch but Holmbom is controlling the position.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonjasky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
Bonjasky blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Holmbom takes a shot to the head.
Bonjasky misses with a knee strike.
Bonjasky blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmbom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonjasky's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmbom taking a breather.
Bonjasky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Johannah Holmbom's cut is getting worse.
Bonjasky dodges an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Bonjasky blocks the elbow strike.
Bonjasky avoids the elbow strike from Holmbom, against the cage.
Bonjasky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmbom lands an elbow that stopped Bonjasky in his tracks for a moment.
Bonjasky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonjasky.

Johannah Holmbom's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmbom throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Bonjasky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Holmbom tries to clinch there but Bonjasky circles away.
Bonjasky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holmbom is out of range.
Holmbom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holmbom tries to clinch there but Bonjasky circles away.
Bonjasky throws a body punch but Holmbom moves out of range.
Holmbom misses with a head kick.
Holmbom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmbom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holmbom tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmbom tries to clinch
and Bonjasky counters with a nice body kick.
Bonjasky cracks Holmbom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmbom wants to clinch.
Bonjasky blocks a head kick by Holmbom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmbom tries to land a leg kick but Bonjasky saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmbom tries to clinch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Holmbom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holmbom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmbom gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Bonjasky counter with a right hand.

Jeez, Johannah Holmbom's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Holmbom takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Holmbom is rocked!
Holmbom moves out of range of the body kick from Bonjasky.
Oh Holmbom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holmbom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick by Holmbom misses
and Bonjasky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johannah Holmbom's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ernesto Bonjasky!
Ernesto Bonjasky thanked the fans post fight for their support.