PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Bonarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Savile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jake Savile enters the cage!

Bonarte
vs
Jake Savile

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Bonarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Savile!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonarte misses with a takedown attempt - Savile sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Savile swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonarte.
Savile blocks a head kick by Bonarte.
Savile shoots in but Bonarte avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Bonarte clinches up with Savile and pushes him back against the cage.
Savile gets underhooks to prevent Bonarte's takedown attempt.
Savile is trying to push Bonarte away but Bonarte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bonarte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Savile looks gassed!

Bonarte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonarte leaves Savile with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bonarte shoots in and drives through. Savile sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Bonarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonarte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonarte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savile manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savile swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonarte.

Bonarte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonarte blocks a body shot from Savile.
Bonarte is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Savile misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonarte taking a breather.

Bonarte breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonarte tries to clinch up but Savile circles away and keeps his distance.
Savile slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonarte, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Savile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonarte tries to clinch there but Savile circles away.
Bonarte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savile manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonarte throws a head kick that misses.
Bonarte is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Bonarte as Savile shoots in.
Bonarte tries to score a power double leg takedown but Savile sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonarte somewhat.

Bonarte takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bonarte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Savile moves into range and clinches up with Bonarte.
Savile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savile tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonarte avoids it.
Bonarte is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Savile gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Savile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonarte's elbow.
Savile gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bonarte.
Savile is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bonarte to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonarte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Savile wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonarte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Bonarte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savile shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonarte tries to sprawl out of it but Savile keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonarte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonarte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Bonarte dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bonarte shoots for a takedown but Savile saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bonarte misses the shot to the body.

Bonarte clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bonarte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savile avoids it.
Savile tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bonarte wants to take the fight to the mat but Savile manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Bonarte breaks the clinch.
Bonarte fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bonarte closes the distance and pushes Savile back into the cage.
Savile tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savile is breathing heavily.
Bonarte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savile gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bonarte.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Bonarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savile is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bonarte stalling the fight.

Savile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonarte dives in and grabs Savile's left leg, looking for a takedown. Savile pushes down on Bonarte's head and hops out.
Savile looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonarte is fending him off so far but Savile persists. Nope, Bonarte circles away and we're back to standing.
Savile slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonarte, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonarte tries to clinch but Savile is having none of it.
No luck for Bonarte with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Savile.
Bonarte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Savile darts in and clinches Bonarte up against the cage.
Bonarte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Bonarte.
Bonarte trying to control the position but instead, Savile has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bonarte into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Savile tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonarte just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bonarte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savile is defending well for now.
Savile tries to break the clinch but Bonarte is controlling the position.
Bonarte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savile stops a takedown attempt from Bonarte.
Savile blocks an uppercut.
Savile looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savile takes an elbow to the temple.

Bonarte breaks the clinch.

Bonarte clinches.
The referee calls for Savile to work.
Bonarte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonarte is trying to drag Savile to the mat but Savile just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bonarte lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Bonarte dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bonarte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Savile avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Savile.
Bonarte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savile manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonarte wants to clinch up but Savile keeps it at a distance.
Bonarte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savile keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bonarte.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Bonarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonarte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Savile.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonarte pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Bonarte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Savile decides to pull guard.
Bonarte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bonarte wants to control from the top but Savile keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonarte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peter Bonarte has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bonarte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonarte shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Savile but Savile pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Savile misses with a takedown attempt - Bonarte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bonarte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savile as he avoids it easily.
Bonarte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Bonarte or perhaps it was just good defense by Savile which made him look bad.

Savile clinches with his opponent.
Bonarte is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Savile to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savile tries to pull guard but Bonarte forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bonarte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savile avoids it.
Savile prevents a takedown attempt there.

Savile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Savile slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonarte, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Savile lands an overhand right.
Bonarte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Savile circles away.
Savile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savile avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savile leaves Bonarte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bonarte shoots in but no luck this time.
Peter Bonarte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Savile.
Savile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonarte leaves Savile with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bonarte fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonarte cracks the inside of Savile's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Bonarte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonarte 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Bonarte!