PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Remis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Remis
vs
Bonjasky

185 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Remis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remy Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remis swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonjasky.
Remis with a hook.
Remis blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonjasky throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Remis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Remis avoids the head kick by Bonjasky.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Remis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bonjasky scrambles back to his feet.
Remis throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remis lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonjasky lands with a kick to the temple. Remis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Remis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bonjasky. That one must have hurt.
Remis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Remis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bonjasky back to the cage. Remis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Remis punishes Bonjasky's body with a nice straight punch.
Remis stalks Bonjasky and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonjasky's face. Bonjasky staggers backwards, shaken.
Bonjasky tries to close the distance and clinch but Remis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bonjasky. Remis shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Bonjasky looks gassed!
Remis lands a right hook to the body.
Remis lands a nice hook to Bonjasky's body. Bonjasky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Remis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Remis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a head kick but Remis moves out of range.
Remis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Remy Bonjasky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Remis.
Remis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonjasky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Remis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonjasky.
Remis scores with a three punch combo!
Remis avoids the head kick by Bonjasky.
Remis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remis looks to land a combination but Bonjasky avoids it well.
Remis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Remis swinging wildly here.
Remis throws a right hand that Bonjasky ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonjasky also avoids with ease.
A left lands for Remis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses.
Bonjasky throws a head kick but Remis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Remis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Remis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonjasky throws a head kick but Remis moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Remis.
Remis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Remis moves out of range easily.
Remis looks to land a combination but Bonjasky avoids it well.
Bonjasky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Remis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Remis looks to land a combination but Bonjasky avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bonjasky on the side of the head.
Kyle Remis is winning the standup battle so far.
Remis blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky is breathing heavily.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Remis avoids the head kick by Bonjasky.
Danga de danga de dang - Remis scores with a four punch combination!
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Remis moves out of range easily.
Remis scores with a three punch combo!
Bonjasky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Remis scores with a one two! Bonjasky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Remis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Remis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bonjasky backs up against the cage.
Remis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonjasky circles away quickly and effectively.
Kyle Remis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonjasky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Remis misses with the combination.
Remis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Remis coming out on top.
Remis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonjasky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonjasky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Remis lands a jab to the head.
Bonjasky looks to land a body kick but Remis moved away.
Remis misses with a series of wild punches.
Remis avoids the head kick by Bonjasky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Remis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bonjasky backs up against the cage.
Remis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bonjasky eats them both and turns towards Remis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Remis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonjasky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Remis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Remis finds it's target.
Remis swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remis avoids the head kick by Bonjasky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Remis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Remis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Remis throws a right and a left that Bonjasky avoids nicely.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonjasky lands a high kick!
Remis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Remis blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
Remis throws a right and a left that Bonjasky avoids nicely.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonjasky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonjasky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses.
Remis misses with a two punch combination.
Remis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonjasky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Remis lands with a good body shot.
Remis throws a series of punches but Bonjasky avoids them all with ease.
Remis scores with a jab to the body.
Remis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonjasky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Remis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bonjasky backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Remis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bonjasky dodges the punch combination from Remis.
Remis throws a right hand that Bonjasky ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonjasky also avoids with ease.
Remis misses with a double jab.
Remis scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Remis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sloppy strikes from Remis. Those never looked like landing.
Remis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Remis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bonjasky's hands.
Bonjasky misses with a body kick.
A nice combination there by Remis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remis connects with a body shot that sends Bonjasky's belly button to the back.
Bonjasky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonjasky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Remis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Remis duly obliges.
Remis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Remis throws a right hand that Bonjasky ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonjasky also avoids with ease.
Remy Bonjasky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Remis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Remis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Remis 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Kyle Remis!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Kyle Remis!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Kyle Remis!

Kyle Remis wins by unanimous decision!