PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bamboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Diefendorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamboni's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ice Ice Baby. Diefendorf has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bamboni
vs
Diefendorf

167 cm
29
145 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

178 cm
35
144 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

Bushido Clothing
Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Bamboni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wendell Diefendorf!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf misses the shot to the body.
Diefendorf misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Diefendorf as Bamboni shoots in.
Diefendorf goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diefendorf digs a good hook to Bamboni's body.
Diefendorf stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diefendorf wants it to stay on the feet.
Diefendorf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diefendorf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bamboni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf misses with a leg kick

and Bamboni counters with a shoot takedown. Diefendorf fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Diefendorf keeping moving, preventing Bamboni from controlling successfully.
Diefendorf has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diefendorf looking for a sweep. Not yet Diefendorf, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboni postures up.
Diefendorf looking for a sweep. Not yet Diefendorf, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diefendorf keeping moving, preventing Bamboni from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bamboni connects with a leg kick. Diefendorf looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Bamboni looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bamboni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diefendorf keeps working.
Bamboni is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diefendorf is concentrating on defense, preventing Bamboni from advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni wants to take a breather but Diefendorf is having none of it.
Diefendorf tries to roll over but Bamboni keeps him under control.
Bamboni wants to pass the guard but Diefendorf is defending well.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Bamboni just wasn't active enough.
Bamboni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diefendorf paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bamboni shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bamboni is stalling here. Diefendorf is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bamboni seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Diefendorf has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Diefendorf sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bamboni is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf trying to control the position but Bamboni is working away.
Bamboni can't do much from the bottom here.

Diefendorf decides to stand back up.
Bamboni throws a head kick that misses
and Diefendorf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bamboni walks into a stiff left hand from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bamboni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bamboni scores with a push kick.
Diefendorf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diefendorf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bamboni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diefendorf paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni tries to clinch but Diefendorf is having none of it.
Diefendorf swinging wildly here.
Bamboni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bamboni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Bamboni with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bamboni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Diefendorf. No joy for Bamboni on that attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diefendorf crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bamboni - the referee stops the clock and Diefendorf gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bamboni. Diefendorf manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diefendorf is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bamboni blocks the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bamboni - that will leave a mark!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bamboni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bamboni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bamboni checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bamboni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bamboni dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diefendorf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diefendorf stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bamboni.

Bamboni bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bamboni trying to control the position but Diefendorf is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diefendorf is looking to regain half guard here but Bamboni keeps moving and retains side control.
Diefendorf is trying to control Bamboni's posture but Bamboni avoids it.
Bamboni taking a breather here.
Diefendorf tries to buck Bamboni off but Bamboni is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Bamboni stalls from top position.
Diefendorf manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bamboni's best efforts.
Diefendorf is staying active underneath Bamboni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Tony Bamboni wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A head kick misses from Diefendorf.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bamboni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diefendorf - the referee stops the clock and Bamboni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diefendorf. Bamboni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bamboni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bamboni throws a sloppy head kick and Diefendorf moves out of range easily.
Bamboni throws a hook to the side of Diefendorf's head but Diefendorf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Bamboni feints and as Diefendorf raises his hands in defense, Bamboni changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf wants to sweep but no luck.
Diefendorf can't keep his opponent in guard - Bamboni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bamboni tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diefendorf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diefendorf tries to roll over but Bamboni keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bamboni trying to control the action but Diefendorf is working from the bottom.
Diefendorf works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bamboni trying to control the position from guard on top but Diefendorf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf keeping full guard, as Bamboni tries to pass.
Diefendorf manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bamboni is looking to get to half guard.
Diefendorf raining down hammerfists from mount.
Diefendorf trying to control but Bamboni is having none of it.
Bamboni is bucking up trying to escape but Diefendorf cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni is trying desperately to improve position.
Diefendorf looking to control but Bamboni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bamboni might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diefendorf lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diefendorf lands a big elbow.
Diefendorf tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wendell Diefendorf will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bamboni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diefendorf lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bamboni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bamboni misses with a leg kick
and Diefendorf counters with a good low kick that Bamboni was not able to check.
Bamboni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diefendorf avoids it really well and circles away.
Diefendorf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bamboni tries to clinch up.
Diefendorf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diefendorf throws a nice looking combination but Bamboni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diefendorf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diefendorf scores with a jab to the head.
Bamboni misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefendorf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bamboni misses with a low kick.
Diefendorf misses with a body kick.
Bamboni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diefendorf looks to score with a jab to the body but Bamboni is just out of range.
Diefendorf lands a really nice looking cross but Bamboni seems unphased.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bamboni. That's going to slow Diefendorf down.
Bamboni throws the kick towards the body but Diefendorf avoids it.
Bamboni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diefendorf's waist but Diefendorf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bamboni off to one side.
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Diefendorf swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diefendorf throws a body kick that misses.
Diefendorf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bamboni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Diefendorf finds it's way through Bamboni's defenses.
Bamboni tries to close the distance and clinch but Diefendorf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bamboni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bamboni throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Diefendorf to counter with a crisp jab.
Diefendorf throws a right and a left that Bamboni avoids nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diefendorf crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bamboni - the referee stops the clock and Diefendorf gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bamboni. Diefendorf manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diefendorf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diefendorf throws a nice looking combination but Bamboni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tony Bamboni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diefendorf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diefendorf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diefendorf misses with a few strikes there.
Bamboni tries a head kick but it misses.
Bamboni misses with a body kick.
Diefendorf keeps the fight on the outside.
Diefendorf throws a big shot that misses.
Diefendorf throws a leg kick
and Bamboni counters with a solid body kick.
Bamboni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diefendorf.
Bamboni sizes up Diefendorf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diefendorf has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bamboni looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diefendorf!
Diefendorf keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bamboni tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diefendorf wants to control but Bamboni is having none of it.
Diefendorf is trying desperately to improve position.
Bamboni controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Diefendorf is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bamboni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bamboni with shots to the head and body - Diefendorf looks very uncomfortable down there.
Diefendorf sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Bamboni.
I think Bamboni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tony Bamboni!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tony Bamboni waved his t-shirt featuring Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.