PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Paniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elias Paniki will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bonifacio
vs
Paniki

192 cm
25
291 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elias Paniki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paniki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paniki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Andres Bonifacio has been cut.
Paniki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bonifacio blocks the body kick.
Paniki avoids a kick to the body.
Paniki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bonifacio!
Bonifacio avoids the head kick by Paniki.
Paniki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio slips a jab from Paniki.
Paniki wants to slow Bonifacio down by chopping away at his legs.
Bonifacio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy body kick from Bonifacio
and Paniki makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bonifacio really felt that one!
Bonifacio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bonifacio.
Good leg kick by Bonifacio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paniki looks gassed!
Bonifacio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick which misses Paniki's front leg but catches the back leg as Paniki tries to avoid it.
Bonifacio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio scoring well with a low kick there.
Paniki avoids the head kick by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bonifacio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paniki is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bonifacio.
A big right from Bonifacio misses.
A head kick misses from Bonifacio.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonifacio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonifacio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Paniki moves out of range of the body kick.

Bonifacio moves into the clinch.

Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Bonifacio lands but Paniki takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio pushes Paniki away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bonifacio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paniki moves out of range of the body kick.
Bonifacio is looking to land body kicks.
Bonifacio is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Bonifacio tenderised Paniki's leg. Paniki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paniki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Paniki moves out of range of the body kick.
Paniki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bonifacio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paniki checks it well.
Bonifacio throws a head kick but Paniki moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonifacio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bonifacio.
Paniki checks the leg kick.
Paniki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick but Paniki checks it.
Bonifacio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paniki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonifacio is looking to land body kicks.
Paniki checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Bonifacio.
Paniki throws a front kick aimed at Bonifacio's knee but Bonifacio avoids it well.
Bonifacio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bonifacio is looking to wear down Paniki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bonifacio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Paniki misses
and Bonifacio counters with a good low kick that Paniki was not able to check.
Paniki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paniki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paniki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paniki checks a low kick from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Bonifacio closes the distance and pushes Paniki back into the cage.

Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Bonifacio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paniki needs to keep his hands up - Bonifacio had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the liver by Bonifacio. Beautiful body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Bonifacio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paniki.
Bonifacio is looking to land body kicks.
Bonifacio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Paniki avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Paniki misses
and Bonifacio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bonifacio throws a body kick that misses.
Bonifacio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bonifacio is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the body kick.
Bonifacio scores with a nice body kick.
Bonifacio tries to land a leg kick but Paniki saw it coming and moves away.
Bonifacio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paniki. That did some damage!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio avoids the head kick by Paniki.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paniki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonifacio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paniki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonifacio.

Bonifacio takes the fight into the clinch.

Paniki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paniki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bonifacio moves in looking to clinch but Paniki pushes him off.
Bonifacio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paniki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonifacio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonifacio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonifacio lands with a kick to the temple. Paniki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bonifacio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paniki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio digs a good body shot into Paniki's ribs.
Bonifacio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paniki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonifacio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonifacio, right into the meat.
Paniki avoids the head kick by Bonifacio.
Paniki moves out of range of the body kick from Bonifacio.
Paniki throws a leg kick but Bonifacio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bonifacio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonifacio misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonifacio.

Bonifacio gets a clinch.
Paniki misses with a punch to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Paniki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bonifacio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paniki.
Bonifacio tries to throw a body punch but Paniki avoids it by throwing Bonifacio back against the cage.
Paniki is trying to break the clinch but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
A hook to the body from Paniki.
Paniki wants to break free but Bonifacio has control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bonifacio tries to work over Paniki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonifacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paniki backwards.
Paniki blocks a body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch.
Bonifacio struggles to land a body shot inside as Paniki controls his hands.
Bonifacio presses Paniki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonifacio.
Paniki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paniki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Bonifacio forces Paniki back against the cage and clinches.
Elias Paniki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paniki misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonifacio 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Andres Bonifacio!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Andres Bonifacio!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Andres Bonifacio!

Andres Bonifacio wins by unanimous decision!