PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Bonacelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonacelli has chosen Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee as his entrance music. Peter Gunnarsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gunnarsson
vs
Bonacelli

169 cm
32
158 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

173 cm
27
158 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paolo Bonacelli!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonacelli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gunnarsson looks for a takedown but Bonacelli sprawls well.
Gunnarsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonacelli avoids it really well and circles away.

Gunnarsson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bonacelli to the ground. Gunnarsson is now in Bonacelli's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bonacelli wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunnarsson postures up in Bonacelli's guard and throws a big left but Bonacelli blocks it.
Bonacelli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bonacelli wants to stand but Gunnarsson is controlling the position.
Bonacelli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bonacelli is trying to control the position but Gunnarsson postures up.
Gunnarsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bonacelli is retaining full guard.
Gunnarsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gunnarsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bonacelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bonacelli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paolo Bonacelli.
Gunnarsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonacelli sprawls well. He's pushed Gunnarsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Gunnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonacelli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice straight punches there by Bonacelli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonacelli.
Gunnarsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonacelli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunnarsson somewhat.
Paolo Bonacelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonacelli throws a head kick that misses.
Gunnarsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gunnarsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bonacelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Crunch! Bonacelli slams his shin into Gunnarsson's torso.
Gunnarsson scores with a jab. Bonacelli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Gunnarsson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bonacelli's guard.
Bonacelli is controlling Gunnarsson's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson is working Bonacelli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonacelli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bonacelli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bonacelli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bonacelli has Gunnarsson pulled in close to control his posture.
Gunnarsson prevents Bonacelli from getting back to his feet.
Bonacelli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paolo Bonacelli was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bonacelli slips a jab and a cross from Gunnarsson.
Bonacelli looks for the body kick but Gunnarsson saw that one coming.
Gunnarsson avoids the head kick by Bonacelli.
Gunnarsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bonacelli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonacelli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli cracks Gunnarsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gunnarsson shoots in but Bonacelli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peter Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonacelli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonacelli circles away.
Gunnarsson fails with the takedown.
Gunnarsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bonacelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonacelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bonacelli throws a low kick but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Bonacelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bonacelli but Bonacelli pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonacelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunnarsson blocks a head kick by Bonacelli.
Gunnarsson misses with a takedown attempt - Bonacelli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Gunnarsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bonacelli which made him look bad.
Gunnarsson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonacelli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head.
Bonacelli is looking to slow Gunnarsson down with leg kicks.
Gunnarsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bonacelli leaves Gunnarsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gunnarsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bonacelli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonacelli avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
Bonacelli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonacelli slaps away a takedown attempt from Gunnarsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Bonacelli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonacelli.
Gunnarsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab from Bonacelli.
Gunnarsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bonacelli pinned against the cage. Bonacelli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gunnarsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Bonacelli stalks Gunnarsson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gunnarsson's face. Gunnarsson staggers backwards, shaken.
Gunnarsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonacelli tries to sprawl out of it but Gunnarsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonacelli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonacelli misses with an attempted mid kick.

Gunnarsson scores with a takedown into Bonacelli's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bonacelli manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonacelli controlling the position easily from mount.
Bonacelli wants to take his opponent's back but Gunnarsson doesn't allow it.
Bonacelli content just to control the position here.
Bonacelli fails to move to back control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson gets back to half guard.
Bonacelli tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gunnarsson.
Bonacelli passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gunnarsson working to try and regain half guard.
Bonacelli wants to control the pace but Gunnarsson is squirming around nicely.
Bonacelli is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bonacelli controlling the pace for now.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson gets back to half guard.
Gunnarsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gunnarsson.
Bonacelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paolo Bonacelli was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gunnarsson dives in and grabs Bonacelli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonacelli pushes down on Gunnarsson's head and hops out.
Gunnarsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonacelli sprawls well. He's pushed Gunnarsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bonacelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonacelli moves away from the strike by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonacelli sprawls well. He's pushed Gunnarsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gunnarsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonacelli circles away.
Gunnarsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bonacelli's waist but Bonacelli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gunnarsson off to one side.
A head kick misses from Bonacelli.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bonacelli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gunnarsson walks into a left hand.
Bonacelli tries to land a leg kick but Gunnarsson saw it coming and moves away.
Bonacelli throws a leg kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Bonacelli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gunnarsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gunnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gunnarsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bonacelli scores with a head kick.
Bonacelli lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonacelli tries a low kick but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Bonacelli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bonacelli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gunnarsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paolo Bonacelli dominated that 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.

Sloppy strikes from Gunnarsson. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gunnarsson.
Bonacelli scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Bonacelli finds it's way through Gunnarsson's defenses.
Bonacelli clobbers Gunnarsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bonacelli misses with a leg kick.
Bonacelli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonacelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonacelli slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonacelli. Gunnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunnarsson looks for a takedown but Bonacelli sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Bonacelli. No joy for Gunnarsson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Gunnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonacelli throws a hook but Gunnarsson avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonacelli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonacelli tries to avoid it but Gunnarsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonacelli to the ground. Bonacelli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gunnarsson.
Bonacelli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bonacelli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gunnarsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gunnarsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bonacelli scores with a jab.

Gunnarsson is rocked!
Peter Gunnarsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonacelli drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gunnarsson right on the button. Gunnarsson goes down! Bonacelli follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bonacelli gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paolo Bonacelli!
A relieved looking Paolo Bonacelli thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.