PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap has chosen Beach Party Vietnam as his entrance music. Vo Nguyen Giap has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bonham
vs
Nguyen Giap

190 cm
27
158 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

177 cm
27
158 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Bonham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonham looks to land a body kick but Giap moved away.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bonham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giap looks to clinch
and Bonham counters with an outside leg kick.

Giap rushes Bonham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Giap throws a head punch that misses.
Bonham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonham trying to control the position but instead, Giap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bonham into the cage.
Giap misses with a punch to the body.
Bonham blocks the elbow strike.
Bonham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch on the inside from Giap fails to land.
Bonham wants to stall.
Giap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonham trying to stall but Giap improves his position.
Bonham misses with some punches.
Bonham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giap lands an elbow that stopped Bonham in his tracks for a moment.
Giap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonham blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Giap just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonham's brow.
Bonham prevents a body shot from Giap.
Giap misses with the head strike.
Bonham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Giap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonham lands with a left to the head.

Giap breaks from the clinch.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonham swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Giap counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giap loads up on a big right hand but Bonham slips the punch.
Bonham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giap moves away.
Giap scores with a shot to the body.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bonham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giap tries to clinch there but Bonham circles away.
Giap tries to clinch there but Bonham circles away.
Bonham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonham looks to score with a jab to the body but Giap is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A cross from Giap lands.

Giap moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonham tries to land knees in the clinch but Giap avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bonham - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bonham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonham swings wildly with an uppercut but Giap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonham tries a body shot but Giap blocks it.
Bonham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giap wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonham won't allow it.
Giap looking to throw knees to the head but Bonham is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Giap fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonham.
Giap scores with a jab.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giap stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonham.
Bonham throws out a loose jab but Giap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonham throws a leg kick but Giap sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Bonham coming out on top.
Bonham lands with a nice body punch.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giap tries to clinch but Bonham is having none of it.
Giap tries to clinch there but Bonham circles away.
Giap tries to clinch there but Bonham circles away.
Bonham keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonham scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham missing with a left hand there. Giap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Giap gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Bonham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giap takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giap throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonham dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bonham tries a body shot but Giap blocks it.

Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonham circles away.
Giap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giap tries to clinch up but Bonham circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonham wants to slow Giap down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vo Nguyen Giap will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Giap clinches.
Bonham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Giap can't find room to land a body shot as Bonham controls the action.
Bonham lands an uppercut.
Giap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giap tries to stall but Bonham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonham.
Giap lands with a light punch inside.
Bonham blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Giap throws an elbow but misses.
Giap has a couple of punches blocked by Bonham.
Giap throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonham.
Giap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Giap manages to break the clinch.
Bonham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Giap tries to clinch but Bonham moves away
and Bonham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giap tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bonham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Giap takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham throws an overhand right that lands on Giap's shoulder, as Giap tries to avoid the shot.
Giap tries to clinch but Bonham moves out of range.
Bonham is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bonham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Giap is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Bonham as he connects with a hook.

Giap forces Bonham back against the cage and clinches.
Giap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonham throws a knee to the head but misses.

Giap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giap is looking to clinch but Bonham is avoiding it.
Bonham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonham swings for the body but Giap moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Bonham as he connects with a hook.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonham ducks under a wild hook from Giap.
Bonham misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Bonham pushes him off.
Giap wants to clinch but Bonham slips to the side
and Bonham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giap scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bonham in his tracks.
Bonham tries a head kick but it misses.

Bonham has Giap up against the cage in a clinch.
Giap misses with an elbow over the top.
Giap being controlled against the cage.
Bonham misses with a body punch.
Bonham tries to throw a body punch but Giap avoids it by throwing Bonham back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bonham - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonham.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bonham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham tries a knee to the head but Giap blocks it.
Giap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bonham tries to throw a body punch but Giap avoids it by throwing Bonham back against the cage.

Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giap avoids the body shot from Bonham.
Bonham misses with a body kick.
Giap moves to clinch but Bonham breaks away
and Bonham counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Giap is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Giap misses the shot to the body.
Bonham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giap tries to clinch up
and Bonham counters with a straight right hand.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonham circles away.
Giap tries to clinch but Bonham moves away
and Bonham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giap checks a low kick from Bonham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bonham throws a leg kick but Giap checks it.
Bonham swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.

Bonham instigates a clinch.
Bonham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giap's elbow.
John Bonham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonham blocks a body shot from Giap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap tries to break the clinch but Bonham is controlling the position.
Bonham scores with a hook to the body.
Giap misses with a body punch.
Bonham avoids a wild elbow strike from Giap.
Bonham blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Giap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Giap takes a knee to the side of the body.
Giap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bonham dominated that second round.
That's time! Bonham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giap, as that shot connected.
Giap tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bonham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Bonham has Giap up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonham tries to work over Giap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonham scores with a shot to the side of Giap's head.
Bonham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bonham - that landed with a thud.
Bonham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giap.
Bonham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giap scores with a shoulder strike.
Giap pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Giap.
Bonham is looking to control Giap's arms but Giap gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bonham has his back to the cage.
Bonham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonham blocks an elbow strike.
Bonham takes a shot to the head.
Bonham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Giap in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Giap backwards.
Bonham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giap wants to stall.
Bonham stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bonham for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bonham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Giap is looking to control Bonham's arms but Bonham gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giap has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Giap.
Bonham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Giap wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bonham throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bonham crunches a lovely knee into Giap's ribcage.

Giap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giap tries to clinch up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Giap crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bonham - the referee stops the clock and Giap gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bonham. Giap manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonham circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bonham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Giap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John Bonham is winning the standup battle so far.

Bonham clinches up with Giap and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Giap working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Giap as Bonham tries to tie him up.
Giap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonham's elbow.
Bonham throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonham.
Giap throws an elbow that misses.
Giap managing to block the knees to the body from Bonham.
Bonham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giap lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Giap throws an elbow but misses.
Bonham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonham lands a right hand.
Giap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonham backwards.
Bonham trying to control the position but instead, Giap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bonham into the cage.
Giap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giap lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Giap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonham takes an elbow to the temple.
Giap stalling in the clinch but Bonham improves position.
Giap lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giap.
Giap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonham lands a shot to the body.
Giap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giap is trying to push Bonham away but Bonham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bonham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giap.
Knees to the body from Bonham.
Bonham wants to stall.
Bonham has a couple of punches blocked by Giap.
Bonham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonham lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bonham taking a breather.
Bonham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Giap's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Bonham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonham 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bonham!
John Bonham thanked the fans post fight for their support.