PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnbjorn Ulfsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ulfsson
vs
Bonham

187 cm
30
181 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

190 cm
28
179 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Bonham!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulfsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonham counters with a thumping low kick.
Bonham connects with a solid leg kick.
We've been told by Ulfsson's head coaches at Millions Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ulfsson.
Bonham connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonham.
Ulfsson misses with a low kick.
Bonham throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ulfsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Bonham.
Bonham scores with a jab.
Bonham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ulfsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bonham thows a leg kick but Ulfsson checks it
and Ulfsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonham checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some bone on bone action there as Bonham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bonham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonham scores with a push kick.
Ulfsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ulfsson tries to score with a low kick but Bonham moves his leg out of the way.
Bonham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ulfsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ulfsson wants to clinch up but Bonham keeps it at a distance.
Ulfsson tries a low kick but Bonham avoids it.
Bonham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ulfsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ulfsson throws a leg kick but Bonham moved away.
Bonham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ulfsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Bonham in the body.
Ulfsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bonham will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Bonham.
Ulfsson misses with the combination.
Bonham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ulfsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bonham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ulfsson checks a low kick from Bonham.
Bonham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
John Bonham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ulfsson. Bonham shrugs it off though.
Ulfsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Bonham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bonham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonham tries to work over Ulfsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ulfsson stalling the fight.
Bonham misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonham.
A short right from Bonham on the inside.
Bonham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonham tries to land a knee to the head but Ulfsson blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Ulfsson.
A short right from Bonham.
Bonham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ulfsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Bonham gets an underhook and turns Ulfsson into the cage.
Ulfsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonham misses with a punch on the inside.
Ulfsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ulfsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Ulfsson breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ulfsson.
Bonham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonham keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ulfsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Bonham misses.
Bonham looks to score with a jab to the body but Ulfsson is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Bonham.
Ulfsson connects with a leg kick. Bonham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bonham wants to clinch
and Ulfsson counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Bonham does it's job there.

Bonham darts in and clinches Ulfsson up against the cage.
Ulfsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ulfsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ulfsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Bonham will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bonham throws out a leg kick but Ulfsson moves out of range and Bonham only half commits.
John Bonham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonham wants to clinch.
Ulfsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonham counters with a nice leg kick.
Ulfsson blocks the body kick.
Ulfsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonham. Ulfsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonham just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonham misses with a low kick as Ulfsson jumps back.
Bonham lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bonham wants to clinch up but Ulfsson keeps it at a distance.
Ulfsson misses with the combination.

Bonham moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonham.
Ulfsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonham controls his hands.
Bonham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson blocking some punches.
Bonham connects with a knee to the head.
Ulfsson tries to land a knee to the head but Bonham blocks with his arms.
Bonham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ulfsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonham misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Ulfsson on the inside.
Bonham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulfsson tries to stall but Bonham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bonham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonham blocks a body shot from Ulfsson.
A short right from Ulfsson.
Bonham pushes Ulfsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ulfsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonham or not.
Bonham blocking some punches.
Ulfsson is trying to break the clinch but Bonham has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ulfsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonham has a couple of punches blocked by Ulfsson.
Bonham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonham is leaning against Ulfsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ulfsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bonham misses with a knee to the head.
Ulfsson stalling the fight.
Bonham tries to land a knee to the head but Ulfsson blocks with his arms.
Ulfsson tries to land a knee to the head but Bonham blocks with his arms.
Bonham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ulfsson or not.
Ulfsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
John Bonham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ulfsson blocks the elbow strike.
Ulfsson managing to block the knees to the body from Bonham.
Bonham trying to land knees to the body.
Ulfsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonham backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham prevents a body shot from Ulfsson.
Bonham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulfsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ulfsson.
Ulfsson has had enough of the clinch but Bonham keeps him there for the moment.
Bonham tries to throw a body punch but Ulfsson avoids it by throwing Bonham back against the cage.
Ulfsson lands a shoulder strike.
Ulfsson trying to stall but Bonham improves his position.
Ulfsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulfsson looking to stall.
Bonham misses with a knee to the head.
Bonham tries a knee to the head but Ulfsson blocks it.
Ulfsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ulfsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Ulfsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ulfsson prevents a body shot from Bonham.
A short right from Bonham.
Ulfsson tries to throw a body punch but Bonham avoids it by throwing Ulfsson back against the cage.
Bonham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ulfsson is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulfsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ulfsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonham blocks a body shot from Ulfsson.
Bonham tries to land a knee to the head but Ulfsson blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonham.
Bonham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ulfsson tries to stall but Bonham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ulfsson has a couple of punches blocked by Bonham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Bonham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bonham misses with a body kick.
Bonham takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonham.
Bonham throws a head kick that misses.
Bonham walks into a left hand.
Bonham lands with a good body shot.
Ulfsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonham.
Ulfsson throws a head kick but Bonham moves out of range.
Ulfsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonham manages to avoid it.
Bonham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bonham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bonham throws a hook to the side of Ulfsson's head but Ulfsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ulfsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonham lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ulfsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham throws a leg kick
and Ulfsson counters with a body kick.
Bonham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulfsson.
Bonham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ulfsson checks it well.
Bonham just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonham scoring well with a low kick there.
Ulfsson throws a right hand that Bonham ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonham also avoids with ease.
Ulfsson throws a good cross that connects.
Bonham looks to land a right hand but Ulfsson moved out of range.
Ulfsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Bonham in the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Ulfsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bonham has closed the distance and engaged Ulfsson in a clinch.
Bonham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ulfsson avoiding damage as Bonham throws knees to the body.
Ulfsson taking a breather.
Ulfsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Bonham.
Bonham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ulfsson's elbow.
Ulfsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ulfsson is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ulfsson is looking to control Bonham's arms but Bonham gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ulfsson has his back to the cage.
Ulfsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ulfsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ulfssons head.
Bonham lands an uppercut.
Bonham misses with a punch to the body.
Bonham misses with a punch to the body.
Ulfsson has Bonham pushed against the cage.
Bonham stalls.

Ulfsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonham lands a leg kick that knocks Ulfsson off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bonham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonham wants to clinch up but Ulfsson keeps it at a distance.
Ulfsson looks to land a combination but Bonham avoids it well.
Bonham keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bonham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Bonham misses
and Ulfsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonham throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulfsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ulfsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonham looks to clinch
letting Ulfsson counter with a right hand.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ulfsson throws a nice looking combination but Bonham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ulfsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Bonham.
Well Bonham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bonham!
After winning the bout, John Bonham thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.