PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remmi Bonjaatkos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bonjaatkos
vs
Lawson

193 cm
32
236 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

181 cm
37
274 lbs
28 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Remmi Bonjaatkos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Julius Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Julius Lawson has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Lawson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonjaatkos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
Bonjaatkos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawson.
Lawson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawson jabs Bonjaatkos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson blocks a head kick by Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lawson scores with a punch to the head.
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonjaatkos throws a leg kick which misses Lawson's front leg but catches the back leg as Lawson tries to avoid it.
Julius Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Lawson. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bonjaatkos.
Lawson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab, jab by Lawson - just one landing.
Lawson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonjaatkos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Bonjaatkos misses.
Lawson throws a right hand that misses
and Bonjaatkos counters with a good, hard body kick but Lawson shrugs it off.
Lawson swings widly with a right hand
and Bonjaatkos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonjaatkos was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.
Lawson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonjaatkos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos delivers a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonjaatkos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonjaatkos was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lawson's head backwards.
Bonjaatkos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawson misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonjaatkos. Lawson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Bonjaatkos clinches with his opponent.
Lawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonjaatkos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonjaatkos.
Lawson lands a right hand.
Bonjaatkos misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonjaatkos.
Lawson lands with a light punch inside.
Bonjaatkos lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaatkos working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Bonjaatkos fails to land.

Bonjaatkos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawson takes a swing at Bonjaatkos's ribcage but misses.
Bonjaatkos misses with a straight left.
Bonjaatkos defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawson misses with an uppercut
and Bonjaatkos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonjaatkos can pounce on him.
Lawson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
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!
Lawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos scores with a jab to the head.
Bonjaatkos swinging wildly here.
Lawson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaatkos walks into a left hand.
Bonjaatkos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lawson under the eye.
Lawson stuns Bonjaatkos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lawson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonjaatkos should have avoided that one.

Bonjaatkos is rocked!
Bonjaatkos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Bonjaatkos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawson misses with the combination.
Lawson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bonjaatkos throws out a loose jab but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonjaatkos seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonjaatkos ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Julius Lawson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julius Lawson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lawson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lawson misses with a left hand
and Bonjaatkos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawson needs to keep his hands up - Bonjaatkos had a free shot at his head there.
Bonjaatkos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bonjaatkos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonjaatkos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lawson jabs at Bonjaatkos's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonjaatkos moves away from the strike by Lawson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjaatkos, right into the meat.
Bonjaatkos misses with a straight left.
Bonjaatkos throws a series of strikes that have Lawson backpedaling.
Bonjaatkos throws an overhand right that lands on Lawson's shoulder, as Lawson tries to avoid the shot.
Lawson swings widly with a right hand
and Bonjaatkos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
Bonjaatkos slips under a jab from Lawson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonjaatkos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
Bonjaatkos looks to throw the jab but Lawson is out of range.
Bonjaatkos feints a jab promting Lawson to slip. Bonjaatkos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lawson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bonjaatkos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawson.
Lawson misses the shot to the body.
Bonjaatkos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bonjaatkos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bonjaatkos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Lawson throws a big shot that misses.
Lawson throws a body punch but Bonjaatkos moves out of range.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonjaatkos moves away.
Lawson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonjaatkos. Bonjaatkos obviously looking to wear him down.
Lawson throws an overhand right that lands on Bonjaatkos's shoulder, as Bonjaatkos tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a straight left.
Bonjaatkos cracks Lawson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lawson slips a jab and a cross from Bonjaatkos.
That kick from Bonjaatkos tenderised Lawson's leg. Lawson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonjaatkos ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Lawson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bonjaatkos counters with a low kick, right behind Lawson 's knee.
Lawson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonjaatkos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Bonjaatkos catches Lawson right on the button with a cross.
Lawson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lawson misses with a body shot.
Lawson swings for the body but Bonjaatkos moves out of range.
A big left from Lawson misses.
Lawson misses with a hook. Bonjaatkos ducked under it nicely.
Lawson thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonjaatkos counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonjaatkos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lawson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lawson is breathing heavily.
Lawson throws a body punch but Bonjaatkos moves out of range.
Bonjaatkos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
Lawson misses with a left hand
and Bonjaatkos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bonjaatkos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawson. That did some damage!
Bonjaatkos's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Lawson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonjaatkos connects with a solid leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bonjaatkos here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bonjaatkos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonjaatkos connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonjaatkos scores with a hook.
Bonjaatkos throws a head kick that half lands.

That has opened up Julius Lawson's cut even more.
Bonjaatkos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Bonjaatkos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bonjaatkos.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonjaatkos.
Lawson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonjaatkos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonjaatkos keeps Lawson at a distance using the push kick.
Bonjaatkos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bonjaatkos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lawson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bonjaatkos.
Lawson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonjaatkos. Bonjaatkos obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonjaatkos avoids the body shot from Lawson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonjaatkos moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remmi Bonjaatkos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julius Lawson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bonjaatkos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonjaatkos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bonjaatkos! Lawson is out on his feet! Bonjaatkos rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Lawson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Lawson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remmi Bonjaatkos!