PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anello
vs
Bonham

178 cm
34
168 lbs
25 - 15 - 2

190 cm
30
158 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bonham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anello connects with a jab.
Anello connects with a leg kick. Bonham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bonham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonham.
Bonham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonham clobbers Anello with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bonham wants to land a leg kick but Anello is out of range.
Anello thows a leg kick but Bonham checks it

and Bonham counters by clinching up.
Anello blocking some punches.

Anello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Anello.
Anello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonham throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bonham doesn't manage to clinch there - Anello circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonham.
Bonham throws a low kick but Anello avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonham loads up on a big right hand but Anello slips the punch.
Anello misses with a leg kick.
Anello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anello moves out of range as Bonham throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anello. Anello obviously looking to wear him down.
Anello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anello throws a solid leg kick but Bonham takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anello.
Bonham checks the leg kick.
Bonham throws a leg kick but Anello sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonham.
Bonham tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham lands a head kick. Anello smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bonham doesn't manage to clinch there - Anello circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anello.
Anello slips under a jab from Bonham.
Bonham tries to clinch but Anello moves out of range.
Anello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ballas Only in the buildup to the fight.
Bonham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot by Bonham.
Anello throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bonham counters by moving into the clinch.
Anello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anello dodges an elbow strike from Bonham.
Bonham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonham lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonham misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bonham.
Anello can't break the clinch.
Bonham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anello's efforts to push away.
Bonham looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Anello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonham dips to his left and cracks Anello with an uppercut!
Calogero Anello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonham scores with a nice strike.
Anello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonham.
Anello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anello takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bonham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello throws a low kick but Bonham moves out of range easily.
Bonham checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anello, right into the meat.
Anello steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bonham. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anello walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anello.
Anello staying out of range there.
Anello misses with a leg kick

and Bonham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bonham.
Bonham tries a knee to the head but Anello blocks it.
Bonham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anello is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anello blocks an elbow strike from Bonham.
Bonham misses with a punch on the inside.

Anello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonham slips a straight right by Anello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bonham dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bonham tries to land a front kick but Anello steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonham fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonham looks to score with a jab to the body but Anello is just out of range.
Bonham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anello thows a body shot but no joy.
Anello lands with a straight right. Bonham didn't see that one coming.
Anello moves away from the strike by Bonham.
Bonham throws a wild body kick that Anello sees coming a mile off.
Bonham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anello moves away.
Bonham misses with a straight right.
Bonham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anello shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Bonham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anello avoids the elbow strike from Bonham, against the cage.
Bonham misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bonham fails to land.

Anello breaks the clinch.
Anello throws a shot to the body.
Anello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonham.
Anello lands with an overhand left.
Bonham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Bonham darts in and clinches Anello up against the cage.
Anello has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bonham gets through Anello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anello wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonham misses with an elbow strike.

Anello breaks from the clinch.
Anello moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham tries to land a leg kick but Anello saw it coming and moves away.
Anello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bonham throws a sloppy head kick and Anello moves out of range easily.
Bonham missing with a left hand there. Anello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anello throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bonham counters by clinching up.
Bonham lands with a right to the head.
Bonham misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Anello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anello misses with a low kick.
Bonham throws an overhand right that lands on Anello's shoulder, as Anello tries to avoid the shot.
Anello wants to slow Bonham down by chopping away at his legs.
Anello on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anello scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonham should have avoided that one.
Anello misses with a low kick as Bonham jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonham misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonham.
Bonham misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonham keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anello takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bonham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anello misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anello throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Anello misses

and Bonham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anello is trying to push Bonham away but Bonham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anello's elbow.
Anello managing to block the knees to the body from Bonham.
Bonham tries to land knees in the clinch but Anello avoids the damage to the body.
Anello wants to break free but Bonham has control.
Bonham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonham lands a left hand.
Bonham misses with a punch to the body.
Bonham tries a body shot but Anello blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bonham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A low kick from Bonham misses
letting Anello counter with a right hand.
A cross from Bonham lands.
Bonham moves out of range of the leg kick from Anello.
Anello fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bonham is out of range.
Bonham misses with a hook to the body
and Anello counters with an outside leg kick.
Bonham shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bonham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anello will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anello takes a swing at Bonham's ribcage but misses.
John Bonham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anello misses with a looping right.
Bonham throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Anello is rocked!
Bonham cracks Anello on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Anello falls backwards against the cage. Bonham follows up with more strikes that drop Anello to his knees. Bonham keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Anello! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Bonham!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Bonham waved his t-shirt featuring Kemists ↑ 5x160Q's logo in front of the cameras.