PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes to the cage accompanied by Joy Division - Atmosphere. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bruce
vs
Bonham

169 cm
37
164 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

190 cm
30
158 lbs
16 - 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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bonham!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruce.
Bonham connects with a single shot there.
Bruce cracks Bonham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bruce connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bruce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonham.
Bonham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bonham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bruces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bonham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruce.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce swings for the body but Bonham moves out of range.
Bonham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruce.
Bruce moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bruce throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bruce throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice cross by Bruce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bruce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bruce's calf.
Bruce getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bruce is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bruce moves out of range as Bonham strikes.
Bonham dips to his left and cracks Bruce with an uppercut!
Bruce thumps Bonham with a low kick.
Bruce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bonham throws a big shot that misses.
Bonham connects with a single shot there.
Bonham has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick from Bonham lands but Bruce takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce lands a two punch combo.
Bruce lands with a good body shot.
Bonham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham scores with a jab to the head.
Bonham connects with the punch.
Bruce misses with a kick to the body.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruce throws a wild body kick that Bonham sees coming a mile off.
Bonham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruce misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Bruce blocks the low kick.
Bonham cracks the inside of Bruce's front leg.
Bonham slips under a jab.
Bruce moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bonham is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bruce had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bruce lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bonham lands an overhand right.
Bruce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonham.
Bonham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bruce finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bonham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Bruce stalks Bonham and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonham's face. Bonham staggers backwards, shaken.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonham connects with a single shot there.
Bruce is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bonham.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.
Bonham throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bonham.
Bonham scores with a body shot.
Bonham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruce.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonham.
A punch lands to the side of Bruce 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Bonham.
Bonham lands with a hook. Bruce tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body. Bonham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruce chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bonham missing with a left hand there. Bruce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Bruce tenderised Bonham's leg. Bonham is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bruce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonham.
Bruce walks into a left hand.
Bruce fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce misses with a left hand

and Bonham counters by clinching up.
Bonham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce lands a damaging elbow.
Bonham blocks an uppercut.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonham backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Bruce will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bruce throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bonham.
Bonham wants to slow Bruce down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Bruce.
Bruce throws a body punch but Bonham moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Bonham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bonham is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bonham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruce swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonham.
Bobby Bruce is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruce cracks the inside of Bonham's front leg.
Bonham checks a low kick from Bruce.
Bruce defending well as Bonham loads up on a big left hand.
Bruce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bruce buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonham. That did some damage!
Bruce lands a jab.
Bonham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonham tests Bruce's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Bonham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruce can pounce on him.
Bonham clobbers Bruce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bruce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonham circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruce goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonham.
Bonham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonham thumps Bruce with a low kick.
Bonham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bonham scrambles back to his feet.
Bonham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce 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.
Bonham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruce walks into a stiff left hand from Bonham.
Bonham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bonham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonham scores with a body shot.
Bruce looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bonham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bonham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonham dips to his left and cracks Bruce with an uppercut!
Bruce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonham. Bonham obviously looking to wear him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonham blocks the leg kick.
Bruce scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruce with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonham to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick from Bruce misses

and Bonham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bruce tries to circle away but Bonham has him pinned against the cage.
Bonham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonham with a knee to the head.
Bruce tries a body shot but Bonham blocks it.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Bonham avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
Bonham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonham.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruce lands a jab to the head.
Bonham throws a hook but Bruce blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bonham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruce on the side of the head.

Bonham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bonham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham pushes off an throws an elbow but Bruce leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bruce.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bruces head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bonham just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruce's brow.
Bruce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
Bonham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bruce's efforts to push away.
Bonham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonham backwards.
Bruce gets through Bonham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bonham lands a right hand.
Bonham throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruce.
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.
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. This is the final round!

Bruce scores with a hook.
Bruce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bonham's sensitive parts.
Bruce throws a right hand that Bonham ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonham also avoids with ease.
A big right from Bonham misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruce.
Bruce scoring well with a low kick there.
Bonham connects with a nice looking jab.
Bonham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruce manages to avoid it.
Bonham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonham avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Bruce checks the leg kick.
Bonham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce lands a nice hook to Bonham's body. Bonham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bruce misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonham to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham scores with a decent looking hook.
Bonham tests Bruce's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Bonham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonham ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good leg kick by Bruce there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruce throws out a loose jab but Bonham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bonham blocks a head kick by Bruce.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonham there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a right hand that Bonham ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonham also avoids with ease.
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!
Bruce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonham.
Bruce misses with a low kick.
Bruce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bonham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bonham.
Bonham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bruce is working Bonham over against the cage.
Bonham swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonham taking a breather.
Bruce is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonham creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruce's defenses.
Nice elbow from Bonham.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
Bruce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Bonham avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
Bonham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bonham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Bonham is controlling him.
Bonham throws an elbow but it misses.

Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonham with a jab.
Bonham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bruce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonham circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruce tried to score with a low kick but Bonham checks it.
Bruce is looking to score with low kicks.
Bruce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonham throws out a powerful jab.
Bonham tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce looks to land a left hand but Bonham moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Bonham doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruce circles away.
Bonham tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Bonham.
Bonham lands a leg kick that knocks Bruce off balance momentarily.
Bruce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Bruce misses.
Donk. Bonham catches Bruce right on the button with a cross.
Bruce throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage!
Bonham misses with a straight left.
Bonham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage!

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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

The fight is ruled a draw!