PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remmi Bonjaatkos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bonjaatkos
vs
Speed

193 cm
34
236 lbs
19 - 14 - 1

192 cm
30
287 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

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 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Remmi Bonjaatkos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Speed!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjaatkos lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonjaatkos wants to clinch up but Speed keeps it at a distance.
Speed avoids the head kick by Bonjaatkos.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonjaatkos misses with a series of wild punches.
Speed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonjaatkos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Speed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Speed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonjaatkos.
A combination from Speed does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Bonjaatkos as he connects with a hook.
Bonjaatkos throws a body kick that misses
and Speed counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed throws a leg kick
and Bonjaatkos counters with a two punch combo.
Bonjaatkos dips to his left and cracks Speed with an uppercut!
Speed jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed throws a leg kick which misses Bonjaatkos's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonjaatkos tries to avoid it.
Bonjaatkos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Speed.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonjaatkos is just out of range.
Bonjaatkos throws a jab when Speed was well out of range.
Speed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Speed throws a body kick that misses.
Speed misses with a straight left.
Bonjaatkos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Speed.
Bonjaatkos throws a poor cross that misses
and Speed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Speed scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonjaatkos lands a head kick. Speed smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bonjaatkos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Speed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonjaatkos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaatkos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Bonjaatkos.
Remmi Bonjaatkos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonjaatkos.
Speed throws the left hand but Bonjaatkos avoids the punch easily.
Bonjaatkos throws a jab when Speed was well out of range.
A head kick by Bonjaatkos misses
and Speed counters with a leg kick.
Bonjaatkos throws a leg kick that misses.
Bonjaatkos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Speed throws a low kick but Bonjaatkos avoids it.
Speed avoids a kick to the body.
Speed is looking to score with low kicks.
Speed throws a front kick aimed at Bonjaatkos's knee but Bonjaatkos avoids it well.
A punch combination from Bonjaatkos misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed scores with a leg kick.
Bonjaatkos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonjaatkos throws a sloppy head kick and Speed moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Speed.
Bonjaatkos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Speed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bonjaatkos throws a sloppy head kick and Speed moves out of range easily.
Speed connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonjaatkos throws a hook but Speed avoids it easily.
Bonjaatkos takes one to the chin there.
Bonjaatkos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Speed jabs Bonjaatkos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Speed misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed jabs Bonjaatkos right on the nose. Bonjaatkos blinks but takes it well.
Speed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonjaatkos throws an overhand right that lands on Speed's shoulder, as Speed tries to avoid the shot.
Speed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonjaatkos misses with a body kick.
Bonjaatkos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speed throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonjaatkos cracks Speed with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Speed misses its intended target.
Speed misses with a leg kick
and Bonjaatkos counters with a slapping leg kick.
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 Remmi Bonjaatkos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Speed checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Speed blocks the low kick.
Bonjaatkos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Speed 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 throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Speed steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bonjaatkos. That one must have hurt.
Bonjaatkos cracks a nice hook into Speed's ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bonjaatkos!
Bonjaatkos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bonjaatkos throws a poor cross that misses
and Speed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonjaatkos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bonjaatkos tried to score with a low kick but Speed checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjaatkos slips under a jab from Speed.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonjaatkos moves away.
Remmi Bonjaatkos is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonjaatkos looks to land a left hand but Speed moved out of range nicely.
Speed blocks a low kick nicely.
Speed takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Speed throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Speed checks a low kick from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos is looking to clinch but Speed is avoiding it.
Bonjaatkos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bonjaatkos misses with a straight right.
Bonjaatkos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonjaatkos misses with a straight right.
Speed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed loads up on a big right hand but Bonjaatkos slips the punch.
Speed looks to land a left hand but Bonjaatkos moved out of range nicely.
Bonjaatkos scores with a head kick. Speed tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Speed motions for Bonjaatkos to come forward. Speed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bonjaatkos checks the leg kick.
Speed lands with a nice combination. Bonjaatkos backs away looking to recover.
Bonjaatkos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Bonjaatkos. That snapped Speed's head back.
A jab from Bonjaatkos finds it's way through Speed's defenses.
Speed throws out a loose jab but Bonjaatkos uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
Speed throws a wild body kick that Bonjaatkos sees coming a mile off.
Bonjaatkos misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaatkos blocks a jab.
Speed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Speed takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjaatkos, right into the meat.
Bonjaatkos tries to score with a low kick but Speed moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Bonjaatkos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speed blocks a head kick by Bonjaatkos.
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonjaatkos.
Speed looks to throw a body kick
and Bonjaatkos counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonjaatkos counters with a nice body kick.
Speed is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaatkos lands a nice shot that snaps Speed's head back.
Bonjaatkos feints and then cracks Speed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Speed down.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
Speed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bonjaatkos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Speed counters with a straight right hand.
Bonjaatkos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bonjaatkos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Speed throws a looping overhand right but Bonjaatkos ducks down to avoid it.
Speed tries to score with a low kick but Bonjaatkos moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bonjaatkos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remmi Bonjaatkos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bonjaatkos checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bonjaatkos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Speed keeps Bonjaatkos at a distance using the push kick.
Bonjaatkos is looking to clinch but Speed is avoiding it.
Bonjaatkos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bonjaatkos tries to land a front kick but Speed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonjaatkos scores with a one two! Speed had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonjaatkos's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Speed scores with the left hand. Bonjaatkos knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed lands with an overhand left.
Bonjaatkos connects with the punch.
Speed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjaatkos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bonjaatkos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speed.
Speed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bonjaatkos misses with a double jab.
Bonjaatkos misses with a kick to the body.
Bonjaatkos connects with a right hand. Speed shakes it off.
Bonjaatkos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Speed is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bonjaatkos. Speed shrugs it off though.
Speed is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonjaatkos finish him?
Speed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Speed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonjaatkos throws out the jab.
Speed seems to have recovered his senses.
Speed swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonjaatkos.

Bonjaatkos has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed lands a body shot.
Speed scores with a shoulder strike.
Speed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Speed.
Speed scores with a shot to the side of Bonjaatkos's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Speed.
Bonjaatkos blocking some punches.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonjaatkos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonjaatkos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonjaatkos.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonjaatkos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonjaatkos misses with some punches.
Bonjaatkos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed stalls.
Bonjaatkos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed tries to work over Bonjaatkos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonjaatkos blocks an uppercut.
Speed has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bonjaatkos.
Speed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Bonjaatkos is rocked!
Speed misses with some punches.
Oh Bonjaatkos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyson Speed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
Tyson Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonjaatkos.
Speed lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Remmi Bonjaatkos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Speed.
Speed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Speed dips a shoulder and cracks Bonjaatkos with a mighty uppercut! Bonjaatkos falls back against the cage and Speed unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bonjaatkos is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Speed screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Speed!
Tyson Speed took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Perkele! for their support in the buildup to the fight.