PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nieto's choice of entrance music: Bullet the Blue Sky. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bonham
vs
Nieto

190 cm
33
158 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

170 cm
37
162 lbs
31 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

AnonymouS

GREEN!160

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 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bonham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandre Nieto!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieto avoids a kick to the body.

Bonham gets tackled into the cage by Nieto. Nieto maintains the clinch.
Bonham misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonham lands a body punch.
Nieto tries to throw a body punch but Bonham avoids it by throwing Nieto back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Nieto - that landed with a thud.

Nieto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nieto just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nieto throws a leg kick but Bonham sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bonham scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieto swings for the body but Bonham moves out of range.
Bonham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nieto's hands.
Bonham looks to land a body kick but Nieto moved away.
A leg kick checked by Bonham.
Bonham is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nieto.
Nieto walks into a straight right hand from Bonham.
Bonham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham avoids the head kick by Nieto.
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.
John Bonham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonham misses with a kick to the body.
Bonham lands with a hook. Nieto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nieto misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nieto.

Nieto drives through and clinches with Bonham against the cage.
Bonham misses with some punches.
Bonham can't find room to land a body shot as Nieto controls the action.
Nieto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonham displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nieto up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Nieto.
Nieto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonham lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nieto swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nieto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nieto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonham misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nieto misses with a body punch.
Bonham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nieto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonham controls his hands.
Bonham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bonham fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nieto.
Nieto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonham lands with a right to the head.
Nieto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonham struggles to land a body shot inside as Nieto controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonham.
Nieto misses with some punches.
Nieto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nieto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonham.
Nieto throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonham.
Bonham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Alexandre Nieto has been cut.
Nieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonham misses with an elbow over the top.
Nieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nieto.
Nieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonham misses with a knee to the head.
Bonham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonham lands a shoulder strike.
Nieto takes an elbow to the temple.
Nieto lands a shot to the body.
Bonham working Nieto over with knees to the body.
Bonham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonham lands a knee to the head.
Bonham creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nieto's defenses.
Bonham lands with a light punch inside.
Nieto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bonham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Nieto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nieto moves out of range as Bonham throws a body kick.
Nieto throws a big counter head kick but Bonham avoids it with no problem.
Nieto ducks right into an uppercut from Bonham.
Bonham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alexandre Nieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonham checks a leg kick.
Nieto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nieto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonham is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nieto.
A lazy left from Bonham finds it's target.
Nieto throws a hook to the side of Bonham's head but Bonham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Nieto tries to keep at a distance but Bonham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bonham tries a body shot but Nieto blocks it.
Bonham misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieto misses with the head strike.
Bonham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nieto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nieto misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto takes an elbow to the temple.
Nieto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nieto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonham can't find room to land a body shot as Nieto controls the action.
Bonham will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nieto up against the cage.
Bonham misses with some punches.
Nieto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonham's elbow.
John Bonham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bonham lands with a left to the head.
Nieto misses with some punches.
Bonham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonham is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonham has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nieto.
Bonham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nieto can do to turn this around?
Nieto goes for a takedown attempt but Bonham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bonham tests Nieto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonham catches Nieto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nieto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonham.
Nice uppercut there from Bonham.
Nieto misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Bonham.
Bonham lands a nice shot that snaps Nieto's head back.
Nieto throws an overhand right that lands on Bonham's shoulder, as Bonham tries to avoid the shot.
Bonham tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nieto manages to circle out of the way.
A good leg kick by Bonham.
Bonham cracks Nieto with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nieto.
Nieto throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonham connects with a nice looking jab.
Nieto ducks right into an uppercut from Bonham.

Nieto clinches up with Bonham and pushes him back against the cage.
Bonham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonham.
Bonham swings wildly with an uppercut but Nieto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Nieto.
Bonham blocks a body shot from Nieto.
Bonham lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nieto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nieto.
Nieto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonham misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nieto lands a nice shot to the body.
Nieto lands a shoulder strike.
Nieto swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nieto tries to work over Bonham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonham prevents Nieto from breaking the clinch.
Bonham misses with the head strike.
Bonham misses with an elbow over the top.
Nieto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bonham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Nieto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bonham avoids the head kick by Nieto.
Nieto moves out of range as Bonham strikes.
Nieto throws a low kick but Bonham avoids it.
Nieto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bonham slips under a jab from Nieto.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nieto checks a leg kick.
Nieto tries to land a front kick but Bonham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nieto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nieto tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nieto. Bonham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonham throws a looping overhand right but Nieto ducks down to avoid it.
Nieto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Nieto has closed the distance and engaged Bonham in a clinch.
Bonham working Nieto over with knees to the body.
Nieto can't find room to land a body shot as Bonham controls the action.
Bonham throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nieto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nieto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bonham stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bonham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonham pushes off an throws an elbow but Nieto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Nieto.
Bonham pushes off an throws an elbow but Nieto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nieto takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonham lands a hook that snaps the head of Nieto backwards.
Nieto blocks an elbow strike.
Bonham slows down the pace here.
Bonham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alexandre Nieto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nieto working aggressively here.
Nieto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nieto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonham backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonham.
Bonham missing with knees to the body.
Bonham struggles to land a body shot inside as Nieto controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bonham prevents it.
Bonham misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nieto.
A short left from Bonham.
Nieto managing to block the knees to the body from Bonham.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonham.
Bonham throws an elbow that misses.
Bonham lands an uppercut.
Bonham gets through Nieto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nieto is trying to force a seperation but Bonham has the dominant position.
Bonham connects with a knee to the head.
Bonham is pushing Nieto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bonham misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto can't break the clinch.
Nieto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nieto dodges an elbow strike from Bonham.

Nieto lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonham keeping full guard, as Nieto tries to pass.
Nieto preventing the sweep.
Bonham keeping moving, preventing Nieto from controlling successfully.
Nieto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Bonham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonham, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bonham!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Bonham waved his t-shirt featuring Kemists ↑™ 5x160Q - $149-199's logo in front of the cameras.