PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olof Bonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EA Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonde comes to the cage accompanied by Hayden James - Embrace. EA Poe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bonde
vs
Poe

188 cm
19
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
179 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olof Bonde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, EA Poe!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe throws a right hand that Bonde ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonde also avoids with ease.
Bonde wants to land a leg kick but Poe is out of range.
Nice jab there from Poe.
Poe lands a jab to Bonde's midsection.
Bonde attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
Bonde ducks under a wild hook from Poe.
Bonde throws a low kick but it's checked well by Poe.

Bonde pushes Poe up against the cage in a clinch.
Poe digs a right hand underneath Bonde's ribcage. Bonde let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Poe.
Bonde is trying to pull guard but Poe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Poe tries to throw a body punch but Bonde avoids it by throwing Poe back against the cage.
Poe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonde.
Poe lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonde lands an elbow that stopped Poe in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like EA Poe has been cut.
Bonde throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Bonde jumps guard and drags Poe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Poe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe wants to control from the top but Bonde keeps moving.
Bonde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bonde is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bonde lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Poe is looking to control Bonde's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Poe avoid being mounted?
Bonde with the ground and pound but Poe uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Poe is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bonde dives into side control.
Bonde landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bonde easily slips into full mount!
Poe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bonde not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Poe moves into full guard.
Poe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bonde is controlling him.
Poe has his hands on Bonde's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poe looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonde postures up and lands a big shot to Poe's brow.
Bonde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bonde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Bonde's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bonde wants to control from the top but Poe keeps moving.
Poe wants to sweep here but Bonde controlling him for the moment.
Poe trying to control the position.
Bonde stands and throws Poe's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poe is looking for a sweep.
Poe tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bonde easily slips into full mount!
Bonde lands a big shot there that rocks Poe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bonde landing punches.
Bonde lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Bonde.
Poe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Bonde connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olof Bonde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on EA Poe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bonde has managed to clinch.
Poe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonde is defending well for now.
Bonde pushes off an throws an elbow but Poe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonde tries to pull guard but Poe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bonde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poe can do to turn this around?
Poe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonde keeps control of Poe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bonde.
Poe tries to throw a body punch but Bonde avoids it by throwing Poe back against the cage.
Poe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bonde.
Bonde wants to take the fight to the mat but Poe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olof Bonde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonde.
Poe misses with a body punch.
Poe is trying to break the clinch but Bonde is controlling him.
Poe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonde has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe avoids a wild elbow strike from Bonde.
Poe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Poe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonde.
Poe blocks the elbow strike.
Poe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bonde just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poe's brow.
Bonde tries to pull guard but Poe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Poe throws a head punch that misses.
Bonde jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poe walks away with a smile on his face. Bonde gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bonde swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bonde changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Poe tries to avoid it but Bonde manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Poe to the ground. Poe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Poe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Poe is defended easily by Bonde.
Poe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonde takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Bonde will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Poe lands a left and a right that send Bonde crashing to the mat, dazed. Poe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonde finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poe lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bonde falls backwards - clearly groggy! Poe dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). EA Poe!
A pretty intense looking EA Poe took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.