PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. 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.

Bonham
vs
Barnes

190 cm
35
179 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

185 cm
39
171 lbs
41 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

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 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bonham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonham throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Bonham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bonham is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Bonham's leg but Bonham calmly moves out of range.

Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonham avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Bonham.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Bonham is blocking nicely.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Bonham.
Bonham throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bonham.
Bonham has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Bonham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Bonham is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonham lands with a left to the head.
Bonham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonham.
Bonham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Bonham's head.
Bonham avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Bonham blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bonham throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes misses with an elbow strike.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Bonham blocks with his arms.

Bonham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes moves out of range as Bonham throws a body kick.
Barnes jabs at Bonham's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bonham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes misses with a hook. Bonham ducked under it nicely.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes connects with a high kick.
Bonham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bonham cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bonham is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bonham in his tracks.
Barnes digs a good hook to Bonham's body.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Bonham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonham there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bonham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
John Bonham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonham is just out of range.
Bonham appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bonham swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Bonham lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonham. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bonham rather than just go for the knockout.
Bonham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
A quick step to the side and Bonham tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonham there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Bonham appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bonham wants to land a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Bonham throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonham blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bonham.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a jab when Bonham was well out of range.
Bonham feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bonham uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Bonham connects with a high kick.
Bonham with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Bonham thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bonham moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frankie Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bonham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonham scores with a spinning back kick!
Bonham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Bonham scores with a jab to the head.
Bonham throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bonham avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Bonham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bonham has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bonham and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bonham thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bonham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonham is out of range and Barnes settles back down.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Bonham moves out of range.
Bonham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Bonham misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Bonham tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bonham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonham avoids it.
Bonham lands a nice knee to the body.
Bonham tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Barnes lands a left hand.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonham lands with a left to the head.
Bonham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonham.
Bonham tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Bonham scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonham missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonham's efforts to push away.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Bonham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonham lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Frankie Barnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Bonham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonham to score with a decent uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonham.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Bonham.
Barnes replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bonham blocks it well.
Bonham lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
Bonham uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Barnes is rocked!
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonham finish him?
The fighters circle, before Bonham throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Barnes's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Bonham lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). John Bonham!
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