PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Bonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Madrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madrox has chosen Probka by Intars Busulis as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bonny
vs
Madrox

190 cm
23
212 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
202 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

No Shit Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Bonny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Madrox!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madrox tries to clinch but Bonny moves out of range.
Madrox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonny.

Bonny looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Madrox!
Madrox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bonny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bonny won't let Madrox get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Bonny working for a submission but Madrox is keeping him at bay.
Bonny tries to control but Madrox wriggling away.
Madrox tries to buck Bonny off but he can't manage it.
Bonny unloads with some shots from mount but Madrox bucks and avoids them well.
Madrox is squirming around, avoiding Bonny's attempts to control the action.
Madrox trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonny is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bonny pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Madrox is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bonny looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bonny throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bonny throws some wild stikes that Madrox manages to avoid easily.
Madrox is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonny landing shots from mount.
Bonny with a couple of short strikes.
Bonny working the ground and pound effectively.
Bonny landing strikes from the mount.
Bonny wants to control the pace but Madrox is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Bonny there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bonny postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Madrox looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonny working Madrox over with strikes here.
Bonny wants to control the pace but Madrox is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madrox is trying to stand up.

Bonny goes for an armbar but Madrox turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Madrox.
Bonny is breathing heavily.
Bonny looking for a sweep. Not yet Bonny, not yet.

Bonny working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Madrox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Madrox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Madrox has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bonny is proving hard to escape from.
Bonny working a defensive guard here.
Bonny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bonny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Madrox wanted to stand there but Bonny had control of the position.
Madrox won't allow Bonny to sweep him here.
Bonny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bonny tries to get out of the position.
Madrox tries to stand but Bonny is controlling from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Madrox as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Bonny dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bonny fails with a takedown attempt.
Madrox tries to clinch but Bonny moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madrox thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bonny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Bonny closes the distance and clinches.
Madrox looking for a takedown.
Madrox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonny is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Madrox gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Madrox.
Bonny is pressed up against the cage. Madrox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bonny down to the mat. Bonny avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bonny misses with a looping left.

Bonny drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bonny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bonny trying to control the position from guard on top but Madrox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madrox wants to stand and escape but Bonny is having none of it.
Madrox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bonny.

Madrox kicks Bonny off and gets to his feet.
Bonny fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bonny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Madrox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonny throws a series of punches but Madrox avoids them all with ease.
Ryan Madrox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonny misses with a few strikes there.
Madrox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Bonny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonny fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Madrox misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bonny slips a straight right by Madrox.
Bonny throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Madrox's waist but Madrox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bonny off to one side.
Madrox misses with an uppercut. Bonny saw that one coming.
Bonny fails to land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonny shoots for a takedown but Madrox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Bonny shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that William Bonny will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bonny misses the shot to the body.
Madrox wants to clinch
and Bonny counters with a left and a right that stings Madrox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonny wants to clinch.
Madrox wants to clinch but Bonny slips to the side

and Bonny moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrox goes for a takedown attempt but Bonny pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Madrox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonny.
Ryan Madrox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonny fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Madrox closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madrox clinches but Bonny breaks the clinch

and Bonny counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Madrox wants to get back to his feet.
Bonny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bonny looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Madrox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Madrox pushes Bonny off looking to stand but Bonny dives back in and keeps control.
Madrox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonny is trying to control the action in half guard but Madrox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bonny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bonny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonny sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madrox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Madrox closes the distance but Bonny moves to the side

and Bonny counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bonny throws a big right hand that misses.

Madrox manages to escape and get back to his feet.
William Bonny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Madrox clinches.
Ryan Madrox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madrox has Bonny pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonny manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bonny prevents the takedown attempt.
William Bonny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Madrox.
Bonny drops down looking for an ankle pick but Madrox pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bonny fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Madrox sprawls well initially but Bonny persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Bonny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonny, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Bonny!