PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lemuel Bonner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kathok Suwek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bonner
vs
Suwek

180 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lemuel Bonner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kathok Suwek!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suwek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bonner managing to control the position.
Suwek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bonner is pulling down on Suwek's head. It's preventing any offense from Suwek, at least for the moment.
Bonner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suwek is fighting to break Bonner's control of his arms but Bonner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonner wants to sweep here but Suwek controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Suwek gets tackled into the cage by Bonner. Bonner maintains the clinch.

Suwek has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bonner uses from the top position.
Suwek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suwek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bonner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bonner postures up and lands a big shot to Suwek's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suwek wants to control the position but Bonner says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bonner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suwek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bonner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Suwek looking for a kimura from the bottom but Bonner passes into side control!
Suwek looks winded!
Bonner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Suwek will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Bonner tries for a kimura but Suwek is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner slows the pace down.
Bonner working the body and head with strikes.
Suwek takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bonner controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suwek trying to control but Bonner flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Bonner lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Bonner.
Bonner scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonner is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Bonner lands shots from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lemuel Bonner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bonner drives through with a takedown into Suwek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bonner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suwek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bonner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bonner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bonner has Suwek up against the cage in a clinch.

Bonner jumps guard and drags Suwek to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bonner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Lemuel Bonner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suwek must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bonner manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bonner leaning against his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bonner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bonner has Suwek pressed against the cage, preventing Suwek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suwek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonner has him pressed against the cage.

Bonner manages to break the clinch.
Suwek fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bonner rushes Suwek and presses him up against the cage.
Suwek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bonner blocking some punches.

Suwek turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Suwek is breathing heavily.
Bonner manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bonner preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bonner wants to improve his position but Suwek is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonner holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bonner is refusing to be controlled, as Suwek sits in half guard.
Bonner controlling the position well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lemuel Bonner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Suwek throws a head kick that misses

and Bonner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bonner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suwek can do to turn this around?
Bonner is taking a breather. Suwek says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bonner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bonner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Bonner.
Bonner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bonner 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suwek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suwek shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bonner desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Suwek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonner keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bonner is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bonner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Suwek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Suwek's back!
Bonner keeps control of the position easily here as Suwek tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner lands a shot to the head.
Bonner lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Suwek.
Bonner looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
What can Suwek do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bonner punches Suwek on the ear.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bonner controlling the positon.
Bonner lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Suwek hold on?!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonner lands with a hammerfist to the side of Suwek's head.
Bonner scores with strikes from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lemuel Bonner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lemuel Bonner!