PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boreste Bardanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bardanos comes to the cage accompanied by My Kingdom Will Come. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bardanos
vs
Wonha

164 cm
30
145 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

161 cm
32
145 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boreste Bardanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Incheol Wonha!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bardanos throws a combination. Wonha tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bardanos avoids the body shot from Wonha.
Bardanos shoots in looking for a takedown. Wonha tries to sprawl out of it but Bardanos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wonha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been informed that Wonha has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bardanos. Wonha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wonha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Wonha.
Bardanos scores with a nice strike.
Bardanos checks a low kick from Wonha.

Wonha closes the distance and pushes Bardanos back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha working Bardanos over with knees to the body.

Bardanos pulls guard effortlessly.
Wonha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bardanos's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonha with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wonha is pressing down on Bardanos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bardanos is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wonha is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wonha tries to pass to full mount but Bardanos defends it.
Bardanos is looking to control Wonha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bardanos avoid being mounted?
Bardanos is looking for a sweep. Wonha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two 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.
Wonha wants to pass to mount but Bardanos is defending the position.
Bardanos is looking for a sweep. Wonha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bardanos is not content to let Wonha control the position.
Bardanos tries to roll over but Wonha keeps him under control.

Bardanos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wonha pulls his head out easily.
Bardanos trying to get back to full guard but Wonha takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Wonha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bardanos is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos working to try and regain half guard.
Wonha wants to control the pace but Bardanos is squirming around nicely.
Bardanos working to try and regain half guard.
Wonha content just to control the position here.
Bardanos is working to get back to half guard.

That's four 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.
Wonha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bardanos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bardanos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bardanos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wonha looking to control but Bardanos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bardanos tries to improve his position but instead Wonha has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wonha scores with a decent looking hook.
A lazy left from Wonha finds it's target.
Bardanos throws a jab when Wonha was well out of range.
Wonha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wonha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bardanos's sensitive parts.
Wonha throws a sloppy head kick and Bardanos moves out of range easily.
Bardanos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonha.
Bardanos misses with a series of wild punches.
Wonha doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bardanos throws a hook but Wonha avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bardanos.
Wonha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boreste Bardanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha tries to work over Bardanos's front leg with a kick but Bardanos checks it.
It looked like Bardanos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wonha.
A slow jab from Bardanos misses its intended target.
Wonha throws a body punch but Bardanos moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bardanos throws a shot to the body.
Bardanos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonha.
Wonha misses with a kick to the body.
Bardanos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bardanos lands a nice shot to the body.
Wonha throws a chopping leg kick but Bardanos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wonha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bardanos looks to throw the jab but Wonha is out of range.
Bardanos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Wonha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wonha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wonha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bardanos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bardanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bardanos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wonha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardanos.
Wonha misses with a straight left.
Bardanos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wonha as he jumps to the side.
Wonha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bardanos manages to avoid it.
Bardanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Wonha responds with a good body kick, but Bardanos manages to step out the way in time.
Bardanos scores with a hook to the body. Wonha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good exchange - Bardanos coming out on top.
Bardanos checks a low kick from Wonha.
Bardanos goes for a double leg but Wonha avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wonha continues to drive forward.
Wonha is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boreste Bardanos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonha is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bardanos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wonha scrambles back to his feet.
Wonha throws a jab but it's blocked by Bardanos.
Bardanos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wonha only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wonha throws a low kick but Bardanos moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Wonha.
It looks like Bardanos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Boreste Bardanos is winning the standup battle so far.
Wonha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bardanos.
Wonha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bardanos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wonha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bardanos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wonha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Incheol Wonha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wonha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Bardanos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wonha under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha misses with a wild body shot.
Bardanos blocks a head kick by Wonha.
Bardanos moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bardanos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wonha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wonha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bardanos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bardanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wonha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bardanos rather than just go for the knockout.

Bardanos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bardanos wants to control from the top but Wonha keeps moving.
Wonha wants to sweep here but Bardanos controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boreste Bardanos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wonha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bardanos throws an overhand right that lands on Wonha's shoulder, as Wonha tries to avoid the shot.
Bardanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonha.
Bardanos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bardanos throws a big shot that misses.
Wonha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wonha. Bardanos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wonha 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 Bardanos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bardanos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wonha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha throws a leg kick but Bardanos moved away.
Wonha motions for Bardanos to come forward. Wonha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bardanos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wonha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bardanos with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos misses the shot to the body.
Wonha walks into a stiff left hand from Bardanos.
Bardanos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Bardanos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bardanos showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wonha tries to get to full guard but Bardanos has control of the leg.
Bardanos is thwarting Wonha's attempts to control the position.
Wonha has his hands clasped together around Bardanos's back. He's all about the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bardanos wants to work for an arm triangle but Wonha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wonha gets full guard.
Bardanos trying to control the position from guard on top but Wonha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bardanos landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha is controlling Bardanos's posture.
Wonha wants to sweep here but Bardanos controlling him for the moment.
Bardanos is fighting to break Wonha's control of his arms but Wonha is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bardanos slips under a jab.
Bardanos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wonha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wonha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bardanos. That did some damage!
Wonha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wonha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bardanos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice body punch from Bardanos.
Bardanos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bardanos lands with a shot to the body.
Wonha throws a low kick but Bardanos moves out of range easily.
Bardanos misses with a looping right.
Wonha avoids the body shot from Bardanos.
Bardanos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wonha.
It looked like Bardanos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bardanos looks to land a right hand but Wonha moved out of range.
Bardanos sets himself, and Wonha steps forward looking for the clinch! Bardanos avoids it this time.
Bardanos misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boreste Bardanos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bardanos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boreste Bardanos!
Boreste Bardanos thanked the fans post fight for their support.