PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximo Bonini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Foley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Foley
vs
Bonini

215 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

187 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maximo Bonini!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bonini gets caught flat footed, as Foley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bonini wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Foley manages to pass to side control.

Bonini trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Foley manages to pass to mount!
Foley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonini is looking to improve his position but Foley isn't that keen on the idea.
Foley looking to finish Bonini with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bonini!
Foley punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonini working to try and regain half guard.
Bonini takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Foley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bonini hang on?
Foley prevents Bonini from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bonini keeps trying to improve his position.

Foley working for a submission but Bonini is keeping him at bay.
Bonini keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley working the ground and pound effectively.
Foley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bonini can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Foley punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foley lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Foley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Foley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonini is in a horrible position here. Foley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bonini is in all sorts of trouble here.
Foley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bonini wants to try and get back to his feet.
Foley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Foley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Foley cracks Bonini with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bonini is bucking up trying to escape but Foley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bonini can't escape the position.
Bonini looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Foley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Foley lands a couple of good shots and Bonini has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Foley is punishing Bonini with some ground and pound.
Foley lands shots from the back.
Foley scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bonini is looking for a way out.
Foley scores with strikes from the back.
Bonini is trapped and Foley is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Foley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bonini feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bonini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Foley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bonini is aware though and is defending well.
Foley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Foley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonini can do to turn this around?
Foley looking to control.
Foley controlling Bonini's posture.
Bonini must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kim Foley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonini wants to stand but Foley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bonini being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Bonini closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bonini lands in his opponent's guard.
Bonini stops Foley from standing up.
Foley pulls Bonini in close to prevent any damage.
Bonini wants to control from the top but Foley keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonini is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Foley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bonini trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonini scoring with some ground and pound.
Bonini wants to stand but Foley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonini trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foley trying to control the position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bonini fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Foley to the ground. Bonini is now in Foley's guard.

Foley manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Foley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bonini as he jumps to the side.

Bonini closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Foley quickly recovers to half guard.

Foley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bonini is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Foley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bonini to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Foley is pulling down on Bonini's head to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonini is looking to stand up but Foley won't let him.
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 Kim Foley will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Bonini tries to close the distance and clinch but Foley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Bonini scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Foley is trying is best to control the position here.
Bonini wants to get back to his feet.
Foley is trying to maintain the position but Bonini is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley is trying to stand back up but Bonini is controlling him
Bonini working Foley over with strikes.
Foley holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Foley kicks off Bonini and gets to his feet.
Bonini moves out of range as Foley throws a body kick.
Foley is looking to score with low kicks.
Bonini steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Foley.

Bonini scores with a takedown into Foley's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foley has control of Bonini's left arm, preventing Bonini from doing any damage.
Bonini is working Foley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonini passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Foley 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.
Foley is trying to control Bonini's posture but Bonini avoids it.
Bonini cracks Foley with a big elbow.
Foley wants to get back to his feet.
Foley is trying to get back to half guard.
Bonini wants to control but Foley is keeping him busy.

Bonini goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Foley rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bonini's guard! Nice work there by Foley!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Foley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bonini trying to strike off his back.
Bonini is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Foley is in close to Bonini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Foley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bonini looking to control but Foley passes into half guard.

Foley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bonini is just riding it out for now. Foley eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Foley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bonini is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Foley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Foley's back!
Maximo Bonini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim Foley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bonini is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Foley has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maximo Bonini.
Well Foley 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Foley!
The defeated Maximo Bonini had this to say: 'I gave him a chance because my promoter told me so.'.