PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magyan Murko (ranked 5107 p4p, 371 weight class) and Steven Bonner (ranked 3848 p4p, 319 weight class). Bonner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dhal Jaun Main-Akshay Kumar & Ileana D'cruz. Steven Bonner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murko
vs
Bonner

181 cm
20
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
146 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Red Light Coffeeshop

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magyan Murko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Bonner!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Bonner.
Murko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murko thuds his shin into the meat of Bonner's side.
Bonner lands a right hook to the body.
Murko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murko defending well as Bonner loads up on a big left hand.
Bonner misses with a wild body shot.
Bonner ducks under a wild hook from Murko.
Murko misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Bonner there.
Murko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonner.
Bonner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Murko misses the target.
Bonner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murko.
Bonner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murko.
Murko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murko walks into a straight right hand from Bonner.
Bonner dips to his left and cracks Murko with an uppercut!
Bonner lands a nice shot that snaps Murko's head back.
Murko misses with a looping left.
Murko stuns Bonner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonner.
Murko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle -Apply Within in the buildup to the fight.
Bonner misses with a hook.
Bonner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murko.
Good shot there by Murko.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bonner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonner's head backwards.
Murko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonner. Bonner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonner moves out of range as Murko throws a body kick.
Bonner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonner. Murko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murko throws a right and a left that Bonner avoids nicely.
Bonner scores with a punch to the head.
Bonner cracks a nice hook into Murko's ribs.
Bonner scores with a hook to the body. Murko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bonner as he connects with a hook.
Bonner swings for the body but Murko moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonner slips under a jab from Murko.
Bonner misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Bonner. Beautiful body shot.
Murko throws a wild body kick that Bonner sees coming a mile off.
Bonner looks to throw the jab but Murko is out of range.
Murko throws a front kick aimed at Bonner's knee but Bonner avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonner misses the target.
Murko misses with a right hand
and Bonner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murko throws a low kick, looking for Bonner's leg but Bonner calmly moves out of range.
Murko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonner loads up on a big right hand but Murko slips the punch.
Murko slips a straight right by Bonner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bonner moves out of range as Murko throws a body kick.
Bonner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonner slips under a jab from Murko.
Bonner throws a right and a left that Murko avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murko throws a leg kick but Bonner checks it.
Bonner is looking for the big counter here.
Murko throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonner counters with a nice body shot.
Bonner lands a body shot.
Bonner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonner misses with a hook. Murko ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murko takes a swing at Bonner's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Murko scores with a nice head shot.
Bonner slips a jab from Murko.
Bonner throws a poor cross that misses
and Murko counters with a thumping low kick.
Murko connects with a nice looking jab.
Bonner blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Bonner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murko slips under a jab from Bonner.
Murko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonner with a hook.
Bonner ducks under a wild hook from Murko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Bonner misses its intended target.
Murko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murko's corner calls for a 1-2. Murko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bonner cracks Murko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonner tests Murko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonner defending well as Murko loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Murko finds it's way through Bonner's defenses.
Bonner lands a lovely overhand right.
Murko thumps Bonner with a low kick.
Murko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Murko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murko throws a lazy right hand but Bonner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murko throws a shot from downtown. Bonner moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Bonner. Those never looked like landing.
Bonner throws a jab but it's blocked by Murko.
An inside leg kick lands from Murko.
Steven Bonner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonner misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonner staying out of range there.
Bonner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Bonner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A clash of legs there as Bonner blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Murko.
Murko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Murko misses the target.
Murko throws a front kick aimed at Bonner's knee but Bonner avoids it well.
It seemed like Bonner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murko throws out the jab.
Bonner throws a jab when Murko was well out of range.
Murko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Bonner.
Bonner tries to bum rush Murko with a series of wild strikes but Murko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy body kick from Murko
and Bonner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murko thinking.
Bonner moves out of range of the body kick.
Murko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bonner swings for the body but Murko moves out of range.
Murko thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bonner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murko throws a leg kick but Bonner moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonner ducks under a wild hook from Murko.
Bonner scores with a jab.
Bonner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Bonner.
Bonner just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonner throws a big shot that misses.
Murko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonner misses with a hook to the body
and Murko counters with a stiff right hand.
Murko misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonner! But no joy.
Bonner misses with a hook
letting Murko counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Bonner.
Murko ducks under a wild hook from Bonner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Bonner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bonner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magyan Murko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murko.
Nice body kick there by Murko.
Bonner misses with a wild body shot.
Murko looks to throw the jab but Bonner is out of range.
Bonner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonner there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Murko misses.
A right-left combo lands from Bonner.

Murko is rocked!
Bonner connects with a body shot that sends Murko's belly button to the back.
Oh Murko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonner throws out a loose jab but Murko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bonner avoids it.
Murko seems to have got his legs back now.
Murko staying out of range there.
Murko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonner throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner looks to score with a jab to the body but Murko is just out of range.
Murko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bonner misses with an uppercut.
Bonner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murko slips under a jab from Bonner.
And Murko counters with a quick kick to the body but Bonner blocks it.
Murko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Murko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bonner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murko can pounce on him.
A big left from Bonner misses.
Murko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonner.
Murko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murko scores with a decent looking hook.
Murko misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonner throws a right and a left that Murko avoids nicely.
Murko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bonner avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bonner misses with a looping right.

Bonner lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Murko sprawling to the canvas. Bonner follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Murko hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murko is looking to improve his position.
Murko preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murko moves into full guard.
Murko pulls Bonner in close to his closed guard and prevents Bonner from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Murko throws a lazy right hand but Bonner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murko misses with a kick to the body.
Murko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bonner takes a step back to recover.
Bonner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bonner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murko at a distance.
Murko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonner scores with a jab. Murko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bonner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Bonner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Bonner!
Our winner, Steven Bonner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.