PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theophile Bonnet (ranked 6739 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ojiofor Osinachi (ranked 4711 p4p, 0 weight class). Ojiofor Osinachi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bonnet
vs
Osinachi

168 cm
20
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theophile Bonnet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ojiofor Osinachi!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnet misses with a takedown attempt - Osinachi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bonnet misses with a two punch combination.

Osinachi moves into range and clinches up with Bonnet.
Bonnet jumps guard but Osinachi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bonnet is trying to drag Osinachi to the mat but Osinachi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theophile Bonnet. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Osinachi pulls guard.
Osinachi with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Bonnet can't handle though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Osinachi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bonnet has picked Osinachi up and slammed him! Osinachi can't keep hold of the triangle and Bonnet manages to pass to side control!
Osinachi is looking for a sweep.
Osinachi is trying to control Bonnet's posture but Bonnet avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osinachi is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnet works to advance to full mount. Osinachi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Bonnet working for a guillotine from mount but Osinachi is in no mood to give up.
Bonnet really is a fat lump.
Osinachi is working to get back to half guard.
Osinachi tries to hold on but Bonnet postures up.
You get the feeling that Osinachi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bonnet controlling from mount.
Bonnet working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnet throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bonnet controlling the position easily from mount.
Bonnet looking to finish with strikes here!
Osinachi gets back to half guard.

Bonnet is looking for a kimura here.
Bonnet is looking to stall here but Osinachi recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnet's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Osinachi is looking to stand up but Bonnet isn't so interested in that idea.
Bonnet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Osinachi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bonnet manages to get himself to full guard.

Osinachi postures up.
Bonnet working a defensive guard but Osinachi manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ground and pound from Osinachi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Osinachi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Osinachi fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ojiofor Osinachi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bonnet tries to score with a low kick but Osinachi moves his leg out of the way.
Theophile Bonnet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonnet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Osinachi pinned against the cage. Osinachi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Osinachi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Bonnet tries to sprawl but Osinachi drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Bonnet kicks Osinachi off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonnet fails with a takedown attempt.
Osinachi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bonnet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bonnet misses with a takedown

and Osinachi counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theophile Bonnet. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osinachi is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Bonnet manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bonnet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bonnet keeping moving, preventing Osinachi from controlling successfully.
Osinachi wants to pass the guard but Bonnet is keeping the position.
Bonnet throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two 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.
Osinachi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Bonnet isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Osinachi stacks Bonnet on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Osinachi!
Bonnet takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Osinachi landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Bonnet's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnet is trying to buck Osinachi off.
Bonnet is not content to let Osinachi control the position.

Osinachi decides to stand back up.
Bonnet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonnet wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Bonnet with that takedown attempt.
Osinachi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Osinachi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Osinachi drives through and clinches with Bonnet against the cage.
Osinachi taking a breather.
Bonnet working aggressively here.
Bonnet tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Osinachi just stands there and leans against the cage.

Osinachi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Bonnet as Osinachi shoots in.
Bonnet half committed to a counter leg kick.
Osinachi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bonnet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osinachi shoots in for a double leg but Bonnet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Osinachi shoots in for a double leg but Bonnet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Osinachi rushes Bonnet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ojiofor Osinachi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Bonnet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Osinachi swivels and escapes.
Osinachi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonnet defends it nicely.
Bonnet went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Osinachi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bonnet manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bonnet looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Osinachi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bonnet trying to keep a closed guard but Osinachi is proving a slippery customer.
Osinachi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnet trying to control the position.
Osinachi wants to stand but Bonnet has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Osinachi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Osinachi throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Theophile Bonnet has been cut.

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.
Bonnet doesn't manage to clinch there - Osinachi circles away.
Bonnet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Osinachi as he jumps to the side.
Osinachi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bonnet tries to clinch up.

Osinachi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Osinachi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonnet closes the distance but Osinachi moves to the side

and Osinachi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bonnet's guard.
Osinachi works over Bonnet with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bonnet is on top in guard.

Osinachi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bonnet defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnet trying to control but Osinachi is working from the bottom.
Bonnet slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Osinachi trying to control the position.
Ojiofor Osinachi has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bonnet sitting in guard here, content to control.

Osinachi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bonnet defends well.
Bonnet throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonnet tries to free his leg and advance position but Osinachi is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ojiofor Osinachi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Osinachi 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ojiofor Osinachi!