PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 282 p4p, 36 weight class) and Fujiwara Tsuyoshi (ranked 179 p4p, 25 weight class). Bonney comes into the arena with Call me Young Gun blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Henry Bonney
vs
Tsuyoshi

173 cm
38
149 lbs
35 - 17 - 1

172 cm
33
149 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Tsuyoshi misses.
Bonney jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tsuyoshi lands with a straight right. Bonney didn't see that one coming.
Tsuyoshi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bonney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Tsuyoshi misses.
Tsuyoshi swings for the body but Bonney moves out of range.
Bonney throws a leg kick
and Tsuyoshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bonney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bonney slips a jab from Tsuyoshi.
A shot to the liver by Bonney. Beautiful body shot.
Tsuyoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonney swings for the body but Tsuyoshi moves out of range.
Bonney looks to land a right hand but Tsuyoshi moved out of range.
Bonney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuyoshi looks to clinch
and Bonney counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bonney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tsuyoshi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tsuyoshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonney tries to land a front kick but Tsuyoshi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tsuyoshi drives through and clinches with Bonney against the cage.
Bonney scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi lands an elbow that stopped Bonney in his tracks for a moment.
Tsuyoshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tsuyoshi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonney's brow.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice elbow.

It looks like William Henry Bonney has been cut.
Tsuyoshi has a couple of punches blocked by Bonney.
Bonney lands with a right to the head.
Bonney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonney.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuyoshi blocking some punches.
Tsuyoshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonney controls his hands.
Tsuyoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tsuyoshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonney lands a nice shot to the body.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Bonney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tsuyoshi with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Tsuyoshi misses its intended target.
Bonney lands a slapping body shot.
Tsuyoshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney.
Bonney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Tsuyoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tsuyoshi misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming.
Tsuyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Bonney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bonney's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tsuyoshi under the eye.
Tsuyoshi swings for the body but Bonney moves out of range.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuyoshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsuyoshi.
Bonney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsuyoshi is just out of range.
Tsuyoshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tsuyoshi throws a right hand that Bonney ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonney also avoids with ease.
Tsuyoshi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Tsuyoshi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonney doesn't seem phased though.
Bonney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuyoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
Bonney misses with a body shot.

Bonney gets tackled into the cage by Tsuyoshi. Tsuyoshi maintains the clinch.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsuyoshi letting Bonney take a breather here.
Tsuyoshi throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonney.
Tsuyoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuyoshi controls his hands.
Bonney avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
Bonney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonney.
Bonney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonney managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonney.
Tsuyoshi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney stalling in the clinch but Tsuyoshi improves position.
Tsuyoshi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tsuyoshi tries to work over Bonney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonney misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fujiwara Tsuyoshi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Henry Bonney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bonney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsuyoshi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bonney.
Nice defenses there by Bonney.
Bonney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook.
Bonney is looking to wear down Tsuyoshi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tsuyoshi tests Bonney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tsuyoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Bonney.
Tsuyoshi misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney digs a good hook to Tsuyoshi's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Tsuyoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonney blocks a head kick by Tsuyoshi.
Bonney moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Tsuyoshi misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi lunges at Bonney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonney's hand.

Tsuyoshi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Bonney's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tsuyoshi lands an elbow inside.
Bonney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonney tries to score a body lock takedown but Tsuyoshi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tsuyoshi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonney's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Tsuyoshi fails to land.
Tsuyoshi lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsuyoshi.
Nice body punch from Bonney.
Bonney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonney tries to pull guard but Tsuyoshi holds him up against the cage and eventually Bonney drops back down to his feet.
Bonney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonney working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tsuyoshi as Bonney tries to tie him up.
Tsuyoshi takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tsuyoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonney avoids it.
Bonney blocks an elbow strike.
Bonney blocks an uppercut.
Bonney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tsuyoshi is defending well for now.
Tsuyoshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Bonney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
Bonney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonney working aggressively here.
Bonney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice elbow.
Tsuyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonney.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Henry Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonney.
Tsuyoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonney looking to stall.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi prevents a body shot from Bonney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi with a knee to the head.
Bonney misses with a knee to the head.
Bonney swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuyoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Bonney - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bonney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bonney looking to slow down the pace here.
Tsuyoshi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi misses with the head strike.
Tsuyoshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsuyoshi blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonney missing with knees to the body.
Bonney misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney blocking some punches.
Bonney presses Tsuyoshi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonney cracks Tsuyoshi with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonney.
Bonney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tsuyoshi blocks a body shot from Bonney.
Tsuyoshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Bonney breaks from the clinch.

Tsuyoshi moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Tsuyoshi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonney's defenses.
Bonney misses with a knee to the head.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
Bonney is trying to pull guard but Tsuyoshi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bonney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Bonney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tsuyoshi avoids it.
Bonney avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi lands a shot to the body.
Bonney misses with a knee strike.
Bonney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fujiwara Tsuyoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Henry Bonney's cut.
That's time! Bonney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bonney slips a jab from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tsuyoshi throws a series of punches but Bonney avoids them all with ease.
Bonney is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tsuyoshi is looking to clinch but Bonney is avoiding it.
Bonney's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tsuyoshi under the eye.
Bonney throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi walks into a jab.
Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuyoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
Tsuyoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.

Tsuyoshi closes the distance and pushes Bonney back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tsuyoshi prevents it.
Tsuyoshi lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tsuyoshi.
Bonney cracks Tsuyoshi with a nice body shot.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi is leaning against Bonney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Bonney tries to throw a body punch but Tsuyoshi avoids it by throwing Bonney back against the cage.
Bonney swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuyoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuyoshi scores with a knee to the head.

Bonney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsuyoshi checks a low kick from Bonney.
Tsuyoshi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bonney throws a chopping leg kick but Tsuyoshi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tsuyoshi wants to clinch.
Bonney tried to counter with a leg kick but Tsuyoshi avoided it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonney.
Tsuyoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonney.
Tsuyoshi unleashes a big counter combination but Bonney bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney throws a leg kick but Tsuyoshi sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Tsuyoshi has Bonney up against the cage in a clinch.
Tsuyoshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonney has a couple of punches blocked by Tsuyoshi.
Bonney gets through Tsuyoshi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuyoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bonney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi pushes Bonney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonney can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuyoshi controls the action.
Bonney tries to work over Tsuyoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsuyoshi has a couple of punches blocked by Bonney.
Tsuyoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi throws an elbow that misses.
Bonney misses with the head strike.
Bonney stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney misses with the head strike.
Bonney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bonney lands a shoulder strike.
Tsuyoshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuyoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tsuyoshi.
Bonney lands with a right to the head.
Tsuyoshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tsuyoshi digs a right hand into Bonney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonney's gas tank.
Tsuyoshi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bonney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tsuyoshi is defending well for now.
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Bonney prevents a body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi lands a shoulder strike.
Tsuyoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonney misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bonney misses with a body punch.
Bonney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bonney misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuyoshi lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonney.
Bonney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuyoshi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonneys head.
Bonney lands an uppercut.
A short left from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bonney fails to land.
Bonney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
Bonney trying to control the position but instead, Tsuyoshi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bonney into the cage.
Bonney misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsuyoshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tsuyoshi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
A very excited looking Fujiwara Tsuyoshi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.