PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Bonnano (ranked 3874 p4p, 177 weight class) and Jason Tolevski (ranked 22405 p4p, 313 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bonnano
vs
Tolevski

170 cm
27
144 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
29
147 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Bonnano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Tolevski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolevski misses with a head kick.
Tolevski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bonnano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonnano wants it to stay on the feet.
Tolevski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bonnano but Bonnano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ralph Bonnano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Tolevski.
Bonnano swats away the attempt to clinch by Tolevski.
Bonnano changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tolevski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bonnano.
Tolevski feints a counter leg kick.
Bonnano shoots in and drives through. Tolevski sprawls well.
Bonnano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tolevski is fending him off so far but Bonnano persists. Nope, Tolevski circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tolevski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bonnano wants to stand back up but Tolevski manages to pass into side control.
Tolevski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonnano on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tolevski decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tolevski stuffs the takedown attempt from Bonnano. Bonnano gets slowly back to his feet.
Tolevski slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonnano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Bonnano with that takedown attempt.
Tolevski misses with a double jab.
Bonnano throws out a powerful jab.

Tolevski gets a double leg takedown into Bonnano's guard.
Tolevski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bonnano being controlled here, momentarily.
Tolevski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonnano is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolevski is still trying to improve position.
Tolevski trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonnano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tolevski passes into half guard.
Tolevski slips a nice elbow through Bonnano's hands, connecting with Bonnano's forehead.
Bonnano wants to improve his position but Tolevski is controlling well.
Bonnano desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tolevski sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tolevski stands up out of the half guard.
Tolevski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bonnano half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tolevski with a poor takedown

and Bonnano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bonnano trying to control but Tolevski is working from the bottom.
Tolevski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tolevski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bonnano wants to control from the top but Tolevski keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnano engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bonnano trying to control but Tolevski is working from the bottom.
Bonnano controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolevski will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonnano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tolevski defends well and Bonnano ends up having to push Tolevski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Tolevski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bonnano tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tolevski is in Bonnano's guard.

Bonnano uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Bonnano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Tolevski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tolevski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bonnano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Jason Tolevski has been cut.
Bonnano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tolevski momentarily.

Tolevski is rocked!
Tolevski ducks into an uppercut from Bonnano and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ralph Bonnano!