PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 1172 p4p, 142 weight class) and DJ Thunda (ranked 3152 p4p, 343 weight class). Bonney comes to the cage accompanied by Call me Young Gun. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Henry Bonney
vs
Thunda

173 cm
39
149 lbs
35 - 20 - 1

181 cm
30
164 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$100)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 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 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunda throws a leg kick
and Bonney counters with a good low kick that Thunda was not able to check.
Thunda lands with a good body shot.
Bonney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thunda keeps Bonney at a distance using the push kick.
DJ Thunda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunda misses with a wild combination.
Bonney appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Thunda.
Bonney throwing a counter right hand but Thunda manages to avoid it.
Thunda throws an overhand right that lands on Bonney's shoulder, as Bonney tries to avoid the shot.
Thunda throws a leg kick which misses Bonney's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonney tries to avoid it.
Thunda throws a hook but Bonney avoids it easily.
Bonney throwing a counter right hand but Thunda manages to avoid it.
Thunda swings widly with a right hand
and Bonney counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunda misses with a hook. Bonney ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda 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.
Bonney moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonney blocks the leg kick.
Thunda throws an overhand right that lands on Bonney's shoulder, as Bonney tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Thunda coming out on top.
Thunda misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonney is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thunda swings widly with a right hand
and Bonney finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thunda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bonney backs up against the cage.
Bonney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thunda's head.
Thunda throws a hook to the side of Bonney's head but Bonney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Thunda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonney tried to counter with a leg kick but Thunda avoided it.
Thunda scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonney.
Bonney seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thunda throws a sloppy head kick

and Bonney moves into the clinch.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Bonney.
Bonney can't find room to land a body shot as Thunda controls the action.
Bonney effectively controlling the action here.

Thunda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thunda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonney was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunda.
Nice defenses there by Bonney.
Bonney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thunda tries to land a body kick
and Bonney counters with a right hand to the body.
Thunda throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bonney closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Thunda crashing to the mat! Thunda uses the cage to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

It looks like DJ Thunda has been cut.
Bonney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Henry Bonney should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on DJ Thunda's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thunda lands a slapping body shot.
Thunda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonney is looking to counter punch.
Thunda throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thunda thinking.
Thunda throws the kick towards the body but Bonney avoids it.
A jab from Thunda finds it's way through Bonney's defenses.
Bonney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thunda throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonney counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thunda looks to land a combination but Bonney avoids it well.
Bonney avoids the head kick by Thunda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney takes one to the side of the head.
Bonney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonney thinks about countering with a body kick.
Thunda misses with a combination
and Bonney counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bonney, as that shot connected.
Thunda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little feinted left hand from Bonney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thunda connects with a leg kick. Bonney looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thunda misses with an uppercut
and Bonney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thunda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thunda lands with a nice combination. Bonney backs away looking to recover.
Thunda misses with a right hand
and Bonney counters with a left to the body.
Thunda looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonney is just out of range.
Bonney looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bonney slips a straight right by Thunda.
Bonney is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thunda throws a combination that misses
and Bonney counters with a good low kick that Thunda was not able to check.
Thunda is breathing heavily.
Thunda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Bonney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thunda misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bonney's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda lands a head shot.
Bonney throws a body punch but Thunda moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Thunda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thunda misses with a hook
and Bonney counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
DJ Thunda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Bonney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thunda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonney circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunda.
Bonney misses with an uppercut. Thunda saw that one coming.
Thunda throws a head kick but Bonney moves out of range.
Thunda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bonney throws a push kick but Thunda slaps the foot to one side.
Thunda tries a quick counter leg kick but Bonney is wise to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thunda, right into the meat.
Bonney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thunda.
Bonney wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Thunda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DJ Thunda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bonney moves into range and clinches up with Thunda.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls for Bonney to work.
Bonney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonney.
Bonney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonney scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thunda or not.
Bonney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thunda's elbow.
A short right from Bonney on the inside.
Bonney misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunda lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Bonney - that landed with a thud.
Thunda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonney lands with a right to the head.
Bonney lands a body shot.
Bonney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thunda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thunda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thunda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonney blocks it with crossed arms.

Bonney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thunda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonney.
Bonney thinks about countering with a body kick.
Thunda cracks Bonney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Thunda tenderised Bonney's leg. Bonney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thunda.
Bonney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thunda misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming.
Bonney is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bonney.
Bonney avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Bonney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thunda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda wants to clinch up but Bonney keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Bonney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thunda.
Thunda tries to clinch up.
Thunda throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bonney misses its target.
Thunda throws a low kick but Bonney moves out of range easily.
Bonney throws a body punch but Thunda moves out of range.
Thunda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bonney throws a looping overhand right but Thunda ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Thunda does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bonney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thunda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bonney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thunda throws out the jab.
Thunda misses with a straight right.
Bonney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thunda.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William Henry Bonney.
I think Thunda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Henry Bonney!
Post fight, William Henry Bonney stared into the camera and said 'I told you I would make you famous! But unfortunately for you it means I took your belt! Keyboard warriors!'.