PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 628 p4p, 29 weight class) and Hamid Sourian (ranked 1268 p4p, 66 weight class). Bonifacio comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Sourian comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Number One kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Andres Bonifacio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bonifacio
vs
Sourian

162 cm
26
142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

169 cm
26
142 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BEAST

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hamid Sourian!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio throws an overhand right that lands on Sourian's shoulder, as Sourian tries to avoid the shot.
Sourian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonifacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonifacio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sourian. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sourian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sourian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonifacio as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Bonifacio. No joy for Sourian on that attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonifacio misses the target.
Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sourian.
Bonifacio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bonifacio scores with a nice strike.
Sourian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bonifacio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sourian.
Andres Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamid Sourian.

Bonifacio drives through and clinches with Sourian against the cage.
Sourian scores with a shot to the side of Bonifacio's head.
Sourian misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sourian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonifacio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bonifacio stops a takedown attempt from Sourian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sourian.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sourian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio lands a shot to the body.
Sourian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sourian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sourian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Sourian has Bonifacio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonifacio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sourian backwards.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sourian tries for a takedown but Bonifacio manages to get underhooks.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sourian changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bonifacio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bonifacio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hamid Sourian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bonifacio closes the distance and clinches.
Bonifacio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the side of Sourian's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sourian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio tries to throw a body punch but Sourian avoids it by throwing Bonifacio back against the cage.
Sourian misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sourian backwards.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sourian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sourian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sourian throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
A short body shot lands from Bonifacio as the two fighters clinch.
Sourian wants a takedown but no success here.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sourian struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sourian or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sourian.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonifacio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
A body shot lands from Bonifacio.
Sourian misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Bonifacio as the two fighters clinch.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Sourian.
Bonifacio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sourian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio gets through Sourian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sourian tries to break free but Bonifacio pushes him back against the cage.
Sourian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sourian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
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 shot in the inside from Bonifacio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body.
Sourian has Bonifacio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonifacio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sourian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio pushes Sourian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sourian tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bonifacio lands a left hand.
Sourian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonifacio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bonifacio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sourian.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Sourian misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Hamid Sourian has been cut.
Sourian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonifacio throws a shot to the body.
Sourian keeps the fight on the outside.
Andres Bonifacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Bonifacio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Bonifacio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamid Sourian's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bonifacio clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Sourian.
Sourian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio works on Sourian's body with a couple of short punches.
Sourian is trying to push Bonifacio away but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bonifacio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sourians head.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Sourian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sourian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Sourian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sourian wants a takedown but no success here.
Sourian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Sourian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sourian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sourian can do to turn this around?
Sourian misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonifacio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sourian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sourian misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but Sourian blocks it.
Bonifacio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sourian can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonifacio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sourian tries to pull guard but Bonifacio holds him up against the cage and eventually Sourian drops back down to his feet.
Sourian lands a damaging elbow.
Sourian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sourian is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bonifacio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andres Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamid Sourian.
Sourian is working for takedown but Bonifacio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sourian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sourian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sourian is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bonifacio scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Bonifacio.
Sourian throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Sourian lands a body shot.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sourian misses with a punch on the inside.
Sourian wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonifacio won't allow it.
Bonifacio is pressed up against the cage. Sourian has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bonifacio down to the mat. Bonifacio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sourian keeps the fight on the outside.
Sourian tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonifacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bonifacio clinches up against the cage.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Sourian drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bonifacio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sourian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio works on Sourian's body with a couple of short punches.
Sourian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio lands a body punch.
Bonifacio lands a left hand.
Bonifacio is pressed up against the cage. Sourian has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bonifacio down to the mat. Bonifacio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sourian is breathing heavily.
Bonifacio lands with a hook. Sourian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice sprawl there from Bonifacio as Sourian shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonifacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonifacio slips a jab and a cross from Sourian.
Sourian takes a swing at Bonifacio's ribcage but misses.
Bonifacio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No luck for Sourian with that takedown attempt.
Bonifacio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bonifacio connects with a nice looking jab.

Bonifacio closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Bonifacio on the inside.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sourian or not.
Sourian tries to work over Bonifacio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Bonifacio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bonifacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sourian backwards.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sourian tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bonifacio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sourian tries to throw a body punch but Bonifacio avoids it by throwing Sourian back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonifacio.
Sourian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sourian looking for a takedown.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio.
A short right from Bonifacio.
Andres Bonifacio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonifacio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sourian.
Bonifacio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Bonifacio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hamid Sourian's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bonifacio cracks Sourian with a hook to the temple - Sourian is on wobbly legs here! Bonifacio swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sourian falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bonifacio wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andres Bonifacio!
Andres Bonifacio retains his bantamweight title!
Andres Bonifacio thanked the fans post fight for their support.