PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 293 p4p, 13 weight class) and Kobi Shelton (ranked 637 p4p, 32 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bonifacio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Noypi by Bamboo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bonifacio
vs
Shelton

162 cm
26
142 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

158 cm
26
142 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 7 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobi Shelton!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio lands a right hook to the body.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio is looking to counter punch.
Good shot there by Bonifacio.

Bonifacio clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shelton.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Shelton.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shelton.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Bonifacio letting Shelton take a breather here.
Bonifacio cracks Shelton with a nice body shot.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the side of Shelton's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelton blocks a body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio pushes Shelton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shelton looking to stall.
Shelton tries to stall but Bonifacio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bonifacio lands a body punch.
Shelton wants to stall.
Shelton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bonifacio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bonifacio lands a body punch.
Bonifacio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bonifacio lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shelton backwards.
Shelton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio is leaning against Shelton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonifacio presses Shelton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonifacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shelton backwards.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shelton effectively controlling the action here.
Bonifacio is pressed up against the cage. Shelton 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.
Andres Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobi Shelton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelton looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelton. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonifacio cracks Shelton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shelton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Kobi Shelton has been cut.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bonifacio! Shelton is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andres Bonifacio!
Andres Bonifacio retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Andres Bonifacio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.