PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Abner (ranked 1647 p4p, 3283 weight class) and Pedro Bonzela Franco (ranked 213 p4p, 398 weight class). Uncle Abner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Abner
vs
Bonzela Franco

197 cm
21
265
6 - 7 - 0

180 cm
21
257
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Bonzela Franco!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonzela Franco takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Bonzela Franco closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Abner's guard.
Bonzela Franco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abner wants to improve his position but instead Bonzela Franco has moved into half guard.

Abner is defending against the submission attempts here by Bonzela Franco.
Bonzela Franco is looking to advance position but Abner won't allow it.
Bonzela Franco sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bonzela Franco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Abner kicks off Bonzela Franco and gets to his feet.
Abner throws a head kick but Bonzela Franco moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonzela Franco has his takedown stuffed
and Abner counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonzela Franco misses with a takedown attempt
and Abner counters with a head kick. That will keep Bonzela Franco thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bonzela Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonzela Franco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abner.
Bonzela Franco throws the kick towards the body but Abner avoids it.

Bonzela Franco feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bonzela Franco trying to control but Abner is working from the bottom.
Bonzela Franco won't allow Abner to sweep him here.
Bonzela Franco passes Abner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Abner is doing well to control the position and prevent Bonzela Franco from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonzela Franco prevents Abner from improving his position.
Bonzela Franco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abner is trying to escape back to his feet but Bonzela Franco uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abner is not content to let Bonzela Franco control the position.
Abner struggling a bit here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bonzela Franco throws an elbow but Abner slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner pushes Bonzela Franco away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bonzela Franco gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Abner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bonzela Franco cracks Abner with a big elbow.
Abner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bonzela Franco on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Abner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonzela Franco fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Abner tries to bench press Bonzela Franco off him but Bonzela Franco keeps the position.
Abner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bonzela Franco.
Abner tries to escape but Bonzela Franco is in control.
A lull in the action here.
Abner taking a bit of punishment here - Bonzela Franco scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonzela Franco is looking to take a break and control but Abner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abner is looking to regain half guard here but Bonzela Franco keeps moving and retains side control.
Abner struggling a bit here.
Bonzela Franco trying to control the action but Abner is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Bonzela Franco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Abner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pedro Bonzela Franco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Abner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bonzela Franco shoots in for a takedown but Abner shows good takedown defense.

Bonzela Franco gets the takedown into side control.
Bonzela Franco advances to full mount.
Bonzela Franco won't let Abner get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bonzela Franco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abner is looking to escape.
Bonzela Franco avoids the attempt from Abner to control.
Bonzela Franco throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Abner because Bonzela Franco loaded up on that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner is squirming around, avoiding Bonzela Franco's attempts to control the action.
Pedro Bonzela Franco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abner wants to get back to his feet.
Abner is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Uncle Abner has been cut.
Bonzela Franco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abner is desperately trying to improve his position but Bonzela Franco has a good base and remains in mount.
Abner is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bonzela Franco prevents Abner from getting the reversal.
Bonzela Franco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Abner wants to control but Bonzela Franco is having none of it.
Bonzela Franco cracks Abner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Jeez, Uncle Abner's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Uncle Abner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pedro Bonzela Franco!