PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 623 p4p, 1397 weight class) and Sao Alela (ranked 95 p4p, 184 weight class). Bonifacio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Karate - Kennedy. Alela is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cryin' Like a Bitch. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bonifacio
vs
Alela

184 cm
39
163
17 - 18 - 0

180 cm
38
160
27 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sao Alela!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alela slips a straight right by Bonifacio .
Alela looks to land a right hand but Bonifacio moved out of range.
It looked like Bonifacio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alela moves away.
Alela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alela scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bonifacio checks a leg kick.
Alela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alela throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio . Alela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alela is looking to slow Bonifacio down with leg kicks.
Bonifacio cracks a nice hook into Alela's ribs.
Bonifacio throws a body shot but no joy.
Alela is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alela looks to land a combination but Bonifacio avoids it well.
Alela throws a hook but Bonifacio avoids it easily.
Bonifacio misses with a two punch combination.
Bonifacio scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alela with a nice calf kick.
Bonifacio misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Alela. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela loads up on a big right hand but Bonifacio slips the punch.
Bonifacio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonifacio .

Bonifacio moves into range and clinches up with Alela.

Alela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio misses with a double jab.
Bonifacio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonifacio throws out the jab.
Bonifacio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bonifacio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alela throws out the jab.
Alela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Alela closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bonifacio to the mat! Bonifacio manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonifacio is keeping the position for now.
Bonifacio managing to control the position.
Alela stays in close to Bonifacio 's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonifacio is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alela looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alela wants to control from the top but Bonifacio keeps moving.
Bonifacio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bonifacio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alela on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio keeping moving, preventing Alela from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bonifacio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Alela is just out of range.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Alela moves out of range.
Luigi Bonifacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonifacio misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonifacio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alela can pounce on him.
Bonifacio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonifacio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bonifacio throws a nice looking combination but Alela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonifacio clobbers Alela with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonifacio . That did some damage!
Bonifacio lands with a cross.
Bonifacio tries to clinch
and Alela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio doesn't manage to clinch there - Alela circles away.
Alela throws a right hand that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a straight right hand.
Bonifacio stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Alela misses.
Bonifacio is looking to counter punch.
Bonifacio misses with the combination.
Alela thuds his right hand into Bonifacio 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alela fakes the leg kick and cracks Bonifacio in the body.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alela.
Bonifacio throws a big shot that misses.
Alela lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alela swinging wildly here.
Alela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Alela swinging wildly here.
Alela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonifacio dips to his left and cracks Alela with an uppercut!
Alela throws a hook but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alela stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luigi Bonifacio will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alela looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bonifacio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luigi Bonifacio is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonifacio blocks the leg kick.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Alela doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alela misses with a takedown attempt - Bonifacio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bonifacio throws out a powerful jab.
Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alela.
Bonifacio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alela with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alela misses with a body kick.
Bonifacio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonifacio backing away here, and Alela unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonifacio is out of range and Alela settles back down.
Alela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonifacio momentarily.
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!
Alela throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela throws a leg kick but Bonifacio moved away.
Alela blocks a jab.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alela manages to avoid it.
Alela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonifacio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alela.
Alela looks to land a right hand but Bonifacio moved out of range.
Bonifacio tries to clinch there but Alela circles away.
Alela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonifacio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio is looking to wear down Alela with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alela keeps the fight on the outside.
Alela slips a jab from Bonifacio .
Alela was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good work by Bonifacio as he checks the leg kick.
Alela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alela throws a sloppy head kick
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonifacio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Alela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Bonifacio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alela.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alela scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the body from Alela misses
and Bonifacio counters with a stiff right hand.
Alela moves out of range as Bonifacio strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alela moves forwards but Bonifacio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Bonifacio avoids the head kick by Alela.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alela. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bonifacio checks a leg kick.
Alela tests Bonifacio 's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Alela closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bonifacio did well to prevent Alela getting side control.
Alela slows the pace down in half guard.
Alela not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Alela is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bonifacio sees it coming and defends easily.

Alela is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bonifacio is just riding it out for now. Alela eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alela is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bonifacio sees it coming and defends easily.
Alela tries to pass to full mount but Bonifacio defends it.

Alela is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alela thows a huge punch but Bonifacio dodges it nicely.
Alela is keen to just control but Bonifacio is a slippery customer.
Alela working Bonifacio over with strikes.
Alela is trying to control. Bonifacio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alela throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

Alela wants to work for an arm triangle but Bonifacio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonifacio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sao Alela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bonifacio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Alela misses.
Alela falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Bonifacio counter with a right hand.
Alela lands with a good body shot.
Alela keeps the fight on the outside.
Sao Alela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alela misses with a looping left.
Alela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonifacio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonifacio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonifacio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Alela 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bonifacio at a distance.
Bonifacio throws a body shot but no joy.
Alela tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Bonifacio swings for the body but Alela moves out of range.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alela was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio backing away here, and Alela unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bonifacio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alela.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands the left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alela.
Bonifacio lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Alela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alela misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Alela misses
and Bonifacio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio .
A little jabbing left from Alela on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alela listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alela throws the left hand but Bonifacio avoids the punch easily.
Alela walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonifacio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonifacio moves out of range as Alela strikes.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alela was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Alela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alela lands a nice hook to Bonifacio 's body. Bonifacio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Alela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Bonifacio .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Alela.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alela was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Alela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alela takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alela scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Bonifacio .
Nice takedown defense from Bonifacio . No joy for Alela on that attempt.
Alela throws a head kick that Bonifacio semi-blocks.
Alela throws a hook but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alela swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio .
Alela throws out a counter right but Bonifacio avoids it with no problem.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up.
Bonifacio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alela backs up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio . Alela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alela shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bonifacio eats them both and turns towards Alela to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bonifacio blocks a head kick by Alela.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela throws out a leg kick but Bonifacio moves out of range and Alela only half commits.
Bonifacio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alela.
Bonifacio stuffs the takedown.
Luigi Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sao Alela.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alela keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Bonifacio .
Alela looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bonifacio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Alela moves out of range.
Alela raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Alela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Alela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Bonifacio forces Alela back against the cage and clinches.
Alela lands with a right to the head.
Alela has Bonifacio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonifacio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bonifacio presses Alela against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bonifacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Alela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alela looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alela throws a sloppy head kick and Bonifacio moves out of range easily.
Alela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Alela swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alela throws a chopping leg kick but Bonifacio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bonifacio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonifacio moves away from the strike by Alela.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Alela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alela.
Alela has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonifacio .

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 Luigi Bonifacio .
I think Bonifacio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sao Alela!
After the big win, Sao Alela made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Luigi Bonifacio spoke after the fight, saying 'I am the BEST!'.