PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Noriega (ranked 2072 p4p, 1506 weight class) and Benson Bonanza (ranked 186 p4p, 133 weight class). Noriega comes to the cage accompanied by MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Noriega
vs
Bonanza

181 cm
45
148
37 - 26 - 2

160 cm
43
155
25 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)
Vegan Gains

PWNAGE™
Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Noriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Benson Bonanza!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega tries to work over Bonanza's front leg with a kick but Bonanza checks it.
Bonanza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noriega fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonanza.
Noriega throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bonanza on the side of the head.
Noriega connects with a solid leg kick.
Noriega scores with a kick to the body.
Noriega getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Noriega jabs Bonanza right on the nose. Bonanza blinks but takes it well.
Bonanza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noriega lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Noriega connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega thows a body kick. Bonanza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Noriega as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega takes a swing at Bonanza's ribcage but misses.
Noriega really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Noriega tests Bonanza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noriega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Noriega misses.
Bonanza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bonanza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Noriega - the referee stops the clock and Bonanza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Noriega. Bonanza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Noriega scores with a jab to the jaw.
Noriega misses with a double jab.
Bonanza is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Noriega digs a good hook to Bonanza's body.
Noriega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonanza moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonanza! But no joy.
Noriega is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonanza drops his hands momentarily and Noriega takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a leg kick which misses Bonanza's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonanza tries to avoid it.
Noriega scores with a nice right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Noriega - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonanza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bonanza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Noriega dips to his left and cracks Bonanza with an uppercut!
Noriega scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Noriega scores with a leg kick.
Noriega pushes Bonanza away with a front kick.
Noriega scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Noriega is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Noriega scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Noriega listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Noriega thuds his shin into the meat of Bonanza's side.
Noriega connects with a nice looking jab.
Bonanza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bonanza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Noriega.
Noriega connects with a solid leg kick.
Noriega moves into range and connects with a jab.
Noriega lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Noriega.
A low kick lands for Noriega.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noriega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Bonanza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a body punch but Bonanza moves out of range.
Noriega moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBonanza.
Noriega throws a leg kick which misses Bonanza's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonanza tries to avoid it.
Noriega lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bonanza's sensitive parts.
Noriega dips to his left and cracks Bonanza with an uppercut!
Noriega fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonanza.
Noriega tries a low kick but Bonanza avoids it.
Bonanza throws out a counter right but Noriega avoids it with no problem.
Bonanza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Noriega throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonanza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noriega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Noriega darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Noriega dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A solid body kick from Noriega.
Both fighters circling a little - Noriega finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Noriega lands with a nice body kick.
Bonanza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bonanza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick lands from Noriega.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bonanza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Noriega - the referee stops the clock and Bonanza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Noriega. Bonanza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Bonanza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Noriega misses with a leg kick
and Bonanza counters with a nice kick to the body.
Noriega misses with a leg kick
and Bonanza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noriega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonanza can do to turn this around?
Noriega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega works Bonanza's body with a nice hook.
Noriega throws a body punch but Bonanza moves out of range.
Noriega lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Noriega scores with a jab.
Noriega scores with a spinning back kick!
Bonanza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Noriega to score with a decent uppercut.
Pablo Noriega is winning the standup battle so far.
Noriega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonanza was well out of range. Poor timing from Noriega.
Noriega moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBonanza.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bonanza might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Noriega has got the better of the exchanges.
A nice leg kick from Noriega, right into the meat of the thigh.
Noriega throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonanza let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Noriega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonanza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega scores with a hook.
Bonanza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noriega.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Noriega.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonanza sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Noriega lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Noriega scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Noriega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Noriega lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Noriega 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.
An inside leg kick from Noriega misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a leg kick but Bonanza checks it.
As Noriega backs off Bonanza throws a huge counter combo but Noriega manages to avoid it all.
Noriega tests Bonanza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noriega throws a head kick that misses.
Bonanza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noriega is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Noriega lands a high kick!
Bonanza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Noriega.
Noriega with a hook.
Noriega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Noriega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonanza. That did some damage!
Bonanza avoids the head kick by Noriega.
Bonanza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Noriega.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega scores with a spinning back kick!
Bonanza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Bonanza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bonanza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Noriega lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noriega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonanza manages to avoid it.
Bonanza on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bonanza blocks a leg kick.
Bonanza throws a big counter head kick but Noriega avoids it with no problem.
Bonanza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Noriega.
Noriega attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Bonanza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Noriega throws a low kick but Bonanza moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Noriega dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Noriega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noriega cracks Bonanza with a good jab.
Noriega connects with a body shot that sends Bonanza's belly button to the back.
Bonanza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Noriega looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonanza is just out of range.
Bonanza checks a leg kick.
Bonanza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noriega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega misses with a leg kick
and Bonanza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Noriega. That's going to slow Bonanza down.
Bonanza avoids the head kick by Noriega.
Noriega throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Noriega.
Noriega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noriega throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bonanza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noriega throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Noriega misses with a wild combination.
Noriega connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonanza. Bonanza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benson Bonanza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Noriega scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Noriega cracks Bonanza with an open hand slap.
Noriega connects with a high kick.
Noriega pushes Bonanza away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonanza walks into a straight right hand from Noriega.
Noriega throws a front kick that sends Bonanza stumbling back into the cage.
Noriega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonanza raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Noriega lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Noriega scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donk. Noriega catches Bonanza right on the button with a cross.
Noriega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonanza's head backwards.
Noriega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonanza. That did some damage!
Noriega wants to slow Bonanza down by chopping away at his legs.
Bonanza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Noriega connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bonanza's hands.
Bonanza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bonanza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noriega throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonanza throws out a counter right but Noriega avoids it with no problem.
Good shot there by Noriega.
Noriega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonanza throws a big counter head kick but Noriega avoids it with no problem.
Noriega fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Noriega with a nice calf kick.
Noriega lands with a hook. Bonanza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Noriega showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Noriega has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:24
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Noriega!
In his post fight interview, Pablo Noriega gave a big smile as he said 'Time To End My Career With My 2nd Run With Smash'.