PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sao Alela (ranked 807 p4p, 393 weight class) and Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 117 p4p, 59 weight class). Alela comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin' Like a Bitch. Bonifacio has chosen Karate - Kennedy as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Alela
vs
Bonifacio

180 cm
38
160
29 - 21 - 0

184 cm
39
163
18 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sao Alela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alela tries to keep at a distance but Bonifacio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alela misses with a punch on the inside.
Alela blocks a body shot from Bonifacio .
Alela pushes Bonifacio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alela tries to score a body lock takedown but Bonifacio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Alela.

Alela breaks from the clinch.
Alela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonifacio .
Alela misses with a looping left.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alela tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bonifacio tests Alela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonifacio tests Alela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alela takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Bonifacio drives through and clinches with Alela against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alela is working Bonifacio over against the cage.
Alela can't get the takedown.
Alela tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio tries to throw a body punch but Alela avoids it by throwing Bonifacio back against the cage.
Bonifacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio digs a right hand underneath Alela's ribcage. Alela let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Alela.
Alela wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sao Alela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alela wants a takedown.
Bonifacio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alela has Bonifacio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonifacio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alela blocks a body shot from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Alela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio is working Alela over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Alela misses with some punches.
Bonifacio works on Alela's body with a couple of short punches.
Bonifacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Bonifacio on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio tries to work over Alela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonifacio .
Alela is trying to drag Bonifacio to the mat but Bonifacio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alela has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio avoids the elbow strike from Alela, against the cage.
Bonifacio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alela seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bonifacio can turn it around.
Bonifacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alela backwards.
Bonifacio prevents the takedown attempt.
Alela wants a takedown but no success here.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch.
Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonifacio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonifacio is leaning against Alela and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio .
Alela drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bonifacio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bonifacio scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bonifacio stalling against the cage.
Bonifacio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alela is leaning against Bonifacio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alela is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bonifacio is defending well.
Bonifacio avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Alela fails to land.
Alela is looking for a takedown.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alela struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.
Alela has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bonifacio lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Bonifacio dominated that round.
That's time! Alela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed right hand from Alela misses the target.
Alela lands a jab.

Alela feints and as Bonifacio raises his hands in defense, Alela changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bonifacio trying to control the position here.
Bonifacio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alela trying to control but Bonifacio is working from the bottom.
Alela tries to free his leg and advance position but Bonifacio is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alela throws a big elbow that misses.
Alela trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonifacio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonifacio trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bonifacio controls Alela momentarily but Alela frees himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Alela goes for a double leg but Bonifacio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bonifacio continues to drive forward.
Alela is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bonifacio is defending well.
Bonifacio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alela.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alela.
Alela blocking some punches.
Alela tries to break the clinch but Bonifacio is controlling the position.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Alela.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio stalling in the clinch.
Bonifacio prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sao Alela. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Alela turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Alela manages to end up in side control.
Alela trying to control the position but Bonifacio is working away.
Alela is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bonifacio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Alela throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Alela is looking to take a break and control but Bonifacio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bonifacio is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Alela are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Bonifacio 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Alela goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bonifacio rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alela's guard! Nice work there by Bonifacio !
Bonifacio tries to free his leg and advance position but Alela is retaining full guard.
Alela is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bonifacio is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bonifacio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alela wants to get back to his feet but Bonifacio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alela lands a leg kick that knocks Bonifacio off balance momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sao Alela will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

No joy there for Alela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonifacio digs a good body shot into Alela's ribs.
Bonifacio throws a right hand that misses
and Alela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonifacio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonifacio throws a series of punches but Alela moves out of range.
Alela looks to throw a body kick
and Bonifacio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Bonifacio .
Alela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio walks into a stiff left hand from Alela.
Bonifacio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bonifacio tries to move into range but Alela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alela doesn't seem bothered though.
Alela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alela swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonifacio .
Alela throws a leg kick that misses.
Bonifacio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela throws a jab when Bonifacio was well out of range.
Sao Alela is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alela manages to avoid it.
Alela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alela lands a high kick!
Alela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
Bonifacio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alela.
Bonifacio throws a right and a left that Alela avoids nicely.
A big right from Alela misses.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alela looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.
Bonifacio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bonifacio lands a jab-cross combination.
Luigi Bonifacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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 moves away from the strike by Alela.
Bonifacio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alela rather than just go for the knockout.
Alela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bonifacio but Bonifacio pushes him off and we're back to square one.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bonifacio .
Alela throws a head punch that misses.
Alela is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bonifacio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alela's efforts to push away.
Alela drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sao Alela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alela is trying to push Bonifacio away but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Alela lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alela goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bonifacio prevents it.
Bonifacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio blocks a body shot from Alela.

Alela breaks from the clinch.
Alela throws a lazy right hand but Bonifacio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alela throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bonifacio misses with a wild combination.
Bonifacio cracks a nice hook into Alela's ribs.
Bonifacio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bonifacio scores with a sloppy right hand. Alela should have avoided that one.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Alela's ribcage but misses.
Alela scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bonifacio 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bonifacio duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio misses the shot to the body.
Alela misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonifacio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonifacio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alela cracks a nice hook into Bonifacio 's ribs.
Alela throws a low kick but Bonifacio avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Alela.
Alela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bonifacio 's waist but Bonifacio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alela off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alela was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio tries to move into range but Alela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Alela.
A shot to the liver by Bonifacio . Beautiful body shot.
Alela takes one to the chin there.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alela moves away.
Bonifacio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonifacio scores with a body shot.
Alela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonifacio .
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonifacio misses with a few strikes there.
Bonifacio slips a straight right by Alela.

Bonifacio clinches.
Alela looking for a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Bonifacio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonifacio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Bonifacio !
A less than humble Luigi Bonifacio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.