PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William H Bonney (ranked 1247 p4p, 370 weight class) and Tommy Weismuller (ranked 188 p4p, 57 weight class). Weismuller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nobody Speak kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bonney
vs
Weismuller

190 cm
24
210
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
205
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Phoenix
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, William H Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Weismuller!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney stuns Weismuller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weismuller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonney misses with a looping right.
Weismuller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weismuller misses with an uppercut.
Weismuller cracks Bonney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bonney misses with an uppercut.
Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weismuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
Weismuller misses with a hook.
Bonney throws a lazy right hand but Weismuller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bonney lands a nice shot that snaps Weismuller's head back.
Weismuller avoids the body shot from Bonney.
Weismuller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonney.
Weismuller cracks Bonney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney throws a big shot that misses.
Weismuller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A good leg kick by Weismuller.
Bonney looks to throw the jab but Weismuller is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Bonney. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bonney's hands.
Bonney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Weismuller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Weismuller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonney misses with a body shot
enabling Weismuller to counter with a crisp jab.
Tommy Weismuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Weismuller.
Weismuller misses with a hook.
Bonney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonney throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonney's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weismuller under the eye.
Weismuller defending well as Bonney loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Bonney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
Bonney misses with a hook.
Bonney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weismuller.
Weismuller throws the left hand but Bonney avoids the punch easily.
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!
Weismuller connects with a right hand. Bonney shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Weismuller lands a right hook to the body.
Weismuller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Weismuller tries to clinch there but Bonney circles away.
Bonney loads up on a big right hand but Weismuller slips the punch.
Weismuller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonney under the eye.
Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weismuller.
Weismuller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Weismuller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weismuller.
Bonney looks to land a left hand but Weismuller moved out of range nicely.

Weismuller moves into the clinch successfully.
Weismuller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonney lands a nice uppercut.
Bonney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney tries to work over Weismuller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weismuller lands with a left to the head.
Weismuller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weismuller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Weismuller fails to land.
Weismuller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weismuller backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Weismuller fails to land.
Weismuller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Weismuller tries to throw a body punch but Bonney avoids it by throwing Weismuller back against the cage.
Bonney tries to work over Weismuller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weismuller throws a head punch that misses.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Bonney on the inside.
Bonney throws a head punch that misses.
Weismuller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weismuller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weismuller.
Weismuller working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney has a couple of punches blocked by Weismuller.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weismuller.
Bonney lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Weismuller fails to land.
Bonney working aggressively here.
Weismuller has a couple of punches blocked by Bonney.
Weismuller pushes Bonney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonney.
Weismuller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonney lands with a short shot to the head.
Weismuller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Weismuller throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonney.
Bonney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weismuller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Weismuller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Bonney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Weismuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Weismuller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weismuller missing with a left hand there. Bonney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Bonney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bonney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weismuller throws out the jab.
Weismuller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Weismuller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Weismuller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weismuller. That's going to slow Bonney down.
Weismuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Weismuller tries to clinch but Bonney moves out of range.
Bonney is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weismuller.
Weismuller lands with a nice body punch.
Bonney throws a predictable looking body shot
and Weismuller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonney lands with a good body shot.
Weismuller misses with a low kick.
Weismuller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Weismuller misses with a looping left.

Bonney drops Weismuller with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Weismuller looks back up at him and smiles so Bonney waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Tommy Weismuller has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bonney cracks Weismuller with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Weismuller looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bonney finish him?

Weismuller is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller looks to land a left hand but Bonney moved out of range nicely.
Bonney misses with a low kick.
Weismuller is looking to chop away at Bonney's legs.
Weismuller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Weismuller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Weismuller.
Bonney misses the jab.
Weismuller tries to clinch but Bonney moves out of range.
Weismuller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonney's head backwards.
Bonney ducks right into an uppercut from Weismuller.
Bonney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bonney throws a body punch but Weismuller moves out of range.
Bonney is looking to score with low kicks.
Bonney looks to throw the jab but Weismuller is out of range.
Weismuller wants to land a leg kick but Bonney is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Weismuller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Weismuller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney blocking some punches.
Bonney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weismuller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weismuller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonney's elbow.
Weismuller tries to throw a body punch but Bonney avoids it by throwing Weismuller back against the cage.
Bonney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Weismuller fails to land.
Weismuller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weismuller has a couple of punches blocked by Bonney.
Weismuller throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonney.
Bonney tries a body shot but Weismuller blocks it.
Weismuller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bonney seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Weismuller can turn it around.
Weismuller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weismuller misses with a body punch.
Bonney blocking some punches.
Bonney lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bonney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonney scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonney.
Bonney lands with a short shot to the head.
Weismuller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weismuller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weismuller throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonney.
Still in the clinch, Weismuller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bonney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bonney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weismuller backwards.
Bonney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weismuller backwards.
Weismuller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weismuller throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Bonney on the inside.
Bonney misses with a body punch.
Weismuller blocking some punches.
Weismuller has a couple of punches blocked by Bonney.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weismuller.
A short uppercut from Bonney.
Bonney working aggressively here.
Bonney lands a nice uppercut.
Bonney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weismuller's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Weismuller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bonney prevents a body shot from Weismuller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller misses with some punches.
Weismuller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonney.
Weismuller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weismuller gets through Bonney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller working aggressively here.
Bonney misses with some punches.
Bonney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weismuller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weismuller just leaning against Bonney, taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney swings wildly with an uppercut but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weismuller gets through Bonney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller tries a body shot but Bonney blocks it.
Bonney misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William H Bonney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Weismuller's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Weismuller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weismuller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Weismuller in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Bonney manages to break the clinch.
Bonney defending well as Weismuller loads up on a big left hand.
Bonney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Weismuller moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonney.
Weismuller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Weismuller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonney.
Nice body punch from Bonney.
Weismuller throws a hook but Bonney blocks it.
Bonney moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Weismuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weismuller throws out a counter right but Bonney avoids it with no problem.
Bonney walks into a jab.
Weismuller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Weismuller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Weismuller.
Weismuller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonney.
A clash of legs there as Bonney blocks the low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bonney crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Weismuller - the referee stops the clock and Bonney gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Weismuller. Bonney manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bonney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Weismuller slips a jab from Bonney.
Bonney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Weismuller counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonney swings for the body but Weismuller moves out of range.
Bonney lands a right hook to the body.
Weismuller cracks Bonney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weismuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
Bonney throws a hook but Weismuller blocks it.
Bonney misses the body punch
and Bonney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Bonney finds it's way through Weismuller's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weismuller lands a body shot.
Bonney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weismuller throws a leg kick that misses.
Weismuller is looking to slow Bonney down with leg kicks.
Bonney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Bonney misses.
Bonney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bonney throws out a loose jab but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weismuller missing with a left hand there. Bonney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weismuller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonney.
Weismuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonney is just out of range.
Weismuller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Bonney does it's job there.
Bonney takes a swing at Weismuller's ribcage but misses.
Weismuller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney defending well as Weismuller loads up on a big left hand.
Weismuller is looking to chop away at Bonney's legs.
A jab lands there for Weismuller.

Weismuller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Weismuller misses with some punches.
Bonney digs a right hand underneath Weismuller's ribcage. Weismuller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weismuller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weismuller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weismuller's elbow.
Bonney has a couple of punches blocked by Weismuller.
Weismuller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weismuller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonney misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney pushes Weismuller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonney lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Weismuller.
Weismuller blocking some punches.
Weismuller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Bonney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weismullers head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonney.
Bonney has a couple of punches blocked by Weismuller.
Bonney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonney scores with a hook to the body.
Weismuller prevents a body shot from Bonney.

Bonney breaks from the clinch.
Weismuller throws a looping overhand right but Bonney ducks down to avoid it.
Bonney tries a low kick but Weismuller avoids it.
Bonney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weismuller.
Weismuller ducks under a wild hook from Bonney.
Weismuller tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonney throws a looping overhand right but Weismuller ducks down to avoid it.
Weismuller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bonney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weismuller.
Bonney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bonney throws a leg kick but Weismuller moved away.
Bonney looks to land a left hand but Weismuller moved out of range nicely.
Weismuller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

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 William H Bonney.
I think Bonney 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tommy Weismuller!
An out of breath Tommy Weismuller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.