PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 1085 p4p, 542 weight class) and Raimundo Forza (ranked 155 p4p, 86 weight class). Bonifacio comes to the cage accompanied by Karate - Kennedy. Forza has chosen Preciso me Encontrar as his entrance music. 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?

Bonifacio
vs
Forza

184 cm
41
163
21 - 23 - 0

174 cm
25
163
7 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Raimundo Forza!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forza throws the kick towards the body but Bonifacio avoids it.
Forza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonifacio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forza.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Forza avoids it easily.
Forza has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Forza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio .
Forza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Bonifacio finds it's way through Forza's defenses.
Bonifacio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Forza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonifacio throws a nice looking combination but Forza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Forza throws a leg kick
and Bonifacio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the body.
Forza misses with a straight right.
As Forza tries to get set, Bonifacio tries to push him back and clinch up but Forza manages to avoid the attempt.
Raimundo Forza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forza throws a lazy body kick
and Bonifacio counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bonifacio loads up on a big right hand but Forza slips the punch.
Bonifacio misses with a lunging right hand
and Forza counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Forza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonifacio sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio connects with a nice looking jab.

Bonifacio rushes Forza and presses him up against the cage.
Bonifacio blocks a body shot from Forza.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Forza.
Forza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Forza being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonifacio .
Forza tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Forza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio gets through Forza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Forza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
I was talking to Bonifacio 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Forza or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forza lands an uppercut.
Forza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 is leaning against Forza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Forza.
Forza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonifacio tries to work over Forza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Forza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio 's elbow.
Forza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Bonifacio lands a shot to the body.
Forza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Forza.
Forza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forza slowing the pace effectively.
Forza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bonifacio lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forza throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio .
Forza tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio tries to throw a body punch but Forza avoids it by throwing Bonifacio back against the cage.
Forza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Forza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonifacio stalls.
Bonifacio blocks an elbow strike from Forza.
Bonifacio tries to work over Forza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Forza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Forza fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio .
Forza can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
Forza pushes Bonifacio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Forza.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonifacio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Bonifacio .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonifacio can't find room to land a body shot as Forza controls the action.
Bonifacio blocks a body shot from Forza.
Forza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio struggles to land a body shot inside as Forza controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Forza as the two fighters clinch.
Bonifacio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Forza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Forza tries to work over Bonifacio 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Forza cracks Bonifacio with a nice body shot.
Forza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forza working aggressively here.
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Bonifacio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Forza.
Forza presses Bonifacio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Forza is leaning against Bonifacio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Forza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Forza closes the distance and clinches.
Forza misses with a punch on the inside.
Forza scores with a shot to the side of Bonifacio 's head.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Forza.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bonifacio tries to throw a body punch but Forza avoids it by throwing Bonifacio back against the cage.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Forza.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but Forza blocks it.
Forza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forza blocks an uppercut.
Forza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forza tries to throw a body punch but Bonifacio avoids it by throwing Forza back against the cage.
Forza throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raimundo Forza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonifacio avoiding damage as Forza throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonifacio slowing the pace effectively.
Forza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Forza.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Forza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forza.
Forza misses with some punches.
Forza is leaning against Bonifacio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forza's elbow.
Bonifacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Forza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Forza.
Forza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Forza works on Bonifacio 's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Forza.
Forza blocks an uppercut.
Forza lands with a right to the head.
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 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but Forza blocks it.
Bonifacio tries to throw a body punch but Forza avoids it by throwing Bonifacio back against the cage.
Forza digs a right hand underneath Bonifacio 's ribcage. Bonifacio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forza's elbow.
Forza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forza scores with a shot to the side of Bonifacio 's head.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forza tries to work over Bonifacio 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Forza lands with a light punch inside.
Forza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forza blocks a body shot from Bonifacio .
Forza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Forza tries to throw a body punch but Bonifacio avoids it by throwing Forza back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forza misses with a punch to the body.
Forza tries to work over Bonifacio 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonifacio blocks a body shot from Forza.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonifacio .
Forza misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio tries to work over Forza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Forza.

Bonifacio is rocked!
Forza pushes Bonifacio against the cage. Forza is working some dirty boxing. Forza pushes off with a quick right hook! Bonifacio goes down! Bonifacio tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Forza moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raimundo Forza!
An out of breath Raimundo Forza thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Luigi Bonifacio spoke after the fight, saying 'I am the BEST!'.