PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William H Bonney (ranked 739 p4p, 866 weight class) and Ryu Akutagawa (ranked 96 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bonney
vs
Akutagawa

190 cm
29
210
17 - 11 - 0

190 cm
27
210
14 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 17 - 11 - 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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryu Akutagawa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney misses with a straight left.
Bonney throws a hook but Akutagawa blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Akutagawa misses.
Akutagawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonney throws out the jab.
Bonney throws a poor cross that misses
letting Akutagawa counter with a right hand.

It looks like William H Bonney has been cut.
Bonney misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Bonney.
Akutagawa throws a body kick that misses.
Akutagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akutagawa ducks under a wild hook from Bonney.
Bonney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonney scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Akutagawa tenderised Bonney's leg. Bonney is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been told by Bonney's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akutagawa looks to land a combination but Bonney avoids it well.
Bonney cracks Akutagawa with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Ryu Akutagawa has been cut.
William H Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akutagawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Akutagawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akutagawa manages to avoid it.
Jab by Bonney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akutagawa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bonney checks a leg kick.
Bonney scores with a jab to the head.
Akutagawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonney misses with a left hand
and Akutagawa counters with a body kick that stops Bonney in his tracks momentarily.
Akutagawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonney throws an off balance right hand
and Akutagawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonney misses with a shot to the body
and Akutagawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Bonney throws a lazy right hand but Akutagawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akutagawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonney throws an off balance right hand
and Akutagawa counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akutagawa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akutagawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akutagawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Akutagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney lands with a straight right. Akutagawa didn't see that one coming.
Akutagawa slips under a jab from Bonney.
Bonney misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akutagawa.
A shot to the body from Bonney misses
and Akutagawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akutagawa scores with a hook.
Akutagawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonney.
Bonney throws a hook but Akutagawa blocks it.
A big right from Bonney misses.
Akutagawa feints a counter leg kick.
Akutagawa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bonney throwing a counter right hand but Akutagawa manages to avoid it.
Akutagawa misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonney misses the target.
Akutagawa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

William H Bonney's cut is getting worse.
Akutagawa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonney swings widly with a right hand
letting Akutagawa counter with a right hand.
Akutagawa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bonney had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney lands with an overhand left.
Bonney misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bonney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akutagawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akutagawa throws a leg kick which misses Bonney's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonney tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Bonney misses its intended target.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bonney lands with an uppercut that bounces Akutagawa off the cage and back into range.

That has opened up Ryu Akutagawa's cut even more.
Bonney lands a really nice looking cross but Akutagawa seems unphased.
Bonney thumps Akutagawa with a low kick.
Akutagawa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Akutagawa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonney cracks a nice hook into Akutagawa's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney misses with a hook
and Bonney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick from Akutagawa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Bonney. That snapped Akutagawa's head back.
Akutagawa throws a right hand that Bonney ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonney also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Akutagawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonney.
Bonney fails to land with a series of punches.
Akutagawa throws an overhand right that lands on Bonney's shoulder, as Bonney tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
Akutagawa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akutagawa misses with the combination.
Bonney lunges at Akutagawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akutagawa's hand.
Bonney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akutagawa on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akutagawa connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonney connects with a right hand. Akutagawa shakes it off.

The cut above Ryu Akutagawa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Akutagawa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonney with a nice cross.
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 William H Bonney will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Akutagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akutagawa defending well as Bonney loads up on a big left hand.
Bonney connects with a body shot.
Akutagawa misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming.
Bonney looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Bonney misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Akutagawa misses.
Bonney thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
Bonney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akutagawa.
It seemed like Akutagawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bonney scores with a nice strike.
Bonney misses with a body shot
and Akutagawa counters with a nice body shot.
Akutagawa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bonney if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney throws a hook to the side of Akutagawa's head but Akutagawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akutagawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akutagawa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney scores with a jab to the head.
Akutagawa tries to land a front kick but Bonney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonney throws a hook to the side of Akutagawa's head but Akutagawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akutagawa scores with a punch to the head.
Bonney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akutagawa swings for the body but Bonney moves out of range.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Akutagawa is just out of range.
Akutagawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonney.
Akutagawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bonney misses with a lunging right hand
and Akutagawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonney blocks the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonney.
Bonney throws a poor cross that misses
and Akutagawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

William H Bonney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bonney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akutagawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 slow jab from Bonney misses its intended target.
Bonney throws a shot from downtown. Akutagawa moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Akutagawa.
Akutagawa thumps Bonney with a low kick.
Bonney misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Akutagawa misses its intended target.
Bonney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akutagawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Akutagawa finds it's target.
Bonney scores with a jab.

Ryu Akutagawa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A jab from Akutagawa misses.
Bonney throws a body punch but Akutagawa moves out of range.
Bonney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Akutagawa momentarily.
Akutagawa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bonney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akutagawa.
William H Bonney is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonney thows a leg kick but Akutagawa checks it
and Bonney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
Bonney misses the jab.
Akutagawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akutagawa ducks under a wild hook from Bonney.
Bonney lands with a shot to the body.
Akutagawa tries to land a front kick but Bonney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akutagawa throws a push kick but Bonney slaps the foot to one side.
Bonney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonney misses with a looping right.
Akutagawa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Akutagawa scores with a body shot.
Bonney drops his hands momentarily and Akutagawa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bonney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akutagawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akutagawa takes a swing at Bonney's ribcage but misses.
Bonney misses with a lunging right hand
and Akutagawa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bonney throws a looping overhand right but Akutagawa ducks down to avoid it.
Akutagawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akutagawa. That's going to slow Bonney down.
Akutagawa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Jeez, William H Bonney's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bonney jabs Akutagawa right on the nose. Akutagawa blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akutagawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Akutagawa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bonney works the jab nicely.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryu Akutagawa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William H Bonney!
William H Bonney thanked the fans post fight for their support.