PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfonzo Bondzie (ranked 4333 p4p, 5538 weight class) and Robbie Lesage (ranked 451 p4p, 500 weight class). Robbie Lesage is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bondzie
vs
Lesage

184 cm
22
172
1 - 4 - 0

188 cm
23
170
3 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfonzo Bondzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Lesage!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondzie throws a chopping leg kick but Lesage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alfonzo Bondzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesage blocks a leg kick.
Bondzie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lesage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bondzie's hands.

Lesage tries to keep at a distance but Bondzie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lesage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lesage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bondzie smiles and moves away.
Lesage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lesage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Lesage instigates a clinch.
Lesage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bondzie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lesage jumps into guard, dragging Bondzie to the mat.
Bondzie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lesage managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondzie trying to control but Lesage is working from the bottom.
Bondzie pushes down on Lesage's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Lesage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bondzie sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lesage wants to get back to full guard.
Lesage trying to control here.
Bondzie is trying to control the action in half guard but Lesage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bondzie is thwarting Lesage's attempts to control the position.
Lesage might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bondzie haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lesage is looking for a sweep. Bondzie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesage punishes Bondzie's body with a nice straight punch.
Lesage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bondzie. Bondzie obviously looking to wear him down.
Bondzie is looking to clinch but Lesage is avoiding it.
Bondzie tries a low kick but Lesage avoids it.

Lesage takes the fight into the clinch.
Bondzie looking to throw knees to the head but Lesage is blocking nicely.
Lesage misses with some punches.
Lesage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bondzie backwards.
Lesage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lesage looking to throw knees to the head but Bondzie is blocking nicely.
Bondzie tries a knee to the head but Lesage blocks it.
Lesage avoiding damage as Bondzie throws knees to the body.
Bondzie looking to stall.
Lesage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bondzie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondzie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lesage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lesage has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bondzie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lesage can turn it around.
Lesage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bondzie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesage misses with some punches.
Bondzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lesage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bondzie blocks it with crossed arms.
Lesage misses with a knee strike.
Bondzie taking a breather.
Lesage avoids a wild elbow strike from Bondzie.
Lesage misses with some punches.
Bondzie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lesage's defenses.
Bondzie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lesage's face.
Lesage has a couple of punches blocked by Bondzie.
Lesage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bondzie.
Lesage takes an elbow to the temple.
Bondzie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bondzie throws an elbow but it misses.
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 Alfonzo Bondzie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Lesage misses the target.
Bondzie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Lesage tenderised Bondzie's leg. Bondzie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lesage moves out of range of the body kick from Bondzie.
Bondzie moves to clinch but Lesage breaks away
and Lesage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bondzie ducks under a wild hook from Lesage.
Bondzie slips a jab from Lesage.
Bondzie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lesage keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bondzie throws out a leg kick but Lesage moves out of range and Bondzie only half commits.
Lesage throws out a counter right but Bondzie avoids it with no problem.
Bondzie moves out of range of the body kick from Lesage.
Bondzie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bondzie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondzie tries to land a front kick but Lesage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bondzie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bondzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesage circles away.
Lesage swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bondzie moves out of range as Lesage strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Lesage blocks the leg kick.
Bondzie blocks a jab.
Bondzie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Bondzie misses
and Bondzie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Lesage drives through and clinches with Bondzie against the cage.
Alfonzo Bondzie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Bondzie.
Bondzie tries to land a knee to the head but Lesage blocks with his arms.
Lesage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lesage tries to pull guard but Bondzie won't allow it.
Lesage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bondzie working Lesage over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesage looking to throw knees to the head but Bondzie is blocking nicely.
Lesage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesage looking to throw knees to the head but Bondzie is blocking nicely.
Lesage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bondzie tries to land knees in the clinch but Lesage avoids the damage to the body.
Lesage is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bondzie to keep the fight standing.
Bondzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bondzie looking to throw knees to the head but Lesage is blocking nicely.
Bondzie blocks an uppercut.
Bondzie landing knees to the body.
Lesage tries to land knees in the clinch but Bondzie avoids the damage to the body.
Lesage lands with a right to the head.

Lesage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lesage darts in and clinches Bondzie up against the cage.
Lesage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lesage has a couple of punches blocked by Bondzie.
Bondzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondzie prevents a body shot from Lesage.
Lesage can't find room to land a body shot as Bondzie controls the action.
Lesage tries to work over Bondzie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lesage scores with a hook to the body.
Lesage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bondzie backwards.
Bondzie landing knees to the body.
Lesage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bondzie leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lesage lands a left hand.
Lesage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bondzie blocks a body shot from Lesage.
Lesage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bondzie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alfonzo Bondzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Lesage.
Lesage throws a punch but it's blocked by Bondzie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesage misses with a punch to the body.
Bondzie lands an elbow inside.
Lesage blocks the elbow strike.
Bondzie takes a shot to the head.
Lesage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bondzie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lesage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bondzie avoiding damage as Lesage throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bondzie throws an elbow but it misses.
Bondzie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bondzie is pushing Lesage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lesage jumps guard but Bondzie stands there with Lesage around his waist. Lesage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bondzie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Lesage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bondzie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesage.
Lesage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesage misses with a hook.
Bondzie looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bondzie misses with a leg kick.

Bondzie moves into the clinch successfully.
Lesage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lesage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bondzie blocks it with crossed arms.
Bondzie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee calls for Bondzie to work.
Bondzie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bondzie seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesage swings wildly with an uppercut but Bondzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bondzie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lesage up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondzie is struggling to control the position.
Bondzie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lesage up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alfonzo Bondzie.

Lesage closes the distance and clinches.
Lesage pushes Bondzie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lesage is trying to pull guard but Bondzie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lesage lands a hook that snaps the head of Bondzie backwards.
Lesage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bondzie avoids it.
Lesage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lesage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lesage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bondzie backwards.
Lesage can't find room to land a body shot as Bondzie controls the action.
Lesage tries a knee to the head but Bondzie blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lesage.
Bondzie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lesage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bondzie's elbow.
Bondzie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lesage avoids it.
Lesage is leaning against Bondzie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lesage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesage lands with a short shot to the head.
Lesage misses with a punch to the body.
Bondzie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bondzie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lesage misses with a knee strike.
Bondzie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bondzie blocks a body shot from Lesage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lesage pulls guard effortlessly.
Bondzie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bondzie tries to free his leg and advance position but Lesage is retaining full guard.

Lesage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bondzie is aware though and is defending well.
Lesage keeping moving, preventing Bondzie from controlling successfully.
Lesage trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bondzie content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Lesage has locked up a guillotine! Lesage's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Bondzie is holding on here and Lesage must be using up a lot of energy. Bondzie has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Lesage gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robbie Lesage!