PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 3488 p4p, 5150 weight class) and Alfonzo Bondzie (ranked 443 p4p, 551 weight class). Banchamek comes to the cage accompanied by Ram Muay. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Banchamek
vs
Bondzie

180 cm
29
180
5 - 6 - 0

184 cm
23
172
1 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Un-Kaged Nutrition
NARCOS

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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Buakaw Banchamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfonzo Bondzie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banchamek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bondzie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Banchamek checks it well.
Bondzie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bondzie checks the leg kick.
Bondzie wants to counter the offense by Banchamek and move into the clinch position.
Bondzie connects with a solid leg kick.

Bondzie instigates a clinch.
Banchamek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banchamek.
Banchamek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banchamek can't find room to land a body shot as Bondzie controls the action.
Banchamek swings wildly with an uppercut but Bondzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bondzie backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Banchamek fails to land.
Banchamek tries to stall but Bondzie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Banchamek has a couple of punches blocked by Bondzie.
Bondzie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Banchamek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banchamek.
Banchamek looking to slow down the pace here.
Banchamek tries a body shot but Bondzie blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bondzie misses with a knee to the head.
Bondzie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Banchamek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bondzie can turn it around.
Banchamek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bondzie.

It looks like Buakaw Banchamek has been cut.
Bondzie tries a knee to the head but Banchamek blocks it.
Bondzie wants to stall.
Banchamek lands a shoulder strike.
Bondzie misses with a knee to the head.
Banchamek lands a nice uppercut.
Banchamek managing to block the knees to the body from Bondzie.
Banchamek tries to throw a body punch but Bondzie avoids it by throwing Banchamek back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Banchamek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bondzie's elbow.
Banchamek misses with a punch to the body.
Banchamek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bondzie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bondzie lands an elbow just above Banchamek 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banchamek misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Banchamek fails to land.
A knee to the head by Bondzie.
Bondzie pushes off an throws an elbow but Banchamek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Banchamek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bondzie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bondzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banchamek throws a punch but it's blocked by Bondzie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banchamek.
Banchamek avoiding damage as Bondzie throws knees to the body.
Banchamek tries to work over Bondzie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondzie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bondzie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banchamek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bondzie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Banchamek's defenses.
Bondzie tries to land a knee to the head but Banchamek blocks with his arms.
Bondzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banchamek misses with the head strike.
Banchamek misses with a punch to the body.
Bondzie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banchamek.
Banchamek stalling against the cage.
Bondzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bondzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bondzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bondzie trying to land knees to the body.
Banchamek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banchamek misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bondzie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bondzie effectively controlling the action here.
Banchamek misses with some punches.
Banchamek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bondzie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bondzie tries a knee to the head but Banchamek blocks it.
Bondzie trying to land knees to the body.
Banchamek has a couple of punches blocked by Bondzie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banchamek lands with a light punch inside.
Bondzie stalling the fight.
Banchamek stalling.
Bondzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bondzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Banchamek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banchamek tries to throw a body punch but Bondzie avoids it by throwing Banchamek back against the cage.
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 Buakaw Banchamek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buakaw Banchamek's cut.
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.

Banchamek tries a head kick but it misses.
Banchamek throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bondzie.
Bondzie darts in trying to clinch
and Banchamek counters with a nice body kick.
Bondzie throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banchamek.
A solid body kick from Banchamek.
Bondzie tries to clinch but Banchamek moves out of range.
Bondzie misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banchamek.
Bondzie is looking to clinch.
Bondzie tries to clinch up but Banchamek circles away and keeps his distance.
Banchamek throws a push kick but Bondzie slaps the foot to one side.
Bondzie flicks out a counter leg kick but Banchamek steps away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Banchamek lands but Bondzie takes it in his stride.
Banchamek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bondzie can do to turn this around?
Banchamek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bondzie throws a leg kick
and Banchamek counters with a good low kick that Bondzie was not able to check.
Bondzie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Banchamek.
Banchamek throws the kick towards the body but Bondzie avoids it.
Bondzie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Banchamek.
Banchamek misses with a head kick.
Bondzie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bondzie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Banchamek throws a leg kick which misses Bondzie's front leg but catches the back leg as Bondzie tries to avoid it.
Bondzie wants to land a leg kick but Banchamek is out of range.
Bondzie avoids a kick to the body.
Alfonzo Bondzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bondzie throws a leg kick
and Banchamek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Banchamek throws a head kick that Bondzie semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bondzie checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Banchamek.
Bondzie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Banchamek throws a lazy head kick
and Bondzie counters with a thumping low kick.
Banchamek swats away the attempt to clinch by Bondzie.
Banchamek throws the kick towards the body but Bondzie avoids it.
Bondzie feints a counter leg kick.
Banchamek tries to score with a low kick but Bondzie moves his leg out of the way.
Bondzie misses with a kick to the body.
Buakaw Banchamek is winning the standup battle so far.
Bondzie misses with a body kick.
Bondzie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banchamek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bondzie looks for the body kick but Banchamek saw that one coming.
A low kick lands for Bondzie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bondzie moves to clinch but Banchamek breaks away
and Banchamek makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Banchamek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bondzie is looking to clinch.
Bondzie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Banchamek is out of range and Bondzie settles back down.
Bondzie checks a leg kick.
Bondzie tries to counter with a clinch but Banchamek shakes him off and moves away.
Bondzie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Banchamek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick by Banchamek misses
and Bondzie counters with a leg kick.

Banchamek tries to keep at a distance but Bondzie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Banchamek misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Banchamek as Bondzie tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondzie lands a damaging elbow.

Buakaw Banchamek's cut is getting worse.
A short right from Banchamek on the inside.
Banchamek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banchamek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banchamek avoiding damage as Bondzie throws knees to the body.
Bondzie with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banchamek lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Banchamek fails to land.
Bondzie effectively controlling the action here.
Banchamek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bondzie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banchamek blocks it with crossed arms.
Banchamek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Banchamek working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Banchamek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buakaw Banchamek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Banchamek scores with a head kick.
Bondzie is looking to clinch.
Banchamek misses with a looping left.
Bondzie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banchamek is looking to counter with a body kick.

Banchamek gets tackled into the cage by Bondzie. Bondzie maintains the clinch.
Banchamek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bondzie trying to land knees to the body.
Banchamek struggles to land a body shot inside as Bondzie controls his hands.
Bondzie looking to throw knees to the head but Banchamek is blocking nicely.
Banchamek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bondzie looking to stall.
Bondzie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banchamek avoids it.
Bondzie is pushing Banchamek up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bondzie tries to land knees in the clinch but Banchamek avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek gets through Bondzie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bondzie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Banchamek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Banchamek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banchamek blocks the elbow strike.
Banchamek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banchamek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bondzie prevents a body shot from Banchamek.
Banchamek misses with a punch on the inside.
Banchamek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banchamek misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Banchamek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bondzie working Banchamek over with knees to the body.
Banchamek looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bondzie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bondzie is looking to control Banchamek's arms but Banchamek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bondzie has his back to the cage.
Alfonzo Bondzie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Banchamek misses with some punches.
Bondzie missing with knees to the body.
Banchamek lands a hook that snaps the head of Bondzie backwards.
A hook to the body from Banchamek.
Bondzie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Banchamek throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Banchamek.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banchamek taking a breather.
Bondzie tries to land a knee to the head but Banchamek blocks with his arms.
Banchamek throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondzie blocking some punches.
Bondzie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banchamek is defending well for now.
Bondzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bondzie stalling the fight.
Banchamek avoiding damage as Bondzie throws knees to the body.
Bondzie takes a shot to the head.
Bondzie prevents a body shot from Banchamek.
Bondzie looking to stall.
Banchamek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bondzie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Banchamek fails to land.
Bondzie missing with knees to the body.
Banchamek throws a head punch that misses.
Bondzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bondzie stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banchamek throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Banchamek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Banchamek can't find room to land a body shot as Bondzie controls the action.
Banchamek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banchamek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bondzie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bondzie misses with a knee strike.
Banchamek pushes Bondzie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banchamek misses with a punch on the inside.
Bondzie blocks an uppercut.
Banchamek throws a head punch that misses.
Bondzie prevents a body shot from Banchamek.
Alfonzo Bondzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banchamek misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Banchamek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banchamek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buakaw Banchamek!
A relieved looking Buakaw Banchamek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.