PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Sapeca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Bonanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sapeca
vs
Bonanza

180 cm
23
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Sapeca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eduardo Bonanza!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonanza tries to clinch there but Sapeca circles away.

Bonanza darts in and clinches Sapeca up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bonanza.
Sapeca drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bonanza pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sapeca moves in looking to clinch but Bonanza pushes him off.

Sapeca shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bonanza is trying to defend but Sapeca finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Sapeca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sapeca prevents Bonanza from standing back up.
Bonanza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sapeca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Sapeca is trying to work for a kimura but Bonanza is defending well.

Sapeca is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sapeca stops Bonanza from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sapeca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sapeca is breathing heavily.
Bonanza is trying to stand up here but Sapeca is controlling him well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bonanza gets caught flat footed, as Sapeca shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Sapeca thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Sapeca drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sapeca jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bonanza wants to get back to his feet but Sapeca is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bonanza uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Bonanza clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bonanza.
Bonanza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonanza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sapeca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonanza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sapeca's face.
Sapeca takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sapeca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonanza with a knee to the head.
Bonanza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sapeca's face.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Sapeca shrugs off.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
Sapeca takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bonanza.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonanza lands a nice knee to the body.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Sapeca 's eye.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonanza landing knees to the body.
Sapeca takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonanza.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Sapeca 's eye.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sapeca's defenses.
Bonanza landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sapeca takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sapeca looking for a takedown.
Bonanza scores with a knee to the head.
Bonanza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sapeca's face.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Sapeca shrugs off.
Bonanza crunches a lovely knee into Sapeca's ribcage.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head.
Bonanza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Bonanza.
Bonanza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonanza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonanza obliges.
A knee to the head by Bonanza.
Bonanza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Sapeca shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Bonanza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bonanza moves in looking to clinch but Sapeca pushes him off.

Bonanza clinches up against the cage.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Sapeca gets control of Bonanza's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sapeca will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Sapeca working for a triangle but Bonanza defends it easily.

Sapeca is working an open guard so Bonanza takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bonanza keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonanza tries to close the distance and clinch but Sapeca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sapeca wants to clinch up but Bonanza keeps it at a distance.

Bonanza moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Bonanza.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sapeca takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Bonanza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza landing knees to the body.
Bonanza landing knees to the body.
Bonanza landing knees to the head.
Bonanza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Bonanza.
Sapeca takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonanza lands a nice knee to the body.
Bonanza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sapeca takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sapeca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonanza scores a nice knee to the body.
Bonanza scores with a knee to the head.
Bonanza crunches a lovely knee into Sapeca's ribcage.
Bonanza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sapeca is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza crunches a lovely knee into Sapeca's ribcage.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Sapeca shrugs off.
Bonanza with a knee to the head.
Sapeca tries for a takedown but Bonanza manages to get underhooks.
Bonanza landing knees to the body.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonanza tries to land knees in the clinch but Sapeca avoids the damage to the body.
Bonanza connects with a knee to the head.
Bonanza tries to land knees in the clinch but Sapeca avoids the damage to the body.
Bonanza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Bonanza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sapeca takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bonanza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza scores with a knee to the head.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Sapeca 's eye.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonanza lands an elbow that stopped Sapeca in his tracks for a moment.
Bonanza lands a knee to the body.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
Bonanza landing knees to the head.
Bonanza scores with a knee to the head.
Bonanza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonanza lands a knee to the body.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sapeca's defenses.
Sapeca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sapeca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonanza lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Bonanza.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Sapeca 's eye.
Bonanza prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonanza obliges.
Bonanza with a knee to the head.
Bonanza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonanza working Sapeca over with knees to the body.
Bonanza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sapeca is trying to drag Bonanza to the mat but Bonanza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Sapeca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sapeca's defenses.
Bonanza connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Bonanza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bonanza tries to clinch up.
Sapeca swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonanza.
Sapeca looks for a takedown but Bonanza sprawls well.
Bonanza stuffs the takedown attempt from Sapeca. Sapeca gets slowly back to his feet.
Sapeca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bonanza has Sapeca up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonanza lands a good knee to the midsection. Sapeca won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Bonanza.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sapeca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sapeca tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Sapeca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonanza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonanza prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonanza obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bonanza.
Eduardo Bonanza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Bonanza.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sapeca tries to pull guard but Bonanza holds him up against the cage and eventually Sapeca drops back down to his feet.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sapeca has Bonanza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonanza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonanza lands a good knee to the midsection. Sapeca won't want to take too many of those.
Sapeca tries to pull guard but Bonanza won't allow it.
Bonanza lands an elbow that stopped Sapeca in his tracks for a moment.
Sapeca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bonanza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bonanza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sapeca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Sapeca shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Bonanza.
Sapeca tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Sapeca shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Bonanza.
Bonanza lands a good knee to the midsection. Sapeca won't want to take too many of those.
Bonanza lands an elbow that stopped Sapeca in his tracks for a moment.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Sapeca 's eye.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
Sapeca takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonanza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sapeca's face.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sapeca tries to pull guard but Bonanza won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonanza.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Bonanza.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow.
Bonanza landing knees to the head.
Bonanza lands a damaging elbow.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonanza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Sapeca shrugs off.
Bonanza landing knees to the head.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
Bonanza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sapeca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonanza scores a nice knee to the body.
Sapeca fails to pull guard.
Bonanza with a knee to the head.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bonanza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonanza scores with a knee to the head.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Sapeca shrugs off.
Sapeca managing to block the knees to the body from Bonanza.
A knee to the head by Bonanza.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonanza.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonanza obliges.
Sapeca has Bonanza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonanza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sapeca has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bonanza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bonanza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sapeca's face.
Bonanza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head.
Pedro Sapeca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Bonanza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sapeca tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Bonanza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bonanza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Bonanza!