PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy Bonger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Run New York. Aaron Taylor has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bonger
vs
Taylor

185 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
189 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holy Bonger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor tries to clinch up but Bonger circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonger swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bonger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Taylor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Bonger are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bonger in side control, throwing shots but Taylor defends.
Taylor wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bonger in side control, throwing shots but Taylor defends.
Taylor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bonger asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bonger scores with punches from side control.
Taylor avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bonger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor tries to escape but Bonger is in control.
Taylor looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Taylor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bonger lands a decent elbow from side control.
Taylor is not content to let Bonger control the position.
Bonger working the ground and pound.
Bonger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Taylor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bonger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bonger looks up at the clock and then as Taylor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bonger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonger throws a strike aimed at the side of Taylor's head but Taylor avoids it well.
Bonger working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet.
Bonger cracks Taylor with a big right hand but Taylor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bonger cracks Taylor with a big elbow.
Bonger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Taylor down.
Taylor taking a bit of punishment here - Bonger scoring with strikes.
Bonger lands a nice forearm strike.
Bonger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Taylor to see if he's OK.
Bonger landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonger grinds an elbow into Taylor's temple.
Bonger scores with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Bonger seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bonger working the ground and pound from side control.
Bonger grinds an elbow into Taylor's temple.
Check out the look on Bonger's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Taylor taking a bit of punishment here - Bonger scoring with strikes.
Taylor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bonger has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bonger cracks Taylor with a big right hand but Taylor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonger prevents Taylor from escaping the position.
Taylor is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bonger tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor throws a body kick that misses.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Bonger keeps it at a distance.
Taylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonger.
Taylor tries to land a leg kick but Bonger saw it coming and moves away.
Bonger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taylor pinned against the cage. Taylor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy Bonger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bonger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bonger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bonger landing strikes from the mount.
Bonger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bonger lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bonger has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taylor's face.
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bonger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonger lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bonger looking to finish Taylor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taylor!
Taylor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Taylor somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
No luck for Bonger with that takedown attempt.

That's two 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.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Bonger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holy Bonger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Aaron Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Bonger.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bonger is defended easily by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a leg kick

and Bonger counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bonger lands a nice short elbow.
Taylor tries to kick Bonger off but Bonger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bonger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bonger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bonger lands strikes from half guard.
Bonger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Bonger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bonger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor wants to clinch but Bonger slips to the side

and Bonger counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bonger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bonger with a nice head shot there.
Bonger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bonger throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Bonger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Bonger tries to pass.
Taylor wants to stand up but Bonger is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy Bonger dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bonger shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Bonger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonger avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor looks to clinch

and Bonger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taylor won't be happy with that.
Taylor taking a bit of punishment here - Bonger scoring with strikes.
Bonger misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bonger is controlling him well.
Bonger scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bonger working the strikes but Taylor uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Bonger.
Bonger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bonger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taylor is trying to stand back up but Bonger is controlling him

That's two 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.
Bonger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Bonger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bonger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Taylor.
Taylor stuffs the takedown attempt from Bonger. Bonger gets slowly back to his feet.

Bonger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Taylor's guard.
Taylor wants to stand up but Bonger is controlling him.
Bonger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Bonger isn't so interested in that idea.
Bonger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bonger is controlling him.
Bonger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Bonger slips an elbow through the middle.
Bonger throws a strike but Taylor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aaron Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonger pulls Taylor in close to his closed guard and prevents Taylor from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bonger's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Holy Bonger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holy Bonger!