PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myke Bonner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bonner's choice of entrance music: Robert Tepper - Theres No Easy Way Out. Muhammad Ali has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ali
vs
Bonner

180 cm
24
216 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muhammad Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Myke Bonner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali lands a jab to the nose.
Ali throws a hook but Bonner avoids it easily.
Ali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bonner scores with a nice body kick.
Myke Bonner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bonner moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonner misses with the head strike.

Bonner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonner misses with a head kick.
Bonner moves away from the strike by Ali.
Bonner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonner scores with a leg kick.
Bonner misses with a leg kick.
Bonner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonner throws a head kick but Ali moves out of range.
Ali misses with an uppercut.

Bonner has Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ali's efforts to push away.
Ali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Bonner is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is trying to force a seperation but Bonner has the dominant position.

Bonner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonner scores with a nice body kick.
Bonner connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ali's head.
Bonner throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Muhammad Ali has been cut.
Bonner misses with a head kick.
Bonner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonner.
Ali cracks Bonner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonner is just out of range.
Bonner throws a leg kick which misses Ali's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonner feints and then cracks Ali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ali down.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Bonner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ali is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonner.
Bonner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonner slips under a jab from Ali.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonner connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonner.
Bonner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ali clinches but Bonner breaks the clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Bonner instigates a clinch.
Bonner slows down the pace here.
Bonner lands a shoulder strike.

Bonner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Bonner moved out of range nicely.
Bonner throws a nice head kick!
Bonner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ali takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali scores with the left hand. Bonner knows he should have avoided that one.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonner.
Bonner scores with a leg kick.
Bonner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.

Bonner has managed to clinch.
Bonner is struggling to control the position.

Bonner breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonner.

Bonner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali tries to circle away but Bonner has him pinned against the cage.
Bonner lands an elbow inside that Ali shrugs off.
Bonner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ali.
Ali takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ali letting Bonner take a breather here.

Bonner manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ali takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ali misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bonner rushes Ali and presses him up against the cage.

Bonner manages to break the clinch.
Bonner avoids the body shot from Ali.
Bonner fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonner.
Ali takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bonner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ali's head.

Muhammad Ali's cut is getting worse.
Bonner throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonner, right into the meat.
Bonner ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Bonner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bonner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonner.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonner.
Bonner scores with a jab.

Bonner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myke Bonner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Ali's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A nice leg kick lands there from Bonner.
Bonner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bonner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ali's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bonner.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonner. Bonner obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Ali misses.
Bonner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ali's head.
Bonner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonner thows a body kick. Ali tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonner lands with a kick to the temple. Ali shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bonner moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonner throws a nice head kick!
Ali takes a swing at Bonner's ribcage but misses.
Bonner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Muhammad Ali's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonner.

Bonner instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ali or not.
Bonner lands a shoulder strike.
Bonner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ali up against the cage.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bonner stalls.
Ali tries to circle away but Bonner has him pinned against the cage.
Bonner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Bonner manages to break the clinch.

Bonner drives through and clinches with Ali against the cage.
Bonner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonner.
Bonner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ali is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Bonner is controlling him.
Bonner presses Ali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Bonner breaks from the clinch.
Bonner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bonner is looking to slow Ali down with leg kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bonner stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Bonner on the inside.

Bonner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bonner is looking to slow Ali down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Bonner.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonner.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonner, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonner. That's going to slow Ali down.
Ali takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Jeez, Muhammad Ali's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bonner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonner.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonner. Bonner obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonner.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonner.
Bonner throws a head kick that half lands.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Myke Bonner!