PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jasmin Bonsant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maikkel Mikkelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonsant kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Animal. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bonsant
vs
Mikkelsson

176 cm
25
200 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

225 cm
26
188 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jasmin Bonsant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maikkel Mikkelsson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonsant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonsant lands a jab to Mikkelsson's midsection.
Bonsant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mikkelsson as he jumps to the side.
Mikkelsson scores with a nice strike.
Mikkelsson tests Bonsant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonsant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mikkelsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mikkelsson throws a body punch but Bonsant moves out of range.
No joy there for Mikkelsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonsant misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mikkelsson. Bonsant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mikkelsson tries to bum rush Bonsant with a series of wild strikes but Bonsant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonsant misses with a few strikes there.
Bonsant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsson throws a nice looking combination but Bonsant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonsant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonsant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mikkelsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Mikkelsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonsant. Bonsant obviously looking to wear him down.
Mikkelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonsant moves away.
Mikkelsson tries to bum rush Bonsant with a series of wild strikes but Bonsant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Bonsant.
Some wild striking there from Bonsant.
Mikkelsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bonsant. Bonsant gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonsant throws a nice looking combination but Mikkelsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonsant displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bonsant has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasmin Bonsant. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant lands with a straight right. Mikkelsson didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonsant darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bonsant throws an overhand right that lands on Mikkelsson's shoulder, as Mikkelsson tries to avoid the shot.
Bonsant is looking to wear down Mikkelsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mikkelsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bonsant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mikkelsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonsant's head.

Bonsant has closed the distance and engaged Mikkelsson in a clinch.
Bonsant misses with a punch to the body.
Bonsant is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bonsant lands a body shot.
Bonsant can't find room to land a body shot as Mikkelsson controls the action.
Bonsant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mikkelsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant can't get the takedown.
Bonsant scores with a shot to the side of Mikkelsson's head.
Bonsant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mikkelsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bonsant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bonsant lands a nice uppercut.
Bonsant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mikkelsson's elbow.
Bonsant tries to throw a body punch but Mikkelsson avoids it by throwing Bonsant back against the cage.
A short left from Bonsant.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonsant.
Bonsant tries a knee to the head but Mikkelsson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant is working Mikkelsson over against the cage.
Bonsant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonsant lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonsant.
Mikkelsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A body shot lands from Bonsant.
Bonsant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mikkelsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mikkelsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonsant has him pressed against the cage.
Bonsant misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Bonsant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jasmin Bonsant dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bonsant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonsant takes one on the button.
Mikkelsson moves out of range as Bonsant strikes.
Bonsant uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mikkelsson has time to react.
Mikkelsson thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mikkelsson. Bonsant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mikkelsson misses with a two punch combination.
Bonsant scores with a hook.
Mikkelsson misses with the combination.
Bonsant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mikkelsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Mikkelsson lunges at Bonsant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonsant's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsson moves out of range as Bonsant strikes.
Bonsant cracks the inside of Mikkelsson's front leg.
Bonsant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bonsant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonsant misses with a punch to the body.
Mikkelsson tries to break free but Bonsant pushes him back against the cage.

Bonsant decides to pull guard.
Bonsant controlling Mikkelsson's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonsant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant trying to keep a closed guard but Mikkelsson is proving a slippery customer.
Bonsant has a closed guard, preventing Mikkelsson from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonsant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bonsant is working hard here to advance position.
Mikkelsson wanted to stand there but Bonsant had control of the position.
Bonsant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mikkelsson's guard.
Bonsant wants to control from the top but Mikkelsson keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikkelsson keeping full guard, as Bonsant tries to pass.
Mikkelsson is looking to stand up but Bonsant isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bonsant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mikkelsson is keeping the position for now.
Bonsant stops Mikkelsson from standing up.
Mikkelsson keeping moving, preventing Bonsant from controlling successfully.
Mikkelsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonsant is one step ahead there.
Mikkelsson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bonsant has passed into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson dodges the ground and pound from Bonsant.
Bonsant staying calm.
Bonsant in side control, throwing shots but Mikkelsson defends.
Bonsant moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonsant trying to control the action but Mikkelsson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jasmin Bonsant dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

No joy there for Bonsant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Mikkelsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonsant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mikkelsson misses with a few strikes there.

Bonsant closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mikkelsson is trying to stand.
Bonsant is pressing down on Mikkelsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mikkelsson is holding on for now.
Bonsant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bonsant prevents Mikkelsson from improving his position.
Bonsant passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bonsant is controlling him well.
Bonsant is looking to take a break and control but Mikkelsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bonsant tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mikkelsson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mikkelsson dodges the ground and pound from Bonsant.
Jasmin Bonsant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mikkelsson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bonsant asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Maikkel Mikkelsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mikkelsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Bonsant trying to control the action but Mikkelsson is working from the bottom.
Mikkelsson dodges the ground and pound from Bonsant.
Bonsant trying to control the action but Mikkelsson is working from the bottom.
Bonsant is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mikkelsson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mikkelsson is trying to control Bonsant's posture but Bonsant avoids it.
Bonsant scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mikkelsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Bonsant remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The strikes coming from Bonsant are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jasmin Bonsant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonsant taking a breather here.
Mikkelsson is looking for a sweep.
Mikkelsson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Bonsant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bonsant looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bonsant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mikkelsson wants to control but Bonsant is having none of it.
Bonsant content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jasmin Bonsant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonsant 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jasmin Bonsant!