PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pixar Bonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raf Gon DIas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonan comes to the cage accompanied by Morbid Angel - Immortal Rites. Gon DIas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Before I Forget. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Raf Gon DIas enters the cage!

Bonan
vs
Gon DIas

175 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
177 lbs
9 - 10 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Russian Top Team Nutrition

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pixar Bonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Raf Gon DIas!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gon DIas. That one must have hurt.
Bonan dives in and grabs Gon DIas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gon DIas pushes down on Bonan's head and hops out.
Nice body kick from Gon DIas.
Bonan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gon DIas fails with the takedown.
Bonan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gon DIas back to the cage. Bonan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bonan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gon DIas circles away quickly and effectively.

Gon DIas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gon DIas has him pressed against the cage.
Gon DIas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gon DIas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonan fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Gon DIas as Bonan shoots in.
Bonan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pixar Bonan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonan lands a body shot.
Gon DIas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bonan.

It looks like Pixar Bonan has been cut.

Gon DIas rushes Bonan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gon DIas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gon DIas breaks the clinch.
Bonan lands a jab to the nose.
Gon DIas dips to his left and cracks Bonan with an uppercut!
Gon DIas cracks Bonan with a right hand to the side of the head.
No luck for Gon DIas with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gon DIas. Bonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gon DIas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonan. Gon DIas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gon DIas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gon DIas lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonan lands a head kick!
Gon DIas swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonan.
Bonan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonan shoots in looking for a takedown but Gon DIas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bonan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gon DIas is looking to slow Bonan down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonan leaves Gon DIas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bonan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gon DIas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gon DIas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gon DIas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonan.
Bonan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gon DIas is fending him off so far but Bonan persists. Nope, Gon DIas circles away and we're back to standing.
Gon DIas tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonan blocks a head kick by Gon DIas.
Gon DIas cracks a nice hook into Bonan's ribs.
Gon DIas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonan.
Bonan shoots in for a double leg but Gon DIas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bonan shoots in looking for a takedown but Gon DIas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bonan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Gon DIas. No joy for Bonan on that attempt.
Bonan is breathing heavily.
Bonan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gon DIas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick from Bonan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonan shoots in for a takedown but Gon DIas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gon DIas takes a swing at Bonan's ribcage but misses.
Bonan shoots in looking for a takedown. Gon DIas tries to sprawl out of it but Bonan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gon DIas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gon DIas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gon DIas connects with a single shot there.
Gon DIas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gon DIas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bonan.
Gon DIas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gon DIas scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gon DIas lands a head kick!
Gon DIas connects with a single shot there.
Gon DIas lands a high kick!
Bonan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gon DIas is out of range and Bonan settles back down.
Gon DIas delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gon DIas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gon DIas lands a right hook to the body.
Bonan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bonan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gon DIas's waist but Gon DIas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bonan off to one side.
Nice body kick there by Gon DIas.
Bonan fails with a takedown attempt.
Gon DIas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gon DIas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonan doesn't manage to clinch there - Gon DIas circles away.
Gon DIas throws a head kick that Bonan semi-blocks.
Gon DIas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gon DIas shoots in for a double leg but Bonan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bonan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gon DIas.
Gon DIas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gon DIas. Bonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gon DIas throws a lazy right hand but Bonan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonan misses with a wild combination.
Gon DIas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raf Gon DIas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pixar Bonan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A solid body kick from Gon DIas.
Gon DIas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gon DIas avoids the head kick by Bonan.
Bonan shoots for a takedown but Gon DIas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bonan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gon DIas tries to avoid it but Bonan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gon DIas to the ground. Gon DIas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gon DIas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonan avoids it really well and circles away.
Gon DIas just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Gon DIas.
Raf Gon DIas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gon DIas lands with a slapping head kick.
Bonan misses with a takedown attempt - Gon DIas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pixar Bonan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gon DIas lands with a hook. Bonan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bonan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gon DIas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gon DIas lands a nice shot to the body.
Gon DIas pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gon DIas.
Bonan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gon DIas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gon DIas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pixar Bonan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gon DIas scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Gon DIas.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bonan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gon DIas connects with a high kick.
Gon DIas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gon DIas wants it to stay on the feet.
Bonan 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gon DIas!
Good leg kick by Gon DIas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gon DIas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gon DIas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gon DIas ducks under a wild hook from Bonan.
Bonan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gon DIas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gon DIas moves in looking to clinch but Bonan pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonan fails with a takedown attempt.
Gon DIas throws a head kick but Bonan moves out of range.
Gon DIas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonan as he avoids it easily.
Bonan misses with a double jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gon DIas!
Nice takedown defense from Gon DIas. No joy for Bonan on that attempt.
Gon DIas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gon DIas throws a sloppy head kick and Bonan moves out of range easily.
Gon DIas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Gon DIas.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bonan.
Gon DIas delivers a nice body kick.
Donk. Gon DIas catches Bonan right on the button with a cross.

Bonan darts in and clinches Gon DIas up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gon DIas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gon DIas throws a head kick that Bonan semi-blocks.
Gon DIas takes a swing at Bonan's ribcage but misses.
Gon DIas tries a head kick but it misses.
Gon DIas throws a nice head kick!
Gon DIas lands a nice hook to Bonan's body. Bonan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gon DIas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonan shoots in looking for a takedown but Gon DIas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bonan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bonan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gon DIas connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gon DIas throws a sloppy head kick and Bonan moves out of range easily.
Gon DIas tries to clinch but Bonan is having none of it.
Gon DIas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gon DIas misses with a hook. Bonan ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonan throws a body punch but Gon DIas moves out of range.
Bonan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gon DIas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonan throws a front kick aimed at Gon DIas's knee but Gon DIas avoids it well.
Bonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gon DIas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bonan misses with an uppercut.
Gon DIas lands with a nice body punch.
Gon DIas scores with a head kick.
Gon DIas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gon DIas throws the kick towards the body but Bonan avoids it.
Bonan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gon DIas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gon DIas is defended easily by Bonan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raf Gon DIas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pixar Bonan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gon DIas connects with a high kick.
Bonan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gon DIas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonan tries to avoid it but Gon DIas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonan to the ground. Bonan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bonan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Bonan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gon DIas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonan throws a hook but Gon DIas avoids it easily.
Bonan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gon DIas sprawls well. Gon DIas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bonan gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Gon DIas.
Gon DIas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gon DIas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bonan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gon DIas!

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bonan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gon DIas's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bonan with a couple of short strikes.
Bonan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gon DIas blocking the ground and pound.

Bonan goes for an armbar but Gon DIas turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gon DIas.
Bonan is trying to keep Gon DIas in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gon DIas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Bonan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bonan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gon DIas defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gon DIas is one step ahead there.
Gon DIas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bonan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gon DIas defends it easily.
Bonan tries to strike from the bottom.
Gon DIas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bonan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bonan wants to control but Gon DIas passes easily into half guard.
Bonan controlling the position well.
Pixar Bonan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonan tries to roll over but Gon DIas keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bonan looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pixar Bonan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gon DIas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raf Gon DIas!
Raf Gon DIas took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.